Earlier in his talk, Carmack said that he had interest in bringing Doom 3: BFG Edition to Wii U and PS Vita, but they were not supported due to a lack of interest.

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Carmack says Wii U, PS Vita would have been great targets for Doom 3: BFG Edition, but “not enough interest”

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John Carmack, founder and technical director at id Software, has said that he would have liked to bring Doom 3: BFG Edition to Wii U and PS Vita.

Speaking at QuakeCon 2013 today, Carmack noted that even though both platforms would have been “great targets” for the game, there’s simply “not enough interest”.

Journalist Britton Peele relayed the news from Carmack on Twitter:

"I always thought the Wii U and the Vita would be great targets for Doom 3:BFG. But there's not enough interest" Carmack says.
— Britton Peele (@BrittonPeele) August 1, 2013

Last year, Carmack said he wished he could bring Doom 3 BFG Edition to platforms such as the Wii U and PS Vita, but indicated that there wasn’t enough time to make this a reality.

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3DS eShop lists Donkey Kong for release on August 15

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Donkey Kong will be hitting the 3DS eShop on August 15, according a listing on the digital store. Pricing is set at $4.99.

Like Nintendo’s own website database, take these listings with a grain of salt. They’re often accurate, but there have been a few cases in which they’ve been incorrect.

Splinter Cell: Blacklist “break the rules” clip

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This may be the shortest “official” trailer I’ve ever seen. Enjoy nonetheless!

XSEED: Pandora’s Tower did “pretty well”, tough finding the right “bigger games” for 3DS retail, future announcements

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Pandora’s Tower is XSEED’s latest and likely final Wii title localized by the company. It came out during a fairly difficult period – once the Wii U was in the spotlight and at the beginning of the year.

Thankfully, Pandora’s Power did “pretty well”, according to executive vice-president Ken Berry. Had XSEED published the title during the 2012 holiday season, however, it “could have done much better”.

Berry told Siliconera:

“Pandora’s Tower has done pretty well, though not quite the level that The Last Story enjoyed. It probably could have done much better if we could have released it last holiday season rather than the first quarter of this year.”

Breath of Fire II coming to the Wii U VC “in the coming months”

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Capcom is bringing Breath of Fire II to the Wii U Virtual Console. Now it’s just a matter of when.

In a new blog post, the company said that it will be available “in the coming months.” Not exactly a specific date there!

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Nintendo Treehouse on localizing Mario & Luigi

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The Nintendo Treehouse is behind pretty much all localized titles that Nintendo puts out on its systems. Mario & Luigi is no exception. Fortunately, senior localization manager Nate Bihldorff says that the characters only require a few tweaks – no major recreations of characters are required:

“Conceptually, all the characters are generally just one tweak away from being awesome. It’s a matter of making it fit better.”

Cloudberry Kingdom footage

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Conception II footage

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Mysterious Cities of Gold: Secret Paths officially announced, out in October

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We first heard about Mysterious Cities of Gold: Secret Paths in late May when Neko Entertainment revealed the game for Wii U and 3DS. Today, the company has made an official announcement and confirmed an October release.

Here’s everything we know about today based on a press release distributed a short while ago:

– Working closely with the creators of the series
– Family adventure-puzzle game
– Features Esteban, Tao and Zia in their quest for the Cities of Gold throughout the World, till the very ends of Imperial China.
– Play the levels that unlock for free at the same pace the episodes air on television
– Environments include the deep asian forests, heart of the Forbidden City, mythic Chinese City of Gold
– Use the specific skills and attributes of the three friends to your advantage when facing the multiple traps and hurdles thrown in your way
– Players will need to escape Zares and his men by untangling the riddled paths to discover the secret of the Mysterious Cities of Gold
– Gameplay has been fully imagined for modern touch platforms
– Provides depth for advanced players through tricky levels that require tactical swapping between the three heroes
– Has main characters, theme music, cinematic excerpts from the cartoon series
– New chapters will be added for free throughout the second season of the TV show
– Localization and voice-dubbing of cinematics and dialogues to English and extra languages will be soon proposed to international fans through Kickstarter

Source: Neko Entertainment PR