Shu Takumi working on new Ace Attorney, different from previous entries
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments
Sku Takumi has reconfirmed development of a brand new Ace Attorney game. During today’s Nintendo Direct, Takumi teased that the project – which he’s working on personally – will be completely different from past entries. No further information was provided.
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SR Tronic forced to pay €1 million as court rules in Nintendo’s favor
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments
SR Tronic will be forced to pay up €1 million after the Supreme Court of Munich ruled that copy devices made to play pirated games are illegal.
Nintendo intends to use this result in lawsuits against manufacturers, stores, and import companies involved with such devices. By doing so, it hopes to benefit more than 1,400 companies who contribute to the development and sale of legitimate video games.
An appeal for the verdict is a possibility for the future. However, Nintendo believes that any additional decisions would line up with current European and German rulings.
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Zero Escape creator says third game currently “difficult to realize” due to lack of funds, not giving up hope
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments
The third game in Spike Chunsoft’s Zero Escape series appears to have been put on hold. Series creator Kotaro Uchikoshi took to Twitter earlier today and confirmed that the game will be “difficult to realize” at the moment.
“A lot of budget is needed to make ZE series. We have to persuade the managers in order to obtain it,” Uchikoshi explained. Some “managers” at the company understand the franchise’s importance in the west, but the first two titles “are in the red” in Japan and did not meet sales expectations.
Despite all of this, Uchikoshi isn’t giving up. “For example, if the title which I make next bring about a good result, the wind might shift to another direction,” he said. “Or, if someone with executive ability (financer, producer, publisher or millionaire!) propose the investment, everything could go well. If there is an great investor who thinks ‘Virtue is its own reward’, I wish him/her to send me a message. If you know such a wonderful person, please induce him/her to cooperate.”
Uchikoshi concluded with the following words for fans:
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Masahiro Sakurai on why Japanese games take so long to make, still dealing with pain
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories | 6 Comments
In this week’s issue of Famitsu, Masahiro Sakurai dedicated his regular column to the development of Japanese games. One fan wrote to Sakurai asking why titles seem to take so long to create in the country.
His response:
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Shining game reveal imminent, possibly on Nintendo Direct
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments
Update: We report with great disappointment that the game is a fighter for arcades. It definitely seemed like a Nintendo Direct announcement was coming, but it wasn’t meant to be.
Original: A new Shining game is set to be announced by day’s end, and it sounds like a reveal could be taking place during tonight’s Nintendo Direct.
On Twitter, producer Tsuyoshi Sawada teased that “a little announcement” will be made tomorrow morning. Sawada confirmed that it’s not an RPG, but didn’t give any additional details.
Today’s Nintendo Direct will be taking place at 5 PM ET, which is actually 7 AM tomorrow in Japan. You know what that means…
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North American Nintendo Direct will be 41 minutes long
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 21 Comments
Brace yourself for a fairly long Nintendo Direct presentation – at least in North America. The broadcast is expected to last approximately 41 minutes.
My guess would be that the European and Japanese streams will vary in length, though perhaps just slightly. We do know that Satoru Shibata will be appearing in the European presentation.
Anyway, it sounds like Nintendo could have quite a bit to show. Should be fun!
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[Interview] Circle Entertainment and FK Digital talk Quell Reflect and more
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, General Nintendo, Interviews, Wii U | 3 Comments
Circle Entertainment recently revealed to Nintendo Everything that the publisher will be bringing Quell Reflect to the eShop. The company’s Chris Chau (producer) as well as FK Digital developers Mickey Lin (director) and Aloner Chiu (assistant director/planner) shared more details about the game in a recent interview.
Head past the break for our full discussion. Along with Quell Reflect, we asked about Wii U, interest in retail, and the Chinese market.
Soraya Saga retweets today’s Nintendo Direct news
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 29 Comments
Update 3: Masahiro Sakurai has now retweeted the announcement. Make of that what you will!
Update 2: Davis has now clarified that his tweet was posted without any knowledge of tomorrow’s proceedings. At least that’s one “mystery” solved!
Update: I’ll also mention in passing that the Nintendo Direct news has been retweeted by a couple of folks at PlatinumGames, and Next Level Games’ Brian Davis has also posted about the presentation. I’m not too sure how much we should read into Davis’ tweet, but it’s interesting to see that two prominent Platinum staffers have retweeted the Nintendo Direct announcement.
Original: Does the title above seem similar? It should. When Soraya Saga (Tetsuya Takahashi’s wife) last retweeted news regarding Nintendo Direct, it was for Nintendo’s E3 2013 presentation – and when we last saw “X”.
Saga has once again retweeted news about Nintendo Direct, this time for tomorrow’s broadcast. It’s sparking speculation that X will be making an appearance during the upcoming presentation.
Nintendo did say earlier that tomorrow’s event will focus on games releasing before the end of spring. But perhaps they’ll take the time to show a new trailer for X as well? Maybe, maybe not. Keep those expectations in check, as Nintendo hasn’t specifically mentioned which titles will be shown.
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Video: Evan Baily talks Sonic Boom TV show
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments
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A look at the Super Mario 3D World plushies (plus Nabbit)
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Images | 1 Comment
We’ve covered these plushies before, though there’s a new addition in the gallery above: Nabbit from New Super Mario Bros. U. The smaller plushies will go for 1,800 yen while “medium” sized versions of Mario and Luigi are priced at 2,800 yen.
