Artwork from Eternal Darkness 2 and other canned Silicon Knights games
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Artworks from various cancelled Silicon Knights projects have appeared online, as discovered by NeoGAF’s Shiggy. Among the collection are images from Eternal Darkness 2. Some of these were shown when Silicon Knights’ unveiled its Eternal Darkness spiritual successor – Shadow of the Eternals.
You can find the Eternal Darkness 2 art above. Images from other cancelled projects are located here.
All Mario Kart games are made from scratch
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Here’s a little bit of trivia for you: all Mario Kart games are made from scratch. Nintendo doesn’t reuse its programming, assets, or other material across entries in the series.
We know this thanks to a Mario Kart 8 interview with director Kosuke Yabuki recently conducted by EDGE. The magazine mentioned that vehicles are easy to handle once acclimatized to, but wondered if Yabuki ever worried about the possibility of making the game less immediate.
He said in response:
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Nintendo holding two E3 Q&As/presentations – Smash Bros., new 3DS game
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 21 Comments
Nintendo will be hosting a pair of important events at E3 2014 next month.
The first, taking place on Tuesday (7 – 8:30 PM PT / 10 – 11:30 PM ET), will be dedicated to the new Super Smash Bros. games. Masahiro Sakurai will be in attendance, of course.
The one on Wednesday (6 – 7:30 PM PT / 9 – 10:30 PM ET) is certainly more mysterious. Nintendo plans to discuss some sort of new 3DS game. No one knows what that one is about at the moment!
More Pokemon online competitions announced
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There are even more opportunities for Pokémon video game players to battle others around the world in Pokémon X and Pokémon Y. Seven new Online Competitions were just announced by The Pokémon Company International, in addition to the 2014 International Challenge May, currently in progress. The worldwide tournament series provides numerous opportunities for new and experienced Pokémon competitors to battle others online. Some events even reward top players with Championship Points, which count toward invitations to the 2014 Pokémon World Championships taking place August 16–17 in Washington, DC.
Here’s the upcoming Pokémon video game Online Competitions schedule:
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Nintendo Minute – Mario Kart MAYhem – Favorite Mario Kart 8 Courses
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A look at the top 20 best-selling game series of the last 9 years
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In its latest financial report, Ubisoft provides a look at the top 20 best-selling game series between 2005 and 2013. Mario, Assassin’s Creed, Wii Fit, and other prominent franchises make the cut. You can find the full results above.
Update: Outdated – Nintendo renting out big space for E3 2014 showing
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Update: Unfortunately, the floor plans appear to be outdated:
Original: Looks like Nintendo has rented out a sizable area for its E3 2014 showing, judging by the image above. The company will be operating three separate booths this year – one more than usual. I suppose they either have a lot to show!
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Malaysia gets Super Mario Happy Meal Super Mario toys at McDonald’s
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Nintendo is continuing its partnership with McDonald’s – this time in Malaysia. A new set of Mario Happy Meal Mario toys will be available in the country starting tomorrow.
Rumor: A look at a new Sonic Boom character
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The image above has been surfacing in various Twitter and Instagram posts. Unfortunately, no one seems to be sure of the original source at the moment.
It was initially thought that the character in question could be Marine. But there are quite a few differences between the two, leading many to believe that it’s a completely new character.
This is all assuming the image above is legitimate, of course!
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Masahiro Sakurai talks about his interest in VR tech
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Masahiro Sakurai published a new Weekly Famitsu column in the magazine’s most recent issue. In his latest piece, the Smash Bros. director touched on his interest in VR technology.
First, Sakurai expressed interest in seeing VR tied into driving. “I often think to myself, ‘if only this dashboard and stuff around my feet were transparent’,” he wrote. Sakurai most enjoys seeing the world around him while driving, but he can’t see below the front of the vehicle. This is something that he believes would feel exhilarating, and the combination of gaming and VR would make it possible to experience.
Sakurai also feels that VR tech is better suited for games in which the direction of movement is fixed (think driving games). “Because, having two concepts of direction – like with movement of a tank and the rotation of its cannon – is quite complex.”
As for what sort of titles he would like to play, Sakurai commented:
“Personally, I’d like to play Jumping Flash! It’d probably be quite scary, though. You could probably make a crazy Love Plus game as well. A horror game like Resident Evil or Fatal Frame could be good, too.”
Of course, we won’t be seeing any sort of virtual reality elements in the new Smash Bros. titles (“Sadly, such a device is ill-suited for the Smash Bros. game I’m working on right now.”) But Sakurai did say he would be interested in using the tech in a first-person 3D game.
