Nintendo Minute: Wii U Zelda bundle unboxed
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Game Freak’s Junichi Masuda shares his thoughts on the passing of Hiroshi Yamauchi
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– Pokémon director Junichi Masuda
Former Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauichi passed away yesterday due to complications from pneumonia.
Miyamoto can see Retro developing multiple titles simultaneously, studio “is a very high priority” for new potential Metroid
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Shigeru Miyamoto sounded off on a number of topics in the latest issue of Official Nintendo Magazine, including one of Nintendo’s most important developers: Retro Studios.
Miyamoto first spoke generally about the company, noting that the team is “very capable” and has the ability to “design a lot of different types of games”. He now feels that Retro “has really come to a point at which it’s possible for it to have multiple lines running at the same time and having different projects in development.”
Miyamoto’s comments in full, as transcribed by Nintendo Insider:
La-Mulana 2 announced
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La-Mulana is getting a sequel. Nigoro revealed the news on its blog today, but didn’t share much in the way of details.
The company said:
To tell the truth, this project launched when we began to develop WiiWare version’s LA-MULANA.
Before we set up NIGORO, we originally had an idea that making a game is such a tough work, so we wouldn’t last unless we publish another gameusing same system and replaced data.
LA-MULANA2 was born on that idea, and I would have to say “New scenario on LA-MULANA system”.
This is a sequel to LA-MULANA that we were saying it was impossible.
You might think “Can you make the continuation of that story?” or “Is there few idea for the ruins game?”
So, I said this project had simultaneously started with LA-MULANA four years ago.
We will give away new information little by little. In the meantime, how about finding underplots of LA-MULANA2 that are scattered in LA-MULANA?
Interestingly, there is a playable demo at the Tokyo Game Show which allows players to walk around in a field. After TGS, development will be started “from zero”.
It isn’t clear if La-Mulana 2 will head to Nintendo platforms at this time. But given how the original game hit WiiWare, hopefully the sequel has a chance of coming to the Wii U eShop.
Short Pokemon: The Origin clips
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Don’t expect Pokemon to get too mature or dark
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The Pokemon games have always remained light-hearted. Nintendo has yet to come out with a seriously mature take on the series or a title with a lot of dark elements – and this won’t be changing in the future.
First, here’s what Game Freak’s Junichi Masuda said when asked if the stories could take on a more mature direction:
Zelda’s CD-i games not part of the series’ canon
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Zelda’s CD-i games weren’t included in Hyrule Historia. There’s a reason for that: they’re not part of the franchises’s canon.
Also worth considering is that Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma wasn’t even sure what was being referred to when MTV Multiplayer brought up the CD-i abominations. Ultimately though, he said, “I don’t know that those really fit in the ‘Zelda’ franchise.”
Masuda unsure if core Pokemon gameplay would translate well into a MMORPG
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Aside from a mainline console game, one of the more reoccurring requests from Pokemon fans is to see the series taken into the MMO space. Wouldn’t it be neat to see trainers all across the world train, battle, and trade in a connected online space?
Well, Game Freak’s Junichi Masuda isn’t entirely sold on the idea. Speaking with GamesBeat, Masuda said the following when asked if a Pokemon MMO has been discussed and why this type of game hasn’t been explored:
“Of course, we hear all the opinions we get from our fans about an MMORPG. But right now, we’re still unsure whether this core gameplay at the center of Pokémon – catching the Pokémon and raising them – would really translate well or really match the MMORPG format. Right now we think the best way for the widest possible audience to enjoy the games is the way we develop them now.”
Mighty No. 9: Keiji Inafune speaks in new 40-minute video
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Iwata responds to Yamauchi’s passing
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Nintendo’s former longtime president Hiroshi Yamauchi died today at the age of 85. Satoru Iwata has since responded to the news with a short statement.
Iwata said:
“We will continue to treasure the values Yamauchi taught us — that what makes you unique lies at the core of entertainment. And we at Nintendo will continue to change the company flexibly to adapt to the times, as Yamauchi did, to carry on his spirit.”
