CVG has published a new interview with Alain Corre, Ubisoft’s executive director for EMEA territories. The site managed to slip in a few questions about Wii U and 3DS support – including Rayman Legends for Nintendo’s handheld – and also asked about the future of Prince of Persia.
Read on below for Corre’s responses.
This month’s EDGE review scores are as follows:
Grand Theft Auto V – 10
Disney Infinity – 7
Puppeteer – 7
Outlast – 9
Killzone: Mercenary – 6
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn – 6
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs – 7
868-HACK – 8
Shelter – 7
Dragon’s Crown – 6
Thanks to joclo for the tip.
This week’s Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./01. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 #
02./00. [PSV] Yahari Game Demo Ore no Seishun Love-Kome Hamachi Gatteiru. #
03./28. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Real Reborn #
04./04. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life #
05./06. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Dream Team #
06./08. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life #
07./00. [3DS] Nobunaga’s Ambition
08./11. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
09./10. [3DS] Youkai Watch
10./00. [PSP] La Corda d’Oro 3: Full Voice Special #
11./03. [PSP] Brothers Conflict: Brilliant Blue #
12./07. [PS3] JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle #
13./12. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
14./09. [PS3] Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist
15./14. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
16./00. [3DS] Romance of the Three Kingdoms #
17./02. [PS3] AKB1/149: Love Election #
18./18. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
19./00. [PS3] Phantom Breaker: Extra #
20./00. [3DS] Mushi Bugyou
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
3DS LL – 118,400
3DS – 40,988
PS3 – 10,749
Wii U – 5,824
Vita – 5,155
PSP – 5,082
Wii – 965
Xbox 360 – 610
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
3DS LL – 236,700
3DS – 40,092
PS3 – 12,146
Vita – 6,020
PSP – 5,449
Wii U – 5,003
Wii – 962
Xbox 360 – 244
Shu Takumi was not involved with Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies, as he was working on Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney when development started.
Looking at it an “outsider” so to speak, Takumi has mixed feels about the game. Speaking with ONM, he pointed to the return of Phoenix as an example of his uncertainty, hinting that he may have liked Apollo in the starring role after the new character was introduced in Ace Attorney’s fourth entry. But Takumi does ultimately feel that it’s best to have fresh blood leading the way on Ace Attorney, “as it brings new directions and new story possibilities.”
He said:
Eventually, there will come a day when Shigeru Miyamoto is no longer at Nintendo. But when that does happen fans won’t need to worry – Eiji Aonuma, Yoshiaki Koizumi, and Hideki Konno are a few of the primary staffers that have become Miyamoto’s apprentices, so to speak.
In fact, when it comes to Aonuma, Miyamoto believes that “he doesn’t need me any more”. Aonuma told ONM in the magazine’s latest issue:
