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

Information Update - Nintendo 3DS


1.- The latest firmware update brings minor changes to Nintendo 3DS. According to Nintendo, the update improves the convenience and stability of the system. It also adds more character options for your password that is made when you store credit card information in the Nintendo eShop.

More After the Break...

2K Sports has announced that Blake Griffin, Kevin Durant and Derrick Rose will be featured on the box art of the upcoming NBA 2K13. The game will be released this year for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, PC, Wii and Wii U.


Square Enix has announced that their upcoming Nintendo 3DS title, Bravely Default: Flying Fairy, will be released in Japan on October 11th. The game will launch on the same daythat Project X Zone releases in Japan. It has not been confirmed that Bravely Default: Flying Fairy will be released in other regions.

Amazon Germany has posted what appears to be the finalised box-art for Darksiders 2 for Wii U. Of course, this could just be a mock-up created by Amazon Germany. However, the overall design matches that of Jett Tailfin Racers, which was revealed earlier this month.

• Nintendo only managed to scoop one award at this years Game Critics Awards. The company managed to scoop the award for best hardware/peripheral with their forthcoming Wii U console. Sony and Naughty Dog were the biggest winners, as they managed to claim five awards. Here’s the full list of the winners.
• Best of Show
• The Last of Us
• (Naughty Dog/SCEA for PlayStation 3)
• Best Original Game
• The Last of Us
• (Naughty Dog/SCEA for PlayStation 3)
• Best Console Game
• The Last of Us
• (Naughty Dog/SCEA for PlayStation 3)
• Best Handheld/Mobile Game
• Sound Shapes
• (Queasy Games/SCEA for PSVita, PS3)
• Best PC Game
• XCOM: Enemy Unknown
• (Firaxis Games/2K Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Best Hardware/Peripheral
• Wii U
• (Nintendo)
• Best Action Game
• Halo 4
• (343 Industries/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)
• Best Action/Adventure Game
• The Last of Us
• (Naughty Dog/SCEA for PlayStation 3)
• Best Role Playing Game
• South Park: The Stick of Truth
• (Obsidian Entertainment/THQ for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Best Fighting Game
• Injustice: Gods Among Us
• (NetherRealm Studios/WBIE for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U)
• Best Racing Game
• Need for Speed Most Wanted
• (Criterion Games/EA for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Best Sports Game
• FIFA Soccer 13
• (EA Canada/EA Sports for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Best Strategy Game
• XCOM: Enemy Unknown
• (Firaxis Games/2K Games for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Best Social/Casual Game
• Dance Central 3
• (Harmonix/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)
• Best Motion Simulation Game
• Dance Central 3
• (Harmonix/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)
• Best Online Multiplayer
• Halo 4
• (343 Industries/Microsoft Studios for Xbox 360)
• Best Downloadable Game
• Unfinished Swan
• (Giant Sparrow/SCEA for PlayStation 3)
• Special Commendations for Graphics
• Star Wars 1313
• (LucasArts for TBD Platforms)
• Watch Dogs
• (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Special Commendation for Sound
• The Last of Us
• (Naughty Dog/SCEA for PlayStation 3)
• Special Commendation for Innovation
• Watch Dogs
• (Ubisoft Montrea`l/Ubisoft for PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

Famitsu has revealed that Project X Zone will launch exclusively on the Nintendo 3DS on October 11th in Japan. The publication also revealed a number of new characters that will feature in the game. Sadly, there’s no news of a Western release for Project X Zone.

A number of reputable online retail outlets such as Amazon and GameStop are advertising Wii U games such as New Super Mario Bros U and Pikmin 3 at $100, Nintendo has clarified that these prices are completely “fictitious”.

It appears as Nintendo Europe has begun letting the press gets hands-on with the recently announced Nintendo 3DS XL. French site Puissance Nintendo managed to get some time with the device, and were incredibly impressed with what they saw. Here’s their translated impressions:
Huge screen
Better viewing angle
3D effect looks better/more effective/more natural
2D mode looks better than regular 3DS
Image looks better/softer (they assume there might be some filter but not sure)
The grip (round corners) fit nicely
Unit fits better in hands (they wonder if it should have been the main design in first place)
Unit is lighter than they expected
There’s a coat in the unit (not fully matte) that gives it a “deluxe plastic imitating metal” look
Not sure at the sound as the room was quite noisy

Last week, Pokemon Black 2 and Pokemon White 2 were released in Japan and, according to Famitsu, 1.69 million units were sold on the 23rd and 24th of June. Pokemon Black 2 and Pokemon White 2 are Nintendo DS games but can be played on any Nintendo 3DS console, including the forthcoming Nintendo 3DS XL. The games will be released in Europe and North America this year.

Stephen Totilo of Kotaku says that a number of developer have told him that while the Wii U will easily be able to handle ports from Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, the console will encounter difficulty when major third-party companies start producing games for the next Xbox and PlayStation. Totilo’s sources have told him that the next generation consoles will be about 6-8 times more powerful than the current Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

There’s more photos of the 3DS XL that you can find after the break. They’re from here, and here.

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Mister Gaga