Let's take a look at Animal Crossing: Jump Out

I've been a big fan of the Animal Crossing series since the first one on the Nintendo GameCube. Animal Crossing is a game where you create a town, meet your neighbors, and make bells (the in-game currency) doing random tasks. Sounds crazy, but the simplicity of it all is what really attracts people.

Nintendo released Animal Crossing: Wild World for the Nintendo DS almost seven years ago, making the first AC handheld port. In the past couple months there have been rumors about the next installment of the Animal Crossing, which Nintendo has announced it be for the Nintendo 3DS console, and is currently titled Animal Crossing: Jump Out.

Animal Crossing: Jump Out was first announce at E3 2011, where it received very positive reviews. While most of the previous Animal Crossings showed quite a few identical features, Jump Out brings in some newer things. It's rumored that for the first time, you can be the mayor of your town, and there are benches to sit on around the town. There are some graphical improvements also. The trees and the house are going to look more life-like, and all the characters are supposed to be more human shaped. It's confirmed the player will be able to swim as well. 

Animal Crossing: Jump Out's release date is has been announced for release in the first half of 2013.

More pictures after the break.

Rollercoaster Tycoon 3D is almost here...

I'm sure everyone remembers playing Hasbro Interactive's Rollercoaster Tycoon series on the PC as a kid. I spent countless hours building my amusement park, trying to keep guests happy, and killing them on ride "accidents" when I wanted. Hasbro released three different games in the series, and also several expansion packs. Now over 13 years later since the first Rollercoaster Tycoon release, the series is getting it's first appearance on a handheld console, the Nintendo 3DS.

Atari announced last year that they would be releasing Rollercoaster Tycoon 3D for the Nintendo 3DS right around February 2012, but they missed that release date, and pushed it back another time after that. They have now announced that we should have the game hopefully in October 2012.

Minecraft for XBLA receives "Skin Pack 2"

The XBLA title Minecraft received another downloadable add-on content this weekend, which contains 45 unique skins for your main character. The skin pack contains skins based off other video games (Gears of War 3, Left 4 Dead 2, and Castle Crashers). You can download the skin pack on the Xbox Live Marketplace for 160MSP.

Mario Kart 7 Character/Kart Calculator and Mario Tennis Open Equipment Calculator

Hey guys! I've recently been diving into my Nintendo 3DS, and playing a lot of Mario Kart 7 and Mario Tennis Open. Which has made me stumble on some very cool calculators to obtain a lot of interesting facts about the equipment used in both of these games.

With these calculators you can find out which Character is the fastest, lightest, and quickest, and which Kart combos are the best in Mario Kart 7. With the Mario Tennis Open Equipment calculator you will be able to choose which equipment is right for you to unlock. Check them out!

Mario Kart 7 Calculator
Mario Tennis Open Equipment Calculator

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A pretty funny hate mail

Got this when playing Gears 3 the other day. Amazes me that people take the time to type this, especially this bad. How much Xbox Live hate mail do you guys get?

Playstation Vita Launch List

Sony's newest handheld system, Playstation Vita, is released in North America on February 22nd. The Wi-Fi PS Vita will cost $249 and the 3G/Wi-Fi system will cost you $299. There are a grand total of twenty games planned to release within the next couples months, so let's take a look at that list.

Feb. 15 Game Releases
BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend--Aksys
Escape Plan (PSN only)--Sony 
Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational--Sony
Hustle Kings (PSN only)--Sony
Little Deviants--Sony
Lumines: Electronic Symphony--Ubisoft
ModNation Racers: Road Trip--Sony
Rayman Origins--Ubisoft
Super Stardust Delta (PSN only)--Sony
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3--Capcom
Uncharted: Golden Abyss--Sony
WipeOut 2048--Sony

Feb. 22 Game Releases
Army Corps of Hell--Square Enix
Asphalt Injection--Ubisoft
Ben10: Galactic Racing--D3Publisher
Dungeon Hunter Alliance--Ubisoft
Dynasty Warriors Next--Tecmo Koei
F1 2011--Codemasters
FIFA Soccer--Electronic Arts
Michael Jackson The Experience--Ubisoft
Plants vs. Zombies (PSN only)--Sony Online Entertainment
Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen--Namco Bandai
Tales of Space: Mutant Blobs (PSN only)--Drinkbox Studios
Touch My Katamari--Namco Bandai
Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition--Sega

Launch Window Game Releases
Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention: NIS America
Gravity Rush--Sony
Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7--Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
MLB 12: The Show--Sony
Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus--Tecmo Koei
Reality Fighters--Sony
Ridge Racer--Namco Bandai
Silent Hill Book of Memories--Konami
Supremacy MMA: Unrestricted--505 Games
Unit 13--Sony

Sony PS Vita Accessories (available Feb. 15 except where indicated)
4GB Memory Card--$19.99
8GB Memory Card--$29.99
16GB Memory Card--$59.99
32GB Memory Card--$99.99
Starter Kit with Memory Card--$39.99
In-Ear Headset--$19.99
Carrying Case--$19.99
Travel Pouch--$19.99
Protective Film (two-pack)--$9.99
Card Case--$5.99
Cradle--$19.99
AC Adaptor--$14.99
USB Cable--$14.99
Portable Charger (spring 2012)--$49.99
Car Adaptor (spring 2012)--$14.99

Grand Theft Auto III for iOS and Android allows mod usage

Rockstar recently released a mobile phone version of the very popular Playstation 2 game, Grand Theft Auto III onto the App Store and the Android Market. It did not take long for players to figure out that the game is a true port of the PC version, which means mods can be added to the mobile versions. The Android version is simple, while iPhone users have it a little bit tougher, and usually require their iPhone to be jailbroken.

For Android users, simply connect your phone to your computer, and go this directory:

Android/Data/com.rockstar.gta3/files/GTA3 directory

Now drag any mod files into that directory to install them! We'll fill you in more for iPhone users when we find a simpler way. Enjoy!

New control system on FIFA 12 Vita, plus trailer

According to the Playstation blog, the Vita is introducing a brand new system for pass and shoot in the new FIFA 12. Check out the video below:

FIFA 2012

I've been a huge fan of the FIFA series for years now, and still to this day believe it to be the best and most competitive sports game made to date. This year's FIFA has a few more pros and couple new annoyances, but still is overall one addictive sports games! Let's hear it from the socerr/futbol fans!

What we want to know is what is your favorite club to play with? Post comments with your answers, and your gamertag if anyone is ever looking for a challenge.