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The Zero Escape series has appeared on handheld systems twice now. The first, 999, launched on the DS. And Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward made its way to the 3DS and PlayStation Vita last year.

Could Zero Escape ever make an appearance on consoles? Creator Kotaro Uchikoshi commented on the possibility to IGN, who seemed to show some interest in Wii U:

“If it’s possible, I would like to do something on a home console, especially for VLR. But for 999, that would be hard, just because the core of the game is that dual screen. I think that would be hard to do on a console. I just realized, though, that it might be possible on the Wii U.”

Uchikoshi went on to talk about Virtue’s Last Reward’s sequel, which has been in development for some time. Uchikoshi hopes to share something soon with fans, he said:

“The sequel is in my head at the moment. I hope to be able to announce something in the near future, and I hope that fans are looking forward to it. One of the biggest things pushing that is the fact that I was invited to GDC to speak, and the award there. IGN also gave VLR the ‘Best Story’ award. Thank you for that, first of all. But all these things are what’s propelling it. Players are expecting a sequel. Spike Chunsoft as a company, they feel like they need to answer those requests. So I do hope I can announce something soon and I hope people are looking forward to it. As far as the platform, that’s still undecided.”

Also of interest, Uchikoshi talked about the comparisons between working with the 3DS and DS:

“I think anyone developing for the 3DS would probably feel the same, but there were lots of challenges behind creating for the 3DS. Just making it 3D – sometimes the depth is too much, or it’s not enough. Making those kinds of adjustments was one of the challenges we faced. As far as similarities, the dual screen is the same, but I think there are more differences when it comes to working in 2D versus 3D. That was the main focus, overcoming the challenge of 3D.”

You can find even more comments from Uchikoshi within IGN’s interview here.

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As expected, the 3DS port of Donkey Kong Country Returns (named the with “3D” moniker tagged onto the end) will require the use of two separate game cards to play co-operatively. This isn’t a shock by any stretch of the imagination, as transferring more or less the entire game (as you play) to another play via the 3DS’ wireless capabilities would be both very difficult to do, and incredibly time consuming while playing.

Via Polygon

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Originally, Muteki Corporation released Dragon Fantasy Book I on the PC and mobile platforms. And just last week, the title arrived on the PlayStation Network.

Could Dragon Fantasy Book I also be coming to the 3DS as well? An ESRB listing does seem to point in this direction.

If Dragon Fantasy Book I did make its way to the 3DS, we would hope that its sequel – aptly titled Dragon Fantasy Book II – would also come to the system.

We’ll just have to wait and see…

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Since Disney Infinity’s initial announcement, it has been clear that the 3DS project was a separate experience. Although details about the handheld version haven’t been shared, a listing on the ESRB does provide a few bits of information.

The 3DS will be getting “Disney Infinity: Toy Box Challenge”. According to the ESRB listing, Toy Box Challenge is a multiplayer party game that sounds quite a bit like Mario Party. You’ll be moving Disney and Pixar characters around different game boards and experiencing different mini-game challenges along the way.

Players can expect mini-games involving puzzle solving, racing, fighting, and item collecting. There’s one mini-game mentioned by the ESRB that “depicts a one-on-one battle with swords on a pirate ship.”

Here’s the rating summary in full:

This is a multiplayer “party game” in which players move Disney/Pixar characters around various game boards to compete in mini-game challenges. Mini-games include solving puzzles, racing, fighting, and collecting various items. Several mini-games depict characters shooting “cartoony” pistols, blasters, or cannonballs at ships or enemies/boss characters (e.g., droids, giant squid, pirates). A handful of mini-games require players to shoot other characters with projectiles, resulting in cries of pain and/or “dizzy-star” effects. One mini-game depicts a one-on-one battle with swords on a pirate ship.

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LEGO City: Undercover are two very different games on the Wii U and 3DS, but that doesn’t mean we can’t compare them, right?

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Update: Our guess was correct, somewhat. Rogers has now clarified:

The ever-reliable Emily Rogers has tweeted a couple of interesting notes regarding future features for the eShop and Virtual Console. Rogers wouldn’t say much, but did tease that “There may come a time in the future when owning both a Wii U and 3DS will become beneficial.”

Perhaps Nintendo could be working on a cross-buy option for Virtual Console titles? As in, if you buy one VC game on the Wii U, you’d get its counterpart for free (or at a reduced price) on the 3DS and vice versa? Just a guess!

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Thanks to the launch of Fire Emblem: Awakening and other recent releases, the 3DS has seen a significant boost in the UK. Sales of the handheld are up 49% over the previous week.

Awakening itself was extremely successful in its debut week. The game reached the third spot on the UK charts, according to data provided by Chart-Track.

Nintendo made a special Fire Emblem: Awakening 3DS XL bundle available to consumers in the UK last week. 31% of 3DS sales came from this product.

