A brief demo of the game was shown, which is where the screen from above originates. The Tanooki suit was seen(!) along with some other power-ups in a 3D adventure -- there was no 2D sidescrolling action to be seen. It looked a lot like Super Mario Galaxy, sans the space background, with some of the elements it included.
It's not a 'simple revision' in the words of Reggie Fils-Aime. It's an entirely new game that takes advantage of 3D and offers 'several new mansions.' A brief demo was shown with Luigi wandering around a mansion and doing some old fashioned ghostbusting.
Tracks can now go underwater, at which point your kart will get a propeller on the back that pushes you along. Also new is a glider that can pop out of the top of your kart to let you glide across segments of a track. You can also customize components of your kart -- you can pick the design of your glider, the body of the kart itself, and the wheels.
It's also got all the familiar components -- there were question mark boxes, red shells, and bananas seen in the trailer. The game will be available on 3DS holiday 2011.
The upcoming Wii Zelda title, Skyward Sword, will be launching worldwide this holiday season -- on Wii, despite rumors that it could be delayed until the launch of Nintendo's new console.
Additionally, releasing on DSi as a free download will be Zelda: Four Swords, the four-player co-op Zelda title.
We missed this earlier. Sorry. Square Enix has confirmed a western early 2012 launch for Final Fantasy XIII-2. The timeline comes at the end of the game’s first proper trailer, shown at E3 from last night. The game is scheduled to release in December this year in Japan at least. You can watch the FFXIII-2 trailer here.
"Just a quick reminder to you all that the new Nintendo 3DS software update is now live. Hurrah
The new Software gives the 3DS that much needed internet browser and the eShop where you can download free and purchasable software as well as view screen shots and videos for the latests software.
Other featuers include the ability to receive new software via spotpass, so, when you put your 3DS to sleep you may find a new bit of software waiting for you on the home screen when you open it again. Nice
Once you have downloaded the new update, you’ll be able to download a free Pokémon Pokédex viewer and a 3D remake of Excitebike .
The update is available now and will take around 10 minuets to download.
Sony announced last night during its E3 press conference that PlayStation Move sales has now hit 8.8 million sales.
“There’s no question PlayStation Move brings something unique to the table for everyone,” said SCEA boss Jack Tretton. “The PlayStation Move catalogue is unmatched.”
Last night, Move played a considerable chunk of Sony’s show, showing 2K’s NBA 2K12 on stage with LA Lakers’ Kobe Bryant, as well as well as Zindagi Games’ Medieval Heroes.
On top of that, despite admitting being skeptical of it at first, Irrational boss Ken Levine appeared on stage to confirm Move support for the PS3 version of BioShock Infinite.
Dust 514, CCP’s FPS that connects with its flagship MMO EVE Online, will also use the motion controller.
Sony also announced a $150 Sharpshooter bundle for Resistance 3, which will include a copy of the Insomniac shooter, a Sharpshooter itself, a PlayStation Move controller and a PlayStation Eye camera.
The sales of Move, while no doubt strong and impressive, are still 1.2 million off the last-reported sales figure for Kinect, which was at 10 million in March.
Thanks, GI.
"Oops. Gamefront‘s gone up with the E3 trailer of Hitman: Absolution, showing 47 doing what he does best, whilst we see a woman take a shower in glorious CG. This actually wasn’t due to show until tomorrow, but that’s the internet, eh? Hitman: Absolution launches in 2012 for PS3, 360 and PC.
'This is our gift to the fans,' the two men from 343 Industries said. We're sitting in a small room set aside from a larger Microsoft event at E3, and we're about to take a look at Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, a game that sets out to take the now-classic Halo title and update the graphics for the modern day. I was able to watch one of the developers play the game in front of me, and while you can still tell that the title is based on an aging game, the updated engine goes a long way to making the game look closer to the graphical fidelity we're used to in games.
What's fascinating about this update is that there are actually two layers of code running at any given time, and you can switch between them at will.
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