Capcom has announced a new children-centric IP – specifically targeting “elementary school age boys” – known as Gaist Crusher. The game component of the franchise will be made for the 3DS and will be released in Japan this winter.
Gaist Crushers is described as an action game – you can see how it plays out in the trailer above. Capcom plans to take advantage of its “expertise in producing content for children” and “high-grade multiplayer capability” in creating the project.
Beyond games, Capcom has plans to expand Gaist Crushers through manga, anime, music and toys. Saikyo Jump and V Jump will handle the manga, Pierrot Co., Ltd. will produce the anime, Pierrot Co., Ltd. will be in charge of music, and Bandai Co., Ltd. will be responsible for toys. The company calls this “an expansive cross-media project.”
In a Megaten megaton announcement (well really it was just a press release and a webpage) Atlus have announced that the latest installment in the long-running Shin Megami Tensei series will be playable on North American 3DS consoles in just a few months. The news isn’t too unexpected considering that Atlus are also releasing the far more niche Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers, but it’s nice to see that they’re announcing the localisation before the game is even out in Japan. We don’t know too much about Shin Megami Tensei IV yet, but the game looks to feature plenty of demons to recruit and fuse, moral choices to make, and weaknesses to exploit in a revised version of the series’ “Press Turn” battle system. No word on whether the ridiculously cool Shin Megami Tensei 3DS XL will also make it stateside.
Software
1. Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream
2. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
3. LEGO City: Undercover
4. Nintendo Land
5. Runner2
6. Need for Speed: Most Wanted U
7. The Cave
8. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
9. Puddle
10. New Super Mario Bros. U
11. Trine 2: Director’s Cut
12. Nano Assault Neo
13. Little Inferno
14. Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition
15. Chasing Aurora
16. Scribblenauts Unlimited
17. ZombiU
18. The Croods: Prehistoric Party!
19. Just Dance 4
20. Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game
Videos
1. Iwata Plays: Game & Wario Video
2. Need for Speed: Most Wanted U Trailer
3. The Wonderful 101 Trailer
4. LEGO City: Undercover
5. Kirby’s Adventure Trailer
6. Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream
7. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Trailer
8. LEGO City: Undercover Trailer 4
9. LEGO City: Undercover Trailer 2
10. Runner2 Trailer
11. LEGO City: Undercover Trailer 3
12. LEGO City: Undercover Vehicles Trailer
13. LEGO City: Undercover Disguises Trailer
14. New Super Mario Bros. U
15. The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct Trailer
16. The Cave Trailer
17. LEGO City: Undercover Accolades Trailer
18. The Croods: Prehistoric Party! Trailer
19. Zen Pinball 2 Trailer
20. Trine 2: Director’s Cut Video
Source: Wii U eShop
There are a lot of new and modified elements in DuckTales Remastered. One of the biggest features changed this time around is the game’s story. For instance, players will encounter a brand new tutorial level that will introduce the characters and story, and there’s a full-blown scene explaining why Uncle Scrooge needs to rescue Huey, Dewey, and Louie.
After telling Webby to wait behind, the trio run off and land in a trap soon after. Uncle Scrooge is, thankfully, more than willing to rescue the bunch.
Capcom producer Rey Jimenez discussed DuckTales Remastered’s story changes with Siliconera:
[WayForward] really wanted it to feel like you’re playing the show. In the original NES version, you go in the UFO to find the remote control to open the area to get to the boss. You don’t really know why. The game doesn’t explain it well. In our version, before you even get to the UFO you see Fenton who is Gizmoduck and he gets kidnapped by the UFO. You’re going into the UFO to save him and find all of the parts in Gizmoduck’s suit. Once you get that all together and Fenton turns into Gizmoduck he’s going to escort you back to the area where the door was and he will blast everything out of your way and then blast the door out.
In the NES version, you fight a big rat and it didn’t explain why you’re fighting a rat on the moon. That’s explained in here because there are rats they’re experimenting on and you let them loose and that becomes the rat down there. Also, how does Scrooge McDuck breathes on the moon? We explain that as well.
23,000 people flocked to the Moscone Center in San Francisco for the 2013 Game Developers Conference, making this year the most-successful and highest-attended show in the event’s history.
GDC 2014’s date has already been set. Once again, it’ll take place at the Moscone Center between March 17 and March 21.
Game Developers Conference general manager Meggan Scavio said:
“With the game development industry evolving at a faster clip than ever before, we find both the profile of the developer and the types of games represented at GDC also growing to include new and different people and interests. The response we’ve gotten to this year’s event makes us feel confident that the changes we’ve made, such as the introduction of the Advocacy Track and the Free to Play Game Design and Business Summit, have helped evolved the conference to be even more inclusive.”
Software
1. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
2. Super Mario 3D Land
3. Pokemon Dream Radar
4. Pokedex 3D Pro
5. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
6. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
7. 3D Classics: Kid Icarus
8. HarmoKnight
9. Kersploosh!
10. Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask
11. Super Mario Bros.
12. Star Fox 64 3D
13. Gunman Clive
14. Fire Emblem: Awakening
15. Mega Man 3
16. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
17. Mutant Mudds
18. Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
19. Cut The Rope
20. Photo Dojo
Videos
1. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon Multiplayer Demo Video
2. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon Trailer
3. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon Multiplayer Video
4. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon Commercial
5. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon Launch Trailer
6. Pokemon X and Pokemon Y Announcement Video
7. HarmoKnight Trailer
8. Flipnote Studio 3D Samples
9. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity Video
10. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Video
11. The Croods: Prehistoric Party! Trailer
12. Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move Trailer
13. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Trailer
14. LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins Trailer
15. Nintendo Show 3D: March 28, 2013
16. Nintendo Direct Mini: March 13, 2013
17. Nintendo Show 3D: March 14, 2013
18. Mario Kart 7 Video
19. Kersploosh! Trailer
20. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity Intro
Source: 3DS eShop
A few titles have been randomly discounted on the 3DS eShop, without any sort of prior notice or announcement. Six releases are now seeing lower prices “for a limited time”. Boot up the eShop and visit the special sale shelf for the listing of affected games.
Here’s the full lineup:
- Planet Crashers – $4.99 (originally $9.99)
- 3D Game Collection – $4.19 (originally $5.99)
- 3D MahJongg – $3.49 (originally $4.99)
- Gardenscapes – $5.59 (originally $7.99)
- Murder on the Titanic – $5.59 (originally $7.99)
- Order Up!! – $4.99 (originally $9.99)
There’s also the previously-mentioned Pokedex 3D Pro for $9.99 (originally $14.99).
A mix of small discounts and larger discounts here. I can see Planet Crashers and Order Up!! as tempting games for some!
Source: 3DS eShop
The latest video additions to the 3DS eShop are as follows:
HarmoKnight Trailer
Legend of the River King Trailer
Nintendo Show 3D: March 28, 2013
Mega Man 4 Trailer
Source: 3DS eShop
These days we tend to hear about the doom and gloom surrounding sales of particular gaming consoles. Moreover, some believe that traditional games could be on their way out due to the rise of mobile devices.
If you were to ask Electronic Arts chief operating officer Peter Moore about the situation, he’d tell you that consoles are here to stay. Speaking with Bloomberg TV, Moore noted that “The demise of console gaming is very premature as far as we’re concerned.”
He said:
“The console business is still a core part of our business; it’s the majority of our business. The demise of console gaming is very premature as far as we’re concerned. …And so, people still want core games. People want to sit back in their living rooms, take advantage of their HD TVs, and and play fully immersive games like [Battlefield 4].”