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The 3DS XL has had its fair share of Pokemon-themed systems in Japan. The country already received the Pikachu design as well as a Charizard handheld.

Nintendo and the Pokemon Company aren’t stopping there. Japan will be getting yet another specially-designed 3DS XL systems on May 15, and rumors suggest that Eevee could be featured this time around. The new handheld design will be available to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Pokemon Center outlets.

Consumers will be given the opportunity to purchase the new system if they enter and win a lottery, as was the case with the Charizard 3DS XL.

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Individual formats

LW		TW			Title	Format	Label	Publisher
–		1			INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
–		2			INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US	PS3	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
–		3			FIRE EMBLEM: AWAKENING	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
1		4			BIOSHOCK INFINITE	XB360	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
2		5			DEFIANCE	XB360	TRION WORLDS	TRION WORLDS
3		6			TOMB RAIDER	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
5		7			LUIGI’S MANSION 2	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
6		8			TOMB RAIDER	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
4		9			FIFA 13	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
7		10			BIOSHOCK INFINITE	PS3	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
8		11			GEARS OF WAR: JUDGMENT	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
12		12			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
13		13			GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
9		14			FIFA 13	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
17		15			TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 14	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
10		16			HALO 4	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
11		17			SIMCITY	PC	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
22		18			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
19		19			FAR CRY 3	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
16		20			DEFIANCE	PS3	TRION WORLDS	TRION WORLDS
26		21			TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 14	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
14		22			JUST DANCE 4	WII	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
15		23			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
28		24			FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	PC	SEGA	SEGA
20		25			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
24		26			FAR CRY 3	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
34		27			SKYLANDERS GIANTS	WII	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
25		28			GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
27		29			FORZA HORIZON	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
32		30			SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR 2	XB360	CITY INTERACTIVE	CITY INTERACTIVE
–		31			KINECT DISNEYLAND ADVENTURES	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
18		32			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
30		33			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
38		34			THE SIMS 3: UNIVERSITY LIFE	PC	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		35			WWE ’13	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
21		36			THE SIMS 3	PC	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
40		37			SLEEPING DOGS	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
36		38			HITMAN ABSOLUTION	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
–		39			METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE	PS3	KONAMI	KONAMI
–		40			BORDERLANDS 2	XB360	2K GAMES	TAKE 2

All formats

LW		TW			Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
–		1			INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US	NETHERREALM STUDIOS	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
1		2			BIOSHOCK INFINITE	IRRATIONAL GAMES	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
–		3			FIRE EMBLEM: AWAKENING	INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
2		4			TOMB RAIDER	CRYSTAL DYNAMICS	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
4		5			DEFIANCE	TRION WORLDS	TRION WORLDS	TRION WORLDS
3		6			FIFA 13	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
6		7			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	TREYARCH	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
5		8			LUIGI’S MANSION 2	NEXT LEVEL GAMES	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
12		9			TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 14	TIBURON ENTERTAINMENT	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
10		10			FAR CRY 3	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
14		11			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	BETHESDA	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
9		12			LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
7		13			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
15		14			SKYLANDERS GIANTS	TOYS FOR BOB	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
8		15			GEARS OF WAR: JUDGMENT	EPIC GAMES/PEOPLE CAN FLY	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
20		16			SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR 2	CITY INTERACTIVE	CITY INTERACTIVE	CITY INTERACTIVE
11		17			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	CRITERION GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
22		18			GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION	SCEA SANTA MONICA	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
17		19			SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED	SUMO DIGITAL	SEGA	SEGA
24		20			SLEEPING DOGS	UNITED FRONT GAMES	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
13		21			LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
16		22			HALO 4	343 INDUSTRIES	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
26		23			HITMAN ABSOLUTION	IO INTERACTIVE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
18		24			JUST DANCE 4	UBISOFT (FRANCE)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
19		25			SIMCITY	MAXIS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
23		26			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	ROCKSTAR NORTH	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
25		27			GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
33		28			WWE ’13	YUKE’S	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
29		29			ARMY OF TWO: THE DEVIL’S CARTEL	VISCERAL GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		30			BORDERLANDS 2	GEARBOX SOFTWARE	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
21		31			CRYSIS 3	CRYTEK	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
31		32			DISHONORED	ARKANE STUDIOS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
–		33			METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE	PLATINUMGAMES	KONAMI	KONAMI
36		34			RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY	ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
–		35			DIRT SHOWDOWN	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS
35		36			FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	SPORTS INTERACTIVE	SEGA	SEGA
32		37			ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES	GEARBOX SOFTWARE	SEGA	SEGA
30		38			DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION	TECHLAND	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
27		39			THE SIMS 3	THE SIMS STUDIO	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
39		40			FORZA HORIZON	PLAYGROUND GAMES	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT

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