Nintendo has reconfirmed that Animal Crossing 3D, Luigi’s Mansion 2 and Paper Mario 3D are all heading to the Nintendo 3DS this year in Japan. The company didn’t announce specific dates for these eagerly awaited titles other than they’re scheduled for a 2012 release. Hopefully, we will hear about American and European release dates at this year’s E3 event in June.
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The Official Nintendo Magazine featured Animal Crossing 3DS in its latest issue. The article contains a bunch of brand new details about the game, including new areas being added to the experience and StreetPass support. Hit the break to read all the details!! Continue reading
According to some sources, one of the most expected 3DS games for 2012, Animal Crossing 3DS, will be released this summer. According to this rumor, the game will also have support for DLC.
Please remember, this is ONLY A RUMOR. Therefore, we need to wait for official confirmation or denial from Nintendo. Don’t forget to leave a comment telling us if you think this rumor is true.
[Source: Go Nintendo]
A few months ago, Nintendo published on its Japanese website a video of the developer roundtable for Animal Crossing 3DS. Now, the video has been translated and subtitled to English, so everyone can enjoy it. You can watch it after the break. Continue reading
Satoru Iwata stated at a investors conference that if Nintendo doesn’t release Super Mario 3D, Animal Crossing or Mario Kart this fiscal year, then Nintendo will fail to hit their projected number of 16 million Nintendo 3DS units sold.
I think Nintendo needs to get at least two of those titles out.
“We want the other companies to be successful. In order to accomplish this goal, we would like to decide on the dates after we know the release plans of other companies’ games so that we are able to consider how we can maximize the sales of our titles without affecting the sales of other companies in the short term.”
With regard to Super Mario and Mario Kart specifically, he added: “However, especially for the two titles I introduced today, which are the new iterations of “Mario Kart” and “Super Mario,” I did not talk about them with the image of launching them in the next fiscal year or thereafter, so please understand it in that way.”
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Sure, we’ve got Kid Icarus Uprising, Ocarina of Time, Super Street Fighter IV coming to 3DS, but what about the other possible gems we’ve forgotten about? Yes, I’m talking about Sims 3 and others. I’m going to outline some titles which you’ve probably forgotten about which were announced at this years E3 Expo.
Mario Kart 3D
As a huge fan of Mario Kart DS, I find my self hyped about this new iteration of the popular Mario kart racing franchise. Mario Kart DS is a hugely addictive game and was the perfect title to launch with the DS. But now Nintendo need to build upon the foundations they set with MKDS. We all know it’ll be a best seller but Nintendo need to seal the package by offering a more robust online component (don’t get me wrong MKDS online was fantastic but they need to build on it) including more modes, voice chat, a way to invite your friends to your race and more. What I’m saying is that Nintendo need to focus on the online aspect of the game, not just the single player.
Animal Crossing 3D
As much disgust I have for Animal Crossing: City Folk, I still have faith (very little) in Animal Crossing 3D. After owning Animal Crossing: Wild Word and Animal Crossing:City Folk, I have to say the better of the two is Wild World, Wild World was launched with DS, and Nintendo is trying to emulate its success by replicating the success with Animal Crossing 3D. What the series is dying from is boredom. In Animal Crossing there is barely anything to do, Nintendo tried to fix this problem by adding a city into Animal Crossing:City Folk, but the city is lacking in features. Things you think you can do can’t be done. If Nintendo is expecting a purchase from me (and many other fans) they are gonna have to include “anti-boredom” features in it.
Sims 3
I consider myself a casual fan of the Sims series, I haven’t played Sims 3 (I’ve played the other 2 games) but hopefully that will change if I get my hands on Sims 3 for the Nintendo 3DS. EA have recently stated that they hope to have the game as launch title. If it is then I’ll wait for the reviews before picking it up (you have to remember that this is a port of the feature rich Sims 3 PC videogame, it could be extremely limited, that’s what I’m worried about). EA have also told us that they have a ‘photo-mapping’ feature which basically means you take a photo of yourself and then the game makes a Sim based on your photo. That sounds pretty sweet, and the way this is sounding is that Sims 3 3D will be a good title for the 3DS.
Dead or Alive 3D
The developer has confirmed that if you shake them, yes they jiggle.
Despite being a port, DoA 3D will be quirky little fighter, and will most likely be a sleeper hit, DoA will be wonderful fighting title to quench our thirsts till Super Street Fighter IV hits after the fiscal year. If you will be waiting for SSFVI, buy this to quench your thirsts.
Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle
The Professor Layton series has sold millions and has become one of the most popular puzzle games on the Nintendo DS. Level 5 are currently developing a whole new Prof. Layton game for the 3DS titled Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle, judging by the screenshots this title seems to be pretty far in development. No doubt that you’ll be able to view your solved puzzles in 3D and maybe we’ll be able to see some Augmented Reality puzzles as well.
Saints Row: Drive By
Not much is known about this title but THQ have confirmed that its being developed along side its Xbox 360 Arcade counterpart of the same name. THQ have stated that you will be able to connect the game with Saints Row 3/2. Which sounds interesting.
Memory lane has now closed
Thanks for reading this, I hope it wasn’t boring for you. I tried to give my opinion on these games, lets hope these games are hits not flops!