Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 12 Comments

Back in the day, Nintendo and Sony once attempted to work with each other. The SNES PlayStation prototype is evidence of that. Had the two sides collaborated, Sony would have come out with its own SNES-CD peripheral for the console.

NES designer Masayuki Uemura, in an interview with Gamasutra, spoke about Nintendo and Sony’s failed partnership during a NES celebration at The Strong Museum of Play’s International Center for the History of Electronic Games. Whereas companies like Sony began to focus on graphics and the technological side of gaming at the time, Nintendo still pushed for innovation with design.

Uemura said:

“You might know that we tried to collaborate with Sony once. We knew what Sony was thinking and what kinds of things they were trying to develop. During this time when Sony and other companies started launching products, people started realizing how difficult it is to create a game with great mechanics. Since the time of Game & Watch, Nintendo was doing their best to create game design mechanics that fully utilize the limited technological specifications. What happened was when they started launching those products with high quality graphic design they started emphasizing the graphics processing power – in other words, it wasn’t just the game mechanics they had to focus on but they also had to focus on graphic expression and sound design, not just game design. That’s how the market got saturated with all these kinds of products.

“By contrast, Nintendo was always trying to push the limitations of new types of play. That was a difference between Nintendo product lines and the others. With the maturity of the game industry…it was time to start thinking about redefining the importance of mechanics and design. So for a couple decades the game publishers and hardware manufacturers were focusing on graphics processing power and sound effects and so forth and not focusing much on innovating in game design and mechanics.”

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 11 Comments

Update: Wii U should still be on the table, but 3DS is essentially confirmed. It’s hidden in the copyright bits towards the end of the game’s trailer.

Vblank Entertainment has finally announced its next game: “Shakedown Hawaii”. The project is a follow up to Retro City Rampage, but now features 16-bit visuals.

Here’s a brief overview:

“Shakedown Hawaii brings the Vblank open world universe into the 16-bit era, powered up with destructible environments and an arsenal of supercharged weapons. Taking place some thirty years after the events of Retro City Rampage, the game follows The Player as he comes out of early retirement to rebuild his neglected corporate empire.”

Shakedown Hawaii is said to be heading to Nintendo platforms. Presumably, that should mean we’ll be seeing it on either Wii U and/or 3DS.

A trailer for Shakedown Hawaii is posted below. More information will be shared at the PlayStation Experience next weekend.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 2 Comments

Nintendo has posted an extended version of the “Survival” commercial/trailer that we posted on Sunday. You can view it below.

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Nintendo World Report has posted another video from Xenoblade Chronicles X showing off NLA. Check it out below.

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A giant Pikachu balloon will be on display during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade once again. This will be the 16th time that it’s being included in the event. Additionally, for the second year in a row, Pikachu will be wearing garb fit for the holidays.

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will air on Thursday starting at 9 AM. Fans close to Manhattan can watch the event in person.

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GameSpot sat down with a pair of developers behind Xenoblade Chronicles X. The site chatted with executive director Tetsuya Takahashi as well as art director Norihiro Takami. During the discussion, Takahashi and Takami commented on the complex nature of Xenoblade Chronicles X, the Xeno name, how the Wii U game is a culmination of ideas held onto for a very long time, and more.

We’ve rounded up a number of Takahashi and Takami’s statements below. Additional comments can be found in GameSpot’s piece here. Some concept art is also in the gallery below.

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Bandai Namco has shared the boxart for Haikyuu!! Cross Team Match!, its upcoming Japanese 3DS game. We have it above.

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Nintendo of Europe prepared a new battle trailer for Xenoblade Chronicles X today. Watch it below.

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On Wednesday, Guitar Hero Live will be adding 28 new playable tracks through the GHTV on-demand list. There will also be six new tracks in the GHTV Premium Shows. In total, Guitar Hero Live will feature 300 songs across GH Live and GHTV.

New tracks

Judas Priest – Living After Midnight
Amaranthe – Drop Dead Cynical
Primus – Jerry Was a Race Car Driver
Robert Palmer – Addicted To Love
Chevelle – Face To The Floor
Rage Against the Machine – Killing In The Name
Godsmack – 1000hp
Jack White – Sixteen Saltines
Sleeping With Sirens – If You Can’t Hang
Tenacious D – Rize of the Fenix
Walk The Moon – Shut Up And Dance
Scott Weiland & The Wildabouts – Modzilla
Audioslave – Like A Stone
Five Finger Death Punch – The House of the Rising Sun
Heart – What About Love?
Huey Lewis and the News – Heart and Soul
Great White – Rock Me
The Outfield – Your Love
Cinderella – Shake Me
Lower Than Atlantis – Here We Go
Neon Trees – I Love You (But I Hate Your Friends)
Rush – Fly By Night
Sammy Hagar – I Can’t Drive 55
The Amazing Snakeheads – Here It Comes Again
Jake Bugg – Slumville Sunrise
Kings of Leon – Supersoaker
R.E.M. – Shiny Happy People
The Glitch Mob – Can’t Kill Us

New Premium Show Tracks

Dance Meets Rock

Zedd – Stache
The Prodigy – Nasty
Knife Party – Centipede

On Tour 2015

Escape the Fate – Issues
Black Veil Brides – Heart of Fire
Atreyu – So Others May Live

Source: Activision PR

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Last month, news leaked about Nintendo-themed items in Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer. In December, for Japan at least, these will finally be available.

Those with copies of Happy Home Designer can receive Nintendo consoles like Wii U and New 3DS, plus various store displays starting on December 1. The different items are pictured above. We should eventually be getting this content in the west as well, but a release date hasn’t been announced just yet.

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