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Nintendo has published the Iwata Asks: Platinum Games discussion. Executive producer Atsushi Inaba and president Tatsuya Minami talk about their gaming origins, positions in the industry, and direction of their company. You can read the entire interview here.

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It’s something of a sad day for the gaming industry today– well, it’s been a sad few weeks anyhow– because THQ is finally, officially, irreversably gone. The U.S. Bankruptcy court approved the sale of many of the publisher’s properties to studios like Take Two, Ubisoft, and SEGA, and those that weren’t sold (Darksiders, we’re looking at you!) are being closed and added to THQ’s chapter 11 filing.

Platinum Games yesterday expressed some brief interest in purchasing the Darksiders brand “on the cheap”, but there’s no word on whether or not that will actually happen.

Via Joystiq

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The 3DS Virtual Console release of Super C has a special feature. In the VC menu, you’ll come across a “Start Download Play” option that allows you to experience the game with a friend. Note that doing so disables restore points.

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When Smash Bros. 4 was announced, Satoru Iwata revealed that separate versions would be released for the Wii U and 3DS. Iwata confirmed the company’s intentions to show the games at this year’s E3 during yesterday’s Nintendo Direct, but since then, director Masahiro Sakurai has confirmed that both versions will be at the expo.

Sakurai wrote on Twitter:

“Wii U and 3DS versions — I would like to show you both. Other games have had visuals shown, but you still have to wait for Smash Bros. But we’ll be able to release something better.”

Along with the quotes above, Sakurai apologized for the long wait for the new Smash Bros.

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Disney Interactive will be releasing Disney Infinity games on a regular basis – each year, in fact. Activision has gotten into the same habit with its Skylanders franchise.

While speaking with VideoGamer, producer John Vignocchi discussed how yearly releases will be handled:

“With Infinity we’re looking at releasing versions that come out each year and those will feature all of the content [for] the year. One of the reasons why we did the figures was that future versions of Infinity will still respect all of those characters. So when we release a future version of Infinity, although we won’t have a Play Set that necessarily goes with the characters, the characters will still be able to play inside of the Toy Box, and we’ll add new features to future versions of Infinity as well.”

Fortunately, any character made for a Disney Infinity sequel will work with all previous games, according to Vignocchi.

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And just like that, Resident Evil: Revelations HD is a thing. Now that Capcom has officially announced the previously rumored port, Amazon has opened pre-orders for the game. You can reserve Revelations here.

Capcom also has its own pre-release campaign going on. Until February 20, those who register on the Resident Evil: Revelations version of RE.NET will receive a special Chris & Jill diorama figure that can be used after the site opens. Other pre-release content will tie-in with the diorama as well.

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XSEED has done an amazing job bringing Wii games to North America. The publisher not only localized The Last Story, but also recently announced Pandora’s Tower for the states.

That begs the question: could we see any other older Wii games? How about Project Zero 2: Wii Edition?

Well, no, that’s not happening. When asked if XSEED would consider localizing Project Zero 2 for North America, Ken Berry said:

“Afraid that we have no intention of trying to publish any Fatal Frame titles. Speaking to Tecmo Koei America is going to be your best bet for that title.”

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The next wave of Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon details cover the game’s newly revealed Hunter Mode. Next Level Games has also added in a “Scarescraper” mode, though the studio (and Nintendo) is keeping quiet about it at the moment.

A whole bunch of Hunter Mode information can be found below.

– Local play, online, and download functionality reconfirmed
– Up to 4 players
– Download functionality removes some features
– Hunter Mode: take on the roles of different-colored Luigis
– Navigate floors and rooms of a haunted tower packed with ghosts of all varieties, including bosses
– Hunter Mode has different options and variables available
– Can determine the number of floors to tackle, including an option for their climb to never end
– Three difficulty modes
– Can acquire upgrades for your vacuum
– This can be done through a cumulative effort to acquire treasure as well as randomly assigned bonuses at the end of a level
– Bonuses at the level’s end: earn them by quickly acquiring several red coins once all the ghosts have been defeated
– Every floor and every boss has a time limit
– You all lose if the time limit expires
– Floor layouts and enemy layouts (and types) are completely random
– Lower-screen map keeps track of where other players are
– A quick press of a button will revive a friend, with hearts being available throughout with a bit of exploration
– Individuals are based on their performance through statistics and more personalized awards
– Fail to kill many ghosts, and the game will label you as ‘Mostly Harmless’ for all to see

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