3D will go Online(Soon), PSN outage and a museum about Video Games

Folks, alot has happen over the week(One of which is an incomplete NPD.). First off, we all know that Nintendo is gonna get its 3DS Shop up and online. Most of us believed that Nintendo would get it up this month. But alas, we've been lied to.

A new system update for the hand-held Nintendo 3DS system will be available in North America the evening of June 6 Pacific time. By downloading the free update via a wireless broadband Internet connection, Nintendo 3DS users can enjoy new features and enhancements, including an Internet browser and access to the Nintendo eShop, where users can browse and purchase downloadable content. For more information about Nintendo 3DS, visit http://www.nintendo3ds.com.

June 6th. I can't wait that long. It's like a torture test for me. All this time, they're whispering in my head, pointing and laughing at me. But unfortunately, that isn't the only thing laughing in my head.

PSN is still down. That's right. Not only are we waiting for 3DS Shop, but also for the return of the PSN. I'm beginning to think Nintendo and Sony are using this to taunt me. Or maybe...Amazon is.

Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN)’s Web Services cloud- computing unit was used by hackers in last month’s attack against Sony Corp. (6758)’s online entertainment systems, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

Hackers using an alias signed up to rent a server through Amazon’s EC2 service and launched the attack from there, said the person, who requested anonymity because the information is confidential. The account has been shut down, the person said.

The development sheds light on how hackers used the so- called cloud to carry out the second-biggest online theft of personal information to date. The incursion, which compromised the personal accounts of more than 100 million Sony customers, was “a very carefully planned, very professional, highly sophisticated criminal cyber attack,” Sony has said.

Now we know how the service went down. It went down in a cloud of Hacker rage. Folks, how are we to know how they got into the Amazon services when they could have easily taken it by force?

The hackers didn’t break into the Amazon servers, the person said. Rather, they signed up for the service just as a legitimate company would, using fake information.

Even so, the breach at Amazon is likely to call attention to concerns some businesses have voiced over the security of computing services delivered via others’ remote servers, referred to as cloud computing.

So instead of hacking, they pretended to be a legit company. Oh touche, hackers. I'll get you my pretty, and your little dog too.

Finally, more controversy for the 'Games as Art' side. I say this cuz you're gonna cause a ruckus when you hear this.

More than 80 video games, from "Donkey Kong" to "Metal Gear Solid," have been chosen by the public to be part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's "The Art of Video Games" exhibit in Washington, D.C., starting next spring.

The exhibit will focus on the last 40 years' "evolution of video games as an artistic medium, with a focus on striking visual effects and the creative use of new technologies," the Smithsonian says.

This exhibit will go on next year from March 6th 2012 to September 30th, 2012. The games were actually voted on by a number, and in the end, 80 games were selected to be apart of this exhibit. And here's the punch to the face.

1943: The Battle of Midway
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons
After Burner
Attack of the Mutant Camels
Bioshock
Boom Blox
Brütal Legend
ChuChu Rocket!
Combat
Desert Commander
Diablo II
Donkey Kong
DOOM II
Dune II: Battle for Arrakis
Earthworm Jim
Einhander
Fable
Fallout
Fallout 3
Final Fantasy Tactics
Final Fantasy VII
flOw
Flower
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
Goldeneye 007
Gradius V
Gunstar Heroes
Halo 2
Heavy Rain
Jumpman
Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth II
Marble Madness
MassEffect 2
Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Metroid Prime 2: Echos
Minecraft
Okami
Pac-Man
Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
Panzer Dragoon Orta
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Phantasy Star
Phantasy Star IV
Pikmin 2
Pitfall II: Lost Caverns
Pitfall!
Portal
Rez
Shadow of Colossus
Shenmue
Sid Meier's Pirates!
SimCity
SimCity 2000
Sonic Adventure
Space Invaders
Spy vs Spy
Star Fox
Star Fox: Assault
Star Strike
Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator
StarCraft
Super Mario 64
Super Mario Brothers 3
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Super Mario World
The Bard's Tale III: Thief of Fate
The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Walker
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
Tomb Raider
TRON: Maze-Atron
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Utopia
Worms Armageddon
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure
Zaxxon

I was shocked to learn that the following was up there and not up there. 3 3D Zelda games and only 1 2D Zelda game. 1 Sonic game that was dubbed Sonic Adventure 2. Okami. Bioshock. Starcraft. Zack and Wiki.

Where's my Madden? Where's my Call of Duty? Where's my Ninja Bread Man? Heck, where's ET? It's not complete without the worst video game ever: ET.

Works Cited
Nintendo
Bloomberg(Of all people, why'd it have to be Bloomberg)
MSNBC