Ubisoft on Wii U and 3DS support, not ruling out Rayman Legends for 3DS, Prince of Persia talk
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CVG has published a new interview with Alain Corre, Ubisoft’s executive director for EMEA territories. The site managed to slip in a few questions about Wii U and 3DS support – including Rayman Legends for Nintendo’s handheld – and also asked about the future of Prince of Persia.
Read on below for Corre’s responses.
Miyamoto believes Aonuma no longer needs him for Zelda, no longer looking “at every minute detail of every game”
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Eventually, there will come a day when Shigeru Miyamoto is no longer at Nintendo. But when that does happen fans won’t need to worry – Eiji Aonuma, Yoshiaki Koizumi, and Hideki Konno are a few of the primary staffers that have become Miyamoto’s apprentices, so to speak.
In fact, when it comes to Aonuma, Miyamoto believes that “he doesn’t need me any more”. Aonuma told ONM in the magazine’s latest issue:
Bootdisk Revolution says “it would be a dream come true to have a game on a Nintendo console”
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Bootdisk Revolution, developer of the 2D action-platformer Bleed, has its fair share of interest in Nintendo.
Speaking with Dromble, the company’s Ian Campbell said “it would be a dream come true to have a game on a Nintendo console.” However, he has yet to speak with the Big N about bringing any games to the Wii U or 3DS.
Campbell said the following when asked if Bootdisk Revolution is interested in releasing titles on systems from Nintendo and Sony:
“Absolutely I’m interested — Sony seems very welcoming to indies, and I think for any developer who grew up in the 80-90?s it would be a dream come true to have a game on a Nintendo console. However I haven’t spoken to either of them yet, which is just as well until I learn how to actually code a game in something other than XNA.”
Seattle Mariners held a moment of silence for Yamauchi during yesterday’s game
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Prior to the Seattle Mariners’ baseball game against the Kansas City Royals yesterday, a moment of silence was held for former Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi. Yamauchi passed away last week due to complications stemming from pneumonia.
Yamauchi became majority owner of the Marines in 1992. Nintendo of America took over in 2004, though he still maintained a strong influence over the team.
One fun fact for you: despite his ownership of the Mariners, Yamauchi never actually attended any of the club’s baseball games.
Mario Kart GP DX footage
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270,197 people attend TGS 2013, record broken
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A total of 270,197 people visited this year’s Tokyo Game Show, smashing last year’s attendance record. 223,753 attendees showed up for the 2012 expo.
The full overview is as follows:
September 19 (Business Day) – 29,171 people
September 20 (Business Day) – 23,183 people
September 21 – 102,399 people
September 22 – 115,444 people
The dates for Tokyo Game Show 2014 have already been set. It’ll be held between September 18 to 21 at the Makuhari Messe.
It’s Nintendo’s 124th birthday today
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Today, Nintendo is celebrating its 124th birthday. The company, established on on September 23, 1889, was quite a bit different back then than it is today.
Initially, Nintendo started out as a hanafuda cards business. Instant rice, love hotels, and taxi services were later added to the mix.
Nintendo began producing video game systems and titles in the 80s. The era brought along the birth of Donkey Kong, Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, and other hit titles.
It’s safe to say that the video game scene wouldn’t be the same without Nintendo. So on that note, happy birthday to the Big N!
Yamauchi memorial attended by over 2,000 people, Nintendo not selling Mariners stake
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A memorial was held for Hiroshi Yamauchi on Saturday, after the former Nintendo president passed away due to complications of pneumonia. Over 2,000 people attended the event, Mariner’s chairman/CEO and Nintendo of America board of directors member Howard Lincoln told The Business Journals.
Lincoln, recalling memories of Yamauchi, only had positive things to say.
“There’s a flood of recollections. I’ve known and worked for him (Yamauchi) for more than 30 years. More than 2,000 people came to his (memorial) in Japan on Saturday, I was told. He was a man of small stature and commanding presence. People liked him. I saw him in action in Japan and the United States, and he was always very warm. He was a visionary. We need to think about and never forget all he did for Seattle and for the Northwest.”
Yamauchi was former owner of the Seattle Marines before Nintendo of America – represented by Lincoln – took over. Despite his passing, the company “has no plans to sell its majority interest” in the team.
Photos of the Zelda Box Set bookmark
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Along with several guides and a signed certificate of authenticity from Eiji Aonuma (plus a special message), Prima’s Zelda Box Set features a unique bookmark. You can get a look at the two-sided laser etched metallic bookmark below:
You can pre-order at any of the following retailers:
Amazon
(has biggest discount)
Barnes & Noble
GameStop
