SEGA to release new “boxed” Sonic game next year
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SEGA has big plans in store for the Sonic franchise next year. The company will release “several” digital entries in the series, as well as a new “boxed” title.
SEGA’s European head of brand licensing Sissel Henno told Toys ‘n’ Playthings magazine:
“Over the next year there will be a big focus on the expansion of [Sonic licensed] toy distribution across Europe. Similarly, we will also be growing the apparel, publishing and stationary categories. We will have several new digital titles launching as well as a new boxed game, so there will be plenty of opportunities to link marketing campaigns across games and merchandise.”
Thus far, SEGA hasn’t announced any 2013 Sonic initiatives. We likely won’t hear about any new games until next year.
Yasumi Matsuno already gone from Level-5
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Yasumi Matsuno shared a bit of out-of-the-blue news today: he’s already left Level-5. This comes as a surprise given that Matsuno joined the developer just a little more than a year ago.
On his Twitter account, Matsuno said that he departed last month following work on the localized version of Guild 01’s Crimson Shroud. He doesn’t have any immediate plans, but in the meantime, he’ll be taking a vacation of sorts.
Iwata Asks: Wii U – Miiverse (developers) now live
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Okay Nintendo… this is getting out of hand. Two Iwata Asks in the same day? Believe it, folks!
A second discussion focusing on Wii U’s Miiverse can be accessed here. This time around, Iwata speaks with the developers behind the functionality.
Capcom’s rights with Tatsunoko have expired
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Don’t count on a new Tatsunoko vs. Capcom game anytime soon. Capcom’s Christian Svensson says that the company’s “rights with Tatsunoko have lapsed fairly recently”, meaning there wouldn’t be another title unless a new deal was decided upon.
The news also affects the original Wii game. Because the deal expired, Capcom is “no longer allowed to sell the title physically or digitally”.
Svensson wrote on the Capcom-Unity boards:
“Our rights with Tatsunoko have lapsed fairly recently (so we’re no longer allowed to sell the title physically or digitally). Unless Japan were to strike a new deal, I’d say the chances of this happening are slim.”
GameStop ad (11/7 – 11/13)
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This week’s GameStop deals are as follows:
Rabbids Land: box shots, disc photo
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In case you’re wondering, Rabbids Land includes a four-page, black and white manual informing consumers that the in-game manual can be accessed by touching the HOME button and then the eManual button on the GamePad.
Miyamoto on Wii U uniting activities, Zelda: Four Swords talk, keeping up with growing gamers, more
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Shigeru Miyamoto provided a lot of interesting insight into a bunch of different topics in an IGN interview.
There’s obviously lots of Wii U talk. Miyamoto noted how he’s always been “more nervous than excited” for launches, discussed how the console can unify different activities, and talked about using the system with others.
Other topics include Zelda: Four Swords, which Miyamoto feels possesses “great potential to evolve even further from now” thanks to the evolving nature of networks. He also discussed how Nintendo “had continued debate as to the reason why Four Swords could not expand to the audience the way we really hoped it might have.”
Read on below for that and more, including how his thoughts on how Nintendo can keep up with gamers as they grow.
Nintendo of Europe sites get a makeover
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Nintendo has refreshed all of its European websites. You can check out the English UK site here as an example.
I also advise checking out the 404 page. It’s pretty neat!
Two more Kid Icarus: Uprising AR packs heading to Japan
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The Kid Icarus: Uprising AR cards just won’t stop in Japan. Nintendo has released two more packs, and each are available for 263 yen. They are being sold exclusively on the company’s online store.
