Capcom has confirmed that the 3DS Circle Pad attachment will officially be known as the “Circle Pad Pro” overseas. Additionally, the company showed off a demo of the game last week in which the press were granted access to the accessory in combination with Resident Evil: Revelations.
New details include:
– Circle Pad Pro appears in the options menu
– Can adjust the settings to “Type D” controller layout
– Assistant producer Tsukasa Takenaka said it lends the game to a third-person feel
– Option available to calibrate the accessory
Takenaka also shared the following comments:
“[using the Circle Pad Pro is] the right way to play the game”.
“It was for us kind of a no brainer. As soon as we found out Nintendo had this peripheral, we thought this is something we can use to provide another bit of customisation for the game. We instantly decided to support it.
“When we decided that we thought, we have to do it fully, we have to create a whole other control scheme based just around this peripheral. We went ahead and did that, and we felt it was the right decision and it paid off because it feels like the right way to play the game.”
“For certain people, playing the game with the Circle Pad Pro, they may find it’s easier to control the characters, and therefore it does make the game a little easier.
“But in terms of priorities, the thing most important was providing players with a control scheme that felt most natural for them. Basically, something that made it natural and easy to control the character. The controls fade away and you become part of the experience. We felt a lot of people might resonate with this control scheme and that’s why we decided to put it in.”
Minna no Theater Wii closed up shop today. Fujisoft announced the cancellation of service in March, citing the fact that users can access videos through different means. The channel’s website now contains a simple “thank you” message.
3D video content from Red Bull Media House to be released, starting today for Nintendo 3DS owners via Nintendo Video
Nintendo today announces a partnership with Red Bull Media House to offer Nintendo 3DS owners a series of unique 3D video clips which will become available to download via Nintendo Video and view in 3D on your Nintendo 3DS system.
The clips which will launch over the next few months include highlights of the Red Bull Rampage mountain biking championships which saw American rider Cameron Zink claim the top spot. Also be sure to check out highlights of the hard fought Red Bull BC One US Final where B-Boy El Nino won the US final and earned the right to represent the USA at the Red Bull BC One finals in Russia.
Heavy Fire: Afghanistan (Wii) – T
The Black Eyed Peas Experience (Wii) – T
Old Skool Classics (3DS) – E
Mahjong 3D: Warriors of the Emporer (3DS) – E
El Chavo (Wii) – E
Cabela’s Adventure Camp (Wii) – E
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3: Defiance (DS) – T
F1 2011 (3DS) – E
Nintendo has published a translated version of the company’s financial results briefing Q&A session from Friday. We covered a great deal of the information in numerous posts over the weekend.
Other than what we previously shared, there was nothing from the full transcript that truly jumped out at me. So rather than filling the homepage with walls of text, I’ll let you guys read up on the translated (here) if you’re interested.
This fact sheet details some of the details we posted earlier today.
The intro isn’t anything new, though the first few seconds of the video show the icon on the Wii’s home menu and channel screen.
So, someone out there has Skyward Sword… I just hope the game hasn’t been leaked already.
