Disney lays off 700 of its staffers
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments
Disney has seen massive layoffs at its gaming sector today. According to a New York Times report, 700 employees have been laid off. That accounts for 26 percent of its staff.
Disney Interactive president James A. Pitaro said:
“These are large-scale changes as we focus not just on getting to profitability but sustained profitability and scalability.”
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Persona director shares a message about new show, says things at Atlus should calm down this spring
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Over on the series’ official blog, Persona chief director Katsura Hashino wrote a new message about the “Persona Stalker Club” show. He also got in a quick mention about the state of Atlus, in which he mentioned that things will likely calm down this spring. You can find Hashino’s message in full below.
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You can now filter a community’s popular posts by date on Miiverse
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 0 comments
Another new (but small) update has landed on Miiverse.
As of now, users can filter a community’s popular posts by date. This applies to all versions of Miiverse – Wii U, 3DS, and PC.
Miiverse’s Marty relayed the news:
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Video: Metroid Prime on Oculus Rift
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Inti Creates president on how the studio makes its games
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During a recent Mighty No. 9 podcast, Inti Creates tackled a fan question about game development. Takuya Aizu, president and CEO of the studio, handled the response.
Aizu said the following regarding what order Inti Creates designs levels for their games in:
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Nyannyan Neko Mario Time episode 2
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Tanabe/Kelbaugh on keeping Nintendo games off mobile devices
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Veteran Nintendo producer Kensuke Tanabe and Retro Studios CEO Michael Kelbaugh have both weighed in on why the Big N is against putting its games on mobile devices.
Tanane told GameSpot that translating the controls available with traditional games is “a really, really difficult task.” Also, when all is said and done, “I want Nintendo games to be played on Nintendo hardware,” he stated.
Tanaba’s quotes in full:
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Zelda: A Link Between Worlds poster set back in stock on Club Nintendo
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Club Nintendo has restocked the Zelda: A Link Between Worlds poster set. You can place an order here. To do so, you’ll need to fork over 500 coins.
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XSEED teases an announcement of some sort on Twitter
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Update: The game in question is likely Akiba’s Trip 2. Taking the first letter of each word forms “Electric Town”, which is where the game takes place. Looks like this one won’t be for a Nintendo platform sadly.
Original: XSEED is up to something on Twitter. Earlier today, the company posted a message teasing a new announcement of some sort.
Below is the relevant tweet:
[Endowed ladies endure constant training regimens in class to overcome wicked nemeses.]
— XSEED Games (@XSEEDGames) March 4, 2014
