Associate online and community specialist Yuri Araujo, addressing frustrations that a Monster Hunter title still hadn’t been announced for North America while Ace Attorney 5 was confirmed only a day after its initial announcement, stated:

“Guys, just because Ace Attorney is getting localized, it doesn’t mean we’ll be out of staff to work on Monster Hunter… that said, news are coming ‘soon-er’ than before … Different franchises have different schedules. So please don’t get mad that franchise X or Y is getting more games more often or only 4 months after announcement, or after Japan.”

Araujo later added:

“yes, I understand the frustration. But your request is simple enough: Yes, it’s been confirmed that we are getting a game. ‘What it is’ and ‘when we’ll know more’ are the parts I can’t share.”

Source

Square Enix trademarks “Circle of Mana”

Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Square Enix has trademarked a few items in Japan, but there’s one filing that’s particularly interesting. “Circle of Mana” is now in the company’s possession.

The Mana series hasn’t been revisited since Square Enix released Heroes of Mana for DS back in 2007. Perhaps this trademark is a sign that the IP could be making a return?

Source, Via

High Voltage gives updates on the company, more original IP in the future, Conduit news this year

Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii | 0 comments

High Voltage Software has answered a few questions over at GameFAQs. One of the staffers provided a status update on the company’s health overall, what they’ve been working on, and what lies ahead.

There are a couple of tidbits in particular we’d like to make note of. First, it sounds like High Voltage will be exploring a higher number of IP in the future. Fans of the Conduit series can also look forward to some sort of news before the end of the year.

The full Q&A can be found below.

Gamestop CEO goes into more detail regarding the possibility of selling vintage games on Gamestop.com

Posted on 13 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

This comes from Gamestop CEO Paul Raines…

“We’ve thought about this vintage thing as an online initiative, and that’s where we’re doing most of our work. Part of what we have to do is we have to go source a lot of this product, get customers to trade some of their old product with us, and go find some old consoles, but we also own a lot of old product.”

How much old product do they have?

“Well, we don’t have a lot of NESes or Dreamcasts. That’s some pretty old stuff. But we just took Game Boy Advance out of stores recently, about a year and a half ago. Original Xbox, I think we took out of stores in 2009, as I recall. We’re reducing the footprint of PlayStation 2. We’re thinking about everything. Nothing we’d really want to call out yet. Our dotcom team is right now grinding through a lot of opportunities to see what’s out there and see what we can get our hands on and what we can merchandise.”

“A lot of what we do today is we let the PowerUp community tell us what they want to see, so we’ll be doing some contests around that and you can tell your readers to look for that upcoming pretty soon through PowerUp Rewards,”

“When I talk to PowerUp members they tell me, boy, it would be cool if you could have someone make new versions of old gear and old consoles, kind of a retro version of stuff. That’s an interesting one too. We also have relationships with every major publisher in the world and console maker in the world, that we can talk to about what they have and what they can make.”

Via Joystiq

Straight Right on Mass Effect 3, has original title and “big game in a well known franchise” in the works for Wii U

Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 0 comments

It’s time to learn a little more about Straight Right, the developer behind the Wii U version of Mass Effect 3.

Did you know that Nintendo published the GBA version of Top Gear Rally? That was made by Tantalus, Straight Right’s parent company.

Straight Right CEO Tom Crago gave an overview of the company’s history while speaking with Polygon:

“We’ve been admirers of BioWare for a long time and had actually wanted to work with them on the DS a while back. Tantalus did Unreal II on Xbox so we had some experience with challenging ports, and with the Unreal engine. We also have a great relationship with Nintendo, in that they published one of our titles on GBA and in so far as we’ve always supported their platforms. So I guess the planets aligned and we were able to convince BioWare to trust us with their baby.”

New Super Mario Bros. U stars on Game Informer’s October cover

Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 0 comments

Woah… two Nintendo games taking the center stage of Game Informer’s issue in the span of a year (the other being Skyward Sword)? I am shocked!

New Super Mario Bros. U is indeed the magazine’s cover story for the October issue, and that’s a pretty big deal. There’s a ten-page article on the Wii U game and an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. Game Informer also promises “an extensive feature that will prepare you for the impending launch of the Wii U.”

Between Game Informer’s October issue and the Wii U press event on September 13, next week will be a pretty big deal for Nintendo fans.

Source

Another Japanese Nintendo Direct produced for Brain Age: Concentration Training

Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments

This one really came out of nowhere!

Rumor: G4 to receive rebrand with possible new name

Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 0 comments

When you think about G4, a few things may come to mind – X-Play, Attack of the Show, American Ninja Warrior, and… lots of old Cops reruns.

Early next year though, the network could be receiving a reboot along with a name change.

Variety is reporting that NBCUniversal, the parent company of G4, will rebrand the channel entirely. Video games would apparently still be featured, but the network would offer a more upscale and stylish format. The goal would be to entire the “modern male”. G4 would also look to go “in a direction reminiscent of GQ”.

Source, Via

Here’s the latest Pokemon rip-off for iOS

Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments

Say hello to “Little Masters”. In the game, players catch monsters, train them, and use them in battle. Sound familiar?

Source

More details on Square Enix’s Dragon Quest plans for TGS

Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments

Square Enix recently confirmed that it would be pulling back the curtain on the Wii U version of Dragon Quest X at this year’s Tokyo Game Show. New information has since emerged about the company’s plans for the game (and the series overall), hinting that footage from the Wii U game will be shown.

Read on below for an overview of Square Enix’s full plans for Dragon Quest X at TGS.

– Stage is called “Dragon Quest X Wii U Demonstration Stage”
– Hosted by DQX producer Yousuke Saito
– Stage description says that we will be getting information about the Wii U version
– Based on the word “demonstration”, there could be a live demonstration with footage
– This isn’t specifically stated
– Dragon Quest X not playable at TGS
– There will be a “developers special talk”
– Saito and director Jin Fujisawa will detail the game’s big October update
– Series creator Yuji Horii will take part in a live recording of the Square Enix Chan! web radio program
– Horii and Saito will answer questions about Dragon Quest X
– Dragon Quest X photo contest and Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry’s Wonderland 3D tournament will be held at TGS

Thanks to 4Him for the tip.

Source