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Introducing Doctor Lautrec…

KONAMI unveils the latest puzzle hero for Nintendo 3DS

Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has revealed a new puzzle-based adventure game set in the 19th Century Paris for the new Nintendo 3DS handheld system, provisionally entitled Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights.

Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights centres on a treasure map that details a series of locations the player must visit as the game progresses. Doctor Lautrec, an archaeology professor, is a combative figure whose love of mysteries and history draw him to follow the many instructions the ancient map details. Lautrec is not a popular man at the University where he teaches, with his unorthodox attitudes also reflected in his less than moral ways of tackling puzzles. Thankfully, he is assisted by a young, eager student called Sophie who uses the adventure to learn from the master and to temper his… excesses.


This information comes from Reggie Fils-Aime…

“It certainly has been a reaction that has been a bit over the top. [Children 7 and above] can certainly enjoy the 3D features. We are convinced that the Nintendo 3DS is the next entertainment breakthrough. We think it’s going to set us apart.”

Reggie also responded to critics that believe Nintendo is in decline…

“Some so-called experts don’t understand how the maturation cycle works in this industry and the fact is, no one can sell 10 million units of any system year after year. Our competitors continue to be at a place of having to react to what we’ve done and not the other way around.”

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– Artdink developing the game
– Units/missions from Gundam Unicorn, Gundam I, Gundam II, Gundam III, Z Gundam Heir to the Stars, Z Gundam Lovers, Z Gundam Love is the Pulse of the Stars and Gundam Char’s Counterattack (movie)
– Make an original pilot, setting name, affiliation, type, skills, other areas at the beginning of the game
– Mission mode: recreate passages from the above games, acquire and customize new Mobile Suits
– Gallery mode: view all the Mobile Suits that appear in the game, complete with background details
– Releasing March 24 in Japan for ¥6,090
Official site here

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3DS eStore rundown

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Even more 3DS details

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– Surprise game for launch unlikely
– Launch-day games will be comprised of some selection of games shown at the 3DS preview event in New York
– Launch games possibilities are around 15 titles
– Kid Icarus: Uprising is not a launch window game
– Power cord will be longer than what was shown in Japan
– Bill Trinen on region locking: “One of the primary driving factors for that has to do with parental controls. Different regions have different ratings systems. The region-locking allows us to provide the different parental controls to deal with the ratings in each territory.”
– Trinen providing a multi-tasking example: “Specifically for an example with Zelda, if you’re stuck in the water temple and you’re trying to figure out where the last of the switches are that you have to hit to draw the water level down and get all the way down to the boss, you can immediately hit the home button, bring up the browser, go to whatever tip site you want to go to, figure out where that is, then switch over to the game notes, draw a map on your screen to refer to or go right back into the game.”
– Use the play coins you earn by walking to unlock game content/features in pre-installed apps
– Trinen says “the goal is there will be some messaging functions”
– Register around 100 friends

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More details about the 3DS

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– Pause a game and visit the home menu at almost any time
– See apps running in the background at the top of the touch screen
– Applications: adjust brightness, display toggle for the bigger icons, Game Memos (notepad application), Friends List, Notifications List, and the web browser
– Smiley face icon is Friends List, not Pictochat
– Rep says he isn’t aware of Pictochat being built into the 3DS
– Notifications List collects SpotPass and StreetPass alerts
– Screen Brightness button: 5 settings
– Powersaving mode
– Up to 64 applications on the home menu

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