Sony’s Next Handheld Now Playable in a Gamestop Near You
As any individual who has been following the track record of the Playstation Vita can tell you, things haven’t been especially in favor the system’s survival. Reports out of Japan of retailers carrying out huge value drops and a generally declining sales record have had several a critic muttering the doom of the next huge portable device well just before its US debut. We at Mash Those Buttons aren’t specific as to whether the North American debut of the method will buck any trends, but possible clients can at least now see how they really feel about the Vita f0r themselves.
As of this week, a quantity of Gamestop locations (more than three,300 if the number is to be believed) are host to playable demos of the PS Vita. If you want to drop in to one particular of the shops and give the new handheld a speedy play, go correct for it. Being a former employee of Gamestop myself, I give you full permission to throw the kid whose parents have left at the shop off the program. He’ll be playing for at least three hours unless you ask him to move over.
[Source through Joystiq]
Meikyuu Touro Legasista trailer #2
Nippon Ichi Software package and Technique Prisma have released the second trailer for their upcoming PlayStation three dungeon RPG, Meikyuu Touro Legasista. The video functions new characters, and highlights the game’s base technique and random dungeons.
It is due out on March 15 in Japan. Watch the trailer beneath.
Game Gear Titles Rated For Nintendo 3DS Plus Kid Icarus Of Myths and Monsters For eShop
The Entertainment Software package Rating Board has rated both Shinobi and Sonic Triple Difficulty for the Nintendo 3DS eShop. Each games, which had been developed by Sega, were previously obtainable on the Game Gear.
Nintendo has also announced that Kid Icarus Of Myths and Monsters will be readily available on the Japanese Nintendo 3DS eShop on February 8th. The Game Boy title was previously only accessible to obtain in Europe and North America but in no way created it to Japan.
Thanks Jacob F.
FFXIII-2 Gets Lightning DLC Pack Feb. 7
Even though North American and European gamers are only just obtaining their hands on Final Fantasy FFXIII-two this week, we are already acquiring our first DLC pack. The game has been out in Japan for a while now and this DLC pack does not appear like too big of an addition to the game content. I’m sure you wouldn’t notice it inside the hours and hours of gameplay included on the disc.
Lightning and Master Sergeant Amodar are included in this upcoming DLC pack releasing on February 7th for Xbox 360 and PS3. In the DLC, to play as Lightning you will need to fight her and Lt. Amoda. As soon as defeated, Lightning will join your party bringing her personal distinctive butt-kicking style to your team. No pricing has been given at the moment for how a lot it will expense to download this DLC but you can be positive that as this is a side mission within the game, I wouldn’t expect it to price any a lot more than $ ten.
Stay tuned to Platform Nation for much more info on the North American release of FFXIII-2 this week!
Tales of Innocence R ‘Past Life’ DLC screenshots
The next batch of downloadable costumes for Tales of Innocence R are modeled following the party’s past lives.
The set sees Ruca as his past life Asras, Iria as her past life Inanna, Ange as Orifiel, and so on. It’ll debut in Japan on February 9 for 250 yen a piece.
Screenshots of the outfits can be seen at the gallery.
Vita Games to Cost Less Via Digital Distribution
Vita games – they’re high-priced, ranging from $ 29.99 to $ 49.99. With each and every Vita game becoming presented as a retail and downloadable product, Vita owners in Japan have enjoyed a ten% discount when purchasing games digitally instead of at retail. The thought that this model would make it to Europe and the US has been floating about for a although. Today, nonetheless, ShackNews managed to pry a definitive answer from Sony – and that answer is “yes”.
A representative from Sony brought the confirmation to light, saying “I can confirm that there will be a discount on the downloadable PS Vita titles from PSN. Exact facts have not however been revealed, but be on the lookout for an announcement in the quite near future.” It’s a wise move, given that $ 49.99 can be a tough pill to swallow for a handheld game.
Interestingly adequate, these digital discounts will truly be sold at retail as nicely, as found by the ever watchful eyes of the NeoGAF community. Best Acquire will be promoting codes that are then redeemable on Vita’s version of the PlayStation Network, at the very same discounted prices. 1 has to wonder what exactly the point is if you can just get those identical rates straight from PSN, but hey – options, proper?
Binary Domain Japanese demo out now
The demo for Binary Domain was released these days on PlayStation Network and Xbox Reside in Japan.
The PlayStation Network version of the trial weighs in at 1.2 gigabytes. The Xbox Live version is just more than 1 gigabyte.
The demo delivers two stages – one in the Shinjuku Station in the upper city, and the other in Shibuya’s Spain-saka location in the lower city – and enables you to test the game’s voice command functionality.
