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!
TOKYO, JAPAN – 16 June 2010 – NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. today announced it has five titles in development for Nintendo 3DSTM, the recently announced portable gaming device from Nintendo Co., Ltd. which employs stereogram technology.
With final title names, detailed game information and release dates to be revealed at a later date, the five titles in development are as follows:
“Three years ago when we started working on the 3DS screen, I knew I wanted to work on version of Ocarina of Time. I felt that if you were running around in those fields in 3D, you’d really feel like you were there in Hyrole.” – Shigeru Miyamoto
Well, that’s no surprise, really! Even though the DS had just been released a few years years prior, Nintendo was already working on their next handheld. That just goes to show they’re not lying when they say that they’re always working on new hardware!
1. [Wii] Xenoblade
2. [Wii] Super Mario Galaxy 2
3. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
4. [DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
5. [DS] Mega Man Zero Collection
6. [PS3] Just Cause 2
7. [PSP] Fairy Tail Portable Guild
8. [DS] Tomodachi Collection
9. [Wii] Wii Fit Plus
10. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010: Aoki Samurai no Chousen
