All Animal Crossing Game Play Diaries: http://bit.ly/animal-crossing-3ds-diary “This episode shows the layout of the game, and takes a tour of the main shopping street at the start of the game, explaining the part each place plays in the game. See inside the Post Office, Nook’s homes, the Photo Booth, Nookling Junction, the Able Sisters’ shop, … Continue reading Animal Crossing New Leaf – Day 1.2 – Main Street Tour →

All Animal Crossing Game Play Diaries: http://bit.ly/animal-crossing-3ds-diary “This episode shows our family playing the first few minutes of New Leaf, starting up a new character, naming the town, and chatting through a few of the changes in the game that we noticed immediately. We get as far as finding a spot for the first player’s … Continue reading Animal Crossing New Leaf – Day 1.1 – Moving In Planting Mayor’s Tree →

We spend some time in the family with Animal Crossing New Leaf the city-life-relationship simulation that is coming to the 3DS. Already interesting in the family is the way the game changes every day (with both the time you play and the season you are playing in), the kids have found this fascinating. Like Style … Continue reading Animal Crossing New Leaf Hands-On Impressions & Introducing Our Daily Game-Play Family →

We are off to New Zealand to test tech, games and travel. Along the way we’ll be using a variety of gadgets and games to entertain and navigate our way around New Zealand. We’ll also be using a variety of modes of transport from Air New Zealand’s new Sky Couch seats, Kiwi Rail’s panoramic carriages … Continue reading Family Gamer TV New Zealand Adventure →

Disney Infinity Hollywood launch event details 30 “Skylanders” style action figures that unlock content in the game, starter packs and hands on game play. The toy figures grant access to equipment and areas in the game and save money earned back to them via the Infinity Base (Portal of Power) peripheral that plugs into consoles … Continue reading Disney Infinity CEO Shares Insider Toy and Game Details →

Paper Mario Sticker Star is this year’s 3DS surprise package. Perfect for families with great writing and some of the best sound and visuals on the system. The gift that keeps on giving.

We spend some time with my daughter playing New Style Boutique (Style Savvy Trendsetters in the US). She is really not a big gamer and rarely plays anything for more than half an hour. This she played almost all weekend, until we realised she wasn’t reading in her room but 3DS-ing. Like the first game … Continue reading New Style Boutique Hands-on Family Review (FGTV 2.61) →

We talk to David Yarnton at E3, before he moved on from Nintendo, about the upcoming WIi U console and new games on the 3DS. All game footage used with permission of publishers and available online. Name of the credits music track: “Win This Race” Artist of the credits music track: “Piccadilly Circus” Direct URL … Continue reading Wii U Interview with David Yarnton (FGTV 2.51) →

I caught up with Paul Reiche, CEO of Toys for Bob the creators of Skylanders Giants, in a London members club for an afternoon fireside chat. In what turned out to be my longest interview to date for FGTV, it was good to be able to get into more detail about the game and the … Continue reading In-Depth Skylanders Giants Developer Interview (2.33) →

At the E3 Nintendo press conference plans for the Wii U were fleshed out (bar pricing) with new games like Super Mario Bros U, NintendoLand and Zombie U. They also showed a few 3DS games like Super Mario Bros 2D and Paper Mario Stickerland All game footage used with permission of publishers and available online. … Continue reading Nintendo E3 Wii U, Miiverse, NintendoLand and Zombie U →