LittleBigPlanet 2: 9
Dead Space 2: 9
Infinity Blade: 8
Nail’d: 5
Gray Matter: 5
Echochrome 2: 8
Under Siege: 7
Ni no Kuni: 8
999: Nine hours, Nine persons, Nine doors: 6
Eat Them: 5
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective: 8
lilt line: 4
The 3DS’s cameras allow the portable to take 3D photos, though their functionality could be enhanced in the future. In an Iwata Asks interview, Shigeru Miyamoto commented that Iwata is looking into 3D video recording for the handheld. Following that remark, Iwata noted that this would need to be done through a system update. Nothing is confirmed just yet, but I’d say this is a pretty good sign.
Thanks to Thomas N for the tip!
Sora’s journey in KINGDOM HEARTS II has drawn to a close, now a new tale is set to begin.
London (13 January 2011) – Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, announces KINGDOM HEARTS Re:coded will be available from tomorrow (14 January 2011) across all PAL territories, exclusively for the Nintendo DS system.
Jiminy Cricket is looking over the journal he used to document his first adventure with Sora when he discovers a mysterious message. He didn’t write it – so how did it get there? King Mickey is determined to find out, so he and his friends decide to digitise the journal and delve into its deepest secrets. Inside this “datascape” dwells a second Sora who is about to embark on a grand adventure of his very own.
Confirmed dates
3/11: Super Monkey Ball 3D (Sega)
3/17: Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell 3D (Ubisoft)
3/24: Dead or Alive Dimensions (Tecmo Koei)
3/24: Gundam The 3D Battle (Namco Bandai)
3/24: Rabbids Time Travel (Ubisoft)
3/31: BlazBlue Continuum Shift II (Arc System Works)
3/31: Pro Baseball Famisuta 2011 (Namco Bandai)
March timeframe
Asphalt 3D Nitro Racing (Konami)
Pro Baseball Spirits 2011 (Konami)
The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
Tsukurou Ponta no Gardens 3D (Electronic Arts)
Shanghai 3D Cube (Sunsoft)
Naruto Shippuuden (Takara Tomy)
Will Shooter XX (Dorasu)
Steel Diver (Nintendo)
Nikoli Puzzle (Hmaster)
Still no Zelda, but there is a new first-party title in Steel Diver. However, because Ocarina of Time 3D won’t be released in Japan until April at the earliest (based on this list), I’m beginning to wonder if there is any chance it’ll make the North American 3DS launch. We’ll find out next week.
Splinter Cell 3D will be released in Japan on March 20 for 5040 yen.
Thanks to Dannyxzero for the tip!
Thanks to Chestah for the tip!
Rabbids Time Travel will be released in Japan on March 17 for 5040 yen.
Thanks to Dannyxzero for the tip!
This information comes from Renegade Kid’s Jools Watsham…
“It looks like Maximilian will not be rising up to thwart the Mutant Mudds on DSiWare. This makes me sad. I really wanted to see it happen. One month after I put the call out, we have 452 comments from fine folks who want to see Maximilian and the Rise of the Mutant Mudds on DSiWare. Unfortunately, that is 548 votes short of where we need to be in order to start development of the title.”
I’m pretty bummed about this! Platformers are my favorite genre (it has some shooting and action elements as well), and Renegade Kid is a fantastic game developer. So I would have been interested in trying the game out. It’d be neat if the game ended up on 3DSWare somehow, though based on the lack of comments Renegade Kid received, I don’t think that is a possibility right now.
Thanks to Chestah for the tip!
I was down at the Mall of America today to do some magazine shopping, and while me and some friends were wandering around, we came across the Microsoft store. Now, I’ve been in the Microsoft store multiple times, and each time it’s been host to great people and great fun; I haven’t even purchased anything from there yet! Today when we went back, they had the Kinect hooked up to the body-moving, fun-inducing Dance Central, and so naturally I began playing it.
About 45 minutes later, I was all danced out- as were my friends- and I was finally convinced: Kinect is pretty damn awesome, and I felt like I should ask what other people feel about Sony and Microsoft’s attempts at motion gaming. Of course, both of these never would have been possible without the Wii’s pioneering of the technology, but that doesn’t make the alternatives any less enjoyable! Are there any 360/PS3 owners out there that have been dying to talk about their experiences with the alternates to the Wii motion control?
Personally, I’ve played around with Move a lot and I’m still not convinced that it’s any better (in my experience it’s only been worse) than the Wii, but Kinect (especially Dance Central!) has got me hooked! Of course, I enjoy Ubisoft’s Just Dance to an equal level, so I won’t be purchasing a Kinect for just that one title any time soon. Even so, you can tickle me impressed!
How about you?
