Sony: “We will probably be the last to announce something”
According to PlayStation France CEO Philippe Cardone, Sony will “probably be the last to announce something” about the next-generation PlayStation (most would assume “PS4″), following Nintendo and Microsoft.
I’ve been saying this for a although, but I’m no official spokesperson, so possibly it’s a lot more reassuring to hear from the company rather than a raving lunatic.
Sony believes that Nintendo is under much more pressure to launch new hardware, due to the rapid decline of the Wii. Despite the fact that there are plenty of rumors about the PS4, Cardone says “I couldn’t tell you anything…the Wii is pressed for time since it is in decline. In our case, we have a lot less pressure. We had been the final to leave the PS3, we will almost certainly be the final to announce a thing.”
Microsoft’s future plans/”Xbox 720″ shenanigans have also been discussed as of late, with rumors about a large reveal at E3 2012. Sony has previously mentioned that it would be “undesirable” for Microsoft to announce its next console prior to they get their chance, but that doesn’t seem to fit their original vision for the PS3, according to SCE chairman Kaz Hirai.
“I’ve always mentioned a ten-year life cycle for PS3, and there is no cause to go away from that.”
Nintendo Reiterates That You’ll Need To Wait Till E3 For The Big Wii U Announcements
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata reassured investors earlier final week that detailed announcements with regards to Wii U will coming at E3 in June, and not prior to then. Nintendo has already said it will be drip feeding Wii U details before the event in June, but as expected it is clear that the huge announcements will be kept under strict embargo until then.
“As we will showcase the Wii U at E3 in June this year, the detailed announcements need to wait until then.”
Welcome to the Nintendo Network
Right here is the box art for Square Enix’s latest try at cashing in on its Final Fantasy franchise, Theatrhythm Final Fantasy. The box of course has all manners of FF references (as nicely as musical notes), nevertheless a keen eye will discover that in the top rated proper is a brand new logo for one thing called ’Nintendo Network’. What this is specifically is still to be speculated, but I present to you a few clues as to what may possibly be behind Nintendo’s new technique.
1st and foremost, this is not the first time that this name has popped up.
Fans of Mario Kart that have played on the web have truly already noticed this string of characters:
Since we have seen this prior to, there must only be two possibilities:
Nintendo Considering Ditching the Wii U Name
Nintendo’s got a knack for naming their merchandise in the most confusing, goofy way feasible, and it appears they’ve lastly caught on. According to a report from CVG, the business is considering renaming the upcoming Wii U (not to be confused with that boring old Wii we have now).
It is hoped that the name swap would kill any confusion on the product and its function. This comes soon after the puzzlement several buyers had distinguishing in between the Nintendo DS and the 3DS, prompting commercials that blatantly stated the difference between the two. It’s not a DS, jerk, it is a 3DS.
Primarily due to Nintendo’s E3 performance last year, there’s already been some confusion about the new console, and Nintendo president Satoru Iwata is well conscious. Iwata doesn’t call the E3 presentation a blunder, but admits it could have been handled differently.
Since we put so considerably emphasis on the controller, there appeared to be some misunderstandings. We should have produced a lot more effort to explain how it works…I should have shown a single picture of the new console, then started talking about the controller. The console is not drastically distinct, and Wii U is about the controller. The console itself will be nearly invisible.
Nintendo Reconfirms That The Wii U Controller Still Isn’t Final
Nintendo reconfirmed to Sector Gamers at this years Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that the company still hasn’t finalised the Wii U controller. IGN previously took problem with the fact that the Wii U controller features Circle Pads rather of Analogue Sticks and that the controller functions two traditional shoulder buttons rather of Xbox 360 style triggers. It admittedly seems pretty unlikely that Nintendo will modify these features, but you by no means know. We shall see the final Wii U controller design at E3 in Los Angeles in June.
New Darksiders 2 Footage For Wii U
THQ has lastly uploaded some in-game footage of the forthcoming Darksiders two which is scheduled to be a launch title for Wii U as nicely as appearing on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The latest video talks about Death playing a pivotal role in Darksiders two as the principal character and capabilities a lot of thrilling gameplay footage. Wii U is expected to launch after E3 in June.
Metal Gear Rising playable at E3
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance will be playable by the public for the very first time ever at E3 this year, Weekly Famitsu has revealed.
Inside this week’s problem is a specific feature about the game, where Kojima Productions boss Hideo Kojima, Platinum Games CEO Tatsuya Minami and producer Atsushi Inaba look back on how Rising came to be a Platinum Games production.
Minami and Kojima initial spoke of the collaboration at January 2011′s “NGP” reveal occasion (PlayStation Vita ahead of it was named). When Platinum got behind the wheel, the initial factor they tossed was the stealth component, as they felt action and stealth didn’t blend nicely. Kojima agreed, adding that his team felt the same.
E3 runs from June five by way of 7.
