Rayman creator praises Wii U and tons of memory, talks Rayman Legends, more
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In an interview with French website Gameblog.fr, Rayman and Beyond Good & Evil creator Michel Ancel opened up on all things Wii U. Ancel talked about the console overall and its techn, and managed to offer some tidbits on Rayman Legends.
Fortunately, someone was kind enough to translate a large portion of the interview. We’ve posted a number of points from the discussion, including Ancel’s high praise for the Wii U’s memory.
Read on below for the summary.
Wii U in general
– Ancel believes Nintendo has a tough job explaining Wii U
– He feels the console is like having a whole new cooking recipe, and you can’t put words on it
– People have to “taste it” to understand what it means
– Ancel sees Wii U as a core gamer concept since it brings new tools to gamers and games while not removing what they already had
– Nintendo’s director was difficult for devs to understand at first, but it will ultimately lead to value
Rayman Legends
– In a way, the game is like a level editor that allows for playfield changes in realtime
– GamePad player will be able to literally dig into the scenario like Dig Dug
– Ancel appreciates the idea of asymmetric gameplay
Wii U tech
– Wii U has enormous memory
– Almost no limitations with memory
– Lots of memory helps with 2D games since they use memory for textures, drawings, etc.
– Ancel says the Wii U is a surprising machine
– It can display full HD on the TV while streaming a different image at 800X480 on the GamePad
– Keeps 60 i/s framerate at the same time
– Ancel also likes how Wii U opens LAN possibilities
– Even though it’s rather powerful, the Wii U isn’t a traditional next-gen console with huge graphic improvements
– Nintendo made different next-gen choices
– Ancel isn’t sure if Wii U can handle his vision for Beyond Good & Evil 2 since he only has 2D experience with the console thus far
August 2012 NPD: Top 10 best-selling games in the U.S.
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NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of August. The results can be found below.
Darksiders II (360, PS3, PC)** – 247,000 units
New Super Mario Bros 2 (3DS)
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (3DS)**
NCAA Football 13 (360, PS3)
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Wii, 360, NDS, PS3, 3DS, PSV, PC)
Sleeping Dogs (360, PS3)
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (360, PS3) – 105,000 units
Batman: Arkham City (360, PS3, PC)**
Call of Duty: Black Ops (360, PS3, NDS, Wii, PC)**
The Amazing Spider-Man (360, PS3, NDS, 3DS, Wii)
**(includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc. but not those bundled with hardware)
Rising Board 3D heading to the eShop on September 20
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Odenis Studio has an eShop game in the works, and it won’t be long before it hits the digital store.
Rising Board 3D is Odenis’ new title that sees users surfing through a number of different courses. You can pull off tricks while surfing, and it seems as though a speed element plays a role. The developer has included eight boards that can be purchased with sun points, challenges, multi-layered courses, boosts and more.
You can download Rising Board 3D from the North American eShop on 20th September for $2.99.
Nicalis talks Yatagarasu
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Want to learn about Yatagarasu, Nicalis’ newly confirmed eShop game? Then watch the video above!
Thanks to Nmacipad for the tip.
Assassin’s Creed III commercial
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You may have caught this video during the Giants vs. Cowboys football game last night…
Capcom’s Christian Svensson on what he feels is wrong with Mega Man
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Mega Man has been experiencing a downward spiral over the past few years. There was the cancelled Mega Man Legends project, and also the canned Mega Man Universe project.
Capcom USA’s senior vice-president Christian Svensson has offered his own thoughts as to why the IP has been experiencing issues.
While not representative of Capcom’s thoughts overall, Svensson feels that there have been “too many competing splinter sub-brands within it.”
Svensson said the following when asked about a possible Mega Man reboot:
“I (and probably I alone so please don’t ascribe said belief to ‘Capcom’) think one of the problems MM has had as a brand is that we’ve had too many competing splinter sub-brands within it. I’m not sure starting yet another is the way to get the franchise as a whole back on track more than creating greater brand confusion but we’ll take it under advisement.”
Nintendo Show 3D (9/6/12)
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Tons of Monster Hunter 4 screenshots
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Kart Krashers available for DSiWare on September 27
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Kart Krashers will be available on September 27 for $4.99/500 points. A trailer can be found above, and more information has been posted below.