Megaman Fans get a NEW Mega Collection

The legacy continues, as Capcom today announced Mega Man Legacy Collection 2, a collection of the iconic Blue Bomber’s four most recent classic side-scrolling adventures, complete with several all-new features. A follow up to Mega Man Legacy Collection, which contained the series’ original 8-bit titles, Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 spans the evolution and retro revolution of the series.

This collection will be available at retail for PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Xbox One across North America, and digitally across North America and Europe for PS4, Xbox One, and Windows PC starting August 8, 2017.

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A compilation of four timeless adventures in one package, Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 features the most recent entries in the classic side-scrolling series.

The collection also includes a Museum jam-packed with history and production art, challenge remix stages for long-time fans, and first-timer friendly options like added armor and checkpoint saves for easy reload. Journey through the later entries in the series with these four titles:

Mega Man 7 introduced mysterious rival Bass and his companion Treble

Mega Man 8 featured the series’ first impressively animated and fully voiced cutscenes

Mega Man 9 marked the series’ return to its roots with 8-bit visuals, music, and gameplay

Mega Man 10 retained these features and included three playable character options.

Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 joins Capcom’s lineup of playable games and activities for the 2017 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles next week, June 13-15. Capcom’s E3 2017 booth will also feature the first public appearance of the highly anticipated MARVEL VS. CAPCOM: INFINITE in addition to demos of the currently available Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers and the latest content in Street Fighter V. Attendees of E3 2017 are invited to stop by the Capcom booth for an infinitely amazing experience with playable games, supplemental attractions including a Street Fighter 30^th anniversary celebration display, tournament stage and more. Capcom will be in booth #2023 in the South Hall of the LA Convention Center.

Mega Man Legacy Collection is a celebration of the 8-bit history of Capcom’s iconic Blue Bomber.

Mega Man Legacy Collection will be available digitally across North America and Europe starting August 25, 2015 for $14.99 / €14.99 / £11.99 on PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One and Windows PC, and early 2016 on the Nintendo 3DS™ hand-held system.

Physical editions of the game will also be available early 2016 in North America for $29.99 on PlayStation®4, Xbox One and Nintendo 3DS. More details regarding the Nintendo 3DS digital release and the physical editions will be confirmed at a later date.

This collection celebrates a piece of video game history by not only featuring the series’ origins with all six of the 8-bit classics, it also collects hundreds of high-resolution scans of vintage concept sketches, production art, unused Robot Master designs, a database of enemy information, a robust Challenge Mode full of remixed gameplay sections, plus a music player with all the games’ soundtracks—more than 100 songs!

Challenge Mode remixes gameplay segments from all six games, with plenty of scaling difficulty objectives for experienced players to conquer yet serves as a good starting point for new players, too. All six of the classic games will retain their retro 8-bit style with a newly added HD finish, giving all of the original sprites the crispest look fans have ever seen.

OPEN THE GATES TO YOUR PERSONAL DISNEY KINGDOM IN DISNEY MAGICAL WORLD

New Nintendo 3DS Game is a Portable Dream Come True for Any Disney Fan

REDMOND, Wash., April 11, 2014 – A whole new world awaits players in Disney Magical World, launching today for the Nintendo 3DS system. After creating a personalized avatar and a customized dream life, players embark on a 3D fantasy adventure featuring more than 60 iconic Disney characters across a main central plaza and its four surrounding worlds inspired by Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Aladdin and Winnie the Pooh. It's all Disney, all the time as players interact with beloved characters, run a café to earn in-game coins, set off on ghost-hunting quests and even visit friends' towns via the StreetPass feature.

"It's very exciting to see two powerhouses in entertainment – Nintendo and Disney – come together to develop a family-friendly video game," said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "With Disney Magical World, players of all ages can experience the magic of Disney through the magic of the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 2DS systems."

Endless opportunities for creativity and customization allow the imagination to run wild in Disney Magical World. With more than 1,000 items, players can hone their design skills to create hundreds of personalized Disney-themed outfits, accessories and furniture. Budding green thumbs can plant and harvest crops in the Hundred Acre Wood. Aspiring restaurateurs can design a café from its décor to its menu. As they foster its success through careful management, players can earn valuable in-game coins and even pique the interest of favorite Disney characters to stop by for a meal. The personal "My Room" retreat above the café offers another customizable opportunity with even more items and furniture.

For players looking for a dose of adventure, the Disney Magical World game features many exciting quests and unique collectibles. By collecting and using magic wands with different skill sets, players can battle through ghost-filled forests and dungeons. Players also can help various Disney characters retrieve missing hard-to-find items on these action-filled excursions.

Several aspects of the game leverage the unique features of the Nintendo 3DS system. By scanning Disney Magical World-specific AR Cards – which will be distributed online, in stores and at special events – with the Nintendo 3DS camera, players can unlock new clothes, accessories and furniture items.

