It seems that yet another 3DS launch game has a new boxart in Japan. The image you see above is apparently the new packaging for Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle. Unlike nintendogs + cats, there isn’t information available yet as to why the boxart has been replaced.
Software
1. 3D Classics Excitebike
2. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
3. Super Mario Land
4. Donkey Kong
5. Kirby’s Dream Land
6. Plants vs. Zombies
7. Cave Story
8. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
9. Shantae: Risky’s Revenge
10. Photo Dojo
11. Anonymous Notes Chapter 1 – From the Abyss –
12. Tetris Party Live
13. Alleyway
14. Anonymous Notes Chapter 2 – From the Abyss –
15. Mario Clock
16. Dr. Mario Express
17. GO Series 10 Second Run
18. Army Defender
19. Extreme Hangman
20. Zenonia
Videos
1. Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D
2. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
3. Devil Survivor Overclocked
4. BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II
5. Cartoon Network Punch Time Explosion
6. Shantae: Risky’s Revenge
7. Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions
8. Pokedex 3D
9. Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters
10. Plants vs. Zombies
11. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell 3D
12. Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights
13. 3D Classics: Excitebike
14. Driver Renegade
15. Blazybloo: Super Melee Action Battle Royale
16. James Noir’s Hollywood Crimes
17. Pilotwings Resort
18. Moto eXtreme
19. Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition
20. The Lost Town – The Dust
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata doesn’t like the thought of the gaming industry becoming filled with shooters. Actually, he told investors that he would be sad if that’s how things turned out to be:
“It is a reality that some of these [wartime shooting] games sell 10 million units per year in [the West], and this is one valid type of video game genre. I would personally feel sad if all video games became something like that, but on the other hand, I do not think such games should disappear.”
I can’t really blame him for making a comment like that. I, too, wouldn’t exactly be happy if all games just involved shooting. To be honest, it’s probably my least favorite genre, though I do appreciate and enjoy some of the shooters out there. We need our other titles as well, like the Marios (platforming) and Zeldas (adventure).
XSEED Games released a few titles on Wii, such as the niche title Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon (which Austin seemed to love) and Ivy the Kiwi?. Now that a new Nintendo console is on the way, will the publisher be moving on to the platform? Ken Berry, Director of Publishing at XSEED, sounds interesting in localizing some games for the system depending on the type of content that’s involved:
“With the right opportunity for us, with the right title, absolutely. Their showing and demonstration was very impressive. I think everyone was floored with what the unique new controller can do. If there’s a game creator out there that puts out something very compelling and we get a chance to publish that, then yeah we would like to seize that opportunity.”
Okay, this is incredibly odd. About a week ago, someone from XSEED Games said that the company is “not actively looking into Earth Seeker at the moment.” I don’t know if that person was misinformed, but now Ken Berry, Director of Publishing at XSEED, told Siliconera that they are “definitely interested in pursuing” the game along with Rodea: The Sky Soldier. I’m not sure what changed, though I’m pleased to hear that both games are on XSEED’s radar!
“[Laughs.] If Kadokawa gives us a chance we would be honored to work on those titles (Rodea: The Sky Soldier and Earth Seeker). Kadokawa is definitely working on some good stuff between those two titles that you said. Every single project, as passionate as we are about bringing the best games we can get, it does in the end have to make some kind of business sense. Hopefully, we can come to terms with those games. Earth Seeker, I believe, was just released in Japan. Rodea still seems a way off and we want to see how it is received and how it progresses as a final game. We are definitely interested in pursuing those two titles. …Yes, our president does have a channel of communication with Kadokawa. So, we do talk to them, but I’m sure Kadokawa talks to a lot of American publishers.”
