60 FPS not necessarily a standard for all future Zelda games
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For The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Nintendo managed to implement silky smooth 60 frames per second. This begs the question: could future Zelda titles incorporate the same rate as well?
Well… no. Zelda: A Link Between Worlds director Hiromasa Shikata says 60 FPS isn’t necessarily a standard for additional entries in the series. In the case of the 3DS game, the team wanted to ensure a “smooth” look for the 3D visuals, “allow the players to clearly see enemy movements, and keep everything moving crisply as with previous games.” Having said that, “This doesn’t mean that all future Zelda titles will run at 60 frames per second.”
Shikata told Game Informer:
It’s really the concept of the game that changes whether you want to keep the volume of information in the game low and running at 60 frames per second. We kept it at 60 to make the 3D look smooth, allow the players to clearly see enemy movements, and keep everything moving crisply as with previous games. This doesn’t mean that all future Zelda titles will run at 60 frames per second.
Photos of the Zelda Club Nintendo 3DS Game Card Case
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Marvelous AQL is working on a number of titles for 2014, including one that may surprise fans
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Marvelous AQL’s Yoshifumi Hashimoto, who is the producer of Harvest Moon and Rune Factory, shared a few words about what lies ahead in 2014 while speaking with 4Gamer last month.
Hashimoto said that the company has a number of titles in the pipeline, “so we hope they’ll be announced and available to the market soon.” There’s one in particular that he believes may “really surprise you.”
Hashimoto’s comments in full:
2013 was fun and busy on the daily, but it’s over. It’s now 2014. First, “Harvest Moon: Connect to a New Land”, and we’ll be publishing “Valhalla Knights 3 Gold”. Some other things are being worked on now, so we hope they’ll be announced and available to the market soon. Because there are titles with considerable power, stay tuned! Amongst them is one that might really surprise you.
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Video: Zelda: Majora’s Mask glitch lets players freely warp to statues
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Have you ever wanted to warp to the different statues in The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask without actually activating them? Well, one dedicated player seems to have found a way to do so! Check out the video above for more.
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Video: “Gorilla Wayfare” for Wii U Video Challenge
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Iwata says the way people use their time, lifestyles, who they are have changed; Nintendo must not stay in one place
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A few more comments from Satoru Iwata’s news conference held in Japan earlier today have come in.
As reported by The Wall Street Journal, the Nintendo president said:
“The way people use their time, their lifestyles, who they are have changed. If we stay in one place, we will become outdated.”
Iwata also acknowledged that Nintendo misread the markets and hadn’t issued “the appropriate instructions.” He understands that the company must change and “propose something that surprises our customers.”
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David Jaffe weighs in on Nintendo’s latest financial news, says Iwata should stick around
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David Jaffe has been known for having some strong opinions of Nintendo, such as when he suggested that the company should be sold to Disney. Earlier today, Jaffe published a copious amount of tweets surrounding Nintendo’s latest financial news and commented on those calling for Satoru Iwata’s resignation. Head past the break for a full roundup of Jaffe’s tweets.
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Photos of the Japanese Pokemon hanafuda cards
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Iwata says Nintendo is “thinking about a new business structure”
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During a press conference held earlier today in Osaka, Japan, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said that the company is “thinking about a new business structure.”
Iwata’s comments seemed to come in response to the rise of the mobile/tablet space. In light of the expansion of smart devices, Iwata mentioned that Nintendo is “naturally studying how smart devices can be used to grow the game-player business.”
His comments in full:
“We cannot continue a business without winning. We must take a skeptical approach whether we can still simply make game players, offer them in the same way as in the past for 20,000 yen or 30,000 yen, and sell titles for a couple of thousand yen each.
“We are thinking about a new business structure. Given the expansion of smart devices, we are naturally studying how smart devices can be used to grow the game-player business. It’s not as simple as enabling Mario to move on a smartphone.”
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Satoru Iwata not resigning as president of Nintendo
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Despite significant cuts made to Wii U and 3DS forecasts, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata won’t be resigning from his position, according to a report from Nikkei. The Japanese outlet states that Iwata has pledged to stay in office.
Iwata did take responsibility for the company’s disappointing business performance and apologized to shareholders today. He also mentioned that Nintendo must first restore momentum as soon as possible, and he will remain as president to see this through.
Things should get even more interesting come January 30, when Nintendo’s official financial results come in.
