Activision on why this was the right time to bring back Guitar Hero
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Guitar Hero games were releasing yearly between 2005 and 2010. From that point on, however, the series went on hiatus. It’s only just now that Guitar Hero is returning in the form of Guitar Hero Live.
So why bring back the franchise after all of this time? Activision’s Eric Hirshberg told GamesBeat:
We had the right idea and the right execution. We set a very high bar for ourselves internally. It’s obviously a strong brand and a strong franchise. It’s something people had a lot of love for. But it was clearly also out of gas. It was in need of meaningful reinvention. We made a deal with ourselves that we wouldn’t bring it back just to bring it back. We wouldn’t bring it back unless we felt like we had reinvented it for the next generation of gamers and hardware, and we have.
Hour-long Super Robot Wars BX video
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In addition to the Super Robot Wars BX trailer and commercial posted earlier today, Bandai Namco also uploaded an hour-long video for the game. Watch it below.
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Super Mario Maker “Thwomps Are Your Friends” gameplay (direct-feed)
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More direct-feed Super Mario Maker gameplay has come in from E3 2015. Give the latest video a look below.
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Miyamoto: “I would never call Mario a kids game or a mascot that only kids understand”
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 20 Comments
Mario has the capacity to resonate with kids, but that doesn’t mean that’s the franchises only demographic. This is something that creator Shigeru Miyamoto echoed in an interview with NPR.
He told the publication:
I would never call Mario a kids game or a mascot that only kids understand. It taps into fundamental building blocks of play. It’s fun to jump and it’s fun to run and feel free and fly up into the sky and all those things.
You can have a full listen to the interview below.
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LEGO Dimensions gameplay interview
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Family Gamer has put up a new video interview with the LEGO Dimensions developer, which has some gameplay as well. Take a look at it below.
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam quest 2 footage (direct-feed)
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Over 52,000 people attended E3 2015, other stats
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E3 2015 was attended by 52,200 people from 109 countries, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has revealed. While that number is a bit of a jump, the ESA did mention that “prosumers” were allowed in to the event for the first time.
At E3 2015, there were 1,600 products on display from 300 exhibitors. 6.3 million posts pertaining to E3 were published on Twitter, Instagram saw over 7.5 million likes, and YouTube experienced more than one million video uploads.
Michael D. Gallagher, president and CEO of ESA, said of E3 2015’s success:
“More than any other E3, this year was about the gamer. E3 demonstrated both the remarkable transformation of entertainment taking place on all video game platforms-virtual reality, augmented reality, hardware, mobile and handheld-and awesome games. As a driving force for technological and entertainment trends across the globe, the video game industry clearly demonstrated how it is revolutionizing the way people consume, engage and interact with media. Congratulations to our incredibly creative exhibitors, members, partners and the millions of video game consumers who celebrated a spectacular E3 event.”
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Aya Kyogoku Mii going out to 3DS systems via SpotPass
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E3 2015 is over, but Nintendo hasn’t stopped sending out Miis to celebrate the event. The latest addition is Aya Kyogoku, the director of Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer. You should be getting the Mii via SpotPass soon.
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Roving Rogue hitting the European Wii U eShop on July 2
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Padaone Games has announced on its Twitter account that Roving Rogue is coming to the European Wii U eShop on July 2. At the moment, it’s unclear when the game will be arriving in North America.
Padaone confirmed via Twitter:
¡Nos sumamos a los anuncios pre-E3! Ya tenemos fecha de lanzamiento: Roving Rogue llegará a Wii U el 2 de julio https://t.co/m0AmnsBSd6
— Roving Rogue (@RovingRogue) June 11, 2015
Ya está nuestra página en la eShop de #WiiU y todo preparado para nuestra salida el 2 de julio! 😀 #gamedev #indiedev pic.twitter.com/eZwQN32PXF
— Roving Rogue (@RovingRogue) June 19, 2015
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Inafune on Mighty No. 9 – IP ownership, didn’t want to copy Mega Man, next game won’t be on Kickstarter, more
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In an interview with Engadget, Keiji Inafune commented on a number of topics pertaining to Mighty No. 9. He commented on the benefits of owning the IP, how the team didn’t want to copy Mega Man, confirmed that a sequel wouldn’t be funded via Kickstarter, and more.
Read on below for Inafune’s comments. You can find Engadget’s original piece here.
On owning the IP…
“As a creator, as myself, the best thing that happened to this project [Mighty No. 9] is that I have the IP. The IP is mine. The IP is the company’s IP, so we can do whatever we want. And that will actually speed things up really nicely because once the backers ask for something, we don’t have to go over to the publisher or the first-party [studio] … or whoever we’re working with. We can just make the decision.”
