I apologize for the delay of this week’s Wrap-Up; this week has been kind of interesting. It’s that time of week again when we take a fond look back at the top five news stories from the week. Welcome to the Weekly Wrap-Up. Below you’ll find a brief summary of the stories, but for the full articles, click on the hyperlink. Feel free to let us know if you agree or disagree with our choices; if you have suggestions for future entries, feel free to email me at jeremy.tyler@bagogames.com.
Enjoy!
Number 5
New Legend of Zelda Title Coming to 3DS This Holiday Season
Nintendo announced a new Legend of Zelda title during their 3DS themed Nintendo Direct earlier today. The game, set to release this holiday season, is set in the same world as The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and the world of Hyrule will have a greater sense of height and depth. Link will also be able to transform himself into a 2D drawing to move along walls and get through narrow spaces.
Number 4
Sony Comments On PS4 Launch Price
Sony has recently made a hint towards what could very well become the PlayStation 4′s launch price, although they managed to do so without using a single number or currency.
This was when Michael Denny, Sony Worldwide Studios vice president, offered the comment to Edge by saying the following:
“I guess the first thing to say is that we listen and learn and take the judgement from every console launch we ever have and we have to be informed by what the strengths of our PlayStation 3 system have been, but also the challenges of that. There’s plenty of time, we’ve got lots of information yet to give out on PlayStation 4. The initial announcement phase that we’re in now is just to explain the vision to everybody. Part of that vision is we have created a console absolutely focused on gamers–and we want that to be gamers in the broadest sense as well. I think to some extent I can ask you to draw your own conclusions.”
Number 3
Shin Megami Tensei IV Launching July 16th, Limited Edition Detailed
Shin Megami Tensei IV is coming to the 3DS this Summer; specifically on July 16th. When the title launches, all first run copies will be of the Limited Edition variety and will contain a few special items for Shin Megami Tensei fans.
It is unclear how many of these Limited Editions have been made, so if you think you’ll really want it, you should probably be ready to run out and pick it up (or buy it online).
Shin Megami Tensei IV has players joining the Samurai, the sacred protectors of the Eastern Kingdom of Mikado. Players will fight with other factions present in the game in an attempt to defend Mikado from an army of demons. The game claims that the decisions you make throughout the game will have a lasting impact on the rest of the game and story.
For details about the limited edition, check out the full story by clicking on the hyperlink in the articles title.
Number 2
No More DLC for Skyrim As Bethesda Moves On to Next Project
It’s been about a year and a half since Bethesda released The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Since then, the title has received patches, updates, Kinect Support and three DLC add-ons –Dawnguard, Hearthfire, Dragonborn– but now it’s time for the team at Bethesda to move on to their next project.
“For the last year and a half we’ve been working on new content for Skyrim; from the game updates, Creation Kit, Steam Workshop, Kinect support, to DLCs. Parts of our team have also been in pre-production on our next major project, and that game is at the point where it requires the studio’s full attention to make it our biggest and best work yet,” reads the blog post on Bethblog.
Number 1
President of Sony Confirms PS4 & PS Vita Were Developed Simultaneously
In a recent interview with Edge magazine, Shuhei Yoshida, president of Sony’s worldwide studios for Sony Computer Entertainment Inc, gave information on the history of development in regards to the PlayStation 4, revealing some interesting information along the way.
It turns out that both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita were developed at the same time, which explains why there is due to be so much connectivity between the two platforms when the PS4 launches this holiday season.
Honorable Mentions
This week had a lot of big news and the news staff and I found it hard to narrow it down to the usual five stories:
- Majora’s Mask 3D Listed For November By Retailer
- Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon Sells More Than 415,000 Units In Less Than A Month
- Bethesda Announces The Evil Within, From Tango Gameworks and Shinji Mikami
If you missed out on the big news items this week, you can check out our weekly podcast and get an audio update of this week’s madness from our podcasting team. Listen to us as we talk about some things seriously and a few other things not so much. We guarantee this episode will make you shake your fist at times and nod your head at others.