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Masahiro Sakurai has got his hands on Oculus Rift, the new virtual reality head-mounted display – and he’s a fan. Sakurai is positive “it’ll be a hit in the near future.”

“I experienced the ‘Oculus Rift’ VR goggles. You’d have to experience it for yourself to understand, so I won’t say much here, but I’m certain it’ll be a hit in the near future. This, too, is a difference in [the nature of] media.”

Sakurai’s Oculus Rift comments come from the latest issue of Famitsu. In the magazine, Sakurai also mentioned that he likes seeing differences in consoles:

“Having a difference between consoles based on unique features is more fun. Rather than having technology converge as it becomes more advanced, I’d rather have things broaden and spread out for a market with many stimulating choices.”

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The Wonderful 101 director Hideki Kamiya already wants to make a sequel to his just-released Wii U game.

Speaking with IGN, Kamiya said:

“I really have no idea at this point, but I would love to make a sequel to one of my own games. We put a tremendous amount of work into this game and it would be unfortunate if I would not get the chance to tell a new story with these characters. However, some of the bad guys you beat in this game won’t appear in a sequel. That’s kind of a depressing thought.”

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How does Reggie Fils-Aime feel about the competition? Not too strongly.

Regarding the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One launch lineups, Nintendo of America’s president gave a “Meh”. In contrast, he has good feelings about the Wii U’s upcoming titles and “the value proposition we’re putting out there for the consumer.”

“It’s all about the games. The competitive systems have announced their launch lineups. I’m allowed to say ‘Meh’. I look at our lineup of titles and I feel good about our lineup. We’ve got Zelda. We’ve got Mario. We’ve got Donkey Kong. In addition to great titles like Pikmin 3 and Wonderful 101, I feel very good about our lineup, and I feel very good about the value proposition we’re putting out there for the consumer.”

When asked how Nintendo can compete with new services offered by the competition such as cloud gaming and more, Reggie responded:

“We’ve got cloud technology that we’re delivering with Wii U. Nintendo TV is all cloud-based technology. But the difference is, we don’t talk about the tech. We talk about the experience. We make sure that the consumer has fun with the game experiences that we provide. And so I think as you compare and contrast Nintendo with other players in the space, for us it’s about games, about the fun, about the entertainment value, and not about the tech.”

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SEGA Australia had interest in creating a remake of Golden Axe. The studio even pitched the game under a new label known as “SEGA Reborn” – a name SEGA Australia hoped would turn into its own series. Streets of Rage and Shinobi were also targeted as potential remakes.

Each title would receive new content and address issues with the originals. Apparently, SEGA Australia wanted to have all of the classics taking place in the same universe. So as an example, Out Run would take place hundreds of years after Golden Axe.

Sadly, none of these ideas panned out and they weren’t meant to be. You can find a pre-alpha video showing Golden Axe above.

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Capcom’s PAX Prime 2013 lineup consists of three main games. DuckTales Remastered, Lost Planet 3, and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies will be playable.

Fans will also be able to visit a Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate-themed lounge, featuring demo stations, a seating area with charging stations for hunters to join up and quest, special tournaments and photo opps with a life-size model of a Great Sword.

Capcom’s booth will additionally allow visitors to take photos alongside Phoenix Wright in a recreation of the courtroom or pose as Strider with a replica of his Cypher weapon.

The Capcom Store will have a full presence at PAX as well. Attendees can purchase Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate 3DS/3DSXL cases and blind box figures, Umbrella Corp. watches and umbrellas, Street Fighter x Sanrio plushies, Mega Man 25th Anniversary statues and inflatable busters, copies of recent game releases, grab bags, and more.

Source: Capcom PR

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EDGE has been around for twenty years. To celebrate, the magazine picked the top 10 consoles over that span.

Here’s how the results panned out:

10. Dreamcast
9. Xbox
8. Wii
7. PlayStation 3
6. DS Lite
5. GameCube
4. Nintendo 64
3. PlayStation
2. Xbox 360
1. PlayStation 2

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Unsurprisingly, HackYourConsole is now out of service. All pre-orders have been cancelled, and the site is no longer accepting new orders.

HackYourConsole has shut down following Nintendo’s lawsuit. It’s the company’s latest attempt to crack down on piracy.

In an announcement made earlier this month, Nintendo said HackYourConsole “blatantly promotes and sells unauthorized Nintendo games along with devices and services that circumvent the security in the Nintendo DS system and the Wii console.” The site offered unauthorized copies of Nintendo titles as well as game-copying devices including the R4 tool “used to circumvent the technological protection measures contained in the Nintendo DS family of hand-held systems.” HackYourConsole additionally intended to distribute the 3DS Gateway cards, which operate in a similar fashion to the R4 device.

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The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses Will Feature Classic Music, Fan Art and Game Play

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo:

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To celebrate the launch of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD for Wii U on Oct. 4, Nintendo is adding some extra magic to the Seattle stop of The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses concert tour. The currently touring concert that features music from The Legend of Zelda series performed by a full orchestra will be performing in Seattle at Benaroya Hall on Sept. 12.

The Seattle performance will not only feature the legendary musical arrangements fans all over the country have fallen in love with, but it will also include kiosks with game-play demos of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD for Wii U and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds for Nintendo 3DS, unique photo opportunities and fan art that will be displayed during the performance.

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Platinum Games and Nintendo teamed up for the first time while creating The Wonderful 101. Because the two companies didn’t have much contact in the past, both maintained certain assumptions about the other.

On Platinum’s side, director Hideki Kamiya thought Nintendo “would be very business-like” and was a bit surprised as to “how human” the company was. Meanwhile, according to Nintendo producer Hitoshi Yamagami, the Big N assumed Kamiya would be “scary”.

A discussion in the latest Iwata Asks goes into further detail about Nintendo and Platinum’s initial working relationship:

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