General Nintendo

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Numerous employees have been laid off from TimeGate Studios today. The company is perhaps best known – notoriously so – for its work on Aliens: Colonial Marines.

TimeGate president Adel Chaveleh said in a statement:

“Today, we had to make the difficult decision to let go of some great game developers. This is never easy, and we’re doing all we can to assist those developers affected. TimeGate is preparing, as is the entire industry, for the transition to next-generation consoles and new business models. As part of this reinvention, all projects and strategic initiatives continue to move forward at the studio.”

Officially, TimeGate did not confirm how many employees have been affected by the developer’s new path. However, sources allegedly say that close to 25 staffers will now need to look for new jobs after a publishing deal did not materialize.

Source

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories | 0 comments

Nano Assault EX will be released in Europe (and hopefully North America) later this week. In addition to this, Shin’en is teasing “something for our longtime fans”.

The studio wrote on Twitter earlier today:

No idea what this is about… but it should be interesting!

Source

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments

Source

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 0 comments

Attendees Can Experience More Than 10 Unreleased Games for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS at Upcoming Event

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Visitors to this year’s SXSW Gaming Expo will be able to go behind the scenes to experience an exciting lineup of unreleased games and experiences from Nintendo for both the new Wii U home console and the Nintendo 3DS hand-held system, from the latest installments of classic franchises to new software that lets players interact with one another in fresh and exciting ways. The three-day event will feature the public debut for several Nintendo 3DS games in North America, including a guided demo opportunity with Animal Crossing: New Leaf, as well as playable demos for Nintendo eShop titles HarmoKnight and Kersploosh! Visitors can also play unreleased Wii U titles like the open-world fun of LEGO®City Undercover, the high-octane racing of Need for Speed Most Wanted U from Electronic Arts and the team-based action of Monster Hunter Ultimate from Capcom.

“Hearing about upcoming games is one thing, but with Nintendo the proof is always in the playing,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “SXSW is where fans of all types of entertainment and technology come together, and we’ll have games on hand to excite every type of visitor.”

Read More

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 0 comments

Last Friday, a new rating for Deus Ex: Human Revolution popped up on the Australian Ratings Board. While Square Enix’s Human Defiance trademark turned out to be for the upcoming movie, the OFLC entry is most definitely game-related.

The OFLC doesn’t specifically mention anything about the rating’s contents. But it is a “modified” version of the original game, likely hinting at an upcoming announcement for Wii U. Deus Ex: Human Revolution has been rumored for Nintendo’s console for quite some time, and the title would fit in with Straight Right’s AAA port for Square Enix.

Source, Via

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Future Publishing will be expanding its business in the UK with an Official Pokemon Magazine.

The magazine will debut this month and will release new issues every four weeks. A total of 13 issues will be available per year. Future also plans to include a free Pokemon-themed gift each month.

The Pokemon Company International’s Heather Dalgleish commented:

“We’re delighted to be collaborating with leading publisher, Future. Their extensive reach in the market ensures that the Official Pokémon Magazine can be enjoyed by Pokémon fans across the United Kingdom.”

Thanks to Zack Wiliams for the tip.

Source, Via

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Era’s Adventure features Yoshi as its lead character. But Botond Kopacz, the sole developer behind the Android release, says that he was completely unaware that the model he chose was of Nintendo’s classic dinosaur.

“Actually this is an indie game developed by one developer, so due to the limitation of effort, I purchased a cute character from TurboSquid, one of the biggest 3D asset stores, without knowing the background story of the character Yoshi, since I’m not a Super Mario fan.”

Kopacz added that he began to realize the significance of the lead character he used after he received emails “from Super Mario fans that I stole Yoshi”. However, Kopacz feels that he did not infringe upon a copyright since “no assets are stolen from any Nintendo game or website and the Yoshi’s name is not present anywhere”.

“Once the game was released on the Play Store, after spending hundreds of hours in making the game, I started receiving ‘kind’ mails from Super Mario fans that I stole Yoshi, etc. So I started Googling and I realized that the character is really from the Super Mario series. Since no assets are stolen from any Nintendo game or website and the Yoshi’s name is not present anywhere, there is no copyright violation. [There would be] at least pattern violation if the 3D model is detailedly registered in the US pattern database.”

Yoshi’s appearance slightly, according to Kopacz:

“I know that, even if I modify the character a little bit, that this will still be a big problem for the Nintendo fans, but I’m making the game alone so I have really limited time to do some changes. And I still hope that many people will find the game great and many people will enjoy it.”

Source

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

At one point, Activision and 7 Studios were kicking around an idea for something called “Hero Mix”. The “experimental music game” never saw the day of light, but designer Kylan Coats did post a series of images showing what could have been. Hit up the gallery above for photos.

Source, Via

Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories | 0 comments

If you’re a game developer who is solely (or majority) owned by folks who are not Japanese, Nintendo says you’re going to have to partner up with a Japanese company if you want to release your game in that region on one of their consoles. It’s an interesting rule to have in place, and one that doesn’t affect too many publishers– but indie developers get hit pretty hard when trying to bring their games overseas.

Various developers have chimed in on the subject below:

Via NWR

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 1 Comment

Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai is dealing with a lot of pain at the moment. In this week’s Famitsu, he revealed outright that he is suffering from calcific tendonitis and several ruptures in the muscles. The pain itself is bad enough, but it’s also affecting his work on the next Smash Bros. games.

Sakurai does have a Twitter account and fans from all over the world have been writing in and wishing him well. He’s been keeping tabs on the various messages, but told everyone that they shouldn’t worry about his injury or the development of Smash Bros.

Source