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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 3 Comments

The Verge recently spoke with Niantic’s Dennis Hwang, who was previously in charge of designing Google Doodles. Much of the conversation revolved around Pokemon GO.

At one point, Hwang was asked if he considers the game to be a social network. His response was as follows:

“I think we would like for it to be. That’s kind of part of the way we envision our platform, is really bringing people together. It’s not really about the specific game title or mobile phone app, it’s how do you create a shared experience that brings people together. So for Ingress, when we did start seeing boyfriend / girlfriend, husband / wife, people who are having kids after meeting each other playing our game, it was super satisfying and we were overjoyed to see that actually happening.

We’re sort of trying to paint an optimistic future, where technology is really bringing people together, not like you’re strapping a screen in a dark place to your face, where every interaction becomes through a camera, through a computer, through a network — that seems a little too dystopian to us. So we’re trying to see if there’s a better way to do things.”

Hwang later took on a question about Pokemon GO’s design and whether he’d change anything. This prompted him to speak about wanting to incorporate “more heads-up play.” Niantic wants players looking less at their phones rather than more.

Hwang said:

“Oh, there’s a lot that isn’t perfect. We had a pretty tight timeline to build this. I think just generally speaking the biggest element we’re looking to improve is allowing more heads-up play. It saddens me a little bit when I see a lot of hunched over people outside. They’re having fun, they’re outside in a great public park, but we’re always wanting a little more direct engagement with our immediate surroundings. So those are design choices we’re looking at carefully to keep improving it.

Like let’s say in the current interface, some of the information about a pokémon that spawned is in fine detail and the icon is really small. It’s going to make you go closer to the screen. We may just iterate on the design until you feel like the information is being presented to you in a way where you’re not having to stick your nose on the screen. It could be a simple size change, or the way the notification is animated, or it could be auditory cues instead of visual cues. There are a lot of options we’re going to explore.”

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 4 Comments

Having announced Dragon Quest VIII’s western launch of January 20 a couple of hours ago, Nintendo now prepared a new English trailer for the game. View it below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

Nintendo UK added a new interview to its website today centered around the new Animal Crossing: New Leaf update. General producer Katsuya Eguchi and Animal Crossing series producer Hisashi Nogami spoke about various topics, including why camper vans were chosen. You can read up on Eguchi and Nogami’s various comments below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Nintendo released a new video today showcasing a few European digital game highlights from October 2016. You can watch it below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 5 Comments

Update: Bumped to the top. Nintendo has just confirmed the same date for Europe.

Original: Dragon Quest VIII is heading to North America on January 20, Nintendo has just announced. You can take a look at the official boxart above.

This new version of Dragon Quest VIII features two new playable characters and additional side quests. Also included is a new Quick-Save function and a “Speed Up” feature to increase battle speed. Players can also take photos, customize them, and share images via StreetPass or by nabbing them from the SD card.

Head past the break for today’s full announcement with additional details about Dragon Quest VIII. View some English screenshots below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

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

Wii U Download

Gravity+ – $7.00
Pinball Breakout – $7.00
Twisted Fusion – $5.00

Wii Retail for Wii U

Donkey Kong Jungle Beat – $19.99

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 2 Comments

Nintendo added a preview of Miitopia to the Japanese 3DS eShop yesterday, which basically included a couple of interactive trailers. YouTube user Kubuskwal has now shared translated versions of the videos. Both can be found below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Videos | 2 Comments

Today, Capcom updated the official Monster Hunter XX website. There’s not really any new info there that wasn’t covered in the latest Capcom TV footage or some recent magazine scans, but it’s a nice overview of what’s known so far; plus there’s some new artwork and screenshots to be found on the various pages of the website. Check it out, if you want to.

Capcom also sent out a tweet featuring a brief video of the new, barrel-using Renkin Style:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

A new round of maintenance is now scheduled for Wii U and 3DS towards the end of the week. Certain network services on the two platforms will be impacted, such as online play, rankings, etc. It’s taking place on November 4 for most regions, though it’ll be late Thursday night on the West Coast.

Here’s the schedule:

– 10 PM PT (November 3) – 12 AM PT (November 4)
– 1 AM ET (November 4) – 3 AM ET (November 4)
– 5 AM in the UK (November 4) – 7 AM in the UK (November 4)
– 6 AM in Europe (November 4) – 8 AM in Europe (November 4)

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments

The latest Capcom TV episode was hosted earlier today, and Monster Hunter XX was on display. New footage of the game can be found in the recorded video below.

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