Impressive Assassin’s Creed fan-art features Chinese setting
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
These images are quite impressive. Perhaps after seeing the shots, maybe Ubisoft will consider taking Assassin’s Creed to China?
Is this a new design for Crash Bandicoot?
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Podcast Stories, Rumors | 0 comments
Crash Bandicoot has been dormant for many years. The last mainline entry, Crash: Mind over Mutant, came out in 2008. There have been a few mobile titles released since then, and Radical Entertainment did work on a couple of cancelled projects.
Perhaps a reboot could be in the cards. One eagle-eyed NeoGAF member came across a photo from Vicarious Visions’s Facebook page, which seems to show a new design for Crash Bandicoot tucked away in the corner.
Could there be a brand new title in the works? If so, will it feature an updated Crash Bandicoot?
Iwata on Animal Crossing: New Leaf’s success and City Folk’s disappointment, smart phones, free-to-play, more
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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata opened up about Animal Crossing: New Leaf’s success – from sales to the popularity of the game’s screenshot tool – in an interview with Japanese publication Nikkei. There are other Animal Crossing topics addressed as well, such as the disappointment of Wii’s City Folk and how the team approached the 3DS game from there.
Aside from Animal Crossing, Iwata talked quite a bit about smart phones, shared thoughts on free-to-play, and more.
Read up on Iwata’s comments below.
Warner Bros., four others interested in purchasing THQ assets
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Warner Bros. is among a number of companies interested in buying THQ’s assets. But rather than acquiring THQ’s full slate outright, buyers could instead opt to buy individual games and franchises.
This is situation that Warner Bros. has experience with. In 2009, the company bought Mortal Kombat and Spy Hunter from Midway Games.
Identities of the other companies interested in THQ’s assets have not been revealed.
UK’s top boxed games publishers of 2012
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EA, Activision, and Ubisoft top the UK charts as the top boxed games publishers of 2012. Nintendo landed in the fourth spot.
According to Chart-Track, FIFA 13’s record-breaking sales contributed to EA’s success, as did Mass Effect 3, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Battlefield 3, and even FIFA 12. Activision now maintains the second spot – thanks to Skylanders and Call of Duty – after settling for third place the year prior.
Below are the rankings in full.
1. EA
2. Activision
3. Ubisoft
4. Nintendo
5. Microsoft
6. Sega
7. Warner Bros
8. Take-Two
9. THQ
10. Square Enix
Wreck-It Ralph DVD and Blu-ray release available in March
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Disney Home Video will release the DVD and Blu-ray versions of Wreck-It Ralph starting next month. The company announced yesterday that the digital version – featuring HD digital and HD digital 3D formats – will be available on February 12. That’ll be followed by the physical launch on March 5.
Consumers will be able to choose from a standard DVD copy without extras, a two-disc collector’s edition, and a four-disc ultimate collector’s edition. Each copy of the collector’s edition packs in the DVD and Blu-ray versions. The four-disc ultimate collector’s edition will also offer the Blu-ray 3D and digital copy.
Bonuses include a “making of” video titled “Bit by Bit: Creating the Worlds of Wreck-It Ralph”, alternate as well as deleted scenes, video game commercials for games made for the film, and Paperman, the short movie shown before Wreck-It Ralph at theaters. All Blu-ray copies additionally contain a video hosted by stand-up comedian Chris Hardwick, who goes into detail about the many video game references in Wreck-It Ralph.
Pokemon Twitter account also teases “big news” for Tuesday
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The official Pokemon Twitter account is also hyping up Tuesday’s announcement. Just a few minutes ago, a tweet was sent out stating that “big news” is coming on January 8.
Pokémon fans, mark your calendars! Check Pokemon.com on January 8th for some big news!
— Pokémon (@Pokemon) January 4, 2013
No matter what is planned, this Pokemon announcement appears to be a worldwide affair.
Pokemon website confirms important announcement for Tuesday
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The official Pokemon website has been updated with a notice that an important announcement is set for January 8 – next Tuesday. We first heard that big news had been teased at the end of a Pokemon Black/White 2 video airing in Japan.
Of course, the page doesn’t give any clues about the nature of the announcement. Most folks are hoping for a new game reveal though.
Nintendo UK: Wii U’s Q1 is “really strong”, “E3 will be another great show”
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Podcast Stories, Screenshots, Wii U | 0 comments
Does the Wii U’s early 2013 lineup seem a bit… light? More on that later, but Nintendo UK’s James Honeywell would tell you otherwise.
Honeywell highlighted Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge, and Sing Party while speaking about the Q1 2013 lineup. He also said: “I’m sure E3 will be another great show and there will be lots of fantastic titles to come.”
“As well as a strong launch line up, we’ve also got a really strong Q1. We’ve got a lot of fantastic titles – Monster Hunter, Ninja Gaiden, Sing Party, fantastic titles for everyone. And beyond – I’m sure E3 will be another great show and there will be lots of fantastic titles to come.”
Huge NES controller made out of LEGOs
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I get the feeling that most gamers would rather stick with their old NES controllers, but this is an incredible project!