The RPG will be available on the PSP as well as the eShop.
Earlier this week, a rumor claimed that Unchained Blades was coming to the Nintendo 3DS as a downloadable title. Today, a press release confirmed its release on the 3DS' eShop as well as being a downloadable title for the PSP. Unchained Blades is expected to be released later this year.
The latest Nintendo Power has unveiled the new 3DS title.
UPDATE: The game will be a sequel to the Sega Genesis title Castle of Illusion and will feature drawing items and weapons with the stylus. Levels will consist of classic Disney cartoons and movies as well as recent releases such as Tangled. The original story as posted on March 26, 2012 is as follows.
This could be the first full-sized title for the 3DS eShop.
This weekend XSEED teased a new game release with a few subtle clues. As it turns out, the relation between the movie Ghost, a blade of grass, and a T-Rex is a localization of the 3DS title, Unchained Blades ReXX.
3DS owners will have to wait three more months for their Rayman fix.
Ubisoft confirmed today that the 3DS version of Rayman Origins has been delayed to June. A reason for the delay was not provided. The title was originally slated to be released on March 20.
Difficulty settings and visible enemies are just the beginning.
A recent trailer for Etrian Odyssey IV reveals that big changes are in store for the series. The trailer, which appeared several days ago, shows recognizable and visible enemies while exploring a dungeon. Additionally, these enemies patrol and lunge in a realistic manner.
Its controversial content is to blame.
Edmund McMillen tweeted last night that his title, The Binding of Isaac, won't be published on the 3DS.
A collaboration title and release date also announced.
This morning, Nintendo had its Nintendo Direct video presentation and several announcements were made. Top among them was the announcement that The Last Story, one of the titles targeted by the Operation Rainfall movement, will be coming to North America this year courtesy of XSEED Games. The Last Story is the latest, and perhaps last, RPG developed by Mistwalker head and creator of the Final Fantasy series, Hironobu Sakaguchi.
The Dreamcast classic is being revived.
The virtual pet simulator Seaman, originally released on the Dreamcast, will be revived on the 3DS, according to Andriasang. In a feature about Nintendo, the online edition of Nikkei mentioned the company's plan to revive other publisher's titles on the 3DS in order to bring strong titles to the handheld; Seaman is mentioned as an example of this.
Nintendo's fortunes have definitely turned around.
Despite its rocky beginning that resulted in an unplanned price cut from Nintendo, Media Create sales figures in Japan are reporting that the 3DS has sold five million units in 52 weeks. This breaks the previous record set by the Nintendo DS, at 56 weeks.
A decent port of a great game.
Tales of the Abyss tells the story of Luke fon Fabre, a boy who lives a sheltered life due to a kidnapping incident that he was the victim of as a child. After losing all of his childhood memories, he becomes a snobby and ignorant young adult. During a training exercise with his master, Van, a mysterious female attacker accidentally causes an event known as “Hyperresonance” which sends both Luke and his attacker to the other side of the country. Luke then learns about the conspiracies, wars and other events that were going on outside of the walls that he had been bound by. These events change Luke, and everyone that he travels with.
