Animal Crossing devs on New Leaf’s diverse team and more
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Wired has published a new wave of quotes from Animal Crossing: New Leaf producer Katsuya Eguchi and director Aya Kyogoku. Most of the comments pertain to the team working on the 3DS game, though there are also a few more general topics, such as the possibility of letting players change their skin tone in the future.
Check out Wired’s article in full (it’s quite interesting!) here. For comments rounded up from Eguchi and Kyogoku, read on below.
Wii U experiencing some online issues
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 6 Comments
Some Wii U owners may be unable to connect online with Wii U for the time being. Nintendo is aware of the issues – affecting all network services – which stem from a “server fault”.
A notice posted on Nintendo’s network page reads:
New longitudinal study finds correlation between playing video games as children and aggressive/violent tendencies primarily caused by pre-existing aggressive cognitions
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in General Gaming, News | 6 Comments
A new study conducted in Singapore by Douglas A. Gentile, PhD; Dongdong Li, PhD; Angeline Khoo, PhD; Sara Prot, MA; and Craig A. Anderson, PhD; has found a fairly unmediated correlation between children playing video games and them having more aggressive tendencies 3-5 years down the line. Covering just over 3,000 children over a 3-year time period (73% male, 27% female), the study surveyed each child every year to try and gauge their game-playing habits and their susceptibility to aggression. The researches found that longitudinal latent growth curve modeling demonstrated a positive correlation between the consumption of violent games media and real-life aggressive tendencies, though they make particular note that this is primarily mediated by “aggressive cognitions”, rather than by the games themselves.
“Aggressive cognitions” appears to reference “normative beliefs about aggression, hostile attribution bias, aggressive fantasizing”, which effectively means that children’s thoughts on aggression and violence prior to playing games are the primary factor when determining the effect playing a violent game may have on them. Children who are more open to violence will see a stronger negative effect from playing video games, whereas kids who tend to be less open to or accepting of violence won’t see as strong an effect.
You can read the full study here if you like.
Photos of the new Japanese Monster Hunter 4 3DS XL
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images | 1 Comment
More: Capcom, Japan, Monster Hunter 4
A pair of Vine clips show off Squids Odyssey
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
More: indie, Squids Odyssey, The Game Bakers
European Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney launch trailer
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A few Swords & Soldiers HD details
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments
Two Tribes has been answering a few fan questions about the newly-announced Swords & Soldiers HD on Twitter. We’ve rounded up some of the information below.
– Game can be played with touch or Wii Remote
– Hot swappable
– Won’t include the Super Saucy Sausage Fest DLC
– No discount for those who bought the WiiWare version
– Going to lotcheck next Tuesday
– Full touch control system on the GamePad
– 720p
– 60FPS
– Multiplayer is on two screens
– The two players will see different things on each screen
– DLC is possible if the game is a success
– Based on the iOS version, “but with increased graphical quality and added Wii Remote support.”
– “We simply took the maximum quality assets and update our iOS version.”
– No online multiplayer
– Running on Two Tribes’ engine
– Won’t work with the Pro Controller
GameStop offering exclusive Peach Pink 2DS
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Update: Pre-order page can be found here.
Original: Starting today, GameStop will begin taking pre-orders today for an exclusive “Peach Pink” 2DS unit. The console comes with a free Disney Magical World-themed carrying case.
Like all 2DS models, the Peach Pink system is priced at $129.99. It should be out “alongside” Disney Magical World next month.
Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney opening cutscene in multiple languages
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Parking Star 3D submitted to Nintendo in North America
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
Parking Star 3D has been submitted to Nintendo in North America, Circle Entertainment has confirmed.
The company tweeted the news earlier today:
Parking Star 3D already submitted to NA lotcheck, so exciting! pic.twitter.com/Y4L2YsATtx
— CIRCLE Ent. (@CIRCLE_Ent) March 28, 2014
