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

Information Update - Nintendo 3DS

1.- Technology publication The Verge is reporting that Valve is getting ready to show of its own console called ‘Steam Box’ to rival Nintendo’s Wii U, Sony’s PlayStation 4 and Microsoft’s Xbox. Value apparently have a number of publishers and developers working alongside them, and the console could be announced at next weeks GDC conference.

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We’re told that the basic specs of the Steam Box include a Core i7 CPU, 8GB of RAM, and an NVIDIA GPU. The devices will be able to run any standard PC titles, and will also allow for rival gaming services (like EA’s Origin) to be loaded up


The Legend of Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma has sat down with IGN to discuss the Zelda series. Aonuma talks about a range of things including working with other developers, adding complexity to the game, and how the tutorial process in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword worked. Here’s a few choice extracts from the interview:

“I’m not really opposed to adding more complexity to Zelda,” Aonuma told us. “However, I don’t think Zelda needs complicated elements that have to be mastered before a player can enjoy the core of the game’s appeal. I think Zelda should be a game that is simple but that also has enough depth and variety to enable players to continue to make new discoveries.”
“The tutorial process in [Skyward Sword] wasn’t designed with the specific goal of educating new players. The process was designed to let the player become familiar with the world of Skyloft and to communicate with its residents,” Aonuma told us. “After the tutorial process, Zelda disappears and Link has to descend by himself to the unexplored surface world. The intent of the tutorial is to give players a strong connection to Skyloft, which is Link’s home, and to Zelda.”
“Nintendo’s developers will continue to work on a number of different titles, and I think that we will have to rely on outside companies for graphics and other elements that require massive resources,” Aonuma said, specifically addressing the idea of future partnerships. “I’m satisfied when the cooperation between Nintendo and other companies becomes something meaningful for both parties.”

2.- Square Enix has released new artwork and screenshots from Bravely Default: Flying Fairy.


There is a new scan from the latest issue of V Jump magazine in that shows off new Dream Eaters and scenes from Kingdom Hearts 3D.

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Mister Gaga