Rumor: Developer comment points to 3DS parallax barrier screen tech
Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Rumors | 8 Comments
This information comes from David Perry’s Twitter account…
“Excited about the Nintendo 3DS. I’ve got the Fuji 3D Camera with the same tech. It’s cool and I’ve been wanting to see it used for games.”
Perry is most likely referring to the FinePix REAL 3D W1 camera, which used a “Parallax Barrier System” to display 3D images. Since the 3DS was announced, the system has been rumored to be using similar technology. The only question is, can we trust Perry’s words completely? We’ll have to wait a little longer for a confirmation at Nintendo’s E3 presentation in June.
Suda51 would be interested in creating a first-party game for Nintendo
Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 3 Comments
“If there was the possibility, I’d be very interested [in creating a game for Nintendo]. But I’d have to be able to create an original title.” – Suda51
Yeah, I’m not too sure how well Mario and Travis Touchdown would mix. But maybe the first step for Suda51’s wish is to get Travis in the next Smash Bros. game!
Nintendo Download: WiiWare and WarioWare Join Forces for Maximum Downloadable Excitement
Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News, Wii | 2 Comments
Wario™ may be known as a troublemaker, but this week he deserves a friendly high-five for helping to deliver a mother lode of downloadable fun for Wii™ owners. The new WarioWare™: D.I.Y. Showcase game for the WiiWare™ service lets users with broadband Internet access download all kinds of outrageous content, from music and microgames to four-panel digital comics – some created by users themselves. Meanwhile, a classic RPG has arrived on the Virtual Console™ service, while Nintendo DSiWare™ users will find new ways to tune musical instruments, rescue turtles, launch their own fireworks display and more.
This week also marks the kickoff of Nintendo’s WarioWare: D.I.Y. “Big Name Games” series. Several of the industry’s most talented game designers are using WarioWare: D.I.Y. software for the Nintendo DS™ family of systems to create their own one-of-a-kind microgames. New microgames will be added every Monday through July 26, all available for download to anyone with broadband Internet access and a copy of either WarioWare: D.I.Y. for Nintendo DS or WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase software for the WiiWare service. The series gets underway with inventive new microgames from Super Smash Bros.™ creator Masahiro Sakurai and Metroid™ designer Yoshio Sakamoto. To learn more about the games and view an exclusive behind-the-scenes video featuring Masahiro Sakurai, visit http://www.wariowarediy.com.
UK software sales (Week ending 3/27)
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All formats
– 1 JUST CAUSE 2 AVALANCHE STUDIOS EIDOS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
– 2 POKEMON SOULSILVER GAME FREAK NINTENDO NINTENDO
2 3 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 DIGITAL ILLUSIONS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 4 POKEMON HEARTGOLD GAME FREAK NINTENDO NINTENDO
4 5 JUST DANCE UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
10 6 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 INFINITY WARD ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
1 7 GOD OF WAR III SCEA SANTA MONICA SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
3 8 FINAL FANTASY XIII SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
8 9 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
6 10 WII FIT PLUS NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
15 11 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
13 12 FIFA 10 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
9 13 SONIC & SEGA ALL-STARS RACING SUMO DIGITAL SEGA SEGA
5 14 METRO 2033 4A GAMES THQ THQ
7 15 HEAVY RAIN QUANTIC DREAM SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
16 16 ALIENS VS PREDATOR REBELLION SEGA SEGA
– 17 tZOOTFLY DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
14 18 BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE – VILGAX ATTACKS PAPAYA STUDIO D3P NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
23 19 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
24 20 ASSASSIN’S CREED II UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
26 21 MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES SEGA SEGA SEGA
18 22 FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 TURN 10 STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
20 23 LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
– 24 DARKSIDERS VIGIL GAMES THQ THQ
19 25 JAMES CAMERON’S AVATAR: THE GAME UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
27 26 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
29 27 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010 SPORTS INTERACTIVE SEGA SEGA
12 28 COMMAND & CONQUER 4: TIBERIAN TWILIGHT EA LA EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
22 29 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV ROCKSTAR NORTH PLATINUM TAKE 2
25 30 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND PANDORA’S BOX LEVEL 5 NINTENDO NINTENDO
35 31 UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES NAUGHTY DOG SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
11 32 DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS – AWAKENING BIOWARE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
21 33 MOTOGP 09/10 MONUMENTAL GAMES CAPCOM CAPCOM
