Gamer sites, fans duped by Spanish April Fools' Day trick

28.12.2010
Happy December Fools, all of you gamers duped by Spanish games site PSN!. Earlier today, the site posted a story claiming Wii-exclusive Epic Mickey game was headed to Sony's PlayStation 3.

It turns out that's not the case.

In a story redaction, PSN! says Spain celebrates its equivalent of the United States' April Fool's Day.

"Logically, we would have [been] delighted to announce the world premiere of Epic Mickey's launch on PlayStation 3, but that time [isn't] today," reads of the revised story.

"PS: Sorry to break the hearts of international sites that have linked to [us] in the last hours," the statement adds.

Hearts and sourcing procedures, it seems. The duped include VG Chartz, Game Rant, a handful of tech blogs, and .

But pretend for a moment it's not a joke story. Would Epic Mickey work better on the PS3 than the Wii?

It'd be more accurate with the Move controls, maybe, and prettier in high-definition to be sure, but Epic Mickey's problems lie with the game design itself. Stuff like: The unreliable camera, the fussy targeting, and the bluntly binary, superficial morality system.

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