Miyamoto and Tezuka on the struggle of balancing games for advanced players and beginners
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Last month’s issue of GamesTM has a lengthy interview with Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. As you would expect, the discussion is largely focused on the Super Mario Bros. series.
A few interesting comments came about when Miyamoto and Tezuka were asked if they ever made any choices that they were concerned about being controversial. Miyamoto started things off, and spoke about how it’s difficult catering to both advanced players and beginners.
He said:
“For me one of the things was maybe the gap between the really advanced players and the first-time players. The difficulty balance is always something that I hear frustrations about from the public, whichever way we decide to go. We always have the testing team test our game, but whatever they say is really fun, the first-time players might consider to be very difficult. One of the things I do sometimes at the later phases of development is go in and hear the testing team’s requests and actually pull that away and lower the barrier or change what it is they want. Sometimes I even hear from the testing team, ‘You’re destroying the fun’, but on the other hand, the flipside is you hear the first-time players saying ‘If I can’t clear a level it’s not fun for me. If I can’t complete a game it’s not fun for me’. The more years that have passed, the gap between advanced and first-time players has become wider.”
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[Let’s Talk] What are you playing? – October 2015
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Let’s Talk #26: What are you playing? – October 2015
A new month is here! I’d love to know what everybody has been playing as of late, or intends to play in the weeks ahead.
I’ve been focusing on two main games really: Super Mario Maker and Ys: Memories of Celceta. Ys has been getting most of my time, but I’ve still been playing Super Mario Maker regularly. It’s fun to just boot up the game and mess around with a few levels. I’m not at all creative myself, yet I’m still finding a ton of enjoyment with it.
But what about you guys? What’s everyone playing these days?
Highlights from last week’s topic: Nintendo and movies
windstar
I think an animated Mario would be great. We never got a proper one, I think everyone would love to finally see that.
Kira – HylianKeyblade
I think a Zelda movie done by Studio Ghibli could be really interesting and there would probably be a lot of high quality work there ^^. Of course the Zelda movie then have to be in a anime format and I think the Zelda series can suit a anime look pretty well :-).
I do think Nintendo should start making movies more or at least anime/animation series to attract a new young audience like Pokémon and Youkai Watch have accomplished. Also I think it could be pretty cool to see Nintendo characters come to life through animation again ^^. (If done right).
amiibo for Mii Fighters are Toys “R” Us exclusive in North America
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Although some amiibo are losing their retailer exclusivity in North America, a new set of upcoming figures will be sold at just one store. It turns out that the amiibo for the Mii Fighters will be distributed at only Toys “R” Us. That information is based on the image above, which is a photo snapped from a display.
All of the Mii Fighters are scheduled for November 1. You’d have to think that after a few months have passed, the amiibo will be available at other retailers as well.
Unreleased Nintendo 64 game “Viewpoint 2064” goes for $3,000 on eBay, new footage
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Viewpoint 2064, an old game for the N64, was only shown at Space World in 1999. The scrolling shooter then disappeared for many, many years… until just recently.
On eBay, Viewpoint 2064’s prototype managed to sell for $3,000. Its new owner also shared new footage from the game, which you can see below.
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Photos of the Mega Yarn Yoshi amiibo
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The Mega Yarn Yoshi amiibo is on display at the Suisse Toy Expo. Take a look at some photos of it below.
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Nintendo Minute – Year Walk playthrough part 1
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Today’s episode of Nintendo Minute kicks off a new mini series of sorts. Over the next few weeks, Kit and Krysta will be completing a playthrough of Year Walk. Take a look at the first video below.
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Rare shows previously-unseen footage of Twelve Tales: Conker 64
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Before Conker’s Bad Fur Day became the game we know of today, it was a radically different project. The team originally set out on creating something like an interactive cartoon with characters that would have very expressive faces.
Rare showed more of Twelve Tales: Conker 64 in a new video today, including previously-unseen footage. Check it out below.
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Mewtwo amiibo up for pre-order on the Nintendo UK store
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The Nintendo UK store has started taking pre-orders for the Mewtwo amiibo. To reserve the figure, head on over to this link. Mewtwo releases on October 23 for £10.99.
Famicom R.O.B. and Mewtwo amiibo up for pre-order on Play-Asia
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Play-Asia is now taking pre-orders for a pair of amiibo. You can reserve the Famicom version of R.O.B here and Mewtwo here. I’m guessing these won’t last too long!
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Rewards can still be downloaded from Club Nintendo Europe
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Club Nintendo was supposed to end in PAL regions yesterday. Yet strangely, members can still access the Stars Catalogue in Europe.
Attempting to order physical rewards at this point probably won’t get you anywhere. However, digital rewards should definitely be on the table. You can give it a shot here.
What’s particularly strange about the situation is that, when visiting Club Nintendo on the official website, you’ll see a message regarding its closure and the option to sign up for future updates. However, using the link above allows you to go straight to the rewards selection.
