Ken Sugimori on next Pokemon generation – highlights need for simplicity
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Ken Sugimori, art director for the Pokemon franchise, spoke about the seventh generation Pokemon in an interview with “We Love Pokémon”. Various bits from the magazine have now been translated.
Sugimori told the magazine – when asked about the next generation Pokemon titles assuming there are plans to make more games, and we all know there are – that Game Freak will revert back to simplicity rather than making things more complex. The team will do so in part by taking advantage of elements found in Pokemon Red/Green.
There are now a ton of different moves, abilities, items, and more to keep track of due to how many generations of Pokemon games we’ve seen so far. Therefore, Sugimori says some fans have said it may be for the best to organize/trim these aspects.
Another detail from Sugimori concerns the designs. They could probably be simplified as well, Sugimori believes.
And last but not least, what’s Sugimori’s favorite Pokemon? That would be Gengar!
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Customer service rep says Club Nintendo 3DS XL charging cradles are unlikely to return
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A number of different-colored 3DS XL charging cradles went live on Club Nintendo yesterday. But just an hour or so after the rewards landed on the site, all five versions sold out.
Many Club Nintendo members were disappointed that they were unable to due to place an order given the limited availability. That begs the question: will the charging cradles ever return?
According to one Nintendo customer service representative, the answer is no. A message from the Nintendo staffer reads:
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Unboxing video: Mario/Luigi Wii Remote Plus controllers
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Mega Man series sales reach 30 million units
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As of September 2013, the Mega Man series has sold 30 million copies. All games in the series – 131 in total – are accounted for in that figure.
Total sales of the Mega Man franchise have climbed by one million units since 2011.
Mega Man is Capcom’s third best-selling franchise, only surpassed by Street Fighter and Resident Evil.
Wii Karaoke U song goes uncensored
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There’s at least one song in Wii Karaoke U that has gone uncensored. Afroman’s Colt 45, which uses some… “colorful” language, can be experienced as it was originally created.
If you’re reaaaally interested in checking this out further, you can find an uncensored screenshot after the break.
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Details from SEGA’s latest financial results
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SEGA’s latest financial results are in. You can find a full breakdown of the company’s results below, which were quite favorable.
– Net sales: 162.21 billion yen ($1.65 billion)
– This is an 18.8 percent jump year-on-year
– Operating income: 12.4 billion yen
– This is a 57.1 percent increase
– Net income up 192.9 percent to 11.35 billion yen
– SEGA Sammy’s video game business saw “generally solid” sales of packaged titles
– Year-over-year increase in the total number of units moved to 3.23 million copies worldwide
– Total War: Rome 2 sold 800,000 copies in the U.S. and Europe since launch
– Sales of digital titles for PC, mobile phones and smartphones “remained favorable”
– Video game sector reported sales of 44.1 billion yen during the fiscal half-year
– This is a 23.5 increase over the same period in 2012
– Operating income: 1.12 billion yen
– In the same period a year ago, the division suffered an operating loss of 780 million yen
– SEGA Sammy has officially completed its $140 million acquisition of the bankrupt Index Corporation
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Capcom turning overseas offices into marketing/operation hubs
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Capcom has six different subsidiary offices scattered across North America and Europe. Soon, each will see a change in focus from distribution to marketing and operations. Analyst David Gibson relayed the news from Capcom on Twitter earlier today, writing:
Capcom planning to turn overseas operations from distribution to marketing and operations, especially EU and USA
— David Gibson (@gibbogame) November 1, 2013
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Image: Happy Halloween from Animal Crossing: New Leaf’s Isabelle
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Thanks to AAA for the tip.
Upcoming GT.TV episode to feature Nintendo
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GameTrailers TV has a tradition of featuring Nintendo for an entire episode on an annual basis. It looks we can expect something similar this year as well.
On Twitter, Geoff Keighley confirmed that Nintendo will be highlighted on GT.TV in the future. Reggie Fils-Aime and Bill Trinen are both a part of the episode.
Keighley’s tweet is as follows:
Fun day filming GTTV up at @nintendo with Reggie and @trintran. Lots of goodies coming soon for Nintendo fans.
— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) November 1, 2013
No word yet on when the episode will air, but it should be sometime within the next few weeks.
