According to a new report Nicalis will publish Ikachan on the 3DS eShop sometime next month. 1up writers that the DSiWare version will be released “shortly thereafter.”
Ikachan won’t cost very much at all. Currently, it looks like the title will only cost $5.
SEGA and Double Fine’s The Cave was finally playable on Wii U during a press event last week. On Nintendo’s console, players can expect the GamePad to act as a character selector and means of controlling the camera. If you tap on a character, you’ll jump to them. If you double tap, the camera’s focus moves to them. Characters do not move independently off-screen in the game.
Double Fine’s Chris Remo said the following about the Wii U version of The Cave:
“So other than that, it pretty much plays like all the other versions. We did work really hard to ensure that visually everything you’re seeing is identical to the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions, so there’s no downscaling, there’s nothing going on that is not up to par with the other next-gen systems. There’s nothing super wacky going on, but it’s a completely full-featured version of the game.”
Bravely Default technically got a sequel in the form of that PC game no one really cared about. But now it seems like Square Enix is gearing up to make a true follow-up to the 3DS game.
Producer Tomoya Asano is looking to receive fan feedback for the next entry. Asano has already come up with a list of 100 questions and suggestions made by fans, and is now asking these same fans how much they would they these ideas become realized. Each point can be answered with “Strongly Agree”, “Agree”, “Disagree”, “Strongly Disagree”, and “Indifferent”.
Square Enix will be closing the questionable on December 20. It will then mull over the feedback received for the next Bravely Default.
Suggestions include:
The latest Wii U eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Trine 2: Director’s Cut
2. Nano Assault Neo
3. New Super Mario Bros. U
4. Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition
5. Little Inferno
6. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
7. ZombiU
8. Scribblenauts Unlimited
9. Assassin’s Creed III
10. Darksiders II
11. Chasing Aurora
12. Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge
13. Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition
14. Nintendo Land
15. Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition
16. Madden NFL 13
17. Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth
18. Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper
19. Just Dance 4
20. Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
Videos
1. Nintendo Direct: December 5, 2012
2. Trine 2: Director’s Cut Video
3. Nano Assault Neo Video
4. Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth Video
5. New Super Mario Bros. U Video
6. Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition Video
7. Chasing Aurora Video
8. Scribblenauts Unlimited Video
9. Little Inferno Video
10. ZombiU Video
11. Little Inferno Video 2
12. Darksiders II Video
13. ZombiU Video 3
14. Tekken Tag Tournament 2: Wii U Edition Video
15. Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge Video
16. Puddle Video
17. Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition Video
18. ZombiU Video 2
19. Rabbids Land Video
20. Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper Video
Source: Wii U eShop
This week’s ESRB updates are as follows:
Rayman Legends (Wii U) – E10+
Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan (3DS) – T
50 Classic Games 3D (3DS) – E
Nano Assault Ex (3DS) – E10+
As a bonus, below you’ll find the rating summary for Etrian Odyssey IV. Can you spot the strange part of the description?
This is a role-playing game in which players control a group of fighters that explore fantastical labyrinths. Players engage in turn-based combat against a variety of fantasy creatures (e.g., large insects, slime creatures, sorcerers), selecting moves from a menu-based set of options. Attack moves are accompanied by light effects, bashing sounds, and hit point values. One labyrinth contains a hallway and a door that is stained with blood; a bear is also depicted with red stains on its fur and claws. A few female characters are depicted wearing bikini/low-cut tops that expose deep cleavage; one line of suggestive dialogue states, ‘I gotta lady boner harder dan steel for dat stuff!’ The words “bastard,” “damn,” and “hell” appear in dialogue.
Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario, is providing some work for Bit.Trip Presents… Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien. Martinet will voice a total of seven cut-scenes in the game – and he’ll be playing himself.
Polygon explained how the partnership with developer Gaijin games came to be:
“The developers at Gaijin Games say that initially, the plan was for Martinet to play a defined character they had created, but when Martinet showed up and said a few lines in first-person, they decided to lean into it. They compare it to Leonard Nimoy’s appearance in Dreamcast cult favorite Seaman, where Nimoy announced his name at the beginning to crack the fourth wall and make it clear the player was about to try something unusual.”
Gaijin has confirmed that Bit.Trip Presents… Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien will be released in early 2013.