– 34 RED STEEL 2 UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
17 35 BIOSHOCK 2 2K MARIN 2K GAMES TAKE 2
38 36 PEPPA PIG: THE GAME ASYLUM P2 GAMES UBISOFT
31 37 NEED FOR SPEED: SHIFT SLIGHTLY MAD STUDIOS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 38 DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS BIOWARE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 39 WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2010 YUKE’S THQ THQ
36 40 LEGO INDIANA JONES: ORIGINAL ADVENTURES TRAVELLER’S TALES LUCASARTS LUCASARTS
All formats
– 1 GOD OF WAR III PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
3 2 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
4 3 JUST DANCE WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
5 4 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
1 5 FINAL FANTASY XIII PS3 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
7 6 WII FIT PLUS WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 7 METRO 2033 XB360 THQ THQ
2 8 FINAL FANTASY XIII XB360 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
6 9 HEAVY RAIN PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
8 10 WII SPORTS RESORT WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 11 COMMAND & CONQUER 4: TIBERIAN TWILIGHT PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
9 12 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 13 DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS – AWAKENING PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
10 14 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
18 15 FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
12 16 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
11 17 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
19 18 MARIO KART WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
15 19 SONIC & SEGA ALL-STARS RACING WII SEGA SEGA
– 20 DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS – AWAKENING XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
16 21 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND PANDORA’S BOX DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
26 22 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
32 23 SONIC CLASSIC COLLECTION DS SEGA SEGA
– 24 LITTLEBIGPLANET PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
14 25 ALIENS VS PREDATOR XB360 SEGA SEGA
21 26 SONIC & SEGA ALL-STARS RACING DS SEGA SEGA
28 27 FIFA 10 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
22 28 MARIO AND LUIGI: BOWSER’S INSIDE STORY DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
30 29 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010 PC SEGA SEGA
17 30 BIOSHOCK 2 XB360 2K GAMES TAKE 2
24 31 UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
29 32 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV PS3 PLATINUM TAKE 2
– 33 MOTOGP 09/10 PS3 CAPCOM CAPCOM
25 34 TAKE A BREAK’S PUZZLE MASTER DS GAMES FOR EVERYONE UBISOFT
20 35 ALIENS VS PREDATOR PS3 SEGA SEGA
39 36 LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME XB360 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
37 37 FIFA 10 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 38 BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE – VILGAX ATTACKS WII D3P NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
– 39 STYLE BOUTIQUE DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
27 40 THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: SPIRIT TRACKS DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
Inazuma Eleven 3 trailer, details
Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News | 0 comments
– Spark and Bomber versions
– Releasing July 1
– 4,980 yen
– Versions are different in terms of skills/characters/story elements/rivals
– “Angels Apostles” in Spark, “Demon World Army Z” in Bomber
– Using a 4 gigabit DS cart
– 2,000 characters, 300 moves
– New gameplay elements: Hissatsu Tactics and Perfect Zone Press (surround enemy in a wall of fire)
– Can bring over ally characters from Inazuma Eleven 2
– Hide Nakata will be in the game, involved with the story (will also appear in ads/commercials)
Famitsu’s most-wanted games
Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News, Wii | 12 Comments
Famitsu has shared a list of the top 30 most wanted games across all platforms. This is the latest most-wanted listing from the magazine. You can check out the results below.
1. Dragon Quest X (Wii)
2. Final Fantasy Versus 13 (PS3)
3. Ni no Kuni (DS)
4. Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 (DS)
5. Final Fantasy XIV (PS3)
6. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (PSP)
7. Pokemon (Generation 5) (DS)
8. Last Ranker (PSP)
9. Last Remnant (PS3)
10. Ghost Trick (DS)
11. Final Fantasy Agito XIII (PSP)
12. Etrian Odyssey 3 (DS)
13. Metal Gear Solid: Rising (PS3)
14. Monster Hunter Frontier Online (360)
15. NieR Replicant (PS3)
16. The Last Guardian (PS3)
17. Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask (DS)
18. Gran Turismo 5 (PS3)
19. Super Street Fighter 4 (PS3)
20. Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airu Village (PSP)
21. Xenoblade (Wii)
22. Okamiden (DS)
23. Sengoku Basara 3 (PS3)
24. Pro Baseball Spirits 2010 (PS3)
25. Super Robot Wars OG Saga: Masou Kishin The Lord of Elemental (DS)
26. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)
27. Lost Planet 2 (PS3)
28. Lost Planet 2 (360)
29. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva 2 (PSP)
30. NieR Gestalt (360)
Thanks to Kyle for the news tip!
