Initial D Perfect Drift Online is SEGA’s first free-to-play game on 3DS. Apparently, it won’t be their last.
SEGA chief creative officer Toshihiro Nagoshi told Famitsu:
“We don’t intend to stop with this title, and after looking over its results, we’ll think about what to do next. However, unlike games for smartphones, I believe there’s a perfect shape of ways to do things, somewhere out there, for the Nintendo 3DS. I believe that finding it will be our challenge, and in many ways, Initial D will be our first step.”
“At the moment, I can say that we’ve been thinking about plenty of things. We have suggestions amongst ourselves like ‘wouldn’t this be a perfect game for a F2P title on Nintendo 3DS’ and many more. So when the time comes to talk about it… we’ll just leave it at that for now.”
Japanese outlet 4Gamer recently had the chance to catch up with a number of prominent staffers at Capcom, who teased the company’s plans for the future. Here’s an overview as to what was shared:
– Deep Down producer/director of the second dev. department Kazunori Sugiura said many titles were announced in 2013
– Some didn’t make it this year and will be announced in 2014
– Those will “surprise the readers a lot”
– Sugiura also encouraged fans to look forward to next year as Capcom intends to reaffirm its presence in the fighting genre
– Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara producer Kenji Kataoka says another classic from Capcom’s history will be revived by the end of 2014
– Can’t say what it’ll be yet
– Announcement about this title when it gets a bit warmer
– Shu Takumi’s new game will be announced next year
– Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies director Takeshi Yamazaki says the team is now working full force on the next title even if things are just getting started
– Unclear if Takumi and Yamazaki team are working on one or more new titles (whether they’re working on the same title or on different ones)
More details have come in for Klon’s Karous: The Beast of Re: Eden. For the latest information, read on below.
– Can play short missions
– New to this 3DS version is how the missions play
– Features specific objectives for some missions, like “Take out the lead ship 10 times” or “Find and destroy the hidden box”
– This will help give players simple, achievable goals as baby steps
– Can spend time in Garage mode and fiddle around with your ship before heading out on missions
– Equip Assist Items if you so choose
– These include Death Wing
– Unclear what the functions of the Assist Items are, but they’ll make things easier
– Make your ship look different with a variety of different frames
– Level up your ship’s sword, shield, and gun
– Doing so makes them more powerful and gives them higher range
An eight-year-old boy received a new 3DS earlier this week for Christmas, but pornographic images were detected on the unit through the camera application. Ultimately, a dozen pictures were found.
Tom Mayhew purchased the 3DS for his son from Walmart, thinking it was new. However, Mayhew speculates that the system may have already been purchased, later returned, with the unwanted images left untouched.
Check out WAVY News 10’s report above for more information.
At 4 PM ET, Nintendo took down both eShops once again for a 12-hour maintenance period. The company hopes to make significant progress with regard to the online issues plaguing its network services over the past few days.
In light of fans questioning why the eShops will be going offline once again, Nintendo took to Twitter to further explain the situation. The Big N said that this will allow for traffic volume to be properly managed, paving the way for full operation restoration.
Nintendo wrote:
We saw some questions about why we're taking the Nintendo eShop offline between 4 p.m. and 4 a.m. ET and how it will help.
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) December 27, 2013
The Nintendo eShop will be offline at different times around the world to manage traffic volume until full operation is restored.
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) December 27, 2013
Meanwhile, indie developer Two Tribes has weighed in on the situation as well. The studio, after receiving a notice from Nintendo, claimed that the overall online downtime “might take a while longer”.
I just got an email from Nintendo about the online stuff. This might take a while longer guys.
— Two Tribes (@TwoTribesGames) December 27, 2013
Image & Form has previously discussed bringing SteamWorld Dig to Wii U, but the studio seems more intent on pursuing the possibility, based on new comments made to ONM.
Co-founder Brjann Sigurgeirsson told the publication that the team is “definitely” looking into making SteamWorld a reality on Nintendo’s home platform. Sigurgeirsson also said that “Wii U would work very well for the SteamWorld series”.
Sigurgeirsson’s comments in full:
“The Wii U would work very well for the SteamWorld series, so it’s definitely one of the things that we’re looking into – we’re fortunate that we left mobile at the right time and got embraced by Nintendo when it happened.”
Japanese publication 4Gamer conducted a poll in which it asked a variety of developers about their top games of 2013. In total, 151 responses were recorded.
Here’s how the results panned out:
The Last of Us – 14
Grand Theft Auto V – 12
Dragon’s Crown – 12
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn – 11
Kantai Collection (browser) – 9
Beyond: Two Souls – 6
Candy Crush Saga – 6
Monster Hunter 4 – 4
LINE Pokopang – 4
Chain Chronicle – 3
Hotline Miami – 3
Rain – 3
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance – 2
Earth Defense Force 4 – 2
Dragon Quest VIII – 2
The Walking Dead – 2
Cookie Clicker – 2
Nyanko Dai Senso – 2
Kimi to Kanojo to Kanojo no Koi – 2
Puppeteer – 2
Pokémon X & Y – 2
FarCry 3: Blood Dragon – 2
Detakadodasu Aikatsu (arcade)- 1
Brave Frontier – 1
Sports Champion 2 – 1
Battlefield 4 – 1
Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl -1
World of Tanks – 1
Plague Inc. – 1
The Wonderful 101 – 1
Rocksmith 2014 Edition – 1
Gone Home – 1
Antichamber – 1
Anata Te Yokumiruto Dobunezumi Mitaina Kao Shi Teru Wa Ne – 1
Keri Hime Sweets – 1
DanganRonpa – 1
Oshioki Punch Girl!!! – 1
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies – 1
Bear Tomo – 1
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – 1
Minna no oshaberi Chat – 1
Majo to Yuusha – 1
Deemo – 1
Nobunaga’s Ambition: Creation – 1
Papers, Please – 1
League of Legends – 1
Fantasy Life LINK! – 1
LINE GAME – 1
Panini Football League – 1
Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 – 1
The Stanley Parable – 1
Sega 3D Classics – 1
Color Zen – 1
Drift Spirits – 1
Payday 2 – 1
The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki – 1
Yokai Watch – 1
3D Afterburner II – 1
Despicable Me: Minion Rush – 1
Tearaway – 1
Gran Turismo 6 – 1
Astebreed – 1
Clumsy Ninja – 1
Tomb Raider – 1
BioShock Infinite – 1
Killer Instinct – 1
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds – 1
Resogun – 1
Five developers didn’t have a preference or refused to give one.
