John Hanke, chief executive of Niantic, says that the company will have more to say about Pokemon GO “soon.” That information comes from an interview conducted by GamesBeat.
Hanke told the site:
“Pokémon Go is looking good. We’ll share more details with the world soon. There certainly are a lot of fans.”
In other news, Niantic has raised another $5 million from companies such as Alsop Louie, former Havas boss David Jones, Fuji Television, Lucas Nealan, and Cyan and Scott Banister. The Pokemon Company, Google, and Nintendo also invested $30 million last October.
Niantic should be discussing Pokemon GO at GDC 2016 next month. Attendees “will get a first-hand, in-depth look at how players are interacting and exploring the world with one another through Pokemon GO, the collaborative approach to design and development for the game and the next evolution of augmented reality and real-world mobile gameplay experiences.”
Despite having launched last year, Big John Games is still working on Cube Creator 3D to provide the game with updates. Version 1.2 is currently in the pipeline.
One feature set to arrive with the next update is multiplayer. You can see what this looks like via the attached screenshot.
As for the update, it’s unclear when exactly it will be pushed out to players.
The very 1st peek at #multiplayer dev for #CubeCreator3D 1.2; view from 1 #3DS showing 2 other live players. pic.twitter.com/8S5O34Uiig
— Big John Games (@BigJohnGames) February 25, 2016
…we still don't have a timeline to announce, but #multiplayer for #CubeCreator3D is certainly on its way. More to come very soon! #3DS
— Big John Games (@BigJohnGames) February 25, 2016
Aksys Games and Spike Chunsoft continues its Zero Time Dilemma teases with another piece of character art. Get a look at participant 5 above.
Update: pokemon-sun.com and pokemon-moon.com have also seen the same activity.
Earlier today, two European trademark filings were found for Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon. It’s assumed that both will be announced tomorrow.
Additional evidence has since surfaced pointing to Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon being the real deal. Nintendo of America registered the domain name pokemon-sunmoon.com today, although it only redirects to “pokemon.com”. I imagine that will change tomorrow!
The 3DS first launched on February 26, 2011. As it’s now February 26 in Japan, we can officially say that the portable has been around for five years.
For me personally, it boggles my mind that I can play Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Smash Bros., and Xenoblade Chronicles (if you count the New 3DS) on a handheld. Aside from that, we’ve seen some genuinely great games from Nintendo and third-parties as well. The system itself has even come a long way since launch, as we have features like 3DS themes and Nintendo Badge Arcade to decorate the menu screen.
So with that, happy fifth anniversary to the 3DS! While things may be winding down for the system, there’s still plenty to look forward to this year – Bravely Second/Fire Emblem Fates depending on your region, two Dragon Quest games, Hyrule Warriors Legends, Metroid Prime: Federation Force (don’t laugh!), Ace Attorney 6, 7th Dragon III, and maybe a Pokemon game or two…
iSpot has the North American commercial for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD. As usual, we’ve attached the video below.
Pokemon Ranger landed on the European Wii U Virtual Console earlier today. Check out some footage from the game below.
SEGA has shared new videos for Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Japanese arcades.
First, a trailer:
Several gameplay clips in the following playlist:
Nintendo has published the official European Bravely Second launch trailer. You can view it below.
