Among the titles confirmed for the newly-unveiled Nintendo 3DS is a sequel to Nintendogs.
The new title will be developed by Shigeru Miyamoto and his team, and feature cats. The name is — you guessed it — Nintendogs + Cats.
Expect more information soon.
We’ve seen a short teaser demo with the Ocarina of Time title screen, more or less confirming this rumor. This appears to be legit, Ocarina of Time is coming to the 3DS.
The Nintendo 64 classic The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time may be coming to the Nintendo 3DS, according to allegedly leaked images from Nintendo.
1UP user OKeijiDragon blogged about the find earlier today, saying that he found the images tucked away in the company’s E3 press packet.
The images have since been removed, but we’ve rehosted them below.
While we’re short on information about the newly revealed Kingdom Hearts 3DS, it would seem it is not a port but a new game. However, it is not “Kingdom Hearts 3.”
In an interview earlier today, we asked Nomura about the state of 3, and whether it would even be on a console, given the Kingdom Hearts series’ recent stint on handhelds.
Nomura replied, “If there will be a Kingdom Hearts 3 in the future, it will probably be on a console platform, but the thing is that there is the idea and desire to create Kingdom Hearts 3, but the opportunity has not come yet.”
“I’m under pressure from fans, from Disney, and from the internal Square Enix team as well, because they’re all awaiting Kingdom Hearts 3. So I’m aware of it, and I don’t hide my desire for one day creating a Kingdom Hearts 3 in the future.”
As for the reason why the timing for developing Kingdom Hearts 3 has not come together, Nomura explains: “The problem is that the major staff that had contributed to the Kingdom Hearts development is very busy right now developing Final Fantasy Versus. And the new development team who was in charge of creating Birth By Sleep is also busy creating Kingdom Hearts 3DS. So, the timing is not here yet, but when the time has come, for sure we will try to elaborate the concept.”
Nintendo had a ton of new games and demos to demonstrate the 3DS at E3 this week, but one particularly curious demo reel showed off not just a lot of older games, but really older games — all from the NES and SNES era.
As Kotaku reports, this reel included Mega Man 2, Castlevania, Urban Champion, Kid Icarus, Yoshi’s Island, Smash Ping Pong, Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros., Tennis, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, and Mystery of Murasame Castle. They all were shown with 3D effects that gave them a “pop-up book feel,” and when asked whether they were all actually planned for eventual release on the 3DS, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said that yes, yes they were.
He also said not to think of them as full-blown “remakes,” but that they might be “potentially getting more than just ported over.” Other than that, there weren’t any other details on this gaggle of planned old-school rereleases, so there’s no telling when or how they’ll be coming (this is pure conjecture, but perhaps they’ll be released as downloadable games, like the Wii’s Virtual Console?).
Meanwhile, you can read our impressions of all of Nintendo’s other 3DS games and demos shown at E3 this week right here. No official price or release date for the 3DS has been announced yet.
Despite our fairly extensive E3 hands-on time, the 3DS is still a mystery in quite a few ways. A few new rumors have popped up since Nintendo debuted the device at their press conference, but keep in mind these are entirely unconfirmed. Nikkei (via Adriasang) reports that the device will include software installs, letting players copy games to internal memory. Multiple games can be stored, reducing or eliminating the need to swap cartridges. Keep in mind this is unconfirmed, but Nikkei’s reporting may have forced Nintendo’s hand in making the 3DS announcement via press release, so they have a good track record.
The other rumor comes straight from one of Nintendo’s own developer interviews. Ryan Stradling, senior director at EA, referenced some of the online functionality of the portable system. He talks about seeing what friends are doing and getting updates, but speculation has kicked up from his comment about “exchanging achievements.” The words were emphasized in the video, so this seems to be a key point. We can’t tell for sure if it means an integrated achievement system like the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, but Nintendo has experimented with rewards in titles like Metroid Prime 3. Consider both of these features rumors for now, and we’ll keep an ear out for official confirmation.
