DualPenSports

Overview

DualPen Sports is an upcoming sports game exclusive to the Nintendo 3DS, and it is the first 3DS game to feature two styluses being used at the same time in order to play the game. There are seven sports that are able to played on DualPen Sports which are soccer, boxing, archery, basketball, baseball, skiiing and power gliding.

Gameplay And Controls

Based on the available information given by Namco Bandai, it appears that DualPen Sports will be primarily using the touch screen to play the game, and not face buttons. Based on images, two styluses are used when playing a game by using a two step method to perform action in succession. For example, if in the game, an archer wanted to shoot an arrow into the target, one stylus would swipe upon the touch screen to load the bow, and then another would swipe down to shoot the arrow into the target. Different methods of swiping the styluses on the touch screen will be required for each of the seven different sports.

Game Modes

There will be three game modes available to play using the seven sports available in DualPen Sports:

Sports Select

Sports Select is the main game mode of DualPen Sports, and it has the player competing in all seven different sports, possibly against other AI, in order to win the highest score.

Daily Challenge

This game mode will be available once a day and will feature one sports challenge that the player can try to master.

Touch Exercise

Primarily using the touch screen, this game will feature extra activities designed to "hone your touch senses".

Wireless Features

Although no Wifi online features have been confirmed, DualPen Sports will feature local wireless play for up to two players at at time.

Release

On the 12th April Nintendo of America confirmed in their spring/summer 2011 games line up that Dual Pen Sports is to be released in the USA 21st September 2011. In the UK the game was released on the 2nd September 2011.