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This week’s Famisu review scores are as follows:

Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F (PSV) – 9/8/9/8
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (3DS) – 8/9/7/8
Mobile Suit Gundam AGE (PSP) – 8/9/7/8
DiRT Showdown (PS3/360) – 8/8/8/7
Spec Ops: The Line (PS3/360) – 8/8/7/8
Senran Kagura Burst (3DS) – 8/7/7/8
Kami Jigen Game Neptune V (PS3) – 8/8/7/7
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan Kansei (PSP) – 8/7/7/7
Custom Drive (PSP) – 8/7/7/6
Aqua Pazza: Aquaplus Dream Match (PS3) – 7/7/6/6
Bakemonogatari Portable (PSP) – 6/6/4/7

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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate is on the 3DS. Why did MercurySteam decide to make the game for the platform?

Producer David Cox explained to the Official Nintendo Magazine that the team was very interested in creating a title for a handheld. Regarding the specific choice to go with the 3DS, Cox made note of the fact that the 3D effect and overall hardware fit in well with MercurySteam’s vision.

According to Cox:

“We knew we wanted to do a game on a handheld. Castlevania has traditionally done well on handhelds. And when we looked at different formats, we really liked the 3DS because we knew we could do a really cool 2.5D side-scroller, but with 3DS we had the advantage of layers and layers of 3D and using the stereoscopic camera to go into the world; a dynamism that wouldn’t be on other handhelds. And once we got hold of the hardware, we realised what we could do with it. We essentially built an engine from the ground up for the 3DS, we felt that this was the right format. Traditionally Castlevania has always appeared on Nintendo formats and that appealed to us as fans of the classic.”

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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has fielded a number of questions relating to handheld gaming – competition in particular. Head past the break for his comments on what it would take for his company to stop making dedicated gaming handhelds, the threat of smartphones, how the two platforms differ, and more.

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Retail games still have a strong presence in the industry, but selling titles digitally has become increasingly popular.

Now that there is such a focus on digital downloads, EA Games executive vice president Patrick Soderlund believes retail releases could be on the way out.

When asked if he believes EA will still be selling physical content at retailers in ten years, Soderlund said:

“I don’t know, it’s a hard question. We know that packaged goods work, and the majority of our current revenue comes from that. That’s still a viable business model. In the long term, we’ll see more and more people gravitate to downloaded content. I happen to think that there’s something about physical content, like books, that’s collectable and satisfying to own. I still want physical content but I’m not part of the new generation of gamers. I remember a time when I bought a cartridge and excitedly read the manual on my way home, imagining what the game was going to be like. Maybe kids don’t have that anymore.”

Soderlund added:

“I think it’s going to be sooner than people think. I think it’s going to be sooner than ten years. That’s my personal opinion, and might not be what EA thinks.”

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Fractured Soul has finally been approved, according to the game’s Facebook page.

It still doesn’t have a release date, but receiving approval from Nintendo is one of the final steps of the process. Now that this step has been completed, we could be seeing Fractured Soul on the eShop soon.

“Some good news: Fractured Soul has been approved by Nintendo today. We still don’t have a solid release date yet, but it couldn’t take too long for us to be given one… could it??”

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The images above appear to be officially-made New Super Mario Bros. 2 print adverts from Nintendo of Europe. I have no idea if they’re in magazines or anything like that, but they’re neat nonetheless.

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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