It’s only March, but Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino is already discussing this year’s “Vision” event. Hino told Nikkei Trendy that the company will share roughly 20 title announcements. This number is actually double the amount of reveals from last year’s conference.

Hino teased a number of significant surprises, and even went as far as to say that there will be some announcements that are more surprising than Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney. Fans can also expect to hear news regarding the company’s overseas plans and something comparable to Level-5’s collaboration with Studio Ghibli for Ni no Kuni.

This year’s Level-5 Vision will be held earlier than 2010. Hino said that the company has the event scheduled for August.

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The video above only contains footage from the Wii version. We haven’t seen anything on the 3DS yet.

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This information comes from Reggie Fils-Aime…

“The Wii has a long life in front of it. We’re still sitting at $199. There are a variety of marketing tools at our disposal.”

I’m not too sure that the quote above indicates that we’ll be seeing a Wii price drop soon, but I think Nintendo will be forced to make some sort of move. The console is lacking major software in the first half of the year, and we’ve seen that sales have been down the past few months.

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Multiplatform

North America:
1. Pokemon White Version (Nintendo, DS)
2. Homefront (THQ, X360)
3. Pokemon Black Version (Nintendo, DS)
4. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft, Wii)
5. Zumba Fitness (Majesco, Wii)

Japan:
1. Shin Sangoku Musou 6 (Koei, PS3)
2. Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (Capcom, PSP)
3. Dissidia 012: Duodecim Final Fantasy (Square Enix, PSP)
4. Hanaoni: Koisomeru Koku – Eikyuu no Shirushi – Special Edition (Idea Factory, PSP)
5. Layton Kyouju to Kiseki no Kamen (Nintendo, 3DS).

UK:
1. Pokemon White Version (Nintendo, DS)
2. Homefront (THQ, X360)
3. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft, Wii)
4. Pokemon Black Version (Nintendo, DS)
5. Total War: Shogun 2 – Limited Edition (Sega, PC)

Nintendo Wii

North America:
1. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
2. Zumba Fitness (Majesco)
3. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
4. Michael Jackson: The Experience (Ubisoft)
5. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)

Japan:
1. Wii Party (Nintendo)
2. Donkey Kong Returns (Nintendo)
3. Wii Sports Resort with Wii Remote Plus (Nintendo)
4. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
5. Shape Boxing 2 Wii de Enjoy Diet (Rocket Company)

UK:
1. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
2. Just Dance (Ubisoft)
3. uDraw with Tablet (THQ)
4. Michael Jackson: The Experience (Ubisoft)
5. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo).

Nintendo 3DS

Japan:
1. Layton Kyouju to Kiseki no Kamen (Nintendo)
2. Sengoku Musou Chronicle (Koei)
3. Nintendogs + Cats: Shiba & New Friends (Nintendo)
4. Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition (Capcom)
5. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell 3D (Ubisoft)

Nintendo DS

North America:
1. Pokemon White Version (Nintendo)
2. Pokemon Black Version (Nintendo)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
4. Okamiden (Capcom)
5. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)

Japan:
1. Gyakuten Kenji 2 (Capcom)
2. Ninokuni: Shikkoku no Madoushi (Level 5)
3. Powerful Golf (Konami)
4. Eigo de Tabisuru: Little Charo (Nintendo)
5. Pocket Monsters White (Nintendo)

UK:
1. Pokemon White Version (Nintendo)
2. Pokemon Black Version (Nintendo)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
4. Art Academy (Nintendo)
5. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)

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SEGA Announces Captain America and Thor Video Games Will Feature 3D Visuals on Three Platforms

Thor: God of Thunderand Captain America: Super Soldier to Include Stunning 3D Visuals on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo 3DS

SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON – March 17, 2011 –SEGA® Europe Ltd. and SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced Thor™: God of Thunder and Captain America™: Super Soldier, scheduled for release this spring and summer, will feature eye-popping stereoscopic 3D graphics on the Xbox 360®video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system platforms. Additionally, both games will be coming to the Nintendo 3DS™ system later in the year as an immersive new handheld 3D experience.

“Playing as Captain America with bullets whizzing past in stereoscopic 3D and having a titanic Frost Giant charge straight at you in Thor will bring an unprecedented level of adrenaline to the gameplay experience,” commented Gary Knight, Senior Vice President of Marketing at SEGA Europe and SEGA of America. “When you combine the triple threat of epic gameplay, hall of fame franchises from Marvel, and outstanding 3D visuals, it’s clear that Thor: God of Thunder and Captain America: Super Soldier comprise a new class of Super Hero game.”

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3DS

– Sam believes the reason to buy the game is for the built-in software
– Nintendo arrived at IGN with “Nintengirls” who had 3DS units strapped to them
– Review unit came with a bunch of games
– Different review embargoes
– IGN’s Steel Diver review might be up tomorrow
– No embargoes for the first-party games
– First-party reviews will come first, then third-party stuff will trickle in
– Ubisoft has a launch day embargo
– Super Monkey Ball embargoed until the 25th

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