Nintendo has applied for rights to a previously-unannounced StreetPass feature... and it might just be in reference to Kid Icarus: Uprising.
A patent application that credits Masahiro Sakarai as inventor
details a feature for an unspecified shooting game involving transmission between two systems (StreetPass) and a process for fusing pairs of in-game weapons together.The application was published on December 29, 2011 and filed by Nintendo last June 9. Specifically, the patent mentions that each piece of data (referred to as a "seed") in the exchange represents a weapon, and when two systems meet, an option of appears where the two weapons can be fused to generate a new weapon. The fusion costs coins (or hearts in the case of Kid Icarus). The patent also describes how game progress (e.g. experience level) carries influence on weapon availability for the sake of retaining game balance. Additionally, weapons set to transmit cannot be equipped by your character. The application cites examples of guns with different firing ranges and powers and a "magic stick." The gun and stick can fuse to create "a weapon capable of firing and using magic." Specific weapon stats are determined randomly from a pre-specified range, and include attack power, elemental ability, stamina, shooting range. Fusion is not limited to StreetPassed weapons, but can include two weapons found in treasure chests in single-player play.
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Conduit 3 anyone? ...anyone?
High Voltage revealed on their official website that they are a registered developer for Wii U though they haven't shed light on what titles they have lined up for the system just yet.
High Voltage have recently released Captain America: Super Soldier though they are most famous among Nintendo gamers for making the Conduit series.
The Conduit games often split opinion between Wii gamers. Many praised High Voltage for their determination to make a good looking shooter on Wii with online capabilities whilst many others criticized it's fairly generic story, locations and characters.
Either way, if High Voltage could squeeze out some fairly nice looking locations on the Wii then they will surely make some grand (and hopefully less bland) locations when equipped with a Wii U and all of it's fancy HD capabilities.
Would you like to see a new Conduit title from High Voltage or a brand new title altogether? Let us know your thoughts in the forums.
Nintendo Zone will offer demo's, game previews and full length episodes of the Pokémon TV Series!
Nintendo Zone has launched in America and it offers 3DS gamers the chance to watch game previews, play demo's and view full length episodes of the Pokémon TV Series all from the comfort of their stereoscopic machine.
Nintendo Zone is currently available in 29,000 locations across the US and all 3DS owners have to do is take their 3DS to these zones.
Once 'in the zone', the 3DS will automatically be connected to the free Wi-Fi network and that's when a world of delightful entertainment will be streamed to your system.
Accompanying the demo's and previews will be trivia challenges and retailer promotions. The latest addition to Nintendo Zone, the Pokémon section, will allow users to enjoy full-length episodes of the TV series as well as view information and videos about the latest videogames, news and Trading Card Game.
Nintendo Zone is not currently available in Europe and Nintendo haven't announced anything regarding it's appearance any time soon. Nintendo did recently reveal however that they have struck a deal to make 5,000 Wi-Fi hotspots available to 3DS users in Europe. 
Time to evolve onto 3DS 
