Thanks to Robert for the tip!
On the DS, h.a.n.d. has created the Kingdom Hearts game. For Nintendo’s next handheld, though, it seems that there will be a developer switch.
“Right now we can’t say much about it. All I can say is that the Kingdom Hearts for 3DS will not be a port, but a new game. It will probably be developed by the team who was in charge of Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep, the Osaka team.” – Tetsuya Nomura, Director of the Kingdom Hearts franchise
Here’s a piece of interesting news. According to a page from Nintendo’s Japanese E3 site, Square Enix is developing Mario Sports Mix. This won’t be the companies first work with a Mario sports game, however. Square Enix also created Mario Hoops 3-on-3 for the DS, which was released in 2006.
– One level
– Based on the first mission of the N64 title
– Improved textures (sharper, higher resolution)
– There is an on-screen reticule to gauge depth
– No sound/teammates don’t show up on screen like before (early on, could be added later)
– Can fly 360 degrees in All Range Mode at the end of the level
This information comes from the Iwata Asks interview with Masahiro Sakurai…
– Discussions between Sakurai and Iwata began in July 2008
– Sakurai was the first developer outside Nintendo to see the 3DS
– Sakurai wanted to make something traditional, yet new at the same time
– Play with the slider pad
– L button is for firing
– Use stylus to aim
– Sakurai wants to make the controls simple
– Can fly for five minutes
– Get to land battle destination, then fights on land
– Can get through the game without having to defeat every enemy
– For casual and hardcore gamers
Thanks to jcr for the tip!
