This is the same demo that Miyamoto played on stage, but without the wireless interference!
This information comes from an Iwata Asks interview with Kensuke Tanabe…
– Miyamoto wanted to make a new Donkey Kong game, was looking for a developer
– Kensuke Tanabe remembered the Retro CEO had worked on Donkey Kong previously
– Retro CEO suggested the codename F followed by the numbel 8 (so it read as fate)
– Decided early on to base it off the original Donkey Kong Country
– Diddy Kong has a jetpack
– If you hold the button after jumping, he can hover
– If you do it while Diddy Kong is on Donkey Kong’s back, Diddy Kong can carry Donkey Kong along with him
– Moving around is easier
Thanks to Robert for the tip!
This information comes from a 3DS developer interview with Melissa Cazzaro…
“We are working on a big franchise of Ubisoft Montreal right now and we are producing it on the new Nintendo 3DS. I can’t really say much detail about it right now, but please look forward to it.”
It’s no surprise that Ubisoft is fully supporting the 3DS. The company has already announced six titles for launch, including Assassin’s Creed Lost Legacy.
This information comes from EA’s Ryan Stradling, who was speaking about the 3DS on Nintendo’s E3 site…
“Playing games is about playing with my friends, and I want to know when my other friends are online, and that’s going to give me the ability and it’s also going to let me know what games they’re playing, real-time updates that I can get via that, sports scores because I’m interested in sports, exchanging achievements with other players that are in 3D. When you look at the DS penetration rate, there’s going to be a lot of friends for me to go talk to and communicate with.”
I’m marking this as a rumor for now since Nintendo has yet to confirm this information outright. Also, the voice chat bit isn’t too clear at this point. Still, this news sounds exciting nonetheless.
