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

Information Update - Nintendo 3DS


1.- Yosuke Hayashi, the development head over at Team Ninja has expressed an interest in creating a Dead or Alive X Virtua Fighter crossover game. Team Ninja already has Ninja Gaiden 3 in development for Wii U, and has also mentioned that there’s a possibility we could get Dead or Alive on Nintendo’s forthcoming home console. Here’s what Hayashi had to say about creating a Dead or Alive X Virtua Fighter crossover.

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“In terms of collaboration titles, there are staff on our team who just love fighting games and if there was any chance to do that we’d actively, possibly do that.
“The first 3D game I played was Virtua Fighter, that’s the IP I respect most. Virtua Fighter was the father of 3D gaming, so it’s very well respected.”

Ubisoft has announced its 2012 games line-up and you’ll be super-excited to know that Assassins Creed 3 is scheduled for this year, and it’s coming to Wii U. There’s barely any details available about the game but expect to hear plenty about Assassins Creed 3 at this years E3 event which takes place in June.

2.- Square Enix has uploaded roughly ten minutes of Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distancefootage for your viewing pleasure. The trailer shows off numerous locations including Le Cité des Cloches (The Hunchback of Notre Dame), Prankster’s Paradise (Pinnochio), Country of Musketeers (The Three Musketeers), Symphony of Sorcery (Fantasia) and City of Luminations (Tron Legacy).

Nintendo Europe has issued a press release stating that Pandora’s Tower will be available across Europe exclusively on Wii from 13th April 2012. With real-time combat, motion controls, multiple endings and a unique relationship system, Pandora’s Tower offers a unique experience and an epic story that will keep you engrossed for hours.

In Pandora’s Tower you take on the role of Aeron, a soldier, as he battles to save his beloved friend Elena from a mysterious curse that is gradually transforming her into a demonic creature. Only by battling through the towers of a nearby fortress can Aeron save her from her gruesome fate. Using his sword and the magical Oraclos Chain, Aeron must defeat the creatures that lurk there and harvest their meat to feed to Elena. Only by eating all of the “master flesh”, harvested from the largest monsters within each tower, will Elena be fully cured of the curse and free from its monstrous grip.
By returning to Elena to feed her meat from the smaller monsters, you can slow down the transformation – but only temporarily. You will need to carefully judge when it is best to return to her, as not coming back in time could lead to Elena’s permanent transformation into a demonic beast.

3.- Nintendo has released another trailer for Mistwalkers upcoming JRPG The Last Story for Wii. The trailer shows off a wealth of in-game footage, including a variety of battles, plus it also showcases the British voice acting that can be found in the game. The Last Story is due out in Europe on February 24th.

It was revealed within an interview that Theatrhythm Final Fantasy has over seventy playable songs. But, Square Enix does plan to release over fifty songs as paid, downloadable content (a process which is alreadymoving forward). The game is confirmed to run at sixty frames per second (even with 3D enabled), although this is lessened to thirty frames per second during event music stages (“because of the need to output video”).


It’s also mentioned that, when playing mutliplayer mode, players are rewarded based on the performance of the best player in the group. This would allow someone who is not good at the game to receive better items by playing with someone who is good at the game.


Nintendo is planning on releasing a demo for Nintendogs + Cats on the eShop sometime soon. There is no set release date for the demo at this time, but it shouldn’t be too long until we hear something about it. 

Tekken 3D Prime Edition has launched in North America, and Namco Bandai is celebrating with a new trailer for the game. 

Mario Tennis for the 3DS was announced last year and according to this listing from GameFly, the final name of the game is Mario Tennis Open. If the listing is accurate, the game will arrive on the 20th of May. I suspect there’ll be an announcement closer to the anniversary of the 3DS if this is the case. It’d make sense for there to be a conference from Nintendo around that time. 

Nintendo in Europe has released an update for Super Mario Bros. from the Ambassador Program. The update adds Restore Points and a new icon for the home menu. Check out the “Titles You’ve Downloaded” section in the eShop to get your update. You can click here to read a complete list of features.

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Mister Gaga