Thu, Jul 21, 2011 | 22:18 BST

Thursday Shorts II: Nintendownloads, Zelda concert, Pokemon, more

Just because the headline is Nintendo-centric, doesn’t mean the entire post is riddled with nothing else. There’s plenty more below the break. Trust us.

Nintendo has released its weekly updates. It’s sparse, but it at least has Xevious in 3D.
Trion Worlds has said Gold Farming is bad. Yes it is. It also said the practice hurts our games more than we know.
Speaking of Trion, check out Thontic, RIFT’s God of the Sea.
The Zelda Symphony concert series is set to kick off in L.A. soon. It will then travel.
Unit had accrued $12 million in funding for its Asian expansion.
A video for Imageepoch’s Black Rock Shooter: The Game had turned up.
Doctor Who adventure games are returning in October.
THQ is readying Leela, a new-age Yoga game from Deepak Chopra, for Wii and 360.
More Pokemon “surprises” are heading to DS and 3DS. Poketastic!
New Test Yourself DLC Packs are coming to PSN.
Hello Games’ Sean Murray said it is challenging when working for oneself, and Team Bondi had it easy: Murray worked 60-hour weeks.
In a related article, EA Partner’s business development director Roger Walkden believes self-publishing “is harder than it looks.”