There’s been a crap load of Nintendo news lately, huh? Between talk ofNintendo’s nexthome consoleandMiyamototalking upa storm, it feels like a there was a mini-E3 for Nintendo this week, and it just keeps going.
The latest word from Miyamoto is focused on the pending 3DS eShop a success. He says that “With downloadable games via eShop, we will start to create meaningful and high-value games for 3DS specifically”. Evenmorespecifically that, Miyamoto says that there’s another anotherZeldatitlethat he’d like to port to the 3DS. “Do you remember Xevious?”he says.“It’s two-layered and I really wanted to create that at the time. So to seeLink To The Pastin two layers would be quite attractive for me.”
I agree. I got to playXeviouson the 3DS last year at E3, and it was really fun to look at. I know a lot of people are down on 3D for some reason, but for me, it’s just like HD; another non-essential way to spice up a game’s visuals. The big difference is, with 3D, it doesn’t cost developers alot of extra money to add that extra visual punch. Everything from sprite-based retro titlesPunch-OutandMega Man 2to low polygon-count titles likeCave StoryandStar Fox 64are more eye-catching and impressive in 3D, with little additional effort or funds required by the development team.
That’s my take on glasses-free 3D anyway. What do you think? You sold onLink to the Past3D, and 3D in general?
Miyamoto: “We’ll focus more on gaming”[NextGen.biz]
