Final Fantasy Type-0 heading westward; Final Fantasy Versus XIII has moogles
The Final Fantasy Type-0 Ultimania was released in Japan today. In it: confirmation of the PSP RPG’s overseas release and small new details on Tetsuya Nomura’s Final Fantasy Versus XIII.
Square Enix is currently working on an overseas version of Final Fantasy Type-0. Asked about the future of the Type-0 series, it said it will decide where to go next after the game is released in the west.
Additionally, Nomura confirms a small tidbit about Versus XIII: it will have moogles, designed in a similar fashion to Type-0‘s.
You’re still craving for information, aren’t you? We hear you. I mean, it’s not too shocking a Final Fantasy game has moogles. But this is all we’ve got for now.
Digimon World Re: Digitize screenshots
Namco Bandai released a large batch of screenshots for their upcoming tri-Crescendo developed Digimon PSP role-playing game, Digimon World Re: Digitize.
The batch includes shots of the player character, designed by Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor character designer Suzuhito Yasuda, and various Digimon and digivolutions, including Agumon, Greymon, MetalGreymon, and WarGreymon.
Digimon World Re: Digitize is due for PSP in Japan next year.
View the screenshots at the gallery.
Rumor: Vita to play PS3 games via Remote Play
Sony will release a PlayStation 3 firmware update enabling PlayStation Vita Remote Play across all games, according to a Eurogamer source.
The games will be playabe at PSP’s 480×272 resolution, upscaled to fit Vita’s 960×544 resolution.
Future games will allow developers to include a Vita specific 480p mode, said the site.
At the Tokyo Game Show in September, Sony showcased Killzone 3, streamed from PlayStation 3 to PlayStation Vita via Remote Play. The missing DualShock buttons were mapped to the touch screen.
When contacted, Sony declined to comment.
Nintendo 3DS: The Nintendo 3DS Hasn’t Left The Top Of Japanese Charts Since Price Cut
The Nintendo 3DS continues to remain the best-selling hardware in Japan despite a drop in sales of around 7,000 units. Since the official price cut the console has continued to dominate the charts fending of the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable. It will be interesting to see how the Nintendo 3DS fares against the PlayStation Vita which launches December 17th in Japan.
| LW | TW | Platform | Weekly Sales | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3DS | 96, 219 | 103,962 |
| 2 | 2 | PSP | 41,069 | 23,472 |
| 3 | 3 | PS3 | 40,085 | 22,919 |
| 4 | 4 | Wii | 13,613 | 11,782 |
| 5 | 5 | DSi LL | 1,813 | 1,751 |
| 6 | 6 | 360 | 1,763 | 1,531 |
| 7 | 7 | PS2 | 1,291 | 1,294 |
| 8 | 8 | DSi | 897 | 909 |
| 9 | 9 | DS Lite | 31 | 20 |
Sony Officially Announces the Jak and Daxter HD Collection
Possibly one of this year’s worst kept secrets, Sony has officially (and finally) announced the Jak & Daxter HD Collection for the PS3. Ignoring the combat kart racer Jak X and the PSP games, the upcoming collection will bundle the original Jak and Daxter along with Jak 2 and Jak 3 all in one nifty package. To commemorate what we all already knew, Sony has released a trailer announcing the HD set once and for all.
[Original source via Playstation Blog]
Cladun dev announces PS3 action RPG
This week’s Dengeki PlayStation has the reveal of a new Nippon Ichi Software title for PlayStation 3. Developed by System Prisma, the team behind PSP’s Cladun series, Meikyuu Touro Regasist is an all-new dungeon action RPG.
You play as Alto, whose sister has been turned to stone by an evil curse, on a journey to set her free. Alto and his party will explore dungeons, and return to their base after reaching their goal on each floor. In these dungeons, you’ll find traps and other puzzle elements which can affect both the player and enemies. At the base, you’re able to form a party of three based on your crew’s abilities.
When you find equipment in a dungeon, you may only take it back to base if it survives until your leave. Every piece of equipment has a health bar. If a piece of equipment loses all of its life, you lose the equipment.
Not much was revealed on combat. It will use a real-time battle system and support six job types, according to project planner Shougou Kosakai. Unrelated to the battle system, the game will have a character edit mode. Kosakai hopes to implement a system where players can import illustrations from their PC.
System Prisma is aiming for 20 to 30 hours of playtime on the main story, though there will be plenty of other things to do as well.
MLB 12: The Show Expected to Showcase Vita-PS3 Integration
One way the PlayStation Vita will be able to transcend the perception of being yet another handheld device in a time when mobile gaming has siphoned off their perceived necessity is by offering linked functionality with the PS3. One of the first games to utilize features between the two will be Sony’s own MLB 12: The Show.
While what those features will be have yet to be detailed the company is sure to make the series a prime showcase for them. They have done so in the past (PS Move and 3D recently) and with the game coming out less than two weeks after the system arrives (Vita 2/22, The Show 3/6) it’ll be pushed front and center.
Some of the potential ideas have already been discussed by Sony – remote play (streaming from PS3 for access on Vita) which is already available with some PSP titles, continuous play (saving on one system and continuing on the other), and using the Vita as a controller (taking advantage of the front and back touch panels and gyroscope for additional functionality) for the PS3 are all features expected to be rolled out at or soon after release of system.
The only downside to this will be the necessity of owning the same game for two different systems – making that investment in MLB 12: The Show $ 100. It may very well turn out to be worth it however if the features and connectivity are implemented well.
What would you most be looking for out of MLB 12: The Show when it comes to Vita-PS3 integration? Do those potential features make you more likely to buy the Vita?
