Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments

This information comes from a High Voltage Software representative…

“I can confirm that High Voltage Software has reduced some of our staffing based on our current production requirements and predictions of what is needed for the remainder of 2010. We are sad to have to say goodbye to these employees and friends, but these changes are necessary to bring our organization to a healthy operational size.”

According to the High Voltage Software, 25 employees were let go from the company. At the moment, there are no plans to remove any additional staff members.

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Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 3 Comments

This information comes from Masahiro Sakurai…

“Yes this is indeed my first 3D game but I have a feeling that it’s going to be hard to go back [to 2D]. For example when you watch Avatar in 3D you take notice of the 3D element initially but then as the movie goes on you forget about the 3D novelty as your eyes get used to it and simply enjoy it for what it is. That’s the nature of the way we get used to things as they become familiar. The problem is that when you go back to 2D after 3D it feels flat. So in terms of game development I would think that going back to 2D after working on a 3D project may be very difficult for me.”

In a few years, it wouldn’t surprise me if 3D is dominating the industry. I expect that all of Nintendo’s future handhelds will have 3D support, and eventually, so will the company’s home consoles. Because of that, I don’t think developers will have to worry about returning to 2D.

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Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 2 Comments

– It will be a week long conference (press won’t be at the event for the whole week)
– Will be at the NOA headquarters
– Important executives to attend

This is interesting, isn’t it? A rumor about a rumor! In any case, you should, of course, keep the hype meter low until we receive a confirmation that the conference is actually happening. Hopefully we’ll receive some concrete news soon.

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

Similar to last year, Nintendo will not be holding a press conference at Gamescon. However, the company will not be completely absent from the trade fair. Nintendo has once again opted to feature a number of titles at the event in booth form. It has yet to be revealed which games will be on display, although one likely candidate is Metroid: Other M.

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Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 3 Comments

Even though Sin and Punishment: Star Success was released in North America just a few weeks ago, the game actually launched in Japan late last year. So it’s about time that Treasure starts working on something new, right? Well, a job listing on the company’s website provides a bit of insight into the company’s next project. Treasure is currently looking for a number of programmers for a “3D action shooter.” It seems very likely that development of the title is in its early stages, so it’ll probably be awhile before we hear anything official about the game.

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Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments

“There are so many fans, each with their own unique first experience of the Sonic franchise, so I do understand that there are different Sonic fans in the world. It’s very hard – near-impossible, actually – to please everybody, but I believe that there are some constants in the franchise that we should always try to maintain. As long as these things are maintained, and that focus is still there, the team can think of ways to evolve Sonic, while keeping the fundamentals of attitude and speed. That’s one way I believe we can go some way to pleasing as many Sonic fans as possible.” – Sonic Team boss

I wouldn’t say that it’s too difficult to please Sonic fans. The thing about Sonic is that, in recent years, a lot of titles in the series have been mediocre. The franchise needs to get back on track with higher-quality releases while incorporating some of the elements that the fans enjoy.

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Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments

This information comes from someone who attended a Dragon Quest IX Tag Mode event on Saturday…

“I was at the Dragon Quest IX GameStop Tag Mode event today and the local Nintendo rep showed up to give out some goodies and help assist players in downloading their event map. I got to talking with the guy and I was able to grill him on a lot of things. The most interesting bit of info he shared with me was that Nintendo already has their Fall Conference lined up. The date and location are already set, they have just yet to formally make an announcement. He also teased me by saying there is still a lot of things the general public doesnt know about the 3DS. So more surprises coming soon in that regard.”

Nintendo held a “fall conference” last year, but it was the first time in awhile that there were no events overseas. However, with the 3DS on the horizon, it seems very likely that the Big N will set something up in North America and Europe this year. There’s a good chance that we’ll hear something within the next few weeks, or early next month.

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Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii | 17 Comments

Last year, Bethesda Softworks hyped up a “really big Wii game.” Unfortunately, the title – which turned out to be Wheelspin – was not internally created, and is actually one of the worst games on Nintendo’s console. Yet even though Bethesda expressed interest in more serious development on the Nintendo front last year, it doesn’t sound like the company is still considering that direction.

“From my group, which is the internal Bethesda development team, probably not [going into Nintendo development]. The stuff we’re doing is a better fit on the other platforms. You can never say never, but I think for the kind of games that we like to play and make, it fits the other platforms… I agree with what you said. Even if there’s going to be some bigger, more mature games on it, the system (Wii), for better or worse, has been moved to this demographic. If we had an idea that we thought would really take advantage of that platform, we would do something for it. Usually, we’re thinking more in terms of graphically doing things that the other systems do. That’s what we get excited about.” – Todd Howard, executive producer for Bethesda Game Studios

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Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments

Last week, Capcom unveiled Mega Man Universe for the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. But apparently that isn’t the only important news about the series this year. Keiji Inafune, speaking at a Comic-Con panel a short while ago, stated that there are more Mega Man revelations on the way. According to Inafune, additional announcements are imminent, one of which was described as “an oft-requested thing.” If any of these announcements happen to be Nintendo-related, we’ll certainly let you know.

Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments

Did you know that Waluigi has been around for 10 years? Of course, he made his first appearance in Mario Tennis, which was released on this very day in Japan. Waluigi has also shown up in a number of other titles like Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Here’s to another 10 years of Waluigi!

Thanks to Exodecai and Robert for the tip!