Why MH3 Ultimate 3DS lacks online, Wii U game supports text chat, friends list, and more, growing MH in the west
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The 3DS version of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate won’t have online play. To make up for that, the development team implemented save transfer functionality with the Wii U game. Three 3DS players and a Wii U player will be able to experience the title together through local Wi-Fi.
Monster Hunter chief Ryozo Tsujimoto told Eurogamer:
“We wanted people to play together. We know there are some people who want to play online. Unfortunately with the 3DS version you can’t do that. But we have made this feature so you can play together. You can have your friends bring their save data to your house and have a Monster Hunter party. One person will play on the big screen and three other people will play with their 3DS versions. People can continue their save data from what they had before and go back home and update their data on their Wii U.”
As for why the 3DS version doesn’t have online play, Tsujimoto explained:
Bravely Default: Flying Fairy TGS 2012 trailer – direct-feed
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Nintendo Download (9/27, Europe)
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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
3DS Download
Balloon Pop Remix – £7.20
Crazy Chicken Pirates 3D – £1.80
DSiWare
Crazy Chicken Pirates – 200 points
WiiWare
Successfully Learning English Year 5 – 800 points
Source: Nintendo PR
Angry Birds Trilogy 3DS screenshots
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3DS details roundup: Fantasy Life, Bravely Default, Epic Mickey, Adventure Time
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What do Fantasy Life, Bravely Default, Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion, and Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why’d you steal our garbage?! have in common? Other than the fact that they’re all 3DS titles, not much!
We do have details about all four games below. Head past the break for a large batch of information on each.
ESRB updates (9/24/12)
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This week’s ESRB updates are as follows:
Girls’ Fashion Shoot (3DS) – E
LEGO The Lord of the Rings (3DS) – E10+
Monster High: Skultimate Roller Maze (Wii) – E
Reggie on communicating messages to consumers, Nintendo’s quietness on post-launch window games
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A few more tidbits from Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime have been posted online, mainly relating to the difficulties in communicating messages to consumers.
In this latest Q&A, Reggie talked about the challenges of getting the right word out when it comes to new hardware. He specifically mentioned that it wasn’t so easy communicating the appeal of StreetPass on the 3DS, and the same applies for Wii U’s Miiverse.
Finally, Reggie commented on why Nintendo has been quiet about post-launch window titles for Wii U.
Head past the break for the goods.
Platinum Games “very interested” in 3DS
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Platinum Games is experienced in working with Nintendo handhelds – kind of. The studio made Infinite Space, but this was the only project they made for the handheld.
Platinum hasn’t announced any 3DS games, but the company is “very interested” in the platform.
Executive director Atsushi Inaba had this to say about the portable:
“We are very interested in the Nintendo 3DS as a platform. I view 3DS as a proper, straightforward evolution from a platform that has had huge success. Being able to view stereoscopic 3D with the naked eye is a great innovation, but very straightforward, so I’m very interested in it. Currently we have a lot of titles in development, and we can’t fund a 3DS game ourselves. So there’s nothing in the works. But I’m very positive on it.”
