It appears that one developer is already expressing significant concern about the 3DS’ sales situation at the moment. Zoe Mode’s, originally set to be released in September, seems to have been delayed. Studio head Paul Mottram said the following about their game and the 3DS overall:
“…now we’re finding that everyone is not knowing what platform is going to succeed – we did our first 3DS title – we got Crush onto that, but we had to delay the release of that because of the success of the platform.”
The thing that makes this confusing is that, as far as we know, the title is still due out in a couple of months. SEGA hasn’t announced a delay or new release date, but we’ll keep you informed about the situation.
I’m wondering when we’ll finally see some direct-feed footage of this game. I’m wondering how it looks in action!
– You can translate it as “Mahjong 3D: Imperial Fights”
– Play as emperor Oin shi Huangdi as he conquests territories to form
actual China.
– Choose your own path, your enemies and your allies and discover
different puzzles.
– 3D effect use: mahjong pieces pop out of the screen
– 80 levels distributed through 7 worlds + unlockeable extra levels and
pieces
– Easy, normal and hard mode
– Cooperative mode: play with someone offline via WiFi or online
– StreetPass mode: share unlockeable items, characters’ progress and high
scores
– European release date: September 30th
– Price: 39,99 euros
15th July 2011 – Get ready to explore even more of the mythical floating islands of the Shepherd Republic as Nintendo launch four new quests for Solatorobo: Red the Hunter, the new action adventure game which was made available across Europe on the 1st July 2011, exclusively for the Nintendo DS family of portable systems – and which can also be enjoyed in 2D on your Nintendo 3DS system.
A brand new quest will become available to unlock and download every week exclusively via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. The first four quests will take Red on some exciting adventures across the Shepherd Republic:
Quest For Zhu (DS) – E
Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure (3DS) – E10+
Aliens: Infestation (DS) – T
NCIS 3D: Based on the TV Series (3DS) – T
Just SING! 80s Collection (DSi) – T
ZhuZhu Babies (DS) – E
Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet (3DS) – E10+
If you’re sick of your 3DS for some reason and want something with a little more spice, you’d do well to sign up for Square Enix’s latest contest offering, which will allow one user to win a nice black version of the console branded with some one of a kind Heroes of Ruin artwork on the top, and the logo for the game on the inside.
Sounds like a pretty good piece of bragging material if you ask me! You can sign up here.
Edit: Apparently I’m once again forbidden from embedding Youtube videos. Gonna have to talk to Valay… Haha.
You can watch it here in the meantime. I wasn’t really too interested in Xenoblade, but after seeing the atmosphere here I’m a lot more stricken with grief that we have no official North American release date!
This is footage from a piece of map that didn’t make it into the final game, being played on a Wii emulator. Looks great, but there could technically be some spoilers in here!
The graphics on the Wii U sure look nice.
I’ve not had much interest in the Assassin’s Creed franchise since playing the first and second ones extensively at a friend’s house, but it’s turned into something of a massive series, and now it’s coming to Wii U. The question is, which one is coming to Wii U? We’re not sure, but apparently it’s not the next entry in the series, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations.
This comes from the Ubisoft CEO who said in an interview that this is something else entirely. Perhaps a mini-game collection? Dance party remake? I’ll keep my fingers crossed!
Also, no, that screenshot is not from the Wii U. Don’t be ridiculous. It just happens to be the only AC photo we have in our stock right now.
Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D probably isn’t the game most fans were expecting. What originally seemed like a full-on remake, set with a graphical overhaul, is turning out to be an enhanced port. That alone has caused the title to receive some negative attention, not to mention that it didn’t see the most glowing previews at E3.
There’s still time to work through the kinks. Hopefully the development team is taking criticism into consideration. Producer Yoshikazu Matsuhana has also said that Snake Eater 3 will feature “well-received elements from MGS4 and Peace Walker”.
“The player controls and some other well-received elements from MGS4 and Peace Walker have been implemented into the game. The camera from Subsistence has been adopted, as well as elements of the free roaming camera system that was implemented in MGS4 and Peace Walker.”
