Iwata and Reggie talk all about third-party Wii U support
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In an interview with IGN, Nintendo CEO president Satoru Iwata reiterated Nintendo’s need to re-energize the Wii U in order to gain third-party support. Iwata expressed that he’s “very willing to change the current situation.”
“What we need to do is regain the momentum of the Wii U in the marketplace and establish successful examples of third-party Wii U software. Our focus is, first of all, to regain the momentum of the Wii U towards the end of this year, and then we’ll try to establish successful third-party Wii U software titles. I believe in the importance of third-party support for Nintendo platforms. I’m very willing to change the current situation.”
More off-screen The Wonderful 101 footage
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Miyamoto on putting more female characters in games, possibility of having the girl rescue the guy
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Have you realized that females are being more represented in Nintendo’s games as of late? Peach is playable in a mainline Mario game. Pikmin 3 has a playable female character. Dixie is back in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. Mario Kart 8 has a selection of female characters such as Peach, Daisy and Toadette. And Bayonetta 2 features a female lead.
With Kotaku having notice the rising prominence of female characters in upcoming Nintendo titles, the site had the following exchange with Shigeru Miyamoto:
Watch_Dogs multiplayer footage
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Miyamoto hasn’t completely forgotten idea of Majora’s Mask 3D
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At one point, Nintendo was considering a remake of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask. The company seemed keen on either pursuing that route, or making a Link to the Past sequel. We all know that Nintendo opted for the latter, but Shigeru Miyamoto hasn’t completely forgotten about breathing new life into its old N64 classic.
Miyamoto said the following when asked if Majora’s Mask fans were out of luck: “Well, they’re still in my memory.”
Maybe Nintendo could revisit the possibility of a Majora’s Mask 3DS remake further on in the handheld’s lifecycle?
More Animal Crossing: New Leaf commercials
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Japan getting “Ancient of Days” and “Eternal Youth” Shin Megami Tensei IV DLC
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Two more pieces of downloadable content are coming to Shin Megami Tensei IV in Japan. For an overview as to what’s in store, check out the summary below.
Ancient of Days
– Fight against the Ancient Day demon
– Designed by Kamen Rider and Sentai designer Tamotsu Shinohara
– Demon is considered to be the caretaker of God
– By defeating it, you’ll be able to fuse the demons to create it yourself
– Can’t create it even if you have the necessary monsters if you don’t beat the demon
– Out on June 27
The Eternal Youth
– Encounter the Chaos King Sanato
– Chaos King Sanato is said to have come from a world of explosive flames and violence
– It’ll be up to you to stop Sanato who’s been trampling the grounds of the Shinjuku, Shibuya and Ikebukuro districts of Tokyo
– Chos King Sanato also designed Tamotsu Shinohara
– Defeat the demon to fuse monsters to create him
– Out on July 4
