If you’ve noticed anything “fishy” going on over the past few hours, know that it was a result of some behind-the-scenes maintenance I was taking care of. All instances of this “fishiness” should be fixed. I’m completed the maintenance for the evening (and the rest of the weekend), but please let me know if you encounter any issues!
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.”
