Awhile back, Codemasters said that they’d be bringing F1 2011 to the 3DS. The company recently allowed members of the press to preview all versions of the game, including a build for Nintendo’s portable. Gamesradar has the first details below.
– Issue with the PSP version of F1 2009 in which the car would slow down when you turned it has been fixed for 3DS
– Front end will be similar for all versions, meaning the red and black-themed menus are present
– Quick Race available
– Can play through challenges
– Career mode
– No full-length grand prix events
– Dev. team has worked on the AI coding a great deal
– Monaco, Silverstone and Albert Park are some of the tracks available
– Features low-angled cameras
– Team is being careful with the 3D effect so that they can maximize its usefulness without appearing odd
– Four-player online mode planned
– TV Pod cam shows angle above the driver’s head
Cliff Bleszinski continues to throw his support towards Wii U. The Gears of War creator likes the idea of being able to play a console game on the controller and also believes that those who have been hateful of the system thus far will eventually purchase it. Bleszinski made a… somewhat humorous remark when discussing how you’ll be able to take the game with you even if there isn’t a television in sight:
“From what I’ve seen, it looks pretty cool. It seems like you can stream your game from your television directly to your [tablet] controller, so if you have irritable bowel syndrome, or a small bladder, you can still play it in the toilet. That’s great. But, you know, from what people are saying online, they’re like, ‘Oh, it’s just a DreamCast, whatever.’ But it’s like, ‘Dude, what’s old is new sometimes.’ The Power Glove [back on NES] led to the Wii, right? The Virtual Boy led to the 3DS, right? A lot of these older technologies that you forget about are [the technological predecessors]. The Kinect is a sophisticated webcam, right? So I’m just dying to see it. It’s Nintendo. I’ll buy it. I know I’ll buy it. They’ll (skeptical gamers) talk sh*t but they’ll buy it.”
Activision is working on a new James Bond game, which is going to launch sometime this year. We haven’t heard any information about the title officially, but that will be changing very soon. The project will be appearing at Comic-Con, so we should be receiving details before then or at the show itself. The question is, will the mystery game be released for Wii?
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8 July 2011 – Xenoblade Chronicles, the epic action RPG for Wii, will now be available across Europe from 19th August, allowing fans to explore the massive world of this critically acclaimed game two weeks earlier than expected.
Nintendo has also created an exclusive pre-order bundle for Xenoblade Chronicles which includes the game itself plus a red Classic Controller Pro, and is accompanied by a poster tube with three exclusive, A1-sized posters, electronically signed by the founder of Monolith Software, Tetsuya Takahashi.
Multiplatform
North America:
1. Child of Eden (Ubisoft, X360)
2. Kinect Sports (Microsoft, X360)
3. Dance Central (Microsoft, X360)
4. Wipeout: In the Zone (Microsoft, X360)
5. Your Shape: Fitness Evolved (Ubisoft, X360)
Japan:
1. L.A. Noire (Rockstar, PS3)
2. Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon (D3 Publisher, X360)
3. inFamous 2 (SCEI, PS3)
4. L.A. Noire (Rockstar, X360)
5. GoldenEye 007 (Nintendo, Wii)
UK:
1. Zumba Fitness (505 Games, Wii)
2. Dirt 3 (Codemasters, PS3)
3. Dirt 3 (Codemasters, X360)
4. L.A. Noire (Rockstar, PS3)
5. Mortal Kombat (Warner Bros, X360)
Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
2. Epic Mickey (Disney)
3. Zumba Fitness (Majesco)
4. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
5. Mystery Case Files: The Malgrave Incident (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. GoldenEye 007 (Nintendo)
2. Wii Remote Plus Variety Pack (Nintendo)
3. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
4. Billy’s Boot Camp: Wii de Enjoy Diet! (Rocket Company)
5. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Zumba Fitness (505 Games)
2. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
3. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (Disney)
4. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft)
5. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
Nintendo 3DS
North America:
1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo)
2. Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition (Capcom)
3. Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D (Capcom)
4. Pilotwings Resort (Nintendo)
5. Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (LucasArts)
Japan:
1. Zelda no Densetsu: Toki no Ocarina 3D (Nintendo)
2. Ken to Mahou to Gakuen Mono. 3D (Acquire)
3. Tales of the Abyss (Namco Bandai)
4. One Piece Unlimited Cruise SP (Namco Bandai)
5. Biohazard: The Mercenaries 3D (Capcom)
UK:
1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo)
2. Pilotwings Resort (Nintendo)
3. Nintendogs + Cats: Golden Retriever & New Friends (Nintendo)
4. Rabbids 3D (Ubisoft)
5. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (Disney)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs (Nintendo)
2. Phineas and Ferb (Disney)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
4. Pokemon White Version (Nintendo)
5. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Tennis no Oji-Sama Gyutto! Dokidoki Survival Umi to Yama no Love Passion (Konami)
2. Pocket Monsters Black (Nintendo)
3. Pocket Monsters White (Nintendo)
4. Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2: Professional (Square Enix)
5. Love Plus+ (Konami)
UK:
1. Let’s Draw! (Majesco)
2. Pokemon White Version (Nintendo)
3. Art Academy (Nintendo)
4. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
5. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean (Disney)
