Iwata on failure, doing new things, Blue Ocean Strategy, challenges pushing Pokemon/Brain Age
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More quotes from Nintendo president Satoru Iwata’s session at B Dash Camp Osaka 2013 have appeared online, courtesy of translations from The Bridge. Among the topics discussed include Nintendo’s tradition of doing new things rather than competing and the challenges pushing Pokemon abroad as well as Brain Age in the west.
You can find all of Iwata’s comments below.
Iwata once again says Nintendo has no plans to bring games to smartphones
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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has once again responded to a question regarding the possibility of the company releasing games on smartphones.
Iwata made the comment during an interview session held at B Dash Camp 2013 Fall in Osaka with Hitotsubashi University professor Nobuo Sayama.
Tetsuya Sanada, president of KLab, was present at the interview. He said, “Smartphones and tablets are spreading so rapidly. Is there any chance that Nintendo will expand into the smartphone business with content of its own?” In response, Iwata replied, “I don’t know how long I’ll be president of Nintendo, but I can tell you this. Not at this time.”
October 2013 downloadable rewards now available on Club Nintendo
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Visit this page to order a downloadable game.
Warner Bros. says LEGO games are facing “absolutely no fatigue at all”
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LEGO games tend to release on a regular basis. This year alone we’ve seen LEGO City: Undercover, LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins, and LEGO Legends of Chima: Laval’s Journey. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is also due out later this month.
Yet despite the frequent launches of LEGO titles, there is “absolutely no fatigue at all and there is actually a demand for different experiences.”
Warner Bros. senior vice president for international games Olivier Wolff told GamesIndustry:
Warner Bros. Montreal to add 100 new developers
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The Quebec government will be assisting Warner Bros. Games Montreal in expanding its staff count. Over the next five years, the studio will be adding on 100 new employees.
This is just the latest case of Quebec lending its support to the gaming industry. It was only a few days ago that Ubisoft announced a staff increase of its own after receiving a $9.9 million contribution and tax credit from the government.
Square Enix president discusses the need to “reform with urgency”
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New Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda recently sounded off on the need for the company to “reform with urgency”. Matsuda was speaking with Japanese site Infoseek when he shared the news.
Matsuda’s comments read (as translated by (Siliconera):
“The business model is at a turning-point. Up until now, the profit of home-console games have been decided by price times the number [sold]. Development and sales were divided, and the game developers only needed to concentrate on their work. That’s where the strengths of our company laid within.
“At the very beginning, the game business started out with ‘how can we get people to insert coins’. Afterwards, consoles became popular, and our company grew as game design and billing [methods] were divided. Presently, online games are prosperous, which again, has the theme of ‘how can we charge the people,’ as developers and sales have become inseparable. And the devices they can be played on has spread vastly. It’s truly a paradigm shift.
North American Nintendo site gets Zelda: Wind Waker HD makeover
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Nintendo’s main North American website has received an overhaul for the release of Zelda: Wind Waker HD. The entire page carries a design featuring the Wii U release – you can check it out here.
Thanks to Tytygh for the tip.
Miyamoto on working with western devs on Nintendo franchises, is all about trust
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Western studios have been put in charge of prominent Nintendo IPs over the past few years. Retro has worked on Metroid and Donkey Kong. Monster Games has also been involved with the latter series in addition to Pilotwings. And let’s not forget Next Level Games, which has worked on a pair of Mario soccer titles, Punch-Out!!, and Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon.
Nintendo must have a good amount of faith in the western studios it collaborates with these days, but that level of trust wasn’t always there. ONM, curious as to why this has changed in recent years, quizzed Shigeru Miyamoto for some answers.
Miyamoto told the magazine:
Capcom Europe said to be “undergoing a major restructure”, apparently cutting down on half of its staff
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A report from MCV claims that Capcom Europe is “undergoing a major restructure following a difficult year”, adding that it “understands more than half of the European arm faces redundancy, with a number of jobs set to merge”.
Capcom itself has yet to officially confirm the news. But a representative did note that its European branch is “currently evaluating its structure” following a restructure in the US.
The company’s statement reads:
“Following a restructure at its US operation, Capcom’s European organisation is currently evaluating its structure to ensure it is in the best position to take advantage of the changing market conditions the industry is facing.”
Capcom is thought to have been hard hit after multiple high-profile titles failed to reach sales targets. Both DmC: Devil May Cry and Resident Evil 6 are believed to have undersold, with its latest AAA release Lost Planet 3 failing to break into the UK Top 25 on launch week.
Aonuma – Zelda Wii U going well, Wind Waker HD will be an influence, not tired of making Zelda, need to do new things
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4Gamer recently published an extensive interview with Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma. Among the topics discussed include Zelda Wii U and how Wind Waker HD will be an influence, clarification that Aonuma isn’t tired of making Zelda games, and the need to do new things with the series.
You can find comments from Aonuma’s interview below. All translations come courtesy of Siliconera.
