After making a pretty decent splash on the Nintendo 3DS last year with the impressive Dead or Alive Dimensions, developer Team Ninja has confirmed that a conversion of Dead or Alive 5 will be headed to Sony’s embattled handheld early next year. Titled Dead or Alive 5 Plus, the pint-sized jiggling brawler is set to not only be a decent replica of the 360/PS3 experience, but will also contain a number of enhancements [...]

So as the year draws to a close, this is usually the time where gamers and gaming sites like to draw up end-year awards. Us? Maybe. I’m not personally going to be handling the big stuff like the GOTY itself. Instead, I’ll be handling a few “off the wall”-ish categories, starting with the games that came out of nowhere and surprised me.

Joystiq picked up a report from Aussie Nintendo regarding the minor censoring of the American box art upcoming Dead or Alive Dimensions for the 3DS. The comparison images can be found after the break.

Genre: 3D Beat-Em-Up | Developer: Team Ninja | Publisher: Tecmo Koei Platform: Nintendo 3DS | Players: 1-2 | Rating: TBC | Release: TBC March If ever there was a series that would benefit from 3D graphics, this would be it. However, for some reason, Team Ninja have opted to go with the actual fighting part of the series rather than the bouncy volleyball one. See, they missed a trick there. [...]