The original Luigi’s Mansion made use of dual analog controls. Its sequel, Dark Moon, does not.
While the development team did experiment with Circle Pad Pro implementation for Dark Moon, according to director Bryce Holliday, “it didn’t add anything.”
In an interview with IGN, he said:
“We always wanted it to work with a single circle pad. When we moved to a second analog stick, because we’d actually changed that gameplay mechanic paradigm to the tug-of-war, it just wouldn’t work. There was nothing to do with the second stick. By changing, at the beginning of the project, the high-level strategy around the ghost fishing, we found that when we did experiment with the Circle Pad Pro, it didn’t add anything.”
Later in the interview, gameplay engineer Brian Davis spoke about how Toad’s involvement in Dark Moon is somewhat comparable to Link to the Past’s first mission in which players escort Zelda out of the castle:
This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Cardfight!! Vanguard: Ride to Victory (3DS) – 8/8/8/7
Sangoku Hime 2: Tenka Hatou – Shishi no Keishousha (PSP) – 5/6/4/5
Only two reviews this week, folks!
Last month, Level-5 trademarked Fantasy Life in Europe. It has now done the same in the US. This is a very encouraging sign that the 3DS title will be heading west, though no official announcements have been made at this time.
Nintendo just celebrated the 3DS’ second anniversary a few days ago. The company is giving gamers a history lesson and overview of the system with a newly-released infographic. Take a look below:
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— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) April 2, 2013
The 3DS has yet to see a new game in the Advance Wars series. In fact, there hasn’t been an entry since Days of Ruin’s release in 2008.
Although there haven’t been any new Advance Wars developments in a few years, there still is quite a bit of interest in the franchise.
In the Fire Emblem: Awakening 8-4 interview published today, Nintendo director Genki Yokota said:
“Well, whether it’s Fire Emblem or the Advance Wars, we never want to put an end to any series we’re involved with. We always want to make games that provide a lot of fun to gamers, so if we have the chance, we’d certainly like to make another [Advance Wars] title.”
Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director’s Cut is far from a straight port. The team has touched up the visuals, added in some neat Wii U-specific features, and more.
Also worth mentioning are the reworked boss fights in Director’s Cut. Game designer Emile Pedneault told Siliconera that “80% of everything that is new in the Wii U version is based upon what players had to say”, including those pesky boss fights, which are now much improved.
“We listen to feedback, 80% of everything that is new in the Wii U version is based upon what players had to say, and we know that the boss fights got the biggest criticism.”
Shin Megami Tensei IV is now available for pre-order. US consumers can place a reservation at Amazon here
. The 3DS game can also be pre-ordered here. You can also go with Amazon Canada, EB Games, or Video Games Plus Online if you live in Canada.
When Atlus announced Shin Megami Tensei IV earlier today, the publisher only confirmed a tentative summer 2013 window. Most retailers are already listing a July 16 release date, however, so it may be out on store shelves sooner rather than later.
The DS is an old platform at this point, but that’s not stopping people from making new games for it, apparently. The latest game we’ve heard about is Orion’s Odyssey, which is a simple puzzle game based around a sort of tanagrams-esque game mechanic, and it’s asking for $85,412 to get released on the DS as a retail game. According to the developers, the game is already finished and simply needs to the support of their publisher– who says they’ll hop on board if the Kickstarter goal is met– to get released.
If you want to suppose Orion’s Odyssey, check out their Kickstarter page.
The latest Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. LEGO City: Undercover – Nintendo
2. Nintendo Land – Nintendo
3. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
4. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate – Capcom
5. ZombiU – Ubisoft
6. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed – SEGA
7. Darksiders II – THQ
8. Assassin’s Creed III – Ubisoft
9. Sports Connection – Ubisoft
10. Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition – Warner Bros. Interactive
3DS
1. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
2. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
3. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate – Capcom
4. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
5. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed – SEGA
6. Paper Mario: Sticker Star – Nintendo
7. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
8. Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask – Nintendo
9. Sonic Generations – SEGA
10. Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked – Ghostlight
Source: Chart-Track
