Information Update // Noticias Nuevas - Nintendo 3DS & PSVita

Information Update - Nintendo 3DS (600th Blog Entry)


1.- Hironobu Sakaguchi , the acclaimed producer behind the Final Fantasy series, and more recently The Last Story, has shared his Mii character online via Twitter. To download Sakaguchi’s Mii character on your Nintendo 3DS you’ll need to select Mii Maker and then select QR Code/Image Option.

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Nintendo has announced that it’s going to start selling cuddly Tanooki Mario soft toys in Japan starting from April. A small cuddly Tanooki Mario costs 1,400 yen ($18) and a medium-sized Tannoki Mario costs 2,600 yen ($34). Nintendo hasn’t announced any plans to bring these adorable toys to the West, though I’m sure there’s a few of you that would like to get your hands on one.

Famitsu has published its readers most wanted games of 2012 and Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Online for Wii, and eventually Wii U, has topped the list. There are a total of five games for Nintendo related platforms in the entire top ten. Here’s the games the Japanese are looking forward to playing the most this year:

1. [Wii] Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Online
2. [PS3] Dragon’s Dogma
3. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4
4. [PSV] Persona 4: The Golden
5. [PS3] One Piece: Kaizoku Musou
6. [3DS] Animal Crossing 3DS
7. [3DS] New Love Plus
8. [PSP] Shining Blade
9. [PSP] Super Robot Taisen Z
10. [3DS] Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance

2.- Due to the unfortunate misspelling of Resident Evil: Revelations on North American retail copies of Resident Evil: Revelations, Capcom has revealed that it will be sending outreplacement covers free of change to those that have managed to snag one of the misspelt sleeves. Capcom has also announced that all future copies of Resident Evil: Revelations will have the correct spelling on the sleeves.

As you may well have heard by now, the title of Revelations is indeed misspelled on the spine of the game box (as “Revelaitons”). Unfortunately, the initial North American shipment of the game will reflect this error, but we just got confirmation that subsequent shipments of the title are being repackaged to have the correct spelling. Meanwhile, customers who have received the misspelled version can contact our Customer Service line at 650-350-6700 or by email at accounts@capcom.com and we’ll send you a new insert for your case. So yay!

Online gaming publication Games Beat has revealed that Sony issued a Wii U like patent during 2010. The patent is Titled Position-Dependent Gaming 3-D controller, and Handheld as a Remote. Here’s a brief description of the intriguing patent which bears a striking resemblance to what Nintendo has proposed with Wii U:

Methods and systems for using a position of a mobile device with an integrated display as an input to a video game or other presentation are presented. Embodiments include rendering an avatar on a mobile device such that it appears to overlay a competing user in the real world. Using the mobile device’s position, view direction, and the other user’s mobile device position, an avatar (or vehicle, etc.) is depicted at an apparently inertially stabilized location of the other user’s mobile device or body. Some embodiments may estimate the other user’s head and body positions and angles and reflect them in the avatar’s gestures.

3.- THQ has announced to investors that it’s delaying Metro: Last Light for Wii U, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC to early 2013. THQ also announced that Darksiders 2 will be released during the summer for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC, but wouldn’t specify exactly when we will see the game on Wii U. Darksiders 2 has already been announced as a launch title for Wii U, so expect it later this year.
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Mister Gaga