RIDGE RACER® Shifts into a New Dimension
SANTA CLARA, Calif., (Mar. 22, 2011) – Leading video game developer and publisher NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today announced that RIDGE RACER® 3D is now available at retailers nationwide for the Nintendo 3DS™ system. The high-octane RIDGE RACER® series returns to set the racing world on fire with fierce racing and features brand new to the iconic series. New features to RIDGE RACER 3D include breathtaking stereoscopic 3D visuals, a wider variety of dominating racing machines including American muscle cars, new environments, expanded customization options and updated drift mechanics that continue to define the RIDGE RACER experience.
Drift through hairpin turns at blistering speeds to edge out the rest of the pack with powerful drift-tuned machines in the newest installment of the hit RIDGE RACER series. Using the glasses-free 3D technology of the Nintendo 3DS, players will be able to experience a level of intimacy with the on-screen races like never before. Players will be able to accurately judge the distance between them and the competition with 3D depth of field for some of the most intense arcade racing available. Burn past the checkered flag across classic and brand new tracks in over 100 unique races in sleek, all-new machines inspired by American muscle car culture, and become a drift-racing champion.
Ubisoft has previously released screenshots of Rayman, but it looks like this is the first time we’re seeing how the title appears on the 3DS – you know, in its actual resolution.
You didn’t forget, did you..?!
THE NEXT DIMENSION OF ENTERTAINMENT LAUNCHES ACROSS EUROPE
Pick Up Your Glasses-Free 3D Entertainment System This Week
The Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo’s new device which offers portable entertainment in 3D without the need for special glasses, launches this week in Europe on March 25th. Play games in 3D, take 3D photographs and enjoy engaging new social applications that will offer a new surprise every day. Nintendo 3DS will launch in Cosmos Black and Aqua Blue alongside 13 3D games including nintendogs™ + cats, Pilotwings Resort™, Super Street Fighter™IV 3D Edition, Tom Clancy’s™ Ghost Recon® Shadow Wars, PES 2011 3D and The Sims™ 3.
“Nintendo 3DS represents a dynamic shift in how we interact with games and continues the tradition Nintendo has for changing the technology landscape in the same way it did with touch-screen gaming in 2004 and motion-controlled gaming in 2006,” said Laurent Fischer, Nintendo of Europe’s Managing Director of Marketing & PR. “People will truly need to experience it to believe their eyes.”
This information comes from Abderrazzak Elkaouni…
“Rayman 3D isn’t a simple port. We improved the game experience by adjusting the difficulty curve and the camera angles in the game. We also improved the game system and controls to provide all players with more accessibility. We polished the actors and level visuals thanks to the capabilities of the console. Finally, we made use of stereoscopy to create more immersion so that the player really feels like he or she is diving into Rayman’s universe.”
Rayman 2 is a highly regarded game, so I’d think it’d be tough to screw that game up! Still, it is a bit odd how we really haven’t seen much of the title…
NINTENDO TO HOST MIDNIGHT LAUNCH EVENT AT BEST BUY TO CELEBRATE U.S. LAUNCH OF NINTENDO 3DS
New Yorkers to Ditch Their 3D Glasses for Good as Nintendo 3DS Brings Glasses-Free 3D to Portable Entertainment
WHAT: New Yorkers are invited to leave their 3D glasses at home – permanently – and join Nintendo of America for a memorable midnight launch event for the new Nintendo 3DS™ hand-held system. On March 26 at Best Buy’s Union Square location, consumers and video game fans of all kinds will be treated to live entertainment, branded giveaway items (while supplies last) and hands-on demonstrations of the new system, which lets users enjoy 3D visuals without the need for special glasses. Food trucks will also be on-site to offer refreshments throughout the event. Starting at midnight, attendees will have a chance to be among the first U.S. consumers to purchase Nintendo 3DS. The first 300 attendees to purchase the system will receive a special carrying case.