ESRB updates
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America’s Test Kitchen: Let’s Get Cooking (DS) – E
Music Party – Rock the House (Wii) – T
1001 Crystal Mazes Collections (DSi) – E
101 Shark Pets (DSi) – E
Don’t Cross the Line (DSi) – E
Telegraph Sudoku & Kakuro (DSi) – E
Backyard Sports – Sandlot Slugger (DS) – E
Planet Fish (Wii) – E
Pong Toss Pro (Wii) – E
JumpStart Get Moving Sports (Wii) – E
Big Beach Sports 2 (Wii) – E
Miyamoto: Nintendo will make more products like New Super Mario Bros. Wii
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Shigeru Miyamoto was present at the New Super Mario Bros. Wii Coin Battle tournament finals in Japan. The tournament, which has been going on since February, finally ended yesterday. After all was said and done, Miyamoto had a few words to share about the tournament and New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
“It was incredible! I watched with excitement, similar to watching the Olympics on television and cheering on the curlers. We made this game thinking that we wanted people to play while communicating with one anothe. But with just that, the gamer spirit would not rest, so we added the Coin Battle elements towards the end. This tournament does not give you the time to look at your surroundings. That is okay today. However, we want Mario to be enjoyed together. Today, we’ve all gathered here, so let’s hold hands. In particular, hold hands with the team that was your rival just now I originally did industrial design, and wanted to make tools — things that could be used to draw the Koopa Troopas, for instance. So, this game was made as a tool that everyone can play, rather than as a game that you strategize to clear. Tools are useful because everyone uses them. Play is like this. Even a single stick can be fun if everyone plays together. We plan on continuing to make this type of product, and would be happy if you’d play and play and build up what we’ve made into something even more interesting.”
Rock Band Music Store update next week
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THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE’S SEMINAL LP AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE BLAZES ONTO ROCK BAND
PLUS NEW “VALLEYS OF NEPTUNE” SINGLE FROM NEW HENDRIX ALBUM
JIMI HENDRIX NOW EXCLUSIVE TO ROCK BAND PLATFORM
Cambridge, Mass. – March 26, 2010 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s classic album, Axis: Bold As Love, along with the new Jimi Hendrix single, “Valleys of Neptune” from the new album will be added next week to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™. Additionally, Jimi Hendrix’s music is now exclusive to Rock Band with more songs coming to its industry-leading platform in the future.
Hendrix’s music continues to resonate with music fans everywhere as proven by the long-awaited album of previously unavailable Jimi Hendrix studio recordings, Valleys of Neptune, which debuted last week on the Billboard 200 best-selling albums chart at #4. Moreover, four additional Hendrix catalog titles – Are You Experienced (#44), Electric Ladyland (#60), First Rays of the New Rising Sun (#63), and Axis: Bold As Love (#67) – have returned to the Billboard 200 four decades after their original release dates, a testimony to the enduring vitality and importance of the trailblazing artist-guitarist-performer.
Media Create software sales (3/15 – 3/21) – Top 50
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01. / 00. [PS3] Yakuza 4: Densetsu o Tsugumono (Sega) – 383.972 / NEW
02. / 00. [PSP] Gundam: Assault Survive (Namco Bandai) – 90.994 / NEW
03. / 01. [NDS] Pokemon Ranger: Tracks of Light (Pokemon Co.) – 49.548 / 275.435 (-24%)
04. / 03. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) – 36.613 / 3.523.758 (+5%)
05. / 02. [NDS] Friend Collection (Nintendo) – 34.798 / 2.987.930 (-3%)
06. / 05. [PSP] Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce 2 (Koei) – 19.545 / 51.219 (-38%)
07. / 10. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) – 19.356 / 1.760.659 (-8%)
08. / 04. [PSP] Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman! 3D (SCE) – 18.466 / 52.386 (-46%)
09. / 09. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (Ultimate Hits) (Square Enix) – 15.228 / 78.038 (-31%)
10. / 11. [PSP] God Eater (Namco Bandai) – 15.162 / 579.000 (-20%)