Namco Bandai could have brought Ridge Racer to Wii, went with Go Vacation instead
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Namco Bandai’s Masaya Kobayashi has revealed that Ridge Racer could have been made for Wii. However, Kobayashi believed that the console’s demographic consisted more of casual gamers, so he conducted some research and told the company that making a family title would be a wiser decision.
Kobayashi said:
“After making three Ridge Racer titles, my team was asked to make a new title for the Wii. They didn’t specify to make a new IP – in fact I think the company was probably asking me to make a Ridge Racer for it! But I thought that if it was for the Wii, the target audience is obviously different so I didn’t want to make a Ridge Racer for the Wii.
“Since it was the first time we made a game for the platform, we had to get some research data – when we looked into it, we realised that the target audience for the console was families. So rather than make a really hardcore game, we wanted to make a family-based game. I told the executives that if we were doing a Wii title than Family Ski would go down better. I presented my research, and the bosses trusted me to go ahead with it.”
PokePark 2: Wonders Beyond fact sheet
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It’s up to Pikachu and his Pals—Oshawott, Snivy, and Tepig—and their unique abilities, to make it through PokéPark, save the missing Pokémon, and discover the secrets of a mysterious new world.
Along the way, Pikachu and his Pals encounter and befriend many Pokémon from the Unova region and beyond who will help Pikachu along the way.
Experience the fun of activities, battles, Attractions, and more on your quest! Plus, you can enjoy Attractions in single player mode, or challenge family and friends in multiplayer mode. Use the Wii Remote™ controller in all sorts of ways when playing Attractions, boss battles, and more.
Super Mario Land tips/tricks video #1
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Coming straight from the Japanese Nintendo Channel…
Famitsu review scores (12/13/11)
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Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2011 Ketteiban (PSP) – 9/9/8/9
Musou Orochi 2 (PS3/360) – 9/8/8/9
Frontier Gate (PSP) – 8/8/8/8
SD Gundam G Generation 3D (3DS) – 8/8/8/8
Mahou Shoujo Nanoha A’s Portable: The Gears of Destiny (PSP) – 8/7/7/7
Divinity II (360) – 7/7/7/7
Rhythm Heaven Fever fact sheet
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Feel the Beat and Get into the Rhythm
Rhythm Heaven™ Fever is the quirkiest, most charming rhythm game you and your friends will ever play. Irresistibly catchy music and cheerfully crazy scenarios put a brand new spin on what it means to feel the pulse of the music! Test your rhythm in over 50 easy to learn, tough to master minigames. Rhythm Heaven Fever teaches you how to find the beat in your soul to prove you’ve got the groove.
PokePark 2: Wonders Beyond (small) boxart
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Another look at the Circle Pad Pro
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Miyamoto open to working with Retro for Zelda… and lots of other news
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Shigeru Miyamoto has answered a bunch of questions in a new interview with Wired. One of the more interesting points from the discussion is that he expressed willingness to let Retro Studios collaborate with Nintendo on Zelda. He talks about Mario 3D Land, Skyward Sword, a little bit about Wii U, and a bunch of other topics.
All of Miyamoto’s comments can be found after the break.
TT Games continuing the LEGO Batman series
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TT Games is continuing their work on the LEGO game series with LEGO Batman 2: Super Heroes. The title was confirmed in a toy set that has been spotted in the U.S. and will be arriving in the UK soon. LEGO Batman 2 is definitely coming to Wii and 3DS, though it isn’t clear if a DS version is in the works as well.
Batman 2 will be the second LEGO game launching in 2012. Nintendo will publish LEGO City Stories for Wii U and 3DS sometime next year.
Rhythm Heaven Fever boxart
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… And here we have yet another small boxart image. If Nintendo shares the photo in a higher size, we’ll repost it on the main site.
