Nintendo of America localizing a Fatal Frame-like game?! I’m pretty surprised!

Built-In Camera and Augmented-Reality Features Offer Hair-Raising Hand-Held Fun

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Hand-held gaming fans with a taste for scary stories and paranormal activity have something special to look forward to this year. Nintendo of America has confirmed plans to launch Spirit Camera™: The Cursed Memoir, an immersive, horror-themed game developed exclusively for the portable Nintendo 3DS™ system, across North America on – when else? – Friday, April 13. The game uses the built-in camera functions and augmented-reality features of Nintendo 3DS to enhance a sinister, spellbinding storyline, incorporating players’ own pictures and surroundings to create a personalized 3D horror experience.

Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir introduces a mysterious girl named Maya who has been hiding in the shadows of an old house. Players must help Maya break free from a terrifying curse by aiding her escape from the clutches of a malevolent woman in black. By using the Nintendo 3DS system’s built-in camera, players can view Maya in their own surroundings as the game’s eerie events unfold.

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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata announced new Smash Bros. games for Wii U and 3DS at E3 2011. This was an unprecedented announcement for the company. Never before have two Smash Bros. projects been developed concurrently, nor has any game in the series graced a handheld system.

Unfortunately, it sounds like it’ll take quite some time before either title is released.

Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai indicated in a Nintendo Power interview that he had not yet formed an official team to work on the games. He said that development “may take a while”.

Sakurai told the magazine:

“I can’t really say anything until things settle down with Kid Icarus… And a lot of it will depend on the team that I end up assembling for Smash Bros. It may take a while, but I think that your patience will be rewarded.”

This probably isn’t what Smash Bros. fans would like to hear, but it shouldn’t come as a surprise. Sakurai has previously stated that the sole purpose of revealing the Smash Bros. games last June was to assemble developers for the future.

Thanks to Sondossaan for providing us with this information!

A new Detective Conan game is slated for the DS and PSP. Namco Bandai’s teaser site confirms these platforms and a 2012 launch. The page also says that the truth will tie the past and future together.

You can find the teaser site here.

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Trip World is available on the European/Japanese eShops. Nintendo has said that it’ll be out on the North American store soon.

For the most part, this bundle hasn’t changed. It includes a copy of Zelda: Skyward Sword, a CD, and a Wii Remote Plus. However, the golden controller in the current bundle will be swapped out with a standard Wiimote.

Jump has a new update on Dragon Quest X in its latest issue. The magazine detailed story elements and has confirmed that the game will receive post-release DLC.

The new details are as follows:

– Dragon Quest X is story driven even though it’s an MMORPG
– One member of your party is considered the “story” leader online
– Game takes place within the story leader’s story
– There are numerous stories on the five continents
– Eltona: The land of the elves is facing destruction because due to the inability to carry out a particularly important ceremony.
– Ogleed: The king of a nation called Gartland is suffering from a mysterious illness.
– Pukuland: The land of the Pukuripo, normally a bright and cheerful place, is suffering from a severe case of missing children. The mysterious Pukuripo who wears a top hat the size of his body could be involved with the kidnapping.

Thanks to 4Him for the tip!

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