Snake's first five games packaged together under one box.
Konami is rebuilding Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater from the ground up with a few modern additions, like achievements/trophies and updated button configurations. They will also have icons, sound effects, and fonts upgraded to HD, plus a frame rate locked at a steady 60 frames per second.
With the Nintendo 3DS Conference behind us, find out what the PixlTalk crew thinks of the 3DS and Nintendo's future in the coming generation.
Back this week, Nick, Chessa, Jason, and Nate are joined by Joaquim to talk about the latest developments over at the house of Mario. Given the recent news coming from the Nintendo 3DS Conference, the crew couldn't help but discuss the 3DS once again, though some discussion of Skyward Sword precedes, given its strong showing at the conference.
This week's PB & Jason revolves around a real solution for Nintendo and its current market problems.
While there's a lengthy discussion of how I believe Nintendo can genuinely find an audience in today's video game marketplace, don't be fooled: PB & Jason has a lot more than that!
In an effort to start off strong, gamers in Japan will have 26 choices.
Last night, Sony revealed during their TGS 2011 press conference that the Vita will launch in Japan with a total of 26 titles on December 17. The launch will feature some major titles, like Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Disgaea 3, Katamari no Biita, and of course, Ridge Racer. Click through for the full list.
The former PS2 game now has an HD version in development.
During Sony's Pre-TGS press conference, Square Enix revealed the development of an HD version of Final Fantasy X for the game's tenth anniversary. The game, announced on stage by producer Shinji Hashimoto, is in the early stages of development, so Square Enix did not release any assets to coincide with this announcement.
The system will be released in Japan later this year.
Sony announced tonight at their TGS 2011 conference that the PlayStation Vita will see release this year in Japan. Come December 17, Japanese players will be getting their hands on the new Sony handheld. According to Famitsu, the system will launch with Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Armies From Hell from Square Enix, but at the time of press, no other launch titles are currently known.
This game is set to be released on October 24, 2011.
While it didn't make an appearance at last night's conference, Nintendo did officially reveal and detail it on their website.
It was expected that Nintendo would detail the new 3DS Circle Pad Attachment peripheral during their press conference last night. It was also speculated that the peripheral would be something Monster Hunter specific, designed and created by Capcom. Neither held true when Nintendo revealed the peripheral after the conference online last night. Retailing at ¥1,500, the peripheral will be an officially supported add-on and will be available later this year on December 10, alongside the release of Monster Hunter 3 G, which will include support for the peripheral.
3DS owners can look forward to Monster Hunter 4, Mario Tennis, and Fire Emblem.
Last night, Nintendo hosted a 3DS-centric press conference that revealed a variety of new games, details on existing titles, and a number of release dates and windows. The leaked peripheral that will feature a second circle pad wasn't featured at the show, though details were revealed officially by Nintendo on their website. Monster Hunter 3 G, which will utilize the peripheral, was showcased in depth, and its sequel, Monster Hunter 4 was officially revealed for the 3DS and teased with a short trailer.
A look at how the item upgrade system works in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. This game will be available for the Nintendo Wii on November 20, 2011.
Japan's yearly game show wherein a number of eastern companies show off their latest upcoming games. Expect announcements of all kinds, both big and small!
