Develop Awards 2015 open show by honoring Satoru Iwata
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Junichi Masuda on Iwata’s passing
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Industry veteran Junichi Masuda is among the many high profile names to reflect on Iwata’s untimely passing this week. Masuda is best known for his work on the Pokemon franchise and maintained a close relationship with the late Nintendo CEO throughout his years in the field. Here’s what he had to say (thanks to Liam Pomfret for the translation):
.@Junichi_Masuda “Right now, I’m returning to Tokyo from Kyoto. The wake was held yesterday and today among large tears from heaven. …
— Liam Pomfret (@LiamPomfret) July 17, 2015
.@Junichi_Masuda … Iwata-san, people from around the world are sad. There were so many things I still wanted to work on alongside you. …
— Liam Pomfret (@LiamPomfret) July 17, 2015
.@Junichi_Masuda … There were so many things out there I still wanted to show you. Iwata-san, thank you. Please rest in peace.”
— Liam Pomfret (@LiamPomfret) July 17, 2015
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Super Mario 30th anniversary festival coming to Shibuya on September 13th
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Mario’s 30th anniversary celebrations keep on rolling in Japan, as a festival will be taking place in Shibuya in celebration of the event. Details are scarce at the moment but we can expect more as the event draws closer:
Super Mario 30 anniversary festival happening in Shibuya on September 13th. https://t.co/y62EfKIX2Y
— Kyle McLain (@FarmboyinJapan) July 17, 2015
Nintendo thanks fans for support once again following Iwata’s funeral
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Nintendo’s social media channels from all around the world have expressed their gratitude to fans once again following Iwata’s funeral, which concluded earlier today. Fans all over the world have shared their condolence messages as Iwata’s life was celebrated one last time. We’ve included a couple of Tweets here, but be sure to check the full list after the break:
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— ??????? (@Nintendo) July 17, 2015
.@Nintendo Thank you so much for honoring our late President Satoru Iwata with your kind condolences. Also, we’d like to express our…
— Cheesemeister (@Cheesemeister3k) July 17, 2015
.@Nintendo …heartfelt gratitude to everyone who came to the wake or funeral in spite of bad weather and busy schedules.
— Cheesemeister (@Cheesemeister3k) July 17, 2015
.@Nintendo For all of your kindness, we humbly offer our thanks. (Nintendo Co., Ltd.)
— Cheesemeister (@Cheesemeister3k) July 17, 2015
Senran Kagura producer has many new ideas for the series
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 10 Comments
Several Senran Kagura games have been created since the series debuted in 2013. However, producer Kenichiro Takaki still seems to have many ideas in store for the future. He has more elements in general that he’d like to realize, and he also has a number of stories that he’d like to tell.
According to Takaki:
There are lots of new aspects I want to add to the series, and lots more stories I want to tell. If you play Senran Kagura 2 and Estival Versus, you might get a glimpse of what I’m trying to say, but there’s still a lot more story that I want to dive into!
The latest Senran Kagura game, Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson, is coming to North America and Europe in the very near future.
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Bandai Namco letting fans vote on the support Pokemon they want to see in Pokken Tournament
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Bandai Namco has started a Twitter campaign that allows fans to voice their opinion on who they want to see included in Pokken Tournament as a support Pokemon. People can participate by following the game’s Twitter account, and posting a message using the hashtag “#???”(#Pokken in Japanese) followed by the name of a Pokemon they want to see.
You can find a listing of Pokemon with their Japanese names here. Note that the campaign ends on July 23.
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Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will come to Japanese arcades
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Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games is being released next year on Wii U and 3DS. In Japan, however, the game will also be available on arcade machines. Similar to what happened with Pokken Tournament, this game will be made available to the public for the first time in location tests, taking place from July 17th to July 20th at Club SEGA Akihabara and SEGA World Kasai.
A full release date has not yet been announced.
Famicom’s 32nd birthday is today
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Did you know that the Famicom launched in Japan 32 years ago? The console debuted back on July 15, 1983, and it later came overseas as the NES. It’s because of the Famicom that we received hits such as Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, and more.
Do you guys have a favorite Famicom/NES game? Let us know in the comments below.
Pokken Tournament adding Blaziken in August
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A new character has been confirmed for Pokken Tournament. Blaziken is coming to the game in August, this week’s issue of Famitsu reveals.
Pokken Tournament launches in Japan as the latest arcade title tomorrow.
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Pokken Tournament – not just Tekken with Pokemon, made for Pokemon fans
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Bandai Namco’s Katsuhiro Harada spoke with Famitsu this week about Pokken Tournament. The arcade fighter is launching very soon in Japan – tomorrow, actually.
In one part of the interview, Harada explains that Pokken Tournament isn’t just a Tekken game with a Pokemon skin slapped on.
“It’s a solid versus game, but at its core, it’s an action game for Pokémon fans. People might think that because we’ve worked on games like Tekken and Soul Calibur or because of the name ‘Pokkén,’ that this game is made for established fighting game players, but I’d like to come straight out and say ‘no, it isn’t.’”
Harada eventually goes on to say that Pokken Tournament was made with Pokémon fans in mind as opposed to fighting game players.
“The tech to make the game and the knowhow behind the massive amount of animations comes from our experience working on the games we’ve made before, but with the gameplay, we’ve set our sights on Pokémon fans.”
One way in which the team attempted to appeal to Pokemon fans was through the UI. This was changed from something that may fighting experts would be familiar with.
“Having the camera looking at the characters facing each other from the side with their stamina bars on the top left and right of the screen is an established fighting game format, but that’s something that experienced fighting game players can understand on instinct. That might give Pokémon fans the impression that the game is harder than it is, so we’ve intentionally gotten rid of that.”
Harada also has some tips for novice players. He suggests that these gamers “should especially focus on blocking”. Even though combos and technique are important, properly blocking enemies’ attacks was the most important divider between beginners and experienced players.
