Not exact matches
Despite the fact that its Wii U console spent the year fading into irrelevance, Nintendo had more unique
titles than any other publisher and managed to improve the overall quality of its
releases — mainly by sticking to its
handheld device.
Announced as part of the series» 25th Anniversary event in which a modern home control
title was also revealed for a later date, is there now a chance Atlus could test the waters of a mainline PC
release with the
handheld - bound Shin Megami Tensei: Deep Strange Journey Redux?
When your biggest international
releases are a console port of a
handheld title and an expansion to a year - old RPG, you can only expect so much.
During the 3DS's launch week in Japan, the glasses - free 3D
handheld easily topped the hardware sales charts, but found its best - selling
title peaking at third place, behind a pair of newly
released games for Sony's systems.
Japan had an interesting
release week with several new
titles for both
handheld and console, so previous contenders are starting to slip from the charts.
The Direct was about the line - up of games coming to both the 3DS and the Wii U from now and through - out the summer, a summer which will be seeing the
release of the newest instalment in the on - going Kirby series and with rumoured reports of the NX coming out sometime between June and November, the line - up of games we've just seen, say otherwise, especially when the new games include Paper Mario: Colour Splash and Metroid Prime: Federation Force, after all, why bring out
titles such as these for the Wii U and 3DS, if you're going to be bringing out the NX, which acts as both
handheld and home console?
During a recent livestream showcasing the Nintendo Switch
release, NISA confirmed that Ys VIII Lacrimosa Of Dana will only run at 30 FPS in both docked and
handheld mode, which is definitely disappointing for an action role - playing game such as the Falcom developed
title.
Initially
released for
handheld systems, Shantae and her motley crew of friends and foes have made the leap to our television screens before with ports of both Risky's Revenge and The Pirate's Curse, but the bellydancing babe's latest adventure, Half - Genie Hero, is the first
title to be built from the ground up specifically for home consoles and computers.
Sony has had a flurry of hardware
releases with the
release of the PlayStation 4 Slim, PlayStation 4 Pro and PlayStation VR, Microsoft
released backwards compatibility on the Xbox One for many Xbox 360
titles as well as hinted about Project Scorpio, and of course Nintendo announced the upcoming Switch console /
handheld hybrid.
But, although the successful franchise has appeared on a
handheld platform as well, having two
titles, Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories,
released for the PlayStation Portable system, nobody ever expected Rockstar, the company that owns the rights to the IP (Intellectual Property), to announce the fact that it would bring the series to the Nintendo DS platform.
Since the
release of Spirit Tracks, Nintendo has not
released an original, stand - alone Zelda story for
handhelds, which could probably be down to the fact the game wasn't as well received as they expected to be, something that has put them a little on edge, worried as to how their next original
title would have us react, so instead they give us a re-mastered Ocarina of Time, quite possible the greatest Zelda game to date and Majora's Mask and Wind Waker, which for me was the icing on the cake as I was unable to play it the first time round on the Gamecube and added to the justification of getting my WII U.
Over the last 20 years, the mainline Pokémon series has
released over 20 unique
titles on Nintendo's
handheld platforms.
Sony attempted to keep the system alive but bundling PlayStation 4
titles also
released on the PS Vita together, providing free games on the PS Plus service, and adding PS4
handheld support.
Pilotwings Resort, the newest game in the series, was also a launch
title,
releasing along Nintendo's 3DS
handheld in the March of last year.
KEY FACTS:
Title: Ben 10 Omniverse 2 Developer: Home Consoles - High Voltage
Handheld version - 1st Playable Productions Publisher: NBGE / D3P Genre: Action Rating: PEGI 7 Platforms: PS3 / X360 / Wii / Wii U / 3DS
Release: 22nd November 2013 # of players: 1 - 2 (Offline — Home Consoles Only)
More than twenty years after the
handheld was originally launched, the Atari Lynx is receiving a new and original
title, Zaku, thanks to publisher Super Fighter Team, the same saints that recently localized and
released Beggar Prince and Legend of Wukong for the Genesis / Mega Drive.
