How to Turn the Background Music Off On Your PS Vita

Do you own PlayStation’s new handheld console the PS Vita? Are you incredibly annoyed with the background music blasting out of its speakers? It is kind of ridiculous how loud the device is. According to PCMag, it's “mind-numbing noise at its worst and hideous elevator music at its best.”

However, there is a way to turn off the incredibly loud music. If it's driving you insane…literally, here’s what you should do:

1. Turn on the PS Vita.
2. Tap Settings and then Start.
3. Scroll down to Sound & Display and tap it.
4. Uncheck System Music and exit the Settings menu.

Sony launched the PlayStation Vita on February 22 in North America. With the device the company was able to bring “console-quality gaming” to a portable device.

As of February 26, Sony announced that 1.2 million units had been sold. Now, it’s important to keep in mind that the device had been available in Japan for over a month at that point. Still, those sales numbers are great.

The device also has a fantastic list of games available for users to play including BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend, FIFA Soccer 12, Gravity Rush, Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational, Lumines: Electronic Symphony, Rayman Origins, Uncharted: Golden Abyss and Wipeout 2048.

If you're looking for a handheld device, the PS Vita should definitely be a device that you consider.

Sources: PCMag - How To Turn Off The PS Vita's Horrible Background Music, PCMag - The 10 Best PS Vita Games and Engadget - Sony updates PS Vita sales figures: 'over 1.2 million units worldwide', 2 million in software

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Cooking and Fun with Your Nintendo DS

Lots of people open up a cookbook when they're getting ready to cook, and some people even lug their laptops into the kitchen to work from a recipe they found online. But now, Nintendo is making it possible for the entire family to gather in heart of your home and cook together...using your Nintendo DS. The new game, America's Test Kitchen: Let's Get Cooking will be released on March 28th.

America's Test Kitchen: Let's Get Cooking isn't just a digital cookbook. It puts fun into cooking - something the whole family can enjoy.

“America’s Test Kitchen: Let’s Get Cooking proves that you can never have too many cooks in the kitchen. The experts at America’s Test Kitchen have taken the guesswork out of cooking, allowing you and your fellow cooks to relax and enjoy the moment. The results are as fun as they are delicious," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's Vice President of Sales and Marketing, in a press release.

America's Test Kitchen is already a recognizable, trusted brand that features easy-to-create recipes. The cooking experts at the Kitchen take all of the guess-work and trial-and-error out of the process for you. The new game features 300 tested recipes for appetizers, desserts, and everything in between. The game features interactive, step-by-step instructions to help you prepare each recipe. You can also search recipes in a variety of ways, such as by ingredients, cooking time, or difficulty. It even provides you with a variety of age-appropriate tasks so everyone in the family can get involved.

Throughout the cooking process, prompts appear to offer advice, information, and clarify potentially unfamiliar terms, and audible instructions along with how-to videos guide you along the way. It even has a handwriting-recognition feature that allows you to record your own personal notes on recipes. If you don't want to get your DS messy, the game allows you to use the built-in microphone to give voice commands, if you need to navigate away from where you are at a certain point. Also, multiple DS users can wirelessly transmit recipes between systems.

As we mentioned, the game goes on sale on the same day as the Nintendo DSi XL, March 28, and is supposed to retail for $19.99. For more information, visit ATKGame.com.

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Nintendo Announces Their New Portable, 3D Gaming System

Nintendo has announced its newest portable gaming system: the 3DS. The most exciting thing about the announcement seems to be that the game will feature 3D content. The company's Nintendo DS line dominates the portable gaming market and this newest member will probably continue that tradition. In February alone, Nintendo DS sold 613,200 units. Over four and a half times the sales of Sony's PSP. But it's not exactly clear if the 3DS is aimed to replace the DC and other portable consoles, or simply be a new addition to the entire line.

While Nintendo has confirmed the new gadget via a written letter just released today, they've been pretty quiet about the details. It says the 3DS will be released before the end of the current fiscal year (March 2011). Also, no glasses will be needed to view the 3D content, which has many gamers excited.

The console will also be backwards compatible with non-3D games. Meaning you will be able to use it to play game titles created for the DS and DSi. Nintendo says it will provide more details at the E3 show in Los Angeles on June 15, including a possible launch date. Many experts are predicting a holiday-time release, which would make a lot of sense for the company.

Other rumors about the gaming system include that it might possibly use Hitachi microlens 3D displays. This technology uses a microlens array of tiny convex lenses in columns under an LCD screen. In turn, they crate 3D effects as you look at the screen. Although Hitachi technology supposedly requires large resolution displays, it is also rumored that Hitachi has a demo system that uses five-inch 1280 x 768 panels. The DSi XL uses a 4.2-inch display but a slightly larger display for the 3DS, in an effort to make it 3D, would not be out of the question. Of course, there are other technologies out there, that allow for 3D effects without glasses.

Despite their portable sales, Nintendo has been one of the hardest hit gaming companies. In 2009, in Q3, they saw a 23% loss in profits, which many attribute to the diminishing demand for the Wii. However, the entire gaming industry saw a nearly $2 billion loss in sales in 2009, compared to 2008. Recent numbers from February of this year show that the Xbox 360 was the top-selling gaming console that month, followed by the Wii and the Playstation 3. The month also shows a 15% decrease in sales compared to February 2009.

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