Apparently over at GDC there was some developers willing to talk about the DS successor which is rumored to be in the hands of some development teams. Game Informer spoke with many of these developers and reported back their findings.

First of all, the system they said the system has two screens like the DS but larger  ( they didn’t specify if this includes DSi XL). The gap between these screens is supposbly so narrow that developers can now make one single picture rather then worrying about the separation of screens.

In terms of power, the developers are saying that it is comparable to the Gamecube’s graphics. The dev kits are supposedly very easy to work with and that Gamecube and Wii developers have no problem jumping on board.

And of course, the supposed accelerometer that caused such a fuss earlier this year is said to be present in the system.

These developers reported that Nintendo plans on having the system finalized by the end of this year. Whether or not it will actually launch this year is unknown though.

Some developers said that Nintendo might show it at E3 this year, but they were unsure.

Those are some juicy bits, but of course they are all rumors.

How do you feel about the rumored additions? Anything in particular you would want or not want to see in Nintendo’s next portable?

If you hadn’t read yet, at GDC High Voltage Software made some major changes to The Grinder.

The footage comes from the Xbox 360 version of the title.  From what we know so far this is what the PlayStation 3 and PC version will be very similar.

As for the Wii version High Voltage Software says they have an announcement for it coming soon. “We have not made any announcements on the Wii version at this time, but I expect us to do so soon. I will say that all versions of the game will share a large portion of the content that we create.”

You can check out the gameplay after the jump.

(Wii details Source: GoNintendo)

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Capcom released a full four minute trailer for Lost Planet 2 today to celebrate the launch of the Lost Planet 2 website.

I can’t shake how much this looks like Capcom’s other franchise, Monster Hunter. That isn’t a bad thing though. It is just somewhat strange to see two titles from two different franchises share so many similarities and are being released by the same company.

Lost Planet 2 is due out May 18th in both Europe and North America on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.

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You don’t hear much talk of Bungie’s titles before they made the Halo series. But before Halo, Bungie had another first person science fiction shooter called Marathon in 1994 that was a Mac exclusive.

It looks like the old franchise might be making a return in some form though. Bungie recently trademarked Marathon.

If anything ever sees the light of day from the Marathon franchise, it can be pretty much anything at this point – a straight port, a remake, or a new entry.

(Via: Destructoid)

No NASCAR here. Just plain old Grand Turismo. The trailer shows off night time racing along with damage on cars.

On a side note though. Sony previously said that Summer 2010 was the release of Gran Turismo 5. During their GDC conference they just said 2010. That doesn’t mean it has been pushed back, but it could be a possibility since the Japanese date got pushed back a few weeks ago.

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IGN’s Matt Casamassina spoke with a developer, who he did not name, at GDC about working with Natal. According to Matt’s source, his development team, along with Lionhead Studios and Rare, are struggling to get Natal working properly.

According to the developer the camera isn’t working as promised. In short he says “It’s sh*t.”

The developer said that Lionhead studios and Rare are still trying to get their software ready for launch, but it might not be in its prime condition. “They’re just going to try to make launch and then they’re going to patch everything later.”

Natal is set to launch this fall. If these faults are currently present, hopefully the developers will be able to work something out before launch.

Not much to say other than this is the Deus Ex 3: Human Revolution teaser trailer from GDC. According to the trailer Eidos plans on revealing more about the title come E3.

You can check out the teaser trailer after the jump.

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Doctor Who has already hit the Wii and DS once as a card game, but the BBC is going for something more in line with a traditional game.

The title, which will be starring the new Doctor played by Matt Smith, is set to be released near Christmas this year. Classic Doctor Who enemies like Daleks, Cybermen and Silurians.

Like in the show, The Doctor won’t just be mindlessly killing enemies. Instead the game will have players out witting enemies and finding clever ways to defeat them.

Also worth mentioning the article said “DOCTOR Who is to regenerate into Doctor Wii after BBC bosses signed a mega-bucks computer game deal. Nintendo has agreed a contract said to be worth over £10 million to create the much-anticipated game for its popular Wii and DS consoles.”

I’m not positive, but from the sounds of it Nintendo is the one developing the title. Which would be strange since Nintendo rarely ever works with licenses.

If Nintendo is working on it then the title is probably in good hands. I’ll update this post if things get cleared up soon.

(Source: The Sun)
(Via: GoNintendo)