Tecmo Bowl has received classification over in Australia. This is almost certainly for a Virtual Console release, but I can’t say for sure whether it’s for the Wii U or 3DS. Although Tecmo Bowl did come out on the North American 3DS eShop back in 2013, I don’t believe it ever reached PAL regions. I guess we’ll see what’s planned at some point in the future!
A few minutes of footage has come in showing off Mobot Studios’ Wii U eShop game Blocky Boy. Check it out in the video below.
An art book for Bravely Second is going on sale later this week. Fans can get their hands on “Bravely Second Design Works: The Art of Bravely 2013-2015” starting on May 21. Pricing is set at 3,240 yen.
Game Informer has posted another video of Disney Infinity 3.0. This time around, we get a look at the Star Wars space battles. View the video below.
Nintendo has confirmed to IGN that president and CEO Satoru Iwata will not be attending E3 2015 this year. However, Shigeru Miyaomto and other developers will be on hand at next month’s expo.
In a statement, Nintendo said:
Nintendo’s focus for E3 this year will be showcasing the many games we have coming for both Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. Mr. Miyamoto and other members of our development team will be in Los Angeles to explain these games and the unique experiences that each offers. Mr. Iwata’s focus in this period will be on other areas of our business that require his presence in Japan.
Nintendo also said that Iwata will be in “constant contact” with the away team in Los Angeles. He’ll also be monitoring the reaction to Nintendo’s announcements.
You may recall that Iwata skipped last year’s E3 as well. That was in large part due to health issues he was experiencing at the time.
NIS America uploaded a new video interview for Rodea: The Sky Soldier with creator Yuji Naka and director Zin Hasegawa. Watch it below.
The New Nintendo 3DS and New Nintendo 3DS XL have received price cuts in the UK at Amazon and Tesco.
Originally, the New Nintendo 3DS sells for £149.99 while the XL runs at £179.99, but both Amazon and Tesco have dropped them to £119 and £139 respectively.
For those that have yet to pick up a 3DS or upgrade in the UK, now is a great time to do so!
Perfect Dark Zero ended up on the Xbox 360, but that wasn’t always the plan. Rare was initially developing the title for GameCube before Nintendo sold off the studio to Microsoft.
Unseen64 shared a video today that shows concept art from a prototype Perfect Dark Zero build via an art gallery. It gives us a look at the different sort of art style Rare was originally toying around with during the GameCube era – something more cartoony and Japanese manga-inspired at one point. Take a look at the video below.
SEGA was once developing Initial D EX for the DS. Unseen64 reports that the company’s “Rosso” department was working on the street racing game back in 2007/2008.
Interestingly, Initial D EX was never actually announced. We only know of its existence thanks to a few images that briefly appeared on the SEGA Rosso website.
A screenshot from Initial D EX can be found above. Unseen64 has a few additional ones here.
