“Let’s put it this way I think we would all love to think that GoldenEye may make it onto the 3DS. Today we’re talking about the Wii, but yeah if you were at E3 and you played with the 3DS it’s a great bit of hardware and we’d love to see it on there. But we don’t know, there’re no plans yet. I think if Nintendo approached us we’d consider anything.” – Activision’s Julian Widdow
I think we could see this happen eventually. GoldenEye 007 is hitting the DS later this year, and you may remember that Rogue Agent also landed on the portable. Perhaps Activision will call on n-Space to make another handheld James Bond title, but for the 3DS sometime in the future.
“We will have six to eight of the key launch titles on 3DS, so we are expecting anywhere between 25 and 30 per cent share on that platform.” – UK sales director Darren Bowen
It sounds like the 3DS will have a much stronger lineup than the DS had. You may remember that only 11 titles were released in North America alongside the DS. I just hope we see Nintendo’s new portable sooner rather than later!
Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
2. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
3. Just Dance (Ubisoft)
4. Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Warner Bros.)
5. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Dragon Quest Monsters: Battle Road Victory (Square Enix)
2. Wii Party (Nintendo)
3. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
4. Xenoblade (Nintendo)
5. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Dance on Broadway (Ubisoft)
2. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
3. Just Dance (Ubisoft)
4. Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Warner Bros.)
5. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (Nintendo)
2. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
3. Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Warner Bros.)
4. Toy Story 3 (Disney)
5. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Fire Emblem: Shin Monshou no Nazo Hikari to Kage no Eiyuu (Nintendo)
2. Tokimeki Memorial Girls Side 3rd Story (Konami)
3. Odoru Daisousasen The Game: Sensuikan ni Sennyuu Seyo! (Bandai Namco)
4. Love Plus+ (Konami)
5. Inazuma Eleven 3: Sekai e no Chousen!! Bomber (Level 5)
Most of this information is in regard to the console versions, but I’m sure the DS title will be based upon some of the experiences that will be found in the PS3/360/PC games.
SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 16, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ — Award winning artist Joss Stone is set to debut as the newest Bond girl in Activision Publishing, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) James Bond 007: Blood Stone, an original Bond experience from legendary screenwriter Bruce Feirstein. In addition to stepping into a leading role, Grammy and BRIT Award winner Joss Stone will create original music for the game, luring players into an explosive third-person action adventure where they will unravel an international conspiracy across exotic locales. Players will experience full-throttle, behind-the-wheel action on land and sea while using the most high tech gadgetry known to James Bond 007, the world’s most skilled secret agent.
“James Bond 007: Blood Stone captures the cinematic intensity of a Bond film by immersing players in an intriguing conspiracy that will require them to think and act like James Bond,” said David Pokress, Head of Marketing for Licensed Properties, Activision Publishing. “In addition, the game will feature a diverse array of multi-player modes and debut strategic objective-based gameplay that will allow Xbox 360, PS3(TM) and PC players to battle as teams of spies and mercenaries through authentic Bond locales.”
WiiWare
Pearl Harbor Trilogy – 1941: Red Sun Rising (700 points)
Kung Fu Funk – Everybody is Kung Fu Fighting! (500 points)
DSiWare
Soul of Darkness (500 points)
5-in-1 Solitaire (200 points )
3D Space Tank (800 points)
The 3DS has only been in the hands of third-parties for only a few months, yet it has already garnered tremendous support. However, a number of developers saw it for the first time at E3, including BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk. In a recent interview, Zeschuck said that he was “blown away” by Nintendo’s new portable, and even pondered the possibility of making a title for the handheld.
“We could [make a 3DS title] because we’ve done a DS game before. So imagining it, it’s pretty similar. It will depend. The thing I’m curious about on 3DS is, what else does it bring to the table? Is it going to be wireless? What kind of backend connectivity are they going to do? That is what excites me. I loved it. I saw it at E3 and I was blown away. I’m not sure if it’ll bring that much more to the table. But that’s going to be enough to reinvigorate the DS market. For us to want to jump in, you largely have to have a lot more online stuff going on there. You’re clearly limited in how flexible you can be on the backend. We always joked about a DS MMO at some point…It would be brilliant. But the problem is it’s not patchable. That’s the thing I’ve learned working on MMO stuff. You have to be able to update. But it would be a pretty cool concept…And that [more online integration] opens up those kinds of windows. And suddenly, even just imagine that.”
DSi LL – 28,916
Wii – 24,604
PSP – 24,421
PS3 – 18,345
DSi – 17,356
Xbox 360 – 5,688
DS Lite – 4,992
PS2 – 1,558
PSP go – 1,046
For comparison’s sake, here are the numbers from last week.
DSi LL – 32,661
PSP – 24,685
Wii – 21,964
PS3 – 20,077
DSi – 18,271
Xbox 360 – 7,303
DS Lite – 5,339
PS2 – 1,594
PSP go – 1,024
