What started as Project Title Fight, was then registered on the web as the above title and is now officially confirmed by Sony. Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale at it’s core is a Smash Bros. clone, there is no way around it. It’s a roster of Sony 1st party characters, as well as 3rd party guest characters (confirmed) battling on a stage of 4 characters at a time till one is left standing. This game will use health bars and super meters as opposed to the percentage knock back and I’m sure will implement other features to make it a little different from the Nintendo franchise.

Sony showed off 6 characters for the game so far in Kratos, Sly Cooper, Sweet Tooth, Colonel Radec, Parappa The Rapper and Fat Princess. The game is expected this Holiday Season and I am sure more will be revealed at E3. Not to mention the obligatory character reveal in the months leading to release. Sony also has a trailer for the game, hit the jump for that!

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Who says we don’t do a little late night updating huh!?

Nintendo has gone from doing very little when it comes to digital software and support of anything past WiiWare to being 100% on board as they announced today some big digital distribution news. First and foremost Nintendo will begin to offer 3DS titles for download same day as retail launch beginning with New Super Mario Bros. 2 in August. Actual retail copies are still provided, as well as stores having the option of selling download codes for the game. This is certainly a big step for Nintendo to try and be more relevant with modern business practices. In addition Nintendo has also announced that the Wii U will offer this for the bulk of their titles starting day 1 of the system’s launch this year. This is a strong bit of marketing for Nintendo and could really help in the momentum department for the Wii U. The convenience of having huge titles like Super Mario, Zelda, Smash Bros. and more possibly available at midnight without leaving your home or waiting for a package. As long as Nintendo has a system in place for storage support, accounts to be able to track what you have purchased, and a strong network for reasonable download speeds it’s a very smart move.