Nintendo followed up today's 3DS XL news with a string of software announcements for the handheld, with the aim to boost the 3DS release schedule for the remainder of 2012 and into 2013.
The upcoming New Super Mario Bros. 2 will be followed up by paid Coin Rush DLC available from the Nintendo eShop, the company noted during a Nintendo Direct presentation. Fire Emblem: Awakening, due for release in early 2013, will also receive paid DLC.
Elsewhere, Nintendo revealed that Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle, the next installment in the puzzle series due for release in November, will receive a free downloadable puzzle every single day for an entire year after it is released.
Development of the next in the Super Smash Bros. fighting series, first announced at E3 2011, has finally kicked off, with franchise director Masahiro Sakurai working alongside Masaya Kobayashi, Yoshito Higuchi and the rest of their team at Namco Bandai Games.
With this partnership, Nintendo says it is taking "a different approach" to the game's development. No estimated release window for the title was offered.
"The project has just gotten started," admitted Sakurai. "Bear in mind that not only are we developing two titles simultaneously, but we announced the project before we even started actual development, so I'm afraid we will likely have to keep you waiting for quite a while."
Kobayashi added, "All the top creators from Namco Bandai are gathered here to create a never-before-seen dream team for this project. We will fully utilize our experience and knowledge in action/fighting game development, technical capability, and organizational strength."
A new Art Academy title for 3DS was also announced, while the Nintendo Photo Showcase, by which users submit 3D photos for consideration for a new '3D Photos of the Week' scheme, was detailed. That will begins on July 2.
The European Nintendo Direct presentation had a few extra announcements. A retail version of Freakyforms called Freakyforms Deluxe was revealed with a European release date of July 28, and will include a new RPG mode.
Sega introduced the Mario & Sonic At The London 2012 Olympic Games Card Collection, a free virtual trading card album for the 3DS handheld with 70 cards which you collect through StreetPass and Play Coins.
Japanese typing tutor Learn With Pokemon Typing Adventure is also getting a European DSi release in September, complete with a wireless DS keyboard release.
This is why it was a good thing that the game wasn't announced or talked about on E3. The group didn't even start with the production of Super Smash Bros. for the 3DS.
I would like to see the prince from the Katamari series make it over, with his super involving summoning the King of All Cosmos.
While we're at it, please add in Arino-san from the GameCenter CX series... if nothing else, as a trophy I could pick up in-game. I recently discovered the show on YouTube, and have been thoroughly addicted to it.
i hope they push the graphics of the 3DS to its limits but this is nintendo they know the limits and always push the graphic sof their console what i noticed from 3rd party developers that made games for the 3DS is the graphics look like like crap or lower which shows the lack of confidence in the 3DS's capabilities resident evil revelations was a great example on the 3DS's graphics which were really good, one example of bad graphics was the new amazing spiderman demo for 3DS i dont know if that was the final look graphics and animation wise but the graphics looked so bad like they didnt try all that hard and the animations were just as lazy like they were limited to ps1 animation limits you had characters moving and being stiff like puppets.
Damn you for teasing me like this! Also, hurry up.
While we're at it, please add in Arino-san from the GameCenter CX series... if nothing else, as a trophy I could pick up in-game. I recently discovered the show on YouTube, and have been thoroughly addicted to it.