Best of 2013: #9 - Rayman Legends
Rayman Legends is #9 in our Best of 2013.
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Rayman Legends is #9 in our Best of 2013.
While the company originally anticipated a 55 billion yen (~$527 million USD) profit for the year, it now expects a loss of 25 billion yen (~$240 million USD).
Next week's not bulging with new releases, but still brings a few games of interest. Along with Assassin's Creed Liberation HD, we'll see the launch of The Banner Saga and Europa Universalis IV's expansion Conquest of Paradise. And we'll finally, finally get the hugely anticipated two-player swordfighting duel game Nidhogg.
King Dedede has joined the Super Smash Bros. roster on Wii U and 3DS, days ahead of Kirby's Triple Deluxe's release in Japan.
"Turns out we aren't as good at selling games as we thought!" Dutch studio Two Tribes has earnestly stated, boldly declaring "It's time for a radical change!" The developer behind games including Toki Tori and Edge has laid off all but two members--its two co-founders--and is looking at ways to make games which won't send it out of business.
Director Masahiro Sakurai has confirmed that the two versions of Smash Bros will have different trophies to collect as well.
Nintendo was forced to cancel an NES Remix competition, after discovering that the time attack challenge was compromised by an exploit.
The first full week of 2014 brings a respectable lineup of new releases, including Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance's PC edition, the PS4 port of Don't Starve, Chibi-Robo! Photo Finder, an Early Access version of the Dismount series' latest wacky physics murder sim, and more.
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata says it must adopt platforms similar to iOS and Android.