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Mario kart has been known all around the world for its world renowned reputation of its amazing graphics and is still known for how it made history in 1992 in its first game in a long series to come.

Pokemon -one of the biggest franchises known to man. In their fifth generation they made a major jump - 156 brand new Pokemon, a whole new region and much more. It is like nothing before. Starting your adventure in Nuvema town, you are joined by your friends Cheren and Bianca. On your desk there is a giant gift. In the box there are 3 Pokeballs of which you choose your starter Pokemon. This Pokemon will accompany you throughout your journey through the Unova region

It’s amazing to think that a little less than 20 years ago, the gaming public were being wowed by a console about the same size as a small brick which could play Tetris in full black-and-white, on no less than six double-A batteries. Fast forward to 2011, and it’s even more amazing to think that we’re now able to play fully 3D games on a device about half that size (although battery technology doesn’t seem to have improved that much - more on that later).

This is Nintendo’s 3DS, the long awaited successor system to the monumentally popular DS, which was released a little over six years ago. The 3DS carries over many of the features of the previous iteration - dual screens, a touch sensitive lower panel and the DSi’s cameras - but adds possibly the boldest and most revolutionary feature on a handheld to date - glasses free stereoscopic 3D. So, without further ago, let’s get started...