General Nintendo

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“You will hear more from these but not today, because we’re focused on 2009,” Infogrames president Phil Harrison told hacks assembled at a press event this afternoon. – Phil Harrison

Baldur’s Gate, Dungeons & Dragons, Neverwinter Nights and Test Drive Unlimited are all going to be revisited according to Atari. No specific details about any games were provided, and this was the only thing Phil Harrison was willing to say.

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Shigeru Miyamoto is an extremely influential figure over at Nintendo headquarters, so it isn’t surprising that people listen in on what the man has to say. Most recently, Miyamoto was asked if Wii Music is the last game in the Wii-line of titles. He responded by noting, “Yes, it is true that the existing Wii games, including Wii Music, were on the top priority list, but there is some other software, of course, but I cannot talk about it!”

Miyamoto also responded to the challenge of coming up with universal themes (following sports, music, fitness)…

“Well, yes, it is challenging to find something universal but, after all, that’s my job as I see it. Until the time that I am in a position to tell you the next subject, we can only confirm that we are working on the next Mario and the next Zelda, etc. In terms of new games, we need to stand with the potential customer’s viewpoint. Of course, we have new ideas in mind all the time, but the challenging part is whether they will really be widely appreciated by users.”

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5TH Cell announces exclusive worldwide unveiling of new original game at IGN.com on December, 5th.

BELLEVUE, Washington.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec. 1, 2008-5TH Cell Media LLC (5TH Cell), the creators of Drawn to Life™ and Lock’s Quest™, announced today an exclusive agreement with IGN.com to reveal their latest original game on Friday, December 5th 2008. This never before seen concept will continue 5TH Cell’s tradition of delivering high quality, original games with totally unique gameplay experiences.

“We’re very excited about the upcoming unveiling of our latest title on IGN.com. We built upon the experience and evolving technology from our previous titles to deliver something to the player that is completely new. This title is innovative, engaging and completely unique. We look forward to sharing it with everyone on December 5th”, said Creative Director for 5TH Cell, Jeremiah Slaczka.

General Manager Joseph M Tringali added, “The success of our previous titles has awarded us the chance to work on a new, exciting intellectual property After many months, we’re thrilled to show off our new title for the first time exclusively at IGN.com. We’re set on delivering an amazing final product and meeting the expectations of gamers everywhere.”

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Last month, TT Games stated that no LEGO Harry Potter title was in development, though CVG reports that the well-known wizard will be suiting up – LEGO style – in the near future. Unfortunately, there are no solid details about gameplay yet. CVG guesses, however, that Warner will be publishing the game.

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The Speed Gamers will be hosting a 72 Hour Marathon to raise money for charity starting December 19th. My Pokémon Ranch will be used as well as some GameCube games.

The Speed Gamers ( www.thespeedgamers.com ) have been running marathons for
nearly a year, starting with Zelda, twice, followed by Mario, Metroid (with support from Retro Studios), Earthbound/Mother, Halo and recently a collection of Horror games for Halloween. Combined they have raised over $10,000 for various charities.

ACT Today, an autism support group, will be the benefactor this marathon, which
is mentioned on their News & Events page (http://act-today.org/newsandevents.html ). Prizes will be awarded to viewers and donators including the final Pokémon Diamond cartridge with a Pokédex complete to 491, excluding only the two which are not available by legitimate means.

Thanks to Robbie for the news tip!

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Shinji Mikami, best known for his work on the Resident Evil series, was recently asked how the gaming industry has changed since he began working…

“When I joined the industry in 1990, it was an industry where anything was possible based upon the strength of your ideas. Since large amounts of financial capital have become necessary, the balance has tipped toward return on investment via extensive use of marketing and acquiring larger numbers of users. Because of this, I feel that the number of games made as creative challenges has decreased. I wish the market had more of an adventurous spirit. As a creator, my desire to challenge myself by making interesting things hasn’t changed a bit.”

Although I partially agree with Mikami, there are a great deal of games that step outside the box and take risks. Super Mario Galaxy, for instance, is conventional in the sense that it is another Mario game, but the element of gravity is creative.

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Monster Games, creator of the niche Wii game Excite Truck, released the game way back in 2006. Since then, the company has been on the down-low. It has been confirmed today, however, that Monster Games is definitely hard at work on a new title. More specifically, this game is being made for Nintendo and has been in development for two years. Apparently, this game is so secret that “the designers must darken their monitors when the bottled-water deliveryman enters the office.”

As of now, most believe that Monster Games’ secret game could be an Excite Truck sequel, or even a new entry of the F-Zero franchise. News about the project should be revealed soon considering the game has been in development for a considerably long time.

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This isn’t the first time that Greenpeace has had an issue with Nintendo. Today, Greenpeace has strongly criticized Nintendo for their “incredibly poor standard of communication.”

“Nintendo are not engaging at all,” said Iza Kruszewska, toxics campaigner for Greenpeace. “I have spoken to Nintendo’s sales people in the UK, and even they admit that Nintendo isn’t communicating enough, not just externally but internally, apparently…We’re in continuous dialogue with all the companies we speak to, apart from Nintendo. I’ve never been able to get an answer from them aside from a couple of marketing people in the UK who have been trying to forward the messages to global headquarters in Japan, but we get no response from Nintendo. The company has an incredibly poor standard of communication regarding this issue.”

And of course, Greenpeace still does not believe Nintendo is environmentally friendly, either. Kruszewska added, “What really struck me was Nintendo’s response when we asked them about this. They said that their products don’t create waste because… people hang onto them! It’s a very inadequate response, and I’m surprised a serious company like Nintendo would even respond that way.”

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“We are using grey but the racetrack logo can be represented in a number of different colours. You’ll often see it in black, white, silver or grey…[The gray logo is benig used] for the time being…This has been the case [black logo for DS packaging, gray for Wii packaging) on both hardware formats since their releases.” – Nintendo statement

I prefer the red logo, simply because it’s a classic representation of Nintendo. What do you guys think?

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