Free Radical Design – before it became Crytek UK – was working on the much-anticipated Star Wars: Battlefront III. The project was eventually canned, though the exact reasons behind this are slightly murky.
You may be interested to hear that Star Wars: Battlefront III was once in the works for Wii alongside other HD versions. A former Free Radical QA staffer, who discussed the game during a recent Reddit AMA, spoke highly of Battlefront III’s use of the Wiimote:
“It’s a small thing, but the controls on the Wii were fantastic. Blasting someone with your Wiimote was up there in the list of cool.”
And when asked about how Star Wars Battlefront III’s Wii visuals stacked up to the other versions, the former employee said:
“It obviously wasn’t HD and the graphics weren’t there compared to the rest but it was the gameplay on the Wii that really made it.”
It’s a shame that we’ll never get to experience a fully-made Free Radical Star Wars: Battlefront III game. I would have liked to give those Wiimote controls a go!
The latest video additions to the 3DS eShop are as follows:
Balloon Fight Trailer
BearShark: Love Bonus Sketch Animation
BearShark: Space Bonus Sketch Animation
Armageddon Operation Dragon Trailer
Source: 3DS eShop
Software
1. Super Mario World
2. Kirby’s Adventure
3. Mega Man
4. Excitebike
5. Donkey Kong Jr.
6. Pac-Man
7. Wii U Panorama View: Kyoto Sightseeing
8. Wii U Panorama View: Bird’s-Eye View
9. Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream
10. Ice Climber
11. Wii U Panorama View: Double-Decker Tour
12. Trine 2: Director’s Cut
13. Nano Assault Neo
14. Wii U Panorama View: Carnival in Rio
15. Kung Fu Rabbit
16. Puddle
17. Runner2
18. Toki Tori 2
19. Nintendo Land
20. The Cave
Videos
1. Wii U Virtual Console Teaser: April 17, 2013
2. Super Mario World Trailer
3. Nintendo Direct: April 17, 2013
4. Injustice: Gods Among Us Trailer
5. Kirby’s Adventure Trailer
6. Kung Fu Rabbit Trailer
7. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Trailer
8. Mega Man Trailer
9. Donkey Kong Jr. Trailer
10. Game & Wario Teaser Trailer
11. Excitebike Trailer
12. Tank! Tank! Tank! (DL) Trailer
13. Need for Speed: Most Wanted U Trailer
14. Ice Climber Trailer
15. New Super Mario Bros. U Video
16. Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D Gameplay Trailer
17. Nano Assault Neo Video
18. Pac-Man Trailer
19. Puddle Video
20. Toki Tori 2 Video
Source: Wii U eShop
Official invitations sent out by Nintendo of America confirm a few extra details about the company’s pre-E3 media event.
The press will initially listen to opening remarks from Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime and Shigeru Miyamoto, which is expected to last only a half hour. This will be followed by a Q&A and hands-on time with various titles.
Here’s the invite sent out to the press in full:
After their departure from NIS America, a trio of former staffers have gone on to form a brand new company known as “Acttil”. Jack Niida, Hiroko Kanazashi, and Nao Miyazawa have established the publishing group that will be involved with games and digital content across PC, consoles, web, and mobile platforms.
Acttil is a new, independent game and digital contents publisher, established in Los Angeles, CA.
Founding member Jack Niida said:
“We are optimistic with the current digital content environment. It is quite promising for independent developers and we would love to work closely with them and help achieve their goals.”
Acttil plans to assist independent developers with publishing duties. Additionally, it can provide marketing expertise, analytics, monetization strategies, game feedback, and promotional/sales plans along with localization services such as translation, editing, package design, and advertisement design.
Source: Acttil PR
C-Wars is an interesting pixel-art RTS that’s coming to PC later this year, but today we’ve learned that the folks behind the game, ‘Onipunk’, were just approved as a Nintendo 3DS developer, meaning that if their $65K goal is met the game will launch on the platform in October. If you want to support the game or learn more about it, check out the Kickstarter page here.
XSEED Games has been rebranded. Marveous USA has been formed, which is comprised of XSEED as well as Marvelous Online and Atlus Online Division. President and CEO Shinichi Suzuki will lead Marvelous USA going forward.
Suzuki said of the news:
“Marvelous USA unifies our US operations under the global Marvelous brand while giving our customers topnotch products and support for both traditional and online social and mobile games. Our XSEED Games console and PC brand will continue to offer the quality games and service for which it is known, and Marvelous Online gives us expanded reach into mobile and online social gaming markets.”
Ken Berry will still be managing XSEED Games’ publishing aspects while Tatsuya Nishioka will act as Marvelous Online’s senior director. The two will report directly to Suzuki.
Source: XSEED Games PR
– Capcom Statement, via Capcom Unity Forums
16-bit love, eh? I guess that means we’ll be seeing some cool Super Nintendo titles hit the Wii U soon! Aside from Super Ghouls n’ Ghosts and Street Fighter II, what more would we want!?
