EA’s E3 2013 press conference will be taking place on its typical day. Like last year, the briefing is targeted for the Monday before the actual trade show begins – June 10. Start time is set for 1 PM PT.
Ubisoft confirmed its E3 2013 conference earlier this month. It too is set for June 10, though it will likely kick off a couple of hours after EA’s presentation.
Source: EA PR
As expected, the 3DS port of Donkey Kong Country Returns (named the with “3D” moniker tagged onto the end) will require the use of two separate game cards to play co-operatively. This isn’t a shock by any stretch of the imagination, as transferring more or less the entire game (as you play) to another play via the 3DS’ wireless capabilities would be both very difficult to do, and incredibly time consuming while playing.
Project CARS is quite a long ways off. Writing on the WMD forums, a moderator said that the racer won’t be out until Q2 2014.
We did know that Project CARS was planned for 2014, but the common consensus was that it would be available early next year. Unfortunately, the game won’t be launching until April 2014 at the earliest.
Originally, Muteki Corporation released Dragon Fantasy Book I on the PC and mobile platforms. And just last week, the title arrived on the PlayStation Network.
Could Dragon Fantasy Book I also be coming to the 3DS as well? An ESRB listing does seem to point in this direction.
If Dragon Fantasy Book I did make its way to the 3DS, we would hope that its sequel – aptly titled Dragon Fantasy Book II – would also come to the system.
We’ll just have to wait and see…
Since Disney Infinity’s initial announcement, it has been clear that the 3DS project was a separate experience. Although details about the handheld version haven’t been shared, a listing on the ESRB does provide a few bits of information.
The 3DS will be getting “Disney Infinity: Toy Box Challenge”. According to the ESRB listing, Toy Box Challenge is a multiplayer party game that sounds quite a bit like Mario Party. You’ll be moving Disney and Pixar characters around different game boards and experiencing different mini-game challenges along the way.
Players can expect mini-games involving puzzle solving, racing, fighting, and item collecting. There’s one mini-game mentioned by the ESRB that “depicts a one-on-one battle with swords on a pirate ship.”
Here’s the rating summary in full:
This is a multiplayer “party game” in which players move Disney/Pixar characters around various game boards to compete in mini-game challenges. Mini-games include solving puzzles, racing, fighting, and collecting various items. Several mini-games depict characters shooting “cartoony” pistols, blasters, or cannonballs at ships or enemies/boss characters (e.g., droids, giant squid, pirates). A handful of mini-games require players to shoot other characters with projectiles, resulting in cries of pain and/or “dizzy-star” effects. One mini-game depicts a one-on-one battle with swords on a pirate ship.
LEGO City: Undercover are two very different games on the Wii U and 3DS, but that doesn’t mean we can’t compare them, right?
Hot on the heels of speculation regarding new functionality for the eShop and Virtual Console, Emily Rogers has posted a rumor about a cancelled Wii U title.
Rogers tweeted:
I may even talk about a game that got cancelled for Wii U’s launch.I’ll get Eatchildren and another Gaf mod on board with this.
— Emily Rogers (@Emi1yRogers) April 22, 2013
Emily Rogers has had a fairly reliable track record, so it wouldn’t be surprising if this was the real deal. Hopefully we’ll learn more about the situation soon.
Last week’s Nintendo Direct contained a lot of exciting announcements. We found out about a new Yoshi’s Island for the 3DS. There was news about a new Mario Party. And, of course, a brand new Zelda game set in the Link to the Past world is making its way to Nintendo’s portable.
These were all great titles, but a bit unsurprising. What was surprising, however, was Nintendo’s announcement that EarthBound will be available later this year on the Wii U Virtual Console in both North America and Europe.
When asked what took so long for Nintendo to re-release EarthBound in the west, Nintendo of America’s PR Marc Franklin said:
“(Laughs) We did the Nintendo Direct in January, and Mr. Iwata announced to the Japan market that (Mother 2 was releasing on Wii U Virtual Console). People saw the reaction to that announcement in the United States and the reaction was very, very…well, they wanted to see the game. It brought up a lot of desire to see the game. So we finally found that it was the right time to bring it out. There’s a lot that goes into the decision of when to bring a game to market, it’s not as easy as saying “OK, well, let’s bring a game to market,” push a button and there it is. The time was right, and what’s most important is that we’re all excited about it. There’s a lot of fans within Nintendo just as there are outside who are just as eager to play the game. We’re just happy that it’s coming and we’re happy that the fans are excited.”
And Franklin said the following when asked if anything has changed:
“The game is going to be representative of Earthbound. In terms of anything else, we don’t have much more to announce right now. But since it’s coming through Virtual Console, you can expect to get a Miiverse community going and be able to play it off TV on the GamePad, which is pretty cool.”
Acclaimed Concert Continues to Enchant Video Game Fans and Music Lovers Across North America in 2013
REDMOND, Wash., April 22, 2013 – By popular demand, “The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses” concert series is returning with “Season 2” to eight cities from last year’s tour and is coming soon to even more locations in North America. Based on one of the most popular and beloved video game series of all time, the tour features live orchestral performances of theme music from Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda franchise. The newly announced dates include:
