What? Nintendo will be holding a conference to showcase new 3DS titles and products.
Where? Tokyo.
When? September 13, 2011, 12:00 PM JST (World Clock)
Why? To drop the bomb.
How to watch? Nintendo will be live-streaming the conference through Ustream and Nico Nico Douga.
What to expect? Based on current speculation, here's a list of things Nintendo may show during the conference:
- The first Monster Hunter Tri G trailer;
- News about the "Expansion Circle Pad";
- New games announcements.
People on 2ch believe the following may be announced during the conference (link):
- A new Yoshi side-scroller developed by Good-Feel for the 3DS;
- A new game from the WarioWare team;
- A new Etrian Odyssey for the 3DS;
- A new Hatsune Miku for the 3DS, including all songs from Project DIVA 1 and 2;
- A remake of Suda51's The Silver Case for the 3DS;
- A new Ace Attorney game, featuring a Miles Edgeworth scenario, for the 3DS;
- The new game from Alchemist, supposedly a "moe mistery" game for the 3DS;
- The debut of 3DS game demos on the eShop, starting with Super Mario 3D Land.
The original TGS rumor checklist also mentions the possibility of Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light 2 for the 3DS.
English Liveblog
- Nintendo will release a pink 3DS in Japan on October 20, 2011;
- Animal Crossing, Paper Mario, and Luigi's Mansion 2 are coming in 2012;
- New Mario Tennis announced for the 3DS;
- Monster Hunter 4 announced for the 3DS;
- Monster Hunter Tri will be launched December 10, 2011 in Japan;
- New Fire Emblem game announced for the 3DS. It'll have 3D battle graphics;
- Sega's Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai announced for the 3DS;
- Square Enix's Bravely Default: Flying Fairy announced for the 3DS;
- Nintendo's Tomodachi Collection 2 announced for the 3DS;
- Culdcept 3DS announced;
- Tecmo Koei's Dynasty Warriors Vs. announced for the 3DS;
- Namco Bandai's SD Gundam G Generation 3D announced for the 3DS. It'll be released on December 22;
- Namco Bandai's Ace Combat 3D subtitle is Cross Rumble. It's due this Winter;
- Resident Evil: Revelations will be released on "early 2012";
- Square Enix's Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, Namco Bandai's Tekken 3D: Prime Edition and Konami's Metal Gear Solid 3D: Snake Eater are also due this Winter;
- Kid Icarus: Uprising has been delayed to Q1 2012;
- Culchobit, an online soccer game, is announced for the 3DS;
- Konami's New LovePlus will be released on December 8.
