Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot recently provided a few comments regarding Project Cafe. Although specific information about the system’s functionality was not revealed, the remarks are interesting since Ubisoft is the first-third-party to share significant thoughts about Nintendo’s next console. Guillemot said the following on an investor’s call:
“The platform Nintendo is coming with is really a fantastic platform. We think it will be extremely successful. What we see is that we will be able to leverage a lot of the work we do for Xbox 360 and PS3 while we create games for the platform. So we will not have to redo completely the games that we create. We’ll be able to use all the capacity the console is giving but also use all the work we do for the other platforms.”
Looks like Project Cafe could be getting a decent amount of PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 games in the future. I suppose that’s not necessarily a bad thing! The Wii has missed out on some tremendous third-party releases…
12th May, 2011 – Nintendo, a worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment and Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games today confirmed that they have entered into a distribution agreement for the forthcoming game Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D to be made available on Nintendo 3DS. Under the terms of the agreement Nintendo will be responsible for the sales, marketing and distribution of the game throughout European territories, with Capcom remaining as publisher. Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D is scheduled for release across Europe in July this year.
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D will join a growing number of games which have been made available since the launch of Nintendo 3DS earlier this year, which allows 3D gaming without the need for special glasses.
Yesterday an Amazon page and boxart were found for Rayman Origins on Wii. Before that, we heard that Ubisoft was planning on announcing the Wii version of the title at E3. Apparently that’s exactly what Ubisoft had in store. The company told Dutch website N1ntendo:
“Rayman Origins will also be released as a retail-game for Wii, even though this is/was supposed to be a surprise for this year’s E3.”
I suppose we’ll receive an official announcement about the game at E3. Now the only uncertainty is whether or not the DS GameStop listing was an error…
Thanks to Dragoon for the tip!
– Towers have distinct themes
– Tree tower, stone tower, steel tower
– Masters of each tower also represent the theme
– 13 towers in total
– Will spend time in an observation tower
– This tower stands next to the master towers
– Graiai can be found in the observation tower
– Store items and recover your health by going to sleep
– Talk to Ceres in the observation tower
– Nintendo says you can “communication” with Ceres
– You can pick an item up if you see a glowing marker on the group
– Receive different items from enemies depending on where you strike them
– Time progresses in the game when battling through towers or while you’re sleeping
– Materials/movements of enemies change over time
– Hold B to open up a zooming window while aiming at the screen
The Past, Present and Future are in Your Hands…
LOS ANGELES (May 12, 2011) – Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX® interactive entertainment products in the Americas, announced today that CHRONO TRIGGER® is headed to Nintendo’s Virtual Console™ service for the Wii™ console on May 16, 2011.
Originally released in 1995 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System™, CHRONO TRIGGER was created by a talented development team – Yuji Horii (script creator), creator of the DRAGON QUEST® series, Akira Toriyama (character design), creator of Dragon Ball®, and the creators of FINAL FANTASY – all of whom were key contributors to the game’s success.
– 3DS mode, N64 mode, Battle mode
– 3DS mode: Use the gyro sensor to control your ship
– Battle mode supports four players
– Also supports download play
– No online support
– Your face is shown as an icon during combat to show who is who
Thanks to Thomas N for the tip!
Nintendo 3DS System Update Coming June 6
A new system update for the hand-held Nintendo 3DS™ system will be available in North America the evening of June 6 Pacific time. By downloading the free update via a wireless broadband Internet connection, Nintendo 3DS users can enjoy new features and enhancements, including an Internet browser and access to the Nintendo eShop, where users can browse and purchase downloadable content. For more information about Nintendo 3DS, visit http://www.nintendo3ds.com.
I was really looking forward to the eShop. Aside from my upcoming foray to Animé Central in Chicago next week, it’s pretty much all that’s been on my mind, and I was excited that by the time I got back from my trip, I’d have the full functionality of an internet browser and downloadable games ready to go. Well, I’ve got some bad news for anyone who felt the same as me: It’s not coming until June 6th.
No specific word on why Nintendo decided to delay the shop, but it could have something to do with the fact that their E3 press conference is the following day, June 7th. Ah well…
*sigh*
