Platinum Games: There are a lot of terrible western devs too
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This makes me so very happy. I’m sick of people saying that Japanese games are dying and they’re outdated and not as good as Mass Effect and Assassin’s Creed.
Bayonetta/Wonderful 101 developer Platinum Games has chimed in on the matter:
“There are tons of terrible Western developers [too]. I don’t like it when people lump Japanese games developers all together into one group. Frankly, I think it’s a joke. What do these people know?” – Platinum Games’ Atsushi Inaba
I could not agree more, and I’d even make the argument that Japanese games are more original and innovative than western games on the whole. Of course, that matter is left up to subjectivity.
Inaba-san continued:
“Think about Western developers. There are many Western developers making terrible games, and then you see one like Infinity Ward making a game that sells 20 million and everyone goes, ‘hey, Western developers are amazing!’. There are tons of terrible Western developers, just like there are tons of terrible Japanese developers. To lump studios together in great masses misses the point.”
Lots of Perfect Dark, Jet Force Gemini beta footage
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Zelda painting time-lapse video
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Want to see an amazing painting come together in just four minutes or so? Then watch the video below. It’s impressive!
Disney teases a “big title” aside from Epic Mickey 2
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Disney Interactive doesn’t have a huge slate of games on its hands. There’s Epic Mickey 2, but what else?
Although it hasn’t been announced, CFO Jay Rasulo is teasing “another big title” that will be released “mid-year”.
According to Rasulo:
“We start the year right out with a big title ‘Epic Mickey 2,’ and another big title that hasn’t been announced yet, but coming mid-year, and continuing to grow in the social space.”
Rasulo wouldn’t give any clues as to what this “big title” is. For now, we’ll just have to speculate.
Game Freak wants to bring Rhythm Hunter overseas, smaller projects, more
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Game Freak’s new 3DS eShop game, Rhythm Hunter HarmoKnight, has a good shot at releasing on the North American and European eShops. Producer Junichi Masuda told IGN that the studio is working with Nintendo to see how it could be localized.
“In terms of a North American or European release, it’s definitely something we’d like to do, but we’re working out the details with Nintendo now and seeing what would be the best way to get that to players.”
Masuda was able to reconfirm that the idea for HarmoKnight was created by British designer James Turner, who has been working with a team of 25 staffers on the project.
As far as how that was able to take place at Game Freak, Masuda explained:
“Within Game Freak, we’ve implemented a kind of new system where employees can come up with original ideas for their games. If they can find at least three co-workers to jump on the project and say they want to do it together, then they’ll be able to proceed with that project.”
Game Freak’s policy works in two ways. Not only does it spawn brand new creations, it also causes the Pokemon series to rise in quality.
“One of the nice things about smaller projects like that is… since it’s a project that you really wanted to do, you’ve kind of signed on to do that project. You’re really interested in it. There’s also very few people and a short schedule, so everyone has to work on multiple aspects that they might not normally work with. So by doing that, you really build up experience, which translates back into the Pokémon games.”
Bird & Beans available on Club Nintendo as downloadable reward
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A new downloadable reward is available on Club Nintendo.
Art Academy: First Semester has been swapped out for Bird & Beans. The game is available for 100 coins.
You can order Bird & Beans here. It’s available as a DSiWare download until October 7.
Japanese gamers choose their favorite Nintendo franchises
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My Navi asked a number of folks about their favorite Nintendo franchises. Male and female gamers participated in the survey.
Here’s how the results panned out:
Men:
1. Super Mario
2. Legend of Zelda
3. Pokemon
4. Kirby
5. Donkey Kong
6. Smash Bros.
7. Mother (Earthbound)
8. Fire Emblem
9. Metroid
10. F-ZERO
Women:
1. Super Mario
2. Pokemon
3. Kirby
4. Donkey Kong
5. Animal Forest
6. Legend of Zelda
7. Rhythm Heaven
8. Smash Bros.
9. Pikmin
10. Fire Emblem
Get a taste of Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask with two online demos
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Want to try out Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask ahead of its launch next month? Then visit the official European site for a couple of short demos. You’ll be able to experience two of the puzzles in the game.
Reggie on attracting core gamers to Wii U, third-party games, supply chain, Nintendo Power, and more
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Below the break is another Q&A with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime.
Reggie tackled lots of Wii U topics, including attracting hardcore gamers, third-party games, the supply chain, and more. He also addressed other areas such as the possibility of returning to Nintendo Power in the future.
Ecco the Dolphin creator wants to make a new game in the series, meeting with SEGA
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Ecco the Dolphin has been dormant for many, many years. More than a decade later, it looks like there’s a chance that it could be making a return.
Ed Annunziata, the creator of the series, has expressed interest in returning to the IP.
Annunziata posted the following on Twitter a few days ago:
Ecco fans, I need you to follow & tweethank @scottfoe, he convinced SEGA to meet with me now chances of a new Ecco the Dolphin x100!
— ed annunziata (@edannunziata) September 19, 2012
For those wondering, Scott Foe was with SEGA when the Dreamcast was out on the market. As shown in the tweet above, it was Foe who apparently encouraged SEGA to meet with Annunziata about a revival.
If SEGA does approve a return to Ecco the Dolphin, composer Spencer Nilsen could be involved. Annunziata wrote on Twitter that Nilsen “is on board”, but it isn’t entirely clear if SEGA has officially given the go-ahead just yet.
