The Last Story details
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– Separation between knights and mercenaries in the game
– Knights ranked highly, try to master their skills
– Mercenaries treated like “disposable units”, have to look for work
– Main characters are mercenaries, director says they “have dreams of becoming knights, but fight on the boundaries of death as mercenaries”
– Mercenaries want power to protect loved ones (villages have been burned down, possessions stolen, etc)
– “‘Extreme Power’ is poured onto those who harbor ‘sadness and loneliness’ … however, they must not make mistakes in how it is used.” – director
– Producer says mercenaries always fight, makes them detested, knights are symbol of authority
– Producer says Mercenaries want to be like the knights
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions details
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Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions hasn’t been confirmed for Nintendo platforms yet, but I’d be surprised if the game didn’t land on the Wii/DS.
– Beenox Studios working on the game
– Spider-Man will visit numerous locations instead of just the city
– “prepare to be surprised with the unique, unexpected worlds Spider-Man will adventure through in Activision’s latest foray”
– New universe “never before seen in Spider-Man video games”
– Will have two new villians
– More details at Wonder Con next week
Miyamoto: Not enough entertaining products in 2009, Nintendo expanding online usage gradually, more
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Shigeru Miyamoto on the sales slowdown in 2009…
“Well, I think any entertainment products are less susceptible to changes in the economy. The fact that in 2009 we were not able to sell more than we did in 2008 was simply that in comparison, we were not able to produce fun-enough products. There are always ups and downs in this business. As long as we create unique and unprecedented experiences with video games, there should be nothing to worry about.”
Miyamoto on whether he believes the market is becoming saturated…
“Some may call 2008 the peak year for the current generation of video games. But there is always the opportunity to further expand video-game entertainment, and invite more people to enjoy playing. I think we needed to understand what any entertainment business is all about. There is no fixed demand for entertainment in general, and video games are not an exception. As long as we can create something new, which can offer some unprecedented experience, there is always demand we can create. So there is a lot of responsibility on the shoulders of game creators. We try to see that not as a limit, but as an enormous and unlimited opportunity in front of us. Looking back, video games used to be entertainment that was new and fresh to everyone, everyone was interested. But gradually there appeared a certain separation, and until quite recently video games became something for a particular audience; there was a separation between people who play video games and people who don’t. And looking at that kind of situation, I personally wanted to break down the wall between the two, and bring back gaming to anybody, the general public, just as it used to be many years ago.”
DS devs excited about the 3DS, Renegade Kid believes “it will be the best handheld system to date”
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Camille Guermonprez, founder of Arkedo Studio…
“This could be pretty exciting. As you may know, Arkedo always loves it when we have to take one specific ergonomic feature, and play around with it. So with the DS-from-the-future, we can’t wait to put our hands on it. It definitively sounds like fun and the potential could be huge, as often is with Nintendo. Count us in.”
Owner and creative director of Renegade Kid, Jools Watsham…
“Based on what I’ve heard about the 3DS specs, I think it will be the best handheld system to date. To be honest, I think the 3D aspect of the console is just the icing on what is already an extremely powerful system. I expect the 3DS to have the graphical power of a GameCube, plus all of the other delights such as two screens, rumble, motion control, wi-fi, and an analog stick. The 3D feature is wonderful, for sure, but it will only be appropriate for certain things. [Nintendo] produces the best handheld systems, [the system will] deliver a platform worthy of a successor to the Nintendo DSi. [I am] very interested in developing for the 3DS.”
LovePlus + details
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– Romantic friendship simulation
– Can choose between three girls (Manaka Takane, Rinko Kobayakawa, or Nene Anegasaki)
– Realtime events
– No set ending
– “The previous game was a shot in the dark in many aspects for us. After it was released, we slowly began to learn what sort of title we should release next, listening to what gamers needed and which features didn’t really pan out. With all that in mind, the core concept in this project was to expand the depiction of daily life more than we did before.”
– First game to use 4-gigabit DS ROM
– Releasing this summer in Japan
– Summer events like vacation trips (spend 2 nights at the beach), hot-spring resort
– “Nights are going to be tough for gamers. Your girlfriend will say things like ‘Okay, who’s going to turn the lights out first?’, and it’ll really get exciting — you won’t be in any mood to sleep, I don’t think. The days are packed, too, and I think you’ll seriously want to take a real day off to enjoy all the event scenes.”
– Can bring over save data from the first title, unlocks illustration galleries and other bonuses
– Nintendo DSi XL bundles
Explosive Monster Truck Action Comes to Life This Fall in the Release of Activision’s Monster Jam 2011 Video Game
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MINNEAPOLIS, March 24, 2010 – Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) and Feld Motor Sports(SM) today announced Monster Jam® 2011 for the WiiTM, Nintendo DSTM, the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system. The Monster Jam 2011 video game promises to be the ultimate monster truck experience complete with unprecedented realism, customization, truck handling and all-out destruction. The game is scheduled for release in Fall 2010.
Monster Jam, the world’s largest and most popular monster truck touring property, remains the leader in family-friendly live motor sports entertainment, selling more than 4 million tickets at 325 performances worldwide in 2009. With the feverishly anticipated Monster Jam World Finals coming this weekend to Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, NV, the 2010 Monster Jam tour is on pace to be another recording-setting year for the brand.
Tournament of Legends delayed to July
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The Wii exclusive weapon and magic based 3D-fight game Tournament of Legends features epic battles in fantastic fighting arenas where they will wield mythical blade weapons, launch 40 magic attacks, and dodge giant mythological creatures that protect the battle lairs. In intense one and two-player fights, players master a range of character and weapon based magic attacks; including unleashing, amongst others, a man-eating lion, Jupiter’s Storm, Thor’s Fury and a nest of venomous snakes.
The new trailer (see it below) shows off the cinematic effects and graphics fueled by the High Voltage Software Quantum 3 engine, designed and optimized for Wii. Large, 3D mythological fighters move fluidly. Fighting arenas, characters, and magical attacks are polished by advanced real-time lighting, blended animation, cinematic color curves, and more.
Tournament of Legends hits shelves on July 6, 2010 for $29.95 (MSRP).
Tournament of Legends boxart, trailer
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