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

Information Update - Nintendo 3DS


1.- Although it was revealed that the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS will have unified account systems, Nintendo of America representative Charlie Scibetta has recently statedthat Nintendo is not prepared to confirm such an announcement. Scibetta calls the Nintendo Network a “unified network platform.” According to Scibetta, some of the Nintendo Network features include online multiplayer and the ability to download extra content and full games.

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Nintendo has announced via a press release that it sold more than 400,000 total hardware units in June and saw double-digit growth across each of its product lines compared to May. This includes more than 155,000 Nintendo 3DS systems, more than 150,000 units of the Nintendo DS family of systems and nearly 95,000 Wii consoles.


Nintendo 3DS, which lets users see 3D images without the need for special glasses, has now sold 5 million units in the United States, according to the NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the United States. With Nintendo 3DS XL, which features 90 percent larger screens, and New Super Mario Bros. 2 both launching on Aug. 19, and a holiday lineup that sees the Luigi’s Mansion andPaper Mario franchises make their hand-held debuts, the system’s momentum should continue through 2012 and beyond.

Sega has finally released the official box-art for Sonic & All-Stars Racing on the Nintendo 3DS. The company announced earlier today that the aspiring racer will be released in North America and Europe on November 16th. Sonic & All-Stars Racing apparently features twenty-seven different characters, though Sega has yet to confirm them all.

Adding an additional Circle Pad on the Nintendo 3DS XL would have made the system too big according to Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. Iwata says that attaching a second Circle Pad to the Nintendo 3DS XL would have been technically possible, but it would ultimately have made the handheld a lot bigger than it needed to be.

Epic Games Isn’t looking to bring Unreal Engine 4 to Wii U, but it is possible that third-party developers could port Unreal Engine 4 games across to the console. Epic president Mark Reign says that it isn’t the firms intention to bring the next generation engine to Wii U, but he claims that Unreal Engine 4 is going to be supremely scalable.

Nintendo of America has released another incredibly fun looking New Super Mario Bros 2 trailer for the Nintendo 3DS. New Super Mario Bros 2 will be released in Europe on August 17th, and those that pre-order the game in the United Kingdom via Game or GameStation will be eligible to receive a one-off collectable gold coin case. New Super Mario Bros 2 will launch in North America on August 19th.

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Mister Gaga