“[There are] two different possibilities. I don’t want to say what they are, because we’ve talked way too many times and not actually delivered a title. Now, we’ve talked about Hand of Odd in the past, we’ve talked about Brutal Ballad of Fangus Klot; we started production then we stopped it. Those were the two that got out there and people didn’t really see anything new.”

“Most of my time today is going into designing new product, but our bandwidth is stretched. So I’m designing a lot of things – two major things. Now I’m not sure which will get started first. If we have the success of New ‘n’ Tasty … let’s say if we can do a million units of New ‘n’ Tasty – I don’t know if that’s completely unrealistic or not because we don’t have advertising money, we don’t have a big publisher pushing it. I think Sony will help us expose it. I think it will be a quality game, but it’s not trying to be Destiny, right?

– Oddworld co-founder and president Lorne Lanning

Via Joystiq

Video: Zelda: Wind Waker HD Limited Edition North American unboxing

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Seems that the North American version of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD Limited Edition isn’t quite as good as the European release. No reversible cover, and no dome for the Ganondorf figure.

MonoGame Framework coming to Wii U

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Siliconera reports that Nintendo intends to bring MonoGame Framework to Wii U. We’ve previously seen the open source tech of the Microsoft XNA 4.x Framework used in titles such as Bastion, Fez, and Skulls of the Shogon.

MonoGame Framework allows for developers to more easily make cross-platform games while re-using code. Other platforms, including iOS, Android, Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Windows Phone 8, PlayStation Mobile and Ouya, can already use MonoGame Framework.

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Call of Duty: Ghosts – Squads trailer

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GameStop selling Jack Skellington figure for Disney Infinity starting this weekend

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Jack Skellington will be made available as a new figure for Disney Infinity starting on October 5. It’ll be an exclusive at the retailer until October 29.

All GameStop stores will be selling Jack Skellington, and more than 100 locations will be showing off Disney Infinity in the form of an on-hand demo. The first 50 consumers to make a purchase will receive a free poster.

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Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate discounted on the North American eShops once again

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Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is seeing a second sale on the eShops. The quick discount, which starts now, only lasts for a day. The offer is only valid for US consumers.

New to Monster Hunter? Get 50% off a digital copy of #MH3U on Wii U or Nintendo 3DS, starting 9am PST – 10/3 to 9am PST on 10/4! (US only)
— Monster Hunter (@monsterhunter) October 3, 2013

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SEGA comments on Sonic Lost World extra lives pre-order bonus, players will never pay for lives, difficulty talk

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SEGA revealed a peculiar pre-order bonus for Sonic Lost World earlier this week. Players who reserve the Wii U version from Amazon will receive 25 extra lives. Kind of odd, isn’t it?

SEGA has since commented on the unconventional pre-order bonus. Associate brand manager Aaron Webber told Kotaku, “The lives are not really the focus”, with the Deadly Six Edition content taking prominence. He added that paying for lives “will never be a thing in a Sonic game” and the bonus is “a way to let you have a bit more fun being reckless if you want to be.”

You can find all of Webber’s comments below.

Japanese Wii Party U boxart

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Disc Version of Nintendo’s Remastered Classic Launches with HD Graphics at Retail

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The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD Renews an All-Time Great
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Oct. 4 marks a day of new adventures for fans of The Legend of Zelda franchise with the launch of the packaged version of one of the greatest video games of all time, the remastered The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD for the Wii U home console. The disc comes with distinctive gold-foil packaging and is available at a suggested price of $49.99.
The disc represents another option for shoppers who want to be a part of the adventure. Wii U owners can also download the game from the Nintendo eShop for $49.99. Fans who do not own a Wii U system can opt for the limited-edition bundle, which comes with a black Deluxe Wii U console; a GamePad controller adorned with the gold Hyrule crest and symbols from the game; a download code for the digital version of Hyrule Historia, a book that details the chronology, history and artwork of The Legend of Zelda series; and a code to download The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD from the Nintendo eShop. The bundle is available at a suggested retail price of $299.99.