Despair: Castelvania Comes to HD

This isn’t exactly what I had in mind¹ for a 2D, HD, Castlevania, but it might be good…right?:

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^{1 I guess it was too much to hope that they’d just do something kinda normal, i.e. not some bizarre, MP-focused, game, but HD owners just gotta have online MP, even if it makes little sense, right?! (Yes, I was hoping/praying for another SOTN or Drac X or, gasp, even another CVIII.)}

It Came From the ’80s: Famicom Twin TVCM

That’d be TV commercial in Japan-o-speak:

A 3DS Revelation

And Inafune pimps:

Drawn Out of Hiding

Finally, some new video on the sequel to the all-but-ignored (twice!), Okami: It’s bad enough everyone ignored its big brother (twice!) on PS2 and Wii, so don’t let the same thing happen to the pup again! Please!

Samus Struts One Last Time Before Release

A Mouseric Epic?

Kirb(y) Ball: It’s 2D! On Wii!

Reggie! Hates Glasses

UPDATE: Siliconera kicks up some brief impressions:

There were five quick demos: Pikmin, New Super Mario Bros., Metroid, Super Mario Galaxy 2, and Zelda. The Zelda screen was the most impressive. Particles that popped out of the screen were flying in the background and sparks flew off Link’s sword. In the New Super Mario Bros. demo the characters were in front of the background. When you turn the slider down the image becomes a regular 3D screenshot. In the Super Mario Galaxy 2 demo, I turned the depth to half which, as exepected, lowered 3D effect. The distance Yoshi leaped out of the screen was barely notciable at 3/4 down. I also tried tilting the 3DS and the image remained in 3D. It took a second to adjust, but it wasn’t laggy like Looksey’s Line Up. The slide pad was used to rotate the image.

ORIGINAL POST:

I do, too¹, mind you:

Game line-up (thus far):

• Activision – DJ Hero 3D
• AQ Interactive – cubic ninja
• Atlus – Etrian Odyssey, Shin Megami Tensei, Shin Megami Tensei: Persona, Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
• Capcom – Resident Evil Revelations, Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition (working title)
• Electronic Arts – FIFA Soccer, Madden NFL, The Sims 3
• Gameloft – Asphalt GT
• Harmonix – Music game
• Hudson Soft – Bomberman, Deca Sports, Kororinpa
• Konami – Baseball, Contra (!), Frogger, Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D “The Naked Sample”, Pro Evolution Soccer/Winning Eleven
• Level-5 – Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle (working title)
• Majesco – BloodRayne: The Shroud, A Boy and His Blob, Face Racers: Photo Finish,Lion’s Pride: Adventures on the Serengetti, Martha Stewart, WonderWorld Amusement Park
• Marvelous – Bokujyoumonogatari 3D (working title)
• Namco Bandai – Dragon Ball, Gundam, Pac-Man & Galaga, Ridge Racer, Super Robot (all working titles)
• Nintendo – Animal Crossing, Kid Icarus Uprising (!), Mario Kart, nintendogs+cats, Paper Mario, PilotWings Resort (!), Star Fox 64 3D, Steel Driver
  Rocket – Crash-City GP, VS-robo
• SEGA – Sonic, Super Monkey Ball (working titles)
• Square Enix – Codename: Chocobo Racing 3D, Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts
• Take-Two – Carnival Games
• Tecmo Koei – Dead or Alive 3D, Dynasty Warriors, Ninja Gaiden, Samurai Warriors 3D (all working titles)
• Tomy – Lovely Lisa 3D, Naruto Shippuden Action
• THQ – de Blob 2, Kung Fu Panda Kaboom of Doom, Marvel Super Hero Squad Infinity Gauntlet, The Penguins of Madagascar, Puss N Boots, Saints Row: Drive-By
• Ubisoft – Assassin’s Creed: Lost Legacy, Battle of Giants: Dinosaur Strike, Driver Renegade, Hollywood 61 (working title), Ghost Recon, Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
• Warner Bros. – Batman, LEGO

h/t: Eurogamer (for list)

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^{1 Except on chicks…with their hair up…librarian-style…mmm.}

In Rare Form

I’m less¹ thrilled about this than Kid Icarus, but I bet this is bringing some pain to someone at Rare:

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^{1 I was never really fan of the Rare DK games, but maybe this will be better?}

“Sorry to Keep You Waiting”