Each time we think that Capcom could be done with the Okami IP, the franchise sees new life.
The first Okami, despite receiving a warm critical reception, wasn’t a big seller. But in 2009, Capcom surprised us with the announcement of Okamiden. That title wasn’t a monstrous success either. Still, Capcom is revisiting the series once more with Okami HD.
What could be next? Capcom’s Motohide Eshiro, the producer of Okamiden, has said that he “would love to do another Okami, but unfortunately I don’t make all the business decisions at the company. If you want it, go out and buy extra copies of Okamiden.”
Only two trailers for you this week: Puzzler World XL and Gradius.
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge is a launch title in North America, but it looks like it could be missing out for the console’s release in Europe. At the moment, Nintendo of Europe’s site is listing a January 11, 2013 launch for Razor’s Edge.
If this date changes (or sticks), we’ll be sure to let you know.
Nintendo sent out an updated list of the digital downloads made available on its platforms today. The full lineup is below.
3DS demo
Art of Balance TOUCH!
Mutant Mudds content update – free
3DS retail
Mario Tennis Open – £39.99
3DS download
Mad Dog McCree – €4.99
3DS sale
SpeedThru: Potzol’s Puzzle – £4.09
3DS VC
Mega Man – £4.49
DSiWare
18th Gate – £4.50 / 500 points
Wii VC
World Heroes Perfect – 900 points
Source: Nintendo PR
Mirroring a sentiment that I think most of us share, the leader of Team Ninja (Yosuke Hayashi) said that consoles will be a part of gaming for a long time:
“I don’t think consoles are going to disappear from gaming. You still have millions of people playing videogames with a controller on a box in front of the TV. Just look at Call of Duty, for example: it’s everywhere. There are millions of people playing it.
“I think people will continue to play games, and as long as the cost of development stays sustainable, and people continue to buy traditional games, then we’ll be here. If only one game sells everything, it will ruin the gaming and console industries completely.
“I think you can compare it to movies. People still go to the cinema after all this time. I don’t know how long cinemas have been around but it’s not like cinemas are completely gone and everyone is watching movies on their TV or smartphone. Yes, you have those new mediums, but the old guy is still there – and I think it’s going to be like that with consoles. I think they will be around for quite a while.”
That movie/cinema analogy is actually pretty good! There’s no doubt that smartphones/tablets/etc will slowly take a larger and larger piece of the market, but I really doubt that they’ll ever match up to the experience we’ve had available on consoles for years…
Nintendo’s approach to voice chat and headsets for Wii U are already making waves. The bottom line is, it’s an unconventional and confusing approach.
When asked to provide a comment about the situation, Nintendo responded with the following:
“Wii U will have in-game chat functionality for select games, including, but not limited to, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Assassin’s Creed III and Mass Effect 3. This feature will be supported by licensed stereo headsets that plug directly into the headphone port of the Game Pad. Licensed headsets are available from Turtle Beach and TRITTON.”
We can only hope that there will be some simpler solution with wireless headsets in the future…
