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A revamped 3DS in two different sizes is now available in-store - just in time for Christmas. NINTENDO new3ds Lands at jb

N intendo is renowned for revamping its hardware during a lifecycle, and now it’s the 3DS’s time. Called the New Nintendo 3DS, the handheld comes in two sizes; standard and XL. Just about every physical part has been repositioned, but the most significant feature off the bat is the addition of a second analogue stick – wave goodbye to the cumbersome Circle Pad Pro. In a nice little aesthetic touch, the four face buttons have been coloured to mimic the SNES controller, and two extra shoulder buttons have been added. Nintendo

has also fixed the issue of gamers having to be positioned correctly to benefit from the 3D effect on the original 3DS, by designing a system that uses the in-built cameras to track your head position – move your noggin from side to side, and behold: the 3D can still be experienced. Taking full advantage of the upcoming range of amiibo interactive figures, the units will also include an NFC reader. The New 3DS, available in white, and New 3DS XL, available in metallic blue and metallic black, are available now; just in time for Christmas.

ALPHABETICAL DISORDER New horror anthology from Housebound producer Ant Timpson.

T he ABCs Of Death 2 , which is out on DVD and Blu-ray this month, is the blood-splattered sequel to the 2012 cult horror anthology, which was made up of 26 short films about death from rising indie stars of the global horror scene. The new film has once again been produced by US-based Tim League and Ant Timpson, the Kiwi horror aficionado and creator of the Incredibly Strange Film Festival. The contributing directors this time include Canadian twins Jen & Sylvia Soska, best known for the cult classic American

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Mary , Julian Barratt (pictured, right) from the cult British comedy series The Mighty Boosh and Larry Fessenden, a US actor, writer and filmmaker, whose credits include Stake Land , The Innkeepers , You’re Next and the upcoming remake of The Orphanage . Timpson says the film is not as “taboo-busting” as the first, which ran into censorship problems overseas, but he believes that the overall quality is higher and the variety of films even more diverse. As well as the ABCs Of Death , Timpson co-produced the acclaimed Kiwi horror flick

Tickets are now on sale for a new live production based on the phenomenally popular IrishTV comedy show Mrs Brown’s Boys . Good Mourning Mrs Brown features Brendan O’Carroll and the other stars of theTV show, and will be staged on March 26-27 at Auckland’s Vector Arena. In the meantime, fans can look forward to two new DVDs from the dysfunctional Irish family: as well as their big screen adventure Mrs Brown’s Boys: D’Movie , this month will see the release of More Christmas Crackers , which is made up of two festiveTV specials.

Housebound , which also makes its DVD debut this month. Directed by first-timer Gerard Johnstone, the horror comedy tells the story of a young woman trapped in her old haunted family house because she is on home detention.

ABCs Of Death 2 is out on December 31; Housebound is reviewed on page 36.

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