Dust Off Your 3DS; Hulu Plus on the Way
I honestly haven’t had many reasons to pick up my 3DS in recent months. It’s not that it’s a terrible platform by any means, but Nintendo’s 3D handheld is currently suffering a bit of a dry spill. There isn’t much in the way of software, and while they’ve shown us plenty of exciting titles at recent trade shows, almost all of them have yet to be released. There have been a few good offerings so far, but most of those are just updates of classics like Star Fox 64 and Zelda: Ocarina of Time — experiences we’ve already had. So what do we have in the meantime? So far, its been Netflix and a handful of virtual console/DSi ware releases. Fortunately, you’ll finally have another reason to pick it up, and some of you can even dust off your Wii while you’re at it. Hulu Plus will be headed to both platforms by the end of the year, allowing you to stream hours of anime, television, and film such as Persona 4: The Animation and the critically acclaimed Criterion Collection for only $7.99 a month.
In the coming weeks, Nintendo plans on finally releasing Super Mario 3D Land, and the much anticipated seventh installment of Mario Kart — something I had the pleasure of sitting down with at San Diego Comic-Con. It looked fantastic in 3D and was easily the best iteration of the title I’ve played to date. It’s a shame that we’ve had to wait this long, but hopefully things will start looking up from here on out.