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Shigeru Miyamoto sounded off on a number of topics in the latest issue of Official Nintendo Magazine, including one of Nintendo’s most important developers: Retro Studios.

Miyamoto first spoke generally about the company, noting that the team is “very capable” and has the ability to “design a lot of different types of games”. He now feels that Retro “has really come to a point at which it’s possible for it to have multiple lines running at the same time and having different projects in development.”

Miyamoto’s comments in full, as transcribed by Nintendo Insider:

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Although Nintendo has only released one Pokemon Snap game, there has certainly been clamoring from fans for a sequel. Game Freak’s Junichi Masuda is also a fan, and sounds open to considering a new entry.

However, Masuda feels that simply bringing out Pokemon Snap “as the same game” – in other words, “how it was before” – wouldn’t be the best idea. He instead feels that a new release would require “a new idea or something that will make it more appealing to players.”

Regarding the possibility of a new Pokemon Snap, Masuda told Polygon:

“Personally, I really love the Pokemon Snap game, but it wouldn’t be interesting if we just released the same game, how it was before, for the Wii U or 3DS. So we have to come up with a new idea or something that will make it more appealing to players. Sometime down the road, we may have something.”

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When asked about a mainline Pokemon game for Wii U in the past, Game Freak director Junichi Masuda hasn’t been open to the possibility. His thinking is that the RPG games are better-suited for handhelds due to the communication aspects.

Unfortunately, not much has changed. Polygon quizzed Masuda once again about a potential Pokemon Wii U game, Masuda said the following:

“The series was built around the idea of trading Pokemon, trading these creatures, and everything we designed about the games was based on that concept. That trading aspect was also to promote communication between people, and really, you need the handheld to be able to go places in real life, meet people, easily trade and battle with them. I think that’s the reason we designed them on the handheld; it’s really important to Pokemon.”

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This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U retail

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – $49.99 (available at 12:01 a.m. on Sept. 20)
Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure – $59.99 (available Sept. 24)

Wii U VC

Super Mario Bros. – $4.99

3DS retail

Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure (available Sept. 24) – $39.99
FIFA 14 (available Sept. 24) – $39.99
Shifting World – $7.99
Hakuoki: Memories of the Shinsengumi – $34.99

eShop sales

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate – 50% off Wii U and 3DS versions until 9 a.m. on Sept. 22
Chasing Aurora – $4.99 until 9 a.m. PT on Oct. 3

3DS download

Rage of the Gladiator – $6.99
AiRace Speed – $4.99
Mahjong 3D – Essentials – $2.99
Star Wars Pinball – $6.99

3DS VC

Solomon’s Key – $4.99

DSiWare

Tales to Enjoy! The Ugly Duckling – $1.99 / 200 points
Tales to Enjoy! Three Little Pigs – $1.99 / 200 points

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Hiroshi Yamauchi, formerly the president of Nintendo, has passed away. The company announced the news a short while ago. Yamauchi was 85 years-old.

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Natsume has revealed the different marriage candidates players will be able to choose from in Hometown Story. Three female and three male characters will be included.

You can find details on each below.

Anna is the daughter of Rachael, who runs the restaurant in town. Anna is very independent, and always tells others that they should rely on themselves, not others. She lives by this motto herself, in fact. Will you be the one to convince Anna that relying on others isn’t such a bad thing?

Haruka is the daughter of Miyo, the absent-minded farmer of the village. Haruka is always covering for Miyo’s little mistakes, and loves her mother, despite her flaws. Haruka has always dreamed of getting married, ever since she was a little girl. Though her dream is simple, her personality is anything but. Will your heart be big enough to love Haruka?

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Wii Sports Club Delivers a New Wii Sports Experience on Wii U

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo is offering Wii U owners a chance to download a full version of Wii Fit U for free. Starting Nov. 1, Wii U owners can download a complete version of the game and get a head start on their New Year’s fitness goals by trying out all the activities found in the game for a full month – at no cost. All users need is a Wii Balance Board and a Wii U system with a broadband Internet connection. Consumers can keep their trial copies of Wii Fit U at no additional cost by simply purchasing and syncing a Fit Meter to the game. Nintendo announced the special offer along with a number of items related to active gaming during a Nintendo Direct video. To view the Nintendo Direct in its entirety, visit http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct.

“Wii Fit U is all about ‘fun fitness’ for everyone in the family,” said Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America’s president and COO. “With this special offer, Nintendo is making it easier than ever for families to get active and stay active, making now the perfect time to upgrade to Wii U. This is another example of the kind of value and variety that only Nintendo can offer.”

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Nintendo is bringing back its classic Wii Sports release for Wii U. All of the original title’s sports mini-games – bowling, tennis, baseball, boxing, and golf, are returning on the company’s new console.

Wii Sports Club features new HD visuals, MotionPlus technology, and an online multiplayer versus mode. Users will be able to register to state or regional clubs and chat with others through Miiverse during matches. Additionally, you’ll be able to either play casually against other members of your own club or challenge members of rival clubs to increase club rankings.

All of the mini-games will be released individually on the eShop. Starting on November 7, Tennis and Bowling will go live. Boxing, Baseball, and Golf will also arrive “in the months ahead.”

Pricing is set at $9.99 each. A trial pass option will also be available, which allows players to experience any available games for a 24-hour period from when the Wii Sports Club game is started. A Day Pass can be purchased for $1.99 after this period.

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SEGA Sammy will be purchasing Index Corporation, according to a report from Nikkei (Nihon Keizai Shimbun). The move means that Atlus will fall under SEGA’s ownership as well.

The acquisition will be made for 14 billion yen. In November, the transition is expected to be finalized.

Last month, Bloomberg reported that SEGA made a bid for the company. Japanese financial firm J Trust was also in the running.

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Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma hopes players will be surprised with the series’ newest game, A Link Between Worlds. He’s already teased a change for the main shop. There will also be “gameplay that never existed on previous Zelda games,” as he told ONM this month.

Aonuma said:

“Using the 3D effect on Nintendo 3DS and making the two-dimensional A Link To The Past playable in 3D was kind of an assignment that Mr Miyamoto had given me after the release of Nintendo 3DS. However, I wanted to do more than just that. My main reason for wanting to do it was because this game is perfect for the part where Link turns into a drawing and moves along the walls.”

“The 3D effects are this title’s biggest addition in terms of the hardware’s performance and features. However, we have also introduced gameplay that never existed on previous Zelda games. Players who have become used to the series and who are expecting things to work a certain way will probably be very surprised, so I hope that they look forward to this.”

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