Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma hopes players will be surprised with the series’ newest game, A Link Between Worlds. He’s already teased a change for the main shop. There will also be “gameplay that never existed on previous Zelda games,” as he told ONM this month.
Aonuma said:
“Using the 3D effect on Nintendo 3DS and making the two-dimensional A Link To The Past playable in 3D was kind of an assignment that Mr Miyamoto had given me after the release of Nintendo 3DS. However, I wanted to do more than just that. My main reason for wanting to do it was because this game is perfect for the part where Link turns into a drawing and moves along the walls.”
“The 3D effects are this title’s biggest addition in terms of the hardware’s performance and features. However, we have also introduced gameplay that never existed on previous Zelda games. Players who have become used to the series and who are expecting things to work a certain way will probably be very surprised, so I hope that they look forward to this.”
For a number of years, all of Sonic’s handheld outings were comprised of side-scrolling gameplay. This is changing with Sonic Lost World, which is the first 3D Sonic title on a Nintendo portable.
Sonic Team boss Takashi Iizuka explained ton ONM that a side-scroller “didn’t make sense” because Sonic Lost World’s main idea is a cylindrical world. Because of the 3DS’ added power, 3D worlds are now more possible than before.
“In Colours and Generations the focus was a side-scrolling game. If you look at Lost World, the main concept is a cylindrical world, so it didn’t make sense to do a side view. The 3DS’s extra power makes it the sort of place 3D can be used really well.”
“Even though it’s power powerful than a DS, it still has its limits. It wasn’t easy to get the same levels, but we kept cutting things back until we could get it so that if you looked at it – in a trailer, say – you couldn’t tell which was which. We tried to get the same feel for Wii U and 3DS.”
Last year, 5th Cell included Nintendo characters and items in Scribblenauts Unlimited. Players could add characters such as Mario and Link to their game, as well as objects like the Super Mushroom and ocarina.
Scribblenauts Unmasked, unfortunately, won’t allow for similar functionality. According to senior producer Caleb Arseneaux, the game lacks Nintendo characters. Nintendo items likely won’t be included either.
Arseneaux said:
“No Nintendo characters made it in this version, mostly because we had so much work to do in order to get over 2,000 objects from the DC Universe into the game!”
Newer, higher-quality, and additional screenshots from have appeared. Included in the set is a first look at the Mario tie-in stage.
Yesterday, Nintendo confirmed in its weekly download report for Europe that Kung Fu Rabbit will be going on sale this week. The game’s developer has now confirmed the same sale for North America. Starting on Thursday, you can purchase Kung Fu Rabbit at a 50% discount, bringing the price down to $2.49.
Namco Bandai has sent out an updated lineup for this year’s Tokyo Game Show. New entries include Game Center CX 3 and Taiko no Tatsujin Wii U.
You can find the full lineup below.
[General Exhibition Area]
· God Eater 2 (PSV, PSP)*
· J-Stars Victory VS (PS3, PSV)*
· SHIN Dynasty Warriors: GUNDAM (PS3, PSV)*
· Mobile Suit Gundam EXTREME VS. FULL BOOST (PS3)*
· AKB 1/149 Renai Sousenkyo (PS3)
· Disney INFINITY (Wii U) *
· Disney INFINITY Toy Box Challenge (3DS) *
· Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life (3DS)
· Game Center CX 3-chome no Arino(3DS)
· Gundam Breaker (PSV) *
· J Legend Retsuden (3DS)
· JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle (PS3)
· Magi: The Kingdom of Magic Aratanaru Sakai (3DS)
· Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist: Treasure of the Substitute King (3DS)
· Masked Rider Travelers Senki (3DS)
· Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation (PS3)
· Mushibugyo (3DS)
· One Piece: Unlimited World R (3DS) *
· Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai. Happy End. (PS3)
· Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: The Battle Pentagram
· Ranko Tsukigime’s Longest Day (PS3)
· SOULCALIBUR Lost Swords
· Spec: Kan (3DS)
· Super Heroine Chronicle (PS3, PSV)
· Super Robot Wars OG INFINITE BATTLE (PS3)
· Super Robot Wars OG Saga Masou Kishin III: Pride of Justice (PS3, PSV)
· Super Robot Wars Operation Extend (PSP)
· Taiko no Tatsujin Wii U version! (Wii U)
· The Basketball which Kuroko Plays: Shouri e no Kiseki (3DS)
· TORIKO Ultimate Survival (3DS)
· Mobile Suit Gundam Online (PC)
· Professional Baseball MAX 2013 (PC)
· SD Gundam Operations (PC)
· Gundam Conquest (iOS, Android)
· TALES OF LINK (iOS)
· Digimon Crusader (iOS, Android)*
· DragonBall Tap Battle (iOS, Android)*
· Gather of Dragons (Android)
· Guilty Dragon (iOS, Android)
· Gundam Area Wars (iOS, Android)
· Gundam Card Battler (iOS, Android)
· Masked Rider Break Joker (iOS, Android)
· ONE PIECE : RUNNING Chopper – Chopper to Kizuna no Shima (iOS, Android)*
· ONE PIECE : Straw Hat Pin Ball Marineford Chojo Senso (iOS, Android)*
· ONE PIECE : Straw Hat Wars Kaizoku Defence (iOS, Android)*
· PACK-MAN DASH! (iOS, Android)*
· SD Gundam Generation Frontier (iOS, Android)
· Super Robot Wars Card Chronicle (iOS, Android)
· Super Sentai Bato Base (iOS, Android)
