On this week’s show: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Super Mario Land, Pokedex 3D, Favorite Beach Levels and eShop Ratings.
Today’s the 4th of July, so news is understandably slow… which is one reason why I’m posting this! There must be some Captain America fans out there, right?! I expect news to pick up tomorrow…
The truth of the matter is that Solatorobo is not going to sell like gangbusters. I’m going to do my part this fall by picking up this outstanding title and I hope you guys plan on purchasing it as well. But the chances of it doing extremely well aren’t exactly through the roof.
XSEED seems to be feeling the same way. Although they’re hopeful it’ll do well, they’re also being “realistic about the type of sales we may see”.
Ken Berry, Director of Publishing at XSEED, told Siliconera:
“We’re definitely worried and that’s one of the things we discussed with Namco. We had to make sure that their expectations are inline with the realities of the market now. I think both of us, meaning Xseed and Namco, are going into this project hopeful because its such a great title, but we’re also realistic about the type of sales we may see due to overall environment of the DS market right now.”
It’s also interesting to hear that Solatorob has been on XSEED’s radar for quite some time. Nintendo of Europe’s decision to publish the game was the final push the company needed to localize the game:
“We have been keeping an eye on this title for awhile. Thankfully, due to our good relationship with Namco Bandai, having done Fragile Dreams and Sky Crawlers with them before, we have an open channel of communication. We were weighing before whether to do this title or not and once we found out Nintendo of Europe was already localizing this into English it made our decision much easier. This is a title the developer, CyberConnect2, are super passionate about and they really wanted to see it released in the U.S. and they worked with us to make it happen.”
Tales of Graces F, the “enhanced” PS3 game that build off of the original version, is coming to North America. The Wii game is still staying in Japan. Why?
Tales Studio executive Makoto Yoshizumi explained:
“We wish to deliver the best and most complete experience for US and European fans, therefore we’re localizing Tales of Graces f. The game on the PS3 version is on a blu-ray disc. It would be next to impossible to condense all the game’s data on a Wii disc, so unfortunately, there will be no Wii release.”
I don’t know… that reasoning sounds iffy to me. I have no idea how much additional content is in the PS3 game, but does it really warrant the lack of localization for the Wii version? Plus, wouldn’t it be at all possible for Namco Bandai to release the game as is, without the PS3 extras?
Here’s what Griptonite Games said when asked about Wii U…
“It would be awesome to work on Wii U, if just to explore new ideas. That handheld screen could open up some great possibilities for a tabletop kind of experience with friends, among others. Nintendo has always been known for its innovation and the Wii U is no exception. We’re not only tempted but itching to develop for it!”
Shinobi Wii U? Ah wait… it’s way too premature to be talking about that. Although I have to admit I’m very curious as to how the 3DS game will turn out…
3D Classics Excitebike – 84%
Alleyway – 61%
Donkey Kong – 89%
Dream Trigger 3D – 65%
FAST – Racing League – 90%
Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters – 31%
May’s Mysteries: The Secret of Dragonville – 70%
Mighty Milky Way – 74%
Naruto Shippuden 3D: The New Era – 62%
Sports Island 3D – 70%
Sudoku: The Puzzle Game Collection – 52%
Super Mario Land – 91%
Tennis – 42%
The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening – 91%
UFC Personal Trainer – 71%
Thanks to joclo for the tip!
– 15.07.11: Captain America: Super Soldier (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP, 3DS, NDS)
– 09.09.11: CRUSH3D (3DS)
– September 2011: Rise of Nightmares (Xbox 360 Kinect)
– September 2011: Shinobi (3DS)
– 28.10.11: House of the Dead: Overkill – Extended Cut (PS3)
– November 2011: Sonic Generations (PS3, Xbox 360)
– November 2011: Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii)
– January 2012: Anarchy Reigns (PS3, Xbox 360)
– February 2012: Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (3DS)
– Early 2012: Binary Domain (PS3)
– Spring 2012: Aliens: Colonial Marines (PS3, Xbox 360)
– 2012: London 2012 – The Official Video Game of the Olympic Games (PS3, Xbox 360)
– TBA: Thor (3DS)
– TBA: Virtua Tennis 4 (PSVita)
If you really, really, really want to clear your Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D, there is a solution. It’s just not a natural method.
The NDS Adaptor Plus is designed allows users to back up save data on a PC. It works for all DS and 3DS products. You can also use the tool to completely wipe out save data. So yes, there is a way to remove data in Mercenaries 3D and other 3DS games that force permasaves. No, it’s not the most ideal solution, but hey, it works!
DSiWare
Dragon’s Lair II: Time Warp – 800 Nintendo DSi Points
Puzzle Fever – 500 Nintendo DSi Points
3DS VC
Fortified Zone – €3
QIX – €3
WiiWare
Ark of Sinners – 1,000 Wii Points
More than two 3DS Virtual Console games in a week? It must be a sign of the apocalypse!
To no one’s surprise, Nintendo finally confirmed that the Tanooki Suit will be appearing in Super Mario 3D at E3 last month. We’ve also seen Fire Mario in the game. If you’ve been hoping that Nintendo will be including even more familiar power-ups, then you’ll probably be delighted to hear what Super Mario director Yoshiaki Koizumi told the Official Nintendo Magazine:
“I can’t reveal the actual number of power-ups in the game right now, but suffice to say that we do try to include enough so that people can enjoy a variety of different kinds of play experiences in the title. Also, I should point out that we don’t necessarily decide on what number of famous Mario suits will appear in the game and proceed from there – we try to find interesting gameplay ideas and then try to settle on what to do in different places. But I can say that we will definitely have some more familiar suits than just the Tanooki Suit.”
There really are a whole slew of suits Nintendo could bring back for Super Mario 3D? Any ones in particular you guys would like to see? Feel free to share ideas for new suits you have in mind as well!