Almost twenty years after the
release of the original Oddworld
title Abe's Oddysee (which debuted on the PlayStation in September 1997), the ground - up remake Oddworld: New «n» Tasty lands on the PlayStation Vita — instantly challenging for the honour of becoming the
handheld's best platformer.
«It's been two years since the enormous success of Castlevania Lords of Shadow, and with this next installment, we want to take the necessary time needed to give fans a
handheld title unlike any other,» said Dave Cox, Producer of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 (and head of Product Planning and Development for Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH) in a press
release.
The Vita is getting a slew of upcoming
handheld exclusive
titles (games
released alongside the PS4 versions).
So with its equally obscene sales figures and a slow start for 3DS, there was little doubt in anyone's mind that DS development would overlap into the life of Nintendo's new
handheld — the firm itself
released the new Pokémon duo just before 3DS, and continues to publish DS
titles even while Wii development clearly winds down this far in advance of its replacement.
[15] On December 12, 2006, during a press conference celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Dragon Quest franchise, Square Enix announced that Dragon Quest IX would be
released exclusively for the Nintendo DS
handheld video game console, making it the first main Dragon Quest
title to debut on a
handheld.
Nintendo has never
released a Super Smash Bros
title on a
handheld system.
XSEED Games, the independent - minded console publishing brand of Marvelous USA, Inc., today announced that the company will
release a Limited Edition of the action RPG
title, Ys: Memories of Celceta, alongside the standard retail version for the PlayStation ® Vita
handheld entertainment system when the game
releases later this holiday season.
When it was announced earlier this year that a «core RPG Pokémon
title» is being developed for the Nintendo Switch, many fans wondered what this would mean for the franchise, which, up to this point, has
released mainline games exclusively on
handheld consoles.
Of course they appeared on several of Nintendo's
handhelds as well as modern systems like the Wii, PS3 and Xbox via
releases of early
titles to online networks.
Nintendo is back at the top of the New Retail
Release report this week with another new game for their
handheld, as well as a handful of new third party
titles for their surging pair of systems.
Originally
released on the PSP, God of War: Chains of Olympus and Ghost of Sparta were excellent
handheld titles, managing to live up well to the quality of the home - console entries in the series.
Super Mario Land was
released on the Game Boy as the first
handheld Mario
title.
The game which could have been MGS5 will push Sony's
handheld capabilities to the limit, and Konami has
released the
title's second gameplay video to showcase just that.
The beautiful
handheld game... With the
release of the Sony PS Vita just a few days away now it's about time we spent some time with EA SPORTS impressive looking launch
title FIFA Football....
Outside of the mainline
handheld titles, there are myriad side games
released on both home and
handheld consoles.
This announcement means that the Nintendo Switch is breaking the Nintendo home console curse, whereby only side
titles, such as the already confirmed Pokken Tournament, were
released while mainline
titles stayed on
handhelds.
The Virtual Console lineup consists of
titles originally
released on past home and
handheld consoles.
XSEED Games, the independent - minded console publishing brand of Marvelous USA, Inc., today announced that the company will be
releasing the flashy, wild action RPG
title, AKIBA»S TRIP: Undead & Undressed, on the PlayStation ® 3 computer entertainment system and PlayStation ® Vita
handheld entertainment system in summer 2014.
Nintendo is tinkering with a «totally new» 2D Super Mario game for the 3DS, with plans to
release it and a high volume of other «key
titles» for the
handheld over its next fiscal year...
There is no doubt that the recently
released Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is easily one of the best PSP
titles to date, and is one of the main reasons to pickup one of the
handhelds.
This means that the Nintendo Switch is breaking the Nintendo home console curse, whereby only side
titles, such as the already confirmed Pokken Tournament, were
released while mainline
titles stayed on
handhelds.
Two BlazBlue
titles have been
released for the 3DS, with a
handheld port of BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II, and the Japanese - exclusive chibi beat - em - up BlazBlue - Clonephantasma -.
Though it first
released in 2013, the
handheld Animal Crossing: New Leaf quickly became one of the 3DS» most beloved (and adorable) hits, with the
title to get some new updates including support for new amiibo, Cards, and plenty of other content.