Remember when Super Meat Boy was heading to WiiWare? Remember when it was going to be an exclusive release on consoles? Well, it’s funny how things turn out!
As many of you probably know, Super Meat Boy ended up missing its launch on WiiWare due to file size restrictions, so it was instead made available for other platforms such as Xbox Live Arcade.
After that disappointment, Team Meat hinted that they might bring Super Meat Boy to 3DS. Based on recent commentary from Team Meat co-founder Edmund McMillen, however, it doesn’t appear that plan will be happening any time soon.
“We said we’re approved as 3DS developers. We don’t have dev kits though – not many people do. At least that’s what we heard. Who knows, maybe they’re lying to us. We’ve asked about when we could get one and they said there’s stock coming, but we probably shouldn’t even talk about this. We were originally kind of into porting Meat Boy to it, but the game we’re working on now is very exciting and it probably won’t work on the 3DS. I don’t know if it will or not, or if it would be a good idea for it.
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (3DS) – 7.5
Mystery Case Files: The Malgrave Incident (Wii) – 6.0
NASCAR 2011: The Game (Wii) – 3.0
Reel Fishing Paradise 3D (3DS) – 6.0
Cars 2: The Video Game (Wii) – 7.0
Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions (3DS) – 7.0
This is all we have right now, so I guess it’s better than nothing! Square Enix is working on the game’s first trailer which we’ll be able to share very soon.
Snake is one of two third-party characters that made it into Super Smash Bros. Brawl. As many fans know, this was a first for the series. Both the original Smash Bros. and Melee only featured characters from Nintendo franchises.
If had long been rumored that Hideo Kojima wanted to see Snake in Melee, though apparently it was too late to include the character. In Nintendo Power, Kojima discussed how he finally realized his dream by working with Smash Bros. creator Mashiro Sakurai to include Snake in Brawl.
“I worked hand-in-hand with [director] Mr. [Masahiro] Sakurai, who I also consider a friend. At the time Nintendo thought that Snake felt like a Sony character, and didn’t think he would fit into SSBB. However, I really wanted Snake in the game, and it was through Mr. Sakurai that we were able to reach a consensus and make that happen.”
XSEED has taken a risk on a number of Japanese titles, including Solatorobo, which is set for release in North America later this year. However, one game that the company won’t be localizing is Earth Seeker. When asked if they have any plans to bring over the just-released Japanese titles, XSEED said:
“We are not actively looking into Earth Seeker at the moment. If Kadokawa asks us to publish it then we will consider it, but we will not aggressively pursue it from our side.”
Given Earth Seeker’s very poor debut in Japan last week, I doubt any publisher will truly consider localizing the title. It’s such a shame, since it looks like a fairly decent title that hardcore gamers could really use on Wii right now.
– Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D (3DS)
– Silent Hill: Downpour (PS3, Xbox 360)
– Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PSP)
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is fully supportive of Wii U. In an interview with The Guardian, Kotick noted that it was difficult to support Nintendo’s current console because of “the expectations that our gamers have.” However, he’s pleased that Wii U is on par with its competition. Kotick also said that “it’s now more possible to do deep rich multiplayer games”, although Activision is in need of more details regarding the console’s online functionality.
“There will always be a need for specialised hardware to satisfy the needs of gamers. With the Wii U … from a development perspective, having a Nintendo device that is on parity with the other hardware from a graphics perspective was really necessary. For the kinds of games we create, it was becoming very difficult for us to support the Wii with the expectations that our gamers have. I think that the user-interface itself is very clever – there will be a lot of innovation to come from having the second screen. It’s also critically important that you can use the existing physical interfaces with the new device because those are really compelling. Nintendo has always done a very good job of thinking about the user experience and this is no exception. …Well, without telling you our title plans, it’s now more possible to do deep rich multiplayer games – we need more clarity from Nintendo on the online capabilities, but we’ve had development systems for a while now and we’re very enthusiastic about it.”
Whereas North America is preparing for the end of E3 eShop trailers, European 3DS owners haven’t even had an opportunity to download any of the videos yet. On the bright side, that’ll be changing next week. Nintendo of Europe will be making one round of trailers available starting tomorrow and another batch next week.
Download between 1-20 July
Mario Kart
Resident Evil: Revelations
Star Fox 64 3D
Super Mario
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
3D trailers available from next week
Animal Crossing
Kid Icarus: Uprising
Luigi’s Mansion 2
Metal Gear Solid 3D: Snake Eater
Paper Mario
