Release window may hint at North American release date.
We’ve long known that Team Ninja was bringing Ryu Hayabusa to the PlayStation Vita via a port of Ninja Gaiden Sigma, but up until now we had no idea when that was actually happening. Now some of the mystery has been removed thanks to the latest issue of Famitsu.
Hey, you got your Assassin's Creed in my Final Fantasy!
Ezio has been making the rounds lately. Earlier it was announced that he’ll be making a cameo in next year’s edition of Soul Calibur V and today it was revealed that his famous costume will be available in some form in the next title in the mega-franchise, Final Fantasy.
Apparently Mario and Zelda games sell really, really well.
Nintendo hasn’t been doing so well in the sales department lately. Wii sales are stagnant, the 3DS got off to a rough start and new titles have been few and far between for both systems. But even with all that considered, when things look bleak for Nintendo they can always count on Link and Mario to do some heavy lifting and they did just that this past “Black Friday” setting records along the way.
EA has no desire to get lawyer'd.
It is wise to keep your promises, especially when it comes to platform-exclusive perks, and EA is learning this the hard way. We reported earlier how EA had promised PlayStation 3 purchasers of Battlefield 3 would get a download code for a free copy of the 2009 digital release of Battlefield 1943. When it didn’t materialize, PS3 owners were not pleased, to say the least. A class-action lawsuit was filed against EA, but before you can say “holy litigation, Batman!” EA has made good on their E3 2011 promise.
PS2 games won't work either at first.
It was unclear if the PlayStation Vita would be compatible with PSone Classics purchases on your PlayStation account, though it was assumed it would be possible given the fact that it would share the same account.Today, the truth is still shrouded, but it was announced that they won't be compatible at least at launch
A Smash Bros. inspired fighter may be in the works.
Rumors have been abundant over the last two days about Sony’s potential new Intellectual Property. It’s possible that they have been pointing toward a Super Smash Brothers style fighting game. The game seems to be called - or code named - Title Fight. This rumor was leaked by a game developer at SuperBot Entertainment named Paul Gale, on his blog.
Battletoads and Diddy Kong Pilot are now free to download.
RareWare Central is a fan website dedicated to the developer responsible for Banjo-Kazooie, Perfect Dark and more recently, the Kinect Sports series. As such, user Torrentstorm has released beta versions of two unreleased games initially developed for the Game Boy Advance.
Sony's taking a cue from Nintendo.
A trailer has revealed that the PlayStation Vita will have an Augmented Reality suite. Several titles are being developed to take advantage of this technology, which is planned to be available at launch. See how it'll work with the trailer below:
You won't be getting your PS Move mini games if you download.
About two weeks ago, Sony announced that The Sly Collection would be available on the PSN and now some more details are coming in before its release tomorrow. The three games will be $10 each, will be in 720p widescreen display, have 3D support, trophy support, and will run at 60 fps.
Get ready to bend over and kiss your wallet goodbye...
If you're planning on buying a PlayStation Vita on launch day on February 22, 2012, you're going to need to put quite a bit extra aside. Not for the handheld itself, but for its mandatory memory cards used for downloads and game saves. GameStop has posted a tentative listing for the memory cards, complete with prices.