Players can connect locally or through StreetPass to interact with other players and scope out their customized avatars, towns and cafés. The game also offers additional free and paid downloadable content via Wi-Fi to players using a broadband Internet connection, including one free monthly in-game Disney-themed avatar T-shirt. Players also can opt in to receive free downloadable items like clothing and furniture every season, starting today.

As an added bonus, players who visit a Nintendo Zone location between April 18 and Aug. 7 will be able to download free exclusive items, most of which are themed to Pinocchio. These include Pinocchio hats and outfits, goldfish bowls and wallpaper. New items are available every two weeks, so players should keep checking back. For more information about Nintendo Zone and where to find one nearby, visit http://www.nintendo.com/3ds/nintendozone.

Disney Magical World is now available in stores and in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS at a suggested retail price of $29.99. For more information about the game, visit http://disney.nintendo.com.

Remember that Nintendo 3DS features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/3ds.

Disney Magical World is developed by BANDAI NAMCO Studio Inc.

About Nintendo: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Wii U™ and Wii™ home consoles, and Nintendo 3DS™ and Nintendo DS™ families of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System™, Nintendo has sold more than 4.2 billion video games and more than 669 million hardware units globally, including the current-generation Wii U, Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 3DS XL, as well as the Game Boy™, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi™ and Nintendo DSi XL™, Super NES™, Nintendo 64™, Nintendo GameCube™ and Wii systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names such as Mario™, Donkey Kong™, Metroid™, Zelda™ and Pokémon™. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo's operations in the Western Hemisphere. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company's website at http://www.nintendo.com.

Ah, venerable Nintendo. Always charming in its multiple stabs at the gaming market - be it the portable or stationary - despite the recent arms war with Microsoft and Sony in which the company has decidedly fallen behind. But so what? Slowly but surely, it's starting to dawn on people that Nintendo thinks a bit differently when it comes to gaming, of which the Nintendo Revolution and its motion sensitive controller is a perfect example. Enter the Game Boy Micro, which is really more of the same.

Say hello to my little friend

Sure, hardcore gamers are more likely to go for the wirelessly enabled Nintendo DS or even the Sony PlayStation Portable - but the 101 x 50 x 17 mm, 80 g device doesn't cater to those. Instead, it caters to casual gamers who just want to fire up a quick game in a tenth of the time it takes the PSP to load a Ridge Racer level, or who quite simply cannot be bothered to lug around the several-times-larger DS or PSP.

Small enough to clip on a key chain, the Game Boy Micro trumps the vast majority of mobile phones yet sports a truly brilliant 2-inch display which, alongside that of the DS, is Nintendo's best to date despite its 32K colour limitation. Granted, it's a bit small, but it still assumes the majority of the front of the device - also host to the venerable Game Boy setup consisting of a four-way controller as well as A and B buttons; shoulder buttons in chrome are also part of the line-up.

Although quite good, the controller setup of the Game Boy Micro leaves a bit to be desired in the tactile department as there is no proper distinction to acknowledge when a button has been pressed. One thing we're particularly pleased to see, though, is the inclusion of a dedicated earphone 3.5 mm jack; begone the combo charger/earphone ports and required dongles of yesteryear - the Micro lets you listen and charge at the same time.

It's all about the games

So what makes Nintendo think a system as ancient as the Game Boy Micro - compatible with the Game Boy Advance and Game Boy SP - can survive being alongside the aforementioned PSP and DS? For one, the games. With a back catalogue of over 500 titles, the Micro has access to one of the most solid libraries of games ever to be published; many low on graphics, but high on gameplay.

Then there's the issue of simplicity, with the casual gamer long having been neglected. Where the PSP and DS offer up gaming sessions that can go on for hours (cramps aside), the Micro is perfect for a sneaking a quick fix everywhere and anytime - due in no small part to its size as well as a combination of simple controls and its ability to get a game afoot in no time at all.

And, as if all of that wasn't enough, it also offers a competition-slamming battery life of more than 8 hours. Who said cartridges were no good?

Availability

The Nintendo Game Boy Micro is now available worldwide, shipping for $100 USD and €100 EUR in North America and Europe, respectively. Nintendo Game Boy Micro

Conclusion

In a world of high-powered portable gaming consoles, the comparably low-tech Nintendo Game Boy Micro manages to stay surprisingly competitive courtesy of its focus on simplicity. Its miniscule size, easily accessible controls and massive back catalogue of games with a focus on gameplay over graphics makes it an excellent choice for anyone looking to escape the constraints of mobile phone gaming. Let's face it: who could resist getting their Mario on with this little Micro marvel?

What's positive:
Superbly small; excellent screen; massive back catalogue of titles

What's negative:
3D graphics and complex interaction traded for simplicity.

OVERALL Score: 78%

Written By Jørgen Sundgot, Wednesday 14 December 2005