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Let’s Tap sales “weren’t high”.

Sonic creator Yuji Naka has had enough of the speedy blue hedgehog.

“Right now, I want to create new things,” he told Siliconera. “Even if I had the opportunity to create some kind of new Sonic game I think that’s best kept within SEGA.”

It would seem Naka’s wish for Sonic to be “kept within” SEGA is at odds with SEGA itself. 2D retro revival Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1, due for release in “late 2010″, is not being made by Sonic Team or any internal SEGA studio. It’s being developed by Dimps, which made the Sonic … Continue Reading

Tennis! Ping pong! Squash! Badminton.

It’s been confirmed that Racquet Sports is coming to PS3, complete with support for the new Move motion controller.

The game was on show at Ubisoft’s London showcase earlier this week. The visuals are sharper than those in the previously released Wii version, but the mini-game line-up is the same – tennis, table tennis, beach tennis, squash and badminton.

Ubi reckons the Move controller allows for much more precise control, while its buttons can be used to perform tactical moves. Difficulty levels can be adjusted so skilled and rubbish players can play together.

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Level-5′s got more to offer than Layton.

Level-5, the studio behind the Professor Layton series, has confirmed that some of its other titles will soon be heading West.

Well, to the US anyway. Bossman Akihiro Hino told Nintendo Power magazine (as read by Joystiq) is keen to promote its business overseas.

As part of these plans, RPG-themed sports game Inazuma Eleven is coming to the States. The same goes for Ni no Kuni: The Another World, also an RPG.

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People’s obsession with it “laughable”.

Microsoft Game Studios general manager and chief Kinect cheerleader Kudo Tsunoda has said it’s “almost laughable the way people hold on to rumble as the holy grail of haptic feedback”.

“The overwhelming thing we’ve discovered is that rumble is such a rudimentary form of haptic feedback,” Tsunoda told Edge at E3.

Tsunoda, whose lively physical performances have been a mainstay of Kinect presentations since it was first unveiled as Project Natal at E3 2009, admitted that at first he was cautious about a technology that offered no physical feedback, but said that players’ responses to the visuals were … Continue Reading

Plus: Capcom reveals official website.

Capcom has revealed the Collector’s Edition – the Outbreak Edition – of Dead Rising 2 and launched the official website for the game.

Inside the Collector’s Edition is a figurine of an overweight zombie wearing a hat and a large white shirt splattered with blood. There’s a little LEGO head to swap with his, plus a cone that, er, must do something.

With the figurine comes the game and an extra disc with bonus material on.

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3D Blu-ray movie support in September.

Sony has offered further details of its rollout for 3D support on PlayStation 3, including movies, PlayTV and photos.

According to Sony Europe’s Mick Hocking, speaking at an event in London attended by CVG, a firmware update for Blu-ray 3D movie support will be released in September.

Support for 3D photos and video camera recordings will come by the end of 2010, he said, but he refused to specify the timing.

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MGS creator talks lack of motivation.

Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has said the new generation of Japanese game designers don’t have enough motivation to keep up with the West.

Writing on his Twitter page, Kojima said he came to this conclusion after watching a documentary on foreign exchange students at Kyoto Seika University. The students, who were studying manga, were portrayed as being highly motivated.

“The Game industry is very similar. The West is very motivated. The younger generation of Japan is losing,” Kojima wrote.

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