Bill Trinen on the 3DS’ launch games…
At today’s event, we’re only talking about the launch window. In terms of the day-to-day titles, we’ll probably be going into that in the next few months, closer to launch.
Trinen on if the eShop is coming later…
“Yeah, obviously, I mean we showed the video of the store today — it proved that it has a lot more features on this version than on Wii and Nintendo DSi. In terms of how or when it’s going to be available, that’s an announcement for another day.”
Trinen on whether or not he thinks the eShop will be available before E3…
“Today we’re really focused on the price announcement, the launch window time frame, and then in terms of specific announcements on each title in the shop, we’ll do that as we get closer to launch. We need to save some limits for later.”
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1 2 JUST DANCE 2 WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
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– 4 MASS EFFECT 2 PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
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35 37 WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2011 XB360 THQ THQ
34 38 GOLDENEYE 007 WII ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
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7 5 ASSASSIN’S CREED: BROTHERHOOD UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
4 6 WII FIT PLUS NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 7 MASS EFFECT 2 BIOWARE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
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10 22 DC UNIVERSE ONLINE SONY ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT SONY ONLINE ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
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This information comes from Team Ninja boss Yosuke Hayashi…
“The concept of this game is basically to create the best version of Dead or Alive. Actually for the Metroid collaboration, we had help from Nintendo and they’re really friendly with us. But the concept of Dead or Alive as the best version of the game means Samus Aran or Metroid is something different. That’s why we are not focusing on that in terms of the concept. So talking about Samus Aran, is she playable or not? This time she’s not playable. But Samus Aran will be shown in the game. She comes to help the player. That’s the collaboration shown there [in the trailer]. But how you can unlock Samus Aran? Please find out by yourself.”
Samus won’t be playable in the game, but she will be making an appearance… just like Ridley. The stage inclusion from Other M is pretty neat in itself, if you ask me!
You know what I wish grew on trees? Money! If it did, it would solve quite a few problems… We’ve tried out a few advertising options for the site which, so far, haven’t been as successful as I had hoped. We still are giving up on things just yet, though.
In the future, you may see a different background on the site relating to gamer’s interests. It could be for an upcoming title, or something else completely. But the basic idea is that the background may change for a few days, and then it’ll return to its original form. It doesn’t seem like a huge deal, or something that will be annoying or intrusive. Granted it turns out to be something we don’t find advantageous to the benefit of the site or our readers, it will be removed immediately.
Just want to make sure I keep everyone informed!
This information comes from Capcom producer Motohide Eshiro…
“I can’t comment officially but, personally speaking, I think it had a lot to do with the announcements for new consoles. That was overshadowing any other game news at the time.”
Unfortunately, I feel as though Okamiden is in a similar situation as its predecessor. The game is coming out very close to the launch of the 3DS. I’m somewhat concerned that the system’s launch will overshadow the release of Okamiden.
When it comes to downloadable games for the Wii™ and Nintendo DSi™ systems, you never know what each day might have in store. One minute you’ll be throwing elbows and speeding around the track in Jam City Rollergirls for the WiiWare™ service. Next, you’ll travel back in time for classic arcade-style air battles in 1942 for the Virtual Console™ service. Then it’s back to the present, where you’ve got to stay cool under pressure as an air traffic mastermind in Airport Mania®: Non-Stop Flights for Nintendo DSiWare™. Just when things start to settle down, Rocks N’ Rockets will inspire you to step up and fight off an onslaught of deadly meteors using your Nintendo DSi stylus. With hundreds of downloadable titles to choose from – plus demo versions of select WiiWare games for zero Wii Points™ – you’ll never face another humdrum afternoon again.
