Microsoft says Nintendo has “always been innovative”, “dances to their own tune”
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 47 Comments
GamesBeat recently spoke with Aaron Greenberg, who leads the marketing team for Xbox’s first and third-party games. At one point during the conversation, the site mentioned how Nintendo is bringing out a new system in the middle of a console cycle, and asked if that move will disrupt things in a way.
Greenberg responded by saying that Nintendo has “always been innovative”. He also said that they “always danced to their own tune”.
Greenberg’s full words:
“I’m not sure what Nintendo’s doing. I hear the same rumors and stuff that you do. I guess we’ll react to that when we know more. Nintendo’s always been innovative. They’ve always differentiated in their own way. They’ve always danced to their own tune, if you will. It wouldn’t surprise me if they do their own thing when the time is right. What they’ve done is unique and different. How they’ll compete with us remains to be seen.”
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The Song of Seven: Chapter 1 trailer
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments
Enlightened Games released a new trailer for The Song of Seven: Chapter 1, which is due out on Wii U in early 2016. View it below.
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Japan’s top 10 RPG series, as ranked by Famitsu readers
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Famitsu readers were recently tasked with ranking their favorite Japan’s top 3 biggest RPGs by franchise. It might not be surprising, but Dragon Quest came out on top with 366 votes. Final Fantasy was next with 361 votes, followed by Pokemon with 135 votes.
Here’s the full top 10:
1) Dragon Quest series – 366 votes
2) Final Fantasy series – 361 votes
3) Pokemon series – 135 votes
4) Tales of series – 84 votes
5) Shin Megami Tensei series – 44 votes
6) Persona series – 41 votes
7) SaGa series – 29 votes
8) Kingdom Hearts series – 23 votes
9) Suikoden series – 22 votes
10) Mother series – 19 votes
What’s your favorite Japanese RPG series?
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Splatoon – European Splatfest #7 announced for next week
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 7 Comments
The latest Spatfest in Splatoon is taking place this weekend in North America and Japan. In Europe, they’ll be seeing the next event take place next week.
Nintendo just announced that the latest European Splatfest will feature zombies and ghosts, with players taking either side. The actual competition will begin on November 7 at 6 PM in the UK / 7 PM in Europe.
Here’s the news from Twitter:
It's Zombies vs Ghosts in the next EU Splatfest on 7/11 at 19:00 CET #Splatoon #WiiU pic.twitter.com/UQtPdmLrzS
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) October 31, 2015
More Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival footage
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
Just in case the videos we posted earlier weren’t enough for you, even more footage of Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival has come in. You’ll find five videos below.
15 minutes of Minecraft: Story Mode Episode 2 – Assembly Required footage
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Minecraft: Story Mode Episode 2 – Assembly Required came out earlier in the week (though we’re still waiting for it to hit Wii U along with the first episode). Take a look at some footage from the download below.
Cubikolor hitting the Wii U eShop in Q1 2016
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Moving Player and Fractal Box are teaming up to bring Cubikolor to several platforms, including Wii U. A release is planned for Q1 2016.
Cubikolor is a puzzle title in which players move a cube around various stages. The goal is to have the cube’s colors match the boxes you land on so that they can be elevated. There are over 150 of them in the game, and three gameplay modes are included.
Check out a trailer for Cubikolor below.
More: Cubikolor, Fractal Box, indie, Moving Player
Yo-kai Watch footage
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Nintendo World Report has shared 10 minutes of footage from Yo-kai Watch. Take a look at the video below.
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Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash videos
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A few Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash gameplay videos are now available for viewing. You can watch a number of matches below.
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Christmas Adventure of Rocket Penguin hitting the North American Wii U eShop next week
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Petite Games’ next title is coming to the North American Wii U eShop next week. Get a look at Christmas Adventure of Rocket Penguin below, which is due out on November 5.