A look at unseen Tetsuya Nomura sketches from the 90s
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Back when Final Fantasy V and VI were in development (you know, in the 90s), planner Takashi Aki was working with Tetsuya Nomura on the RPGs. Aki recently did some cleaning up around his residence and came across a few sketches that were previously unseen.
Aki was kind enough to share the various photos on Twitter – you can find them above.
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Reggie answers more fan questions on Twitter
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Reggie Fils-Aime has taken over the official Nintendo of America Twitter account for a second time. He’s back to answer more fan questions, including his favorite old-school game, favorite Mario power-up, and how he’s gotten his body ready… really!
You can find the roundup of Reggie’s comments below.
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Nintendo World holding Beyblade: Evolution launch event tomorrow
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Are you a Beyblade fan? Live in the New York City area? Then you may want to stop by Nintendo World’s launch event for Beyblade: Evolution. You can stop by between 3 PM and 6 PM for the festivities.
Get ready to Let it Rip at the official BEYBLADE: Evolution launch tomorrow from 3pm to 6pm here at #NintendoWorld! #3DS
— Nintendo World Store (@Nintendo_World) October 28, 2013
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Nintendo has “already started thinking about what to do next” with Animal Crossing
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Animal Crossing: New Leaf was arguably the series’ most successful entry since the original GameCube title. Eventually, Nintendo will be taking what made the 3DS title so enjoyable and applying it to a brand new entry.
According to Katsuya Eguchi, Nintendo has “already started thinking about what to do next” with Animal Crossing. However, Eguchi told EDGE that no set direction has been determined yet.
It’s also worth mentioning that Eguchi wouldn’t confirm which platform the next Animal Crossing will be on. While most anticipate a Wii U release happening eventually, Eguchi stated Nintendo must first settle on which platform to make the next game for.
“We have already started thinking about what to do next, but there is no concrete direction yet. First, we need to decide which hardware to develop a new Animal Crossing for, and then we want to use that hardware and find out what it’s capable of and what kind of features it provides. Then we can start thinking of elements of Animal Crossing and how we can realise them using the hardware. So until we discover these new inventions, we will not decide the direction.”
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Ubisoft files new TV-related trademark for Splinter Cell
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Ubisoft may have plans to take its Splinter Cell franchise into the television space. Last Wednesday, the publisher filed a new Splinter Cell trademark for the use of “continuing television programs and interactive television programs”. The filing encompasses the production and distribution of Splinter Cell TV shows and motion pictures while also covering the comedy, drama, live-action, and animation genres.
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Nintendo debuting Wayne Brady vignettes this week
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 0 comments
Nintendo will be debut its new series of vignettes starring Wayne Brady this week. A tweet sent out by the company teases:
Wayne Brady loves playing #WiiPartyU for #WiiU just as much as the kids! See him in action later this week! pic.twitter.com/1ouyJjiuOp
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) October 28, 2013
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 not planned “at this time”
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Most had expected Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 to be this year’s Call of Duty title. That didn’t happen, as Activision ended up revealing Ghosts. But what about the future of the Modern Warfare sub-series?
For now, Infinity Ward doesn’t intend to continue on with Modern Warfare. Community manager Tina Palacios, speaking with OXM, said the following when asked about the similarites between the Ghosts and Modern Warfare title/logo art:
“With the storyline, we knew that we wanted to end the Modern Warfare franchise, and we wanted to go in a new direction. I can say that our focus and only focus is on Ghosts right now as it is, and we have no other plans at this time… when we were creating Ghosts, we really got inspired by Ghost from Modern Warfare 2, just by how he looks.
“It made sense for these soldiers we have in Ghosts who want to hide their identities would have the same masks and face paint. I think it would be safe for me to say that just knowing the characters from our previous games didn’t have a backstory, that’s what really pushed us forward. We thought we need to really establish that.”
Renegade Kid teases secret project, given “CGC” code name
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Renegade Kid is busy finishing up Treasurenauts and Mutant Mudds for PlayStation platforms. Additionally, co-founder Jools Watsham has teased a new “secret project”. The game has been given the code name “CGC”.
Watsham wrote on Twitter:
In the midst of working on Mudds ports, Treasurenauts and such, I am designing a secret project code named "CGC", which I am excited about.
— Ghouls Watsham (@JoolsWatsham) October 28, 2013
@thirdWhoa This will hopefully be among the surprises at PAX East next April (sorry for the wait).
— Ghouls Watsham (@JoolsWatsham) October 28, 2013
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Square Enix open to another developer working on Final Fantasy, including Eidos
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Square Enix tends to hold its Final Fantasy franchise close to the vest. The series hasn’t changed hands in the past, with Square Enix deciding to develop each new game internally.
Now here’s a crazy thought: how about an Eidos-made Final Fantasy? You may remember that Square Enix absorbed the company a few years ago, and is now a close partner as a result.
Interestingly, Square Enix has considered bringing in an outside developer to work on Final Fantasy – including Eidos. There have been discussions about the possibility, according to Yuji Abe. Abe said Square Enix would “think about” allowing an external team to take on Final Fantasy “if we find the right team of developers, the right people who really wanted to do it, and we had the right game”.
He told OXM:
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Prima’s Zelda Box Set – behind-the-scenes photos/manufacturing images
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If you haven’t already, you can pre-order the Zelda Box Set at any of the following retailers:
Amazon
(has biggest discount)
Barnes & Noble
GameStop
You can also get further insight into the Zelda Box Set’s manufacturing process here.
