Iwata/Reggie/Miyamoto: amiibo origins, more mobile talk, Wii U situation, future
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Videos | 3 Comments
A second article from TIME covers several Nintendo-related topics in addition to mobile gaming. President Satoru Iwata, Nintendo of America CEO Reggie Fils-Aime, and Shigeru Miyamoto participated in the discussion. We’ve rounded up all of the tidbits and quotes below.
On amiibo…
– Iwata started sketching out the amiibo idea while on a bullet train in late 2013
– Iwata got more and more excited as he mulled the concept
– He dashed off a four-page pitch to his engineers
“It was something I believed would be completely new for us.”
Reggie and Iwata on how pursuing smart devices helps Nintendo…
“We view it as that marriage of the software with the hardware that together creates a compelling experience.” – Reggie
“If we don’t take an approach that looks holistically at the form a video-game platform should take in the future, then we’re not able to sustain Nintendo 10 years down the road. We would like to create several hit titles by effectively leveraging the appeal of Nintendo IP.” – Iwata
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Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament (GBA) rated by the ESRB for Wii U
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments
Update: Confirmed on Nintendo’s website! Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament comes out tomorrow on the North American Wii U eShop for $6.99.
Could Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament end up as this week’s North American Wii U Virtual Console game? Quite possibly! The ESRB has now rated Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament for Wii U, so we could see it on the eShop as early as tomorrow. Stay tuned!
Mario Party 10 – spiked ball scramble mini-game footage
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Iwata – decision to go mobile, Nintendo mainly developing, why NX was mentioned, lots more
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 80 Comments
TIME has gone up with a big interview featuring Nintendo president Satoru Iwata.
Some highlights include:
– Decided to try out mobile after finding solutions to Nintendo’s problems; not porting games from their systems, but instead making new software
– “for each title, we will discuss with DeNA and decide the most appropriate payment method”
– Not against Miyamoto getting involved with development, but he’s currently focusing on Wii U games for this year
– “Development of smart device games will be mainly done by Nintendo”
– Wanted to talk about NX so there wouldn’t be a misunderstanding that Nintendo isn’t as interested in dedicated games
– Iwata promises not to do anything that may hurt Nintendo IP
We’ve rounded up the full Q&A after the break. Be sure to check out TIME’s full piece here as well.
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Footage of the Mario vs. Donkey Kong 3DS theme
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Tabletop Gallery hitting the European Wii U eShop on April 16
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RCMADIAX has confirmed that Tabletop Gallery is hitting the European Wii U eShop on April 16. Rather than releasing separately, Poker Dice Solitaire Future, Shut the Box, and Toss N Go are coming to Europe as a single digital download. Watch a trailer for Tabletop Gallery above.
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Circle Entertainment bringing Samurai Defender to North America and Europe
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
Circle Entertainment has indicated that the company will be releasing Samurai Defender in North America and Europe.
As stated in a tweet earlier today:
Our new game!? 😀 EU and NA versions on the way! pic.twitter.com/YP2X0TFZv1
— CIRCLE Ent. (@CIRCLE_Ent) March 18, 2015
Samurai Defender is coming to the Japanese 3DS eShop next week for 400 yen. Check out the trailer below for a look at the game:
Natsume – Harvest Moon 64 not coming to the VC, no news on older games, A-Train localization, more
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments
Siliconera published a new interview with Hiro Maekawa, the president of Natsume. Maekawa ended up addressing a variety of topics, including Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley, why the company decided to localize A-Train, and more. Maekawa also said that Harvest Moon 64 won’t be coming to the Virtual Console due to technical issues, and noted that there isn’t any news on Natsume returning to older games such as Wild Guns.
We’ve rounded up a few of Maekawa’s comments below. You can find the full interview on Siliconera here.
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Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call DLC trailer (3/18/15)
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Scans roundup – Rodea: The Sky Soldier, Splatoon, Theatrhythm Dragon Quest, more
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Games featured in the gallery above: Girls Mode 3, Kuroko’s Basketball: Ties to the Future, Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars, Nashi-jiru Action! Funassyi no Yukai-na Ohanassyi, Rodea: The Sky Soldier, Splatoon, Theatrhythm Dragon Quest, and Tribe Cool Crew: The Game.
