Japan has been receiving classic Mega Man games on the 3DS eShop for awhile now. North America, however, has yet to see even one title land on the store.
That will be changing later this month. Mega Man 1 will be hitting the North American eShop on December 27, likely for $4.99.
Mega Man 2 is coming on February 7. And throughout 2013, additional entries in the series will be released.
Two Epic Mickey games have been created thus far. If Warren Spector has his way, we could be seeing a third title.
Spector once again showed great interest in continuing the series in an interview of with RedBull, noting that “there are plenty of stories still to tell about Wasteland and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and Mickey Mouse!” He also talked about other possible Disney games such as a standalone Oswald adventure and a return to DuckTales:
“I’d love to see the Disney Epic Mickey series continue – there are plenty of stories still to tell about Wasteland and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and Mickey Mouse! I’d love to see some Oswald games, where he’s on his own. He deserves a shot at solo stardom. Then there are the ‘duck’ games – Donald, Scrooge, etc – that are just waiting to be made. And a bunch of us at Junction Point have thoughts about Goofy and the Gremlins and a hundred others.”
As far as what could be included in Epic Mickey 2, Warren stated:
“We go a step further, changing the actual orchestration based on how you choose to deal with game challenges.”
Thanks to Mo for the tip.
Later this week, Swapnote will be celebrating its one-year anniversary. Nikki, the app’s tutorial character, has already sent out a message to users. It’ll be officially available for viewing in a few days, but those who set their system date ahead by a few days can read the note right now – take a look below:
The discussion this week was about how much power a developer can give a player to change controls/gameplay/difficulty before such things can no longer be counted as positive towards review scores. Once a player is programming pieces of the game themselves, it’s not really fair to give credit to the developer! The list this week is our top ten coolest gaming industry personalities.
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Game Informer maintains an annual tradition of picking the top 50 games of the year. In its latest issue, the magazine published its list for 2012.
You can find Game Informer’s picks below. Note that the titles aren’t listed in any particular order.
Final Fantasy XIII-2
Hero Academy
Resident Evil: Revelations
Asura’s Wrath
Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack
Mass Effect 3
Journey
Total War: Shogun 2 Fall of the Samurai
Xenoblade Chronicles
Fez
Trials Evolution
The Walking Dead
Prototype 2
Diablo III
Max Payne 3
Dragon’s Dogma
Civilization V: Gods & Kings
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Orcs Must Die 2
Sound Shapes
Sleeping Dogs
Dust: An Elysian Tale
Darksiders II
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
Guild Wars 2
Mark of the Ninja
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Gateways
Torchlight II
Borderlands 2
LittleBigPlanet Vita
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
NBA 2K13
FIFA 13
Dishonored
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Dance Central 3
The Unfinished Swan
Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward
Assassin’s Creed III
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Halo 4
WWE ’13
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
LEGO The Lord of the Rings
New Super Mario Bros. U
Hitman: Absolution
Planetside 2
Far Cry 3
Paper Mario: Sticker Star
Check out the list from 2011 here | 2010 list here | 2009 list here.
Leaked artwork appears to reveal that Capcom Arcade Cabinet is on the way. While the images are Xbox Live Arcade-related, Pockett Videogames has apparently confirmed with its sources that Wii U eShop and 3DS eShop releases are planned as well.
Capcom Arcade Cabinet has not been officially announced. It also isn’t clear which games would be included in the collection, but the artwork hints at Ghosts ‘n Goblins, Commando, Gun.Smoke, Side Arms, 1943 and Black Tiger.
If Capcom Arcade Cabinet is a real thing, expect it on digital download services next year.
01./00. [PS3] Yakuza 5 #
02./00. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U
03./00. [3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star
04./00. [WIU] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate #
05./04. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
06./00. [WIU] Nintendo Land
07./03. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition #
08./08. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
09./05. [3DS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Magnagate and the Infinite Dungeon
10./02. [3DS] Professor Layton Vs. Ace Attorney
11./01. [PS3] 2nd Super Robot Wars OG #
12./06. [PS3] Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational #
13./13. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!)
14./07. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Subtitled Edition
15./00. [WIU] ZombiU
16./17. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire!
17./21. [NDS] Pokemon Black 2 / White 2
18./16. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters
19./22. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb
20./26. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
