Update: First details here.
According to Square Enix, a new Kingdom Hearts game is on its way to the DS. Oddly enough, the news comes from a low-key E3 lineup detail on the company’s official European Twitter account.
It has been rumored for a few days that a remake of Kingdom Hearts: Coded – a set of Japanese mobile downloads – is in development, and that does appear to be the case. The title will be called KINGDOM HEARTS Re:coded and an announcement is expected at E3. Re:coded will be the second Kingdom Hearts title for DS.
“We note that Nintendo is widely expected to deliver a Wii refresh in 2011, well before Sony and Microsoft come to market with new platforms, although this is unlikely to represent the launch of a new generation. Instead, we expect Microsoft and Sony to leverage their growing online content and services platforms, along with new motion sensing controllers, and to a lesser extent 3D and Internet-enabled televisions, as three pillars for growth over the coming 2-3 years.” – Lazard Capital Markets analyst Colin Sebastian
“3DS could emerge as an E3 winner. Our conversations with industry contacts suggest the Nintendo 3DS is an impressive device, and is garnering support among third party developers.” – Lazard Capital Markets analyst Colin Sebastian
“We also expect Nintendo to announce enhancements to the online capabilities of the Wii and DS. While another price reduction on the Wii is unlikely at E3 this year, we believe it remains a possibility before the end of the year depending on unit sell-through trends.” – Lazard Capital Markets analyst Colin Sebastian
The most important piece of information out of these comments is the 3DS third-party support. It’s critical for the system to be supported by developers other than Nintendo right out of the gate. Hopefully we’ll hear about a bunch of third-party announcements next week.
Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar (DS)
Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals (DS)
Rune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon (DS)
Gabrielle’s Ghostly Groove (DS)
Burlingame, Calif., June 9, 2010 – Natsume Inc., a worldwide developer and publisher of family-oriented video games, announced today their lineup for the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), which begins Tuesday, June 15, and runs through Thursday, June 17. The company will be holding one-on-one meetings at the show in the South Hall, booth #823, with select media representatives.
“We can’t wait to show off some of the key titles in our 2010 lineup at this year’s E3,” said Hiro Maekawa, President and CEO at Natsume. “We have eagerly-anticipated new entries in the Harvest Moon and Rune Factory series, a fun-filled new rhythm adventure game, and the triumphant return of the Lufia series!”
Classic Party Mode
Overseas Vacation Game
– 1-4 players
– Board game
– Start in Japan, draw cards to progress in the world to collect pictures
– Mini-game each turn
Dice
– 1-4 players
– Shake Wiimote like a dice to see how far they advance on a board
– Mini-game each turn
Bingo
– 1-4 players
– Mii cards for bingo
– Check the Mii on your board when it appears, mini-game when the mini-game ball appears
1. [Wii] Super Mario Galaxy 2
2. [PSP] Fairy Tail: Portable Guild
3. [DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
4. [DS] Soccer Tsuku DS: World Challenge 2010
5. [PS3] Lost Planet 2
6. [PSP] Hisshou Pachinko * Pachi-Slot Kouryaku Series Portable Vol. 1: Shinseiki Evangelion – Tamashii no Kiseki
7. [PSP] Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
8. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010: Aoki Samurai no Chousen
9. [Wii] Wii Fit Plus
10. [DS] Tomodachi Collection
All-New Personality+ Enables Players to Behave and Perform as True Individuals
GUILDFORD, UK. – 9th June, 2010 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today revealed that its top-selling* franchise from EA SPORTSTM will redefine player authenticity when FIFA 11 launches this Fall on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system. FIFA 11 reinvents player authenticity – on and off the ball – for every player and at every position on the pitch with Personality+, an all-new feature that sees individual abilities reflected in game, enabling clear differentiation for every player.
“Personality+ is the evolution of individual distinctiveness that sees a footballer’s abilities on the pitch mirrored authentically in our game, creating individual personalities in FIFA 11,” said Executive Producer Kaz Makita. “We have reached a level of sophistication within our game engine where footballers in our game will behave and perform as true individuals.”
– Deal with NBC Universal
– First title is a full “season”
– Should be about 4-6 episodes based on previous Telltale Games projects
– First episode releasing later this year
– No platforms announced
“For Jurassic Park, we will leverage Telltale’s expertise in storytelling and game design to deliver on the tension and drama of the series creating the ultimate cinematic adventure.” – Telltale CEO Dan Connors described the project
Two Turntables and a Microphone, Freestyle Gameplay and Host of Chart-Topping Hits From World’s Hottest Artists Highlight Sequel to #1 New Videogame IP of 2009
Soundtrack to Spin Beats From Dr. Dre, The Chemical Brothers, Kanye West, Metallica, Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Over 85 Others
Award Winning Producer Deadmau5 Joining the Crew as In-Game Playable Character
Free Download of Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance” Mixed With Deadmau5’s “Ghosts ‘n’ Stuff” Offered to Celebrate Announcement
London, UK – 8th June, 2010 – This autumn, living rooms will transform into nightclubs letting budding beat chemists, singing sensations and all of their friends party together by firing up two turntable controllers and a microphone to experience their favourite music as they’ve never heard it before in Activision Publishing Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) DJ Hero® 2 – the follow-up to the #1 new videogame intellectual property of 2009, DJ Hero®. Picking up where the award-winning DJ Hero soundtrack left off, DJ Hero 2 spins together the hottest tracks blazing up the charts and legendary club anthems from the biggest artists in pop, dance and hip hop including Dr. Dre, The Chemical Brothers, Kanye West, Metallica, Lady Gaga, Rihanna and over 85 others. Fuelling the party will be a host of all-new social multiplayer game modes and innovative freestyle gameplay giving virtual DJ’s the ability to crossfade, scratch and sample in over 70 speaker-blowing mashups from the hottest DJ’s and Producers around the world, including Deadmau5 – part of dance music’s elite – who will be starring as an in-game playable character.
To celebrate the announcement, DJ Hero owners and all of their friends will have the opportunity to download, spin, scratch and battle a mix from DJ Hero 2 as downloadable content. The mix features the sultry sounds of Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance”, mixed With the blistering beats of Deadmau5’s “Ghosts ‘n’ Stuff.” The mix will be available for free from 8-14th June on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION®Store for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system.
