Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze - Cranky Kong Discussion

Happy Friday friends! What are your thoughts of having Cranky in the latest DKC game? I was skeptical at first but after seeing the gameplay footage of what he can do, I am looking forward to playing the game with him as a sidekick character. 

Super Smash Bros. Brawl Project M 3.0 - Gameplay Video

While these guys playing obviously don't know much about Smash Bros, at least you get a good look at how this fan project has turned out. This definitely looks fun!

Super Smash Bros Update - Skull kid Announced & Discussion

Keep in mind that Skull Kid is so far an announced trophy in the game and not a playable character. GameXplain discusses this and some other updates to the latest Smash Bros. game.

3DS System Update - Miiverse Tour and more details

The eShop is still experiencing problems in the United States on the 3DS but the Wii U eShop is still working. Expect the shop on 3DS to be working later today.

*Update on Wii U eDRAM Speed* Wii U can produce same graphics as PS4/XB1?

I like this guy's video and explanation and while he is definitely wrong on the eDRAM part, the rest of it is pretty much the truth. The Wii U can do all the effects of the PS4/XB1 if the code is optimized and developed from the ground up for the system. Xbox 360 vs PC is a great example of console ports running badly or requiring a ton of overhead power on the PC in order to get those games running well.

Now about that eDRAM speed:

Basically the Wii U eDRAM is decently fast and could range from 51GB/s to 102GB/s (most likely the lower) but no where near 1000 GB/s. The 12.8 GB/s for the DDR3 memory combined with the fast eDRAM speed gives the Wii U at the lowest/worst case scenario a 64 GB/s bandwidth.

Nate in the video above seemed to only be referring to the theoretical performance of 1000 GB/s that the Playstation 4 could have been clocked at if Sony decided to put eDRAM in that console; nothing about the eDRAM that he mentions has anything to do with the Wii U only the fact that it has 32MB of it and that it's fast for what it is.

For more information on the Wii U eDRAM speed and details I just shared, you read up on it here: Link

3DS YouTube App Trick to watch other site's videos

Here is a quick tutorial on how to make the YouTube app on the 3DS work in watching other videos from other websites besides YouTube. I have tried this myself and while it does work on some videos, it is very buggy but it might have more to do with the app itself needing to be patched overall.

Bravely Default - Europeon Launch Trailer

This game is getting highly anticipated by the Western audience. Who would have thought that Europe and United States gamers would like a well made RPG? As long as Japan makes great games, the Western audience will always be there to buy them.