Square Enix: Final Fantasy V/VI have “technical issues” on DS
Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News | 3 Comments
This information comes from Square Enix producer Shinji Hashimoto, who was asked about the possibility of Final Fantasy V/VI ports…
“For FF5 and 6, there are technical issues as well, so at present these are also undecided.”
We’ve seen two Final Fantasy remakes on the DS – III and VI. But I’m a bit confused as to what would be holding back ports/remakes of V and VI. If there are indeed technical issues, might Square Enix bring the games over to the 3DS instead?
Ni No Kuni – New story details
Posted on 14 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in DS, News | 1 Comment
These new details come straight from the game’s developer, Level-5:
– The game takes place in Hotroit, a white-bread industrial city that looks a bit like Anytown, U.S.A. as envisioned in the 1950s. Oliver and his friend Mark are both pre-teen tinkerers, retiring to the garage in their spare time to work on a secret car project they’ve been puttering around with for a while.
– One night, Oliver waits until his mother Allie is asleep, then sneaks out in order to test out the racer with Mark at the riverside. Allie, noticing that her son is missing, arrives at the scene just in time to witness Oliver crash the car and get thrown into the river, thrashing about helplessly. Allie dives in to rescue the boy as eyewitnesses look on, successfully bringing him back to shore uninjured. Just then, however, Allie is struck down with a heart attack and very suddenly passes away.
– Distraught, Oliver holes up in his room all day in mourning, clutching the doll that his mother made for him. He’s rather surprised to find that the doll comes to life before his eyes. It calls itself Shizuku, a spirit from the world of Ni no Kuni, and claims that Oliver’s tears are what freed him from a curse laid upon him by Jabow, an evil wizard. Shizuku wants Oliver to help him defeat Jabow and rescue the great sage Alicia — who apparently shares souls with Allie over in the “real” world. If Oliver saves Alicia, Shizuku says, he might be able to bring Allie back to life as well.
– The pair proceed through a magical gate to Ni no Kuni, a fantastic world filled with strange characters — many of whom bear an eerie resemblance to people and things Oliver knew in Hotroit. For example, the kingdom is run by Nyandahl XIV, a despotic ruler who looks quite a lot like a neighborhood cat named Frank that Oliver runs into now and again near his house. Nyandahl is extremely angry about something — what, nobody knows for sure — and refuses to help Oliver or even see him.
– Realizing that Ni no Kuni and Earth are more connected than at first glance, Oliver returns to his home world to find that Frank the cat is also acting rather annoyed — he likes having the neighborhood dairy-shop owner clean his ears, but the lady hasn’t done it lately because she’s lost her special ear-pick. Oliver tracks down the pick, Frank is happy, and before long, our hero finds that this has changed things for the better in Ni no Kuni as well…
Iron Man 2: The Video Game DS screenshots
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EA announces The Sims 3 will invade consoles and handhelds this autumn
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Award-winning Gameplay and Technology From EA’s Best-Selling Franchise Maximized for Console and Handheld Players With All-New Platform-specific Features
Guildford, UK., April 27, 2010 – The EA Play Label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that the critically-acclaimed The Sims™ 3 is in development for the PlayStation® 3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system, the Wii™ and Nintendo DS™, and will be available this fall. Millions embraced the launch of The Sims 3 on the PC/Mac last summer making it the biggest PC launch in EA’s history and going on to become the #1 best-selling PC title in 2009*. The groundbreaking The Sims franchise has continued to gain momentum, remaining a worldwide cultural touchstone for its enormous and growing fan base.
“We’re bringing players the best console and handheld game for The Sims franchise to date and are excited to offer a unique experience for all types of gamers on their platform of choice,” explained Sam Player, Executive Producer at EA. “Building on the unique traits system, living open neighborhood, lifetime wishes, and endless customization options, we’ve tailored each platform of The Sims 3 with exclusive features to allow for even more control, creativity, and connectivity.”
Nintendo Voice Chat podcast summary
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Game delays
– Metroid: Other M and Sin and Punishment 2 delayed
– If they’re not finished, they have to be all but finished
– Other M in August, Sin and Punishment 2 in June
– Daemon believes it’s more of a business decision
– Jack was hoping Nintendo would be there to fill the summer drought
– On the bright side, Mario Galaxy 2 comes out in a month
– Sam believes not many people know about Sin and Punishment 2
– Jack admits he probably wouldn’t have gotten to Metroid immediately because of Galaxy 2
– August 31 for Other M
Updates to the Nintendo Channel
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Videos
Nintendo Week 4/26 – Monster Hunter Tri – Launch Event
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Edmund McMillen Made It Too.
Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver versions Remembering Pokemon Gold and Silver Versions #2
Monster Hunter Tri Beasts of the Desert
Monster Hunter Tri Fiends of the Forest
Monster Hunter Tri Creatures of the Deep
EA Sports 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa – Video 2
5 Arcade Gems Info Video
Rage of the Gladiator Trailer – Boss: Holan the Crusher
DodoGo! Info Video
Don’t Feed the Animals Info Video
Demos
Picross 3D
America’s Test Kitchen Pots de Creme Demo
America’s Test Kitchen Roasted Red Potatoes Demo
Rooms DS
Battle of Giants: Mutant Insects
Deca Sports DS Cheerleading Demo
Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing
Deca Sports DS Ping Pong Demo
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
Disney the Princess and the Frog
James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game
Bakugan Battle Brawlers
James Patterson Women’s Murder Club: Games of Passion
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 (DS) – 10/9/9/9
Trick DS Han ~Kakushi Kami no Sumu Kan~ (DS) – 7/7/8/7
