Nintendo’s latest financial results meeting rescheduled for February 17
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 3 Comments
Nintendo has set a new date for its latest financial results meeting: February 17.
Originally, the briefing was scheduled for last week. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata fell ill, however, and it was postponed.
The upcoming meeting is primarily aimed at investors and analysts. We usually get a ton of interesting goodies out of these things. I imagine that will be the case again next week.
Capcom animates monsters in the Monster Hunter games by hand
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments
Did you know that the monsters in Capcom’s Monster Hunter games feature animations that are done by hand? The only exceptions are certain cut-scenes where a small amount of motion capture is involved.. But for the most part, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate director Kaname Fujioka informed Siliconera that “animators create monsters’ motions by hand as it requires more careful craftsmanship as they talk with the game designers.”
He said:
“For cutscenes, there are cases where we utilize motion capture techniques for monsters which might have similar skeletal structure to human beings such as the Palicoes. However, in most cases, our animators create monsters’ motions by hand as it requires more careful craftsmanship as they talk with the game designers. It’s very important that the motion and the game mechanics are properly intertwined for the gameplay. When we try to showcase a monster’s personality and expressions, we reference frameworks from real life beings and habitats to make them believable. We visit zoos and aquariums and also watch documentary films for reference material.”
It’s necessary for Capcom to nail the animation of monsters since the series is about pattern recognition. The way monsters react give players clues about how they should proceed.
“It’s important for us that players understand what kind of tactics they need to use. We give clues to players on how a monster may act based on its various expressions, and emotional and behavioural states (such as alarmed, enraged, exhausted, etc.) We plan for the monster’s behaviour first, so we keep in mind things such as distance between the player and the monster, logic behind the monster’s behaviours, and so on.”
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Capcom financial results: revenue down, net income up
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 3 Comments
Capcom posted its nine-month financial results today for the period ended December 31, 2014.
The company’s revenue decreased by 36 percent to ¥47.8 billion even with decent sales from Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate. One bright spot is that Capcom’s operating income rose by nearly 10 percent to ¥6.5 billion.
Specifically regarding Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, Capcom says they were “largely in line with the plan”.
Video: Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! beaten blindfolded
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Random, Videos | 1 Comment
This is one of the more impressive gaming feats I’ve seen in awhile!
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Photos of the Club Nintendo Europe Mario Golf ball set
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Images | 0 comments
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Rosalina product page gone from Target’s website
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments
Well, this is certainly disconcerting! The official product page for the Rosalina amiibo appears to have been removed from Target’s website. That doesn’t bode well for the figure’s future at the retailer…
Super Mario series amiibo apparently won’t be rare
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 14 Comments
Amazon opened up pre-orders for the new Super Mario amiibo series last week. In just a few hours, stock was mostly gone. Yet despite the seemingly high demand for these new amiibo, none will be rare. Apparently.
Destructoid, citing a trusted source from GameStop, says that Nintendo was “confused” by the rush to pick up the latest amiibo. Representatives are telling GameStop and others stores that the figures will be stocked in “abundance,” and that no one should worry about not getting them on the first round of pre-orders. While Toad will allegedly be the “lightest allocation,” he will still not be considered “rare.”
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Update: Confirmed – Target apparently not restocking Rosalina amiibo, won’t have some wave 3 figures in store
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 14 Comments
Update (2/2) Destructoid appears to have confirmed this news. Check out the following:
A Target employee has confirmed the authenticity of this document, an internal newsletter called “The Vibe in Electronics.” They state that running out of stock and not getting more shipments for a Target exclusive item is common. They also cement the fact that Sheik may be rare as there haven’t been many shipments coming in at all, but Toon Link is in fact common.
If you’re living in the U.S. and have interest in the Rosalina amiibo, you may want to try finding product sooner rather than later. An internal memo from Target indicates that the figure will not be restocked. As many of you know, Target is the only retailer selling the Rosalina amiibo in the United States.
There are some other interesting points from the memo as well. For instance, Target will apparently not stock the Mega Man, Sonic, King Dedede, and Ike amiibo in store. Consumers will instead be directed to order from the retailer’s website.
Smash Bros. soundtrack is not able to be sold due to liscensing
Posted on 9 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in General Nintendo, News | 3 Comments
Some lucky Club Nintendo members are already starting to see their copies of the Super Smash Bros. soundtrack arrive.
Inside the soundtrack there would appear to be a message from Masahiro Sakurai in which he explains that although the soundtrack was unavailable for sale due to licensing issues there are glad to be able to offer it as a special present.
Ok this is interesting, according to Sakurai's liner notes, they can't sell the Smash soundtrack due to rights issues pic.twitter.com/ks0Xfuiz71
— Kyle McLain (@FarmboyinJapan) February 2, 2015
"We can't SELL a Smash CD due to licensing issues, so I'm glad we could offer it to you as a PRESENT."
— Kyle McLain (@FarmboyinJapan) February 2, 2015
