Miyamoto talks Pikmin origins
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Shigeru Miyamoto opened up on the origins of Pikmin in an interview with GamesMaster.
Miyamoto told the magazine that the game wasn’t born from a clear vision. With Pimin, there was “a very vague image” as to what the team hoped to create. Miyamoto added that the idea for Olimar came later on in development.
He said:
“There are a variety of different ways for us to create videogames. Sometimes from the very outset we have some clear-cut goals towards which we start working. On the other hand we have cases when we don’t have any kind of clear-cut image as to what kind of game it will eventually be but rather we have a very vague image of whatever we would like to establish or realise. In the case of Pikmin 1 our original idea was how it would be nice if we would be able to see a bunch of small creatures doing something. Something like, they are protecting their own village and at the same time they are trying to grow and expand that village. Later on we added the feature so that the player character will be there. But at the beginning I thought that it wouldn’t be interesting enough because in that original development mode the Pikmin were used as if [they were] weapons. To be utilised, to be shot by the player themselves.”
UK software sales (Week ending 12/15)
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This week’s UK software sales are as follows:
Individual formats
1 1 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2 2 JUST DANCE 4 WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
3 3 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
10 4 HITMAN ABSOLUTION XB360 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
5 5 HALO 4 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
11 6 HITMAN ABSOLUTION PS3 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
6 7 FIFA 13 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
4 8 FAR CRY 3 XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
7 9 ASSASSIN’S CREED III XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
8 10 FIFA 13 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
13 11 WWE ’13 XB360 THQ THQ
9 12 FAR CRY 3 PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
12 13 ASSASSIN’S CREED III PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
14 14 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
16 15 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
18 16 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS XB360 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
21 17 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
15 18 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 PC SEGA SEGA
20 19 WWE ’13 PS3 THQ THQ
23 20 FORZA HORIZON XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
17 21 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
24 22 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
22 23 BOOK OF SPELLS PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
25 24 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK DS MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
19 25 SKYLANDERS GIANTS WII SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
30 26 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS PS3 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
28 27 JUST DANCE DISNEY PARTY WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
29 28 MARIO KART 7 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
32 29 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE MIRACLE MASK 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
26 30 SKYLANDERS GIANTS XB360 SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 31 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS DECLASSIFIED VITA ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
35 32 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
31 33 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 34 LITTLEBIGPLANET KARTING PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
27 35 NINTENDO LAND WII U NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 36 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES WII SEGA SEGA
33 37 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS WII WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
– 38 SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED XB360 SEGA SEGA
37 39 DISHONORED XB360 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
34 40 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
All formats
1 1 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
6 2 HITMAN ABSOLUTION IO INTERACTIVE SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
3 3 FIFA 13 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
4 4 JUST DANCE 4 UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
2 5 FAR CRY 3 UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
5 6 ASSASSIN’S CREED III UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
7 7 HALO 4 343 INDUSTRIES MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
8 8 NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED CRITERION GAMES EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
9 9 LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
10 10 WWE ’13 YUKE’S THQ THQ
11 11 SKYLANDERS GIANTS TOYS FOR BOB SKYLANDERS ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
15 12 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM BETHESDA BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
14 13 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 SPORTS INTERACTIVE SEGA SEGA
16 14 SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED SUMO DIGITAL SEGA SEGA
12 15 MOSHI MONSTERS: MOSHLINGS THEME PARK BLACK LANTERN MIND CANDY MIND CANDY
13 16 MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER DANGER CLOSE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
18 17 LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
23 18 FORZA HORIZON TURN 10/PLAYGROUND MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
17 19 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
20 20 DISHONORED ARKANE STUDIOS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
24 21 FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 TURN 10 STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
22 22 JUST DANCE DISNEY PARTY LAND HO! UBISOFT UBISOFT
21 23 BOOK OF SPELLS LONDON STUDIO SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
19 24 F1 2012 CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
30 25 MARIO & SONIC LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA SEGA SEGA
34 26 DISNEY EPIC MICKEY 2: THE POWER OF TWO JUNCTION POINT STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
28 27 MARIO KART 7 RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
32 28 F1 RACE STARS CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
25 29 RESIDENT EVIL 6 CAPCOM CAPCOM CAPCOM
27 30 BORDERLANDS 2 GEARBOX SOFTWARE 2K GAMES TAKE 2
33 31 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE MIRACLE MASK LEVEL 5 NINTENDO NINTENDO
29 32 ANGRY BIRDS TRILOGY ROVIO ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
37 33 DEAD ISLAND GOTY EDITION TECHLAND DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
– 34 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS DECLASSIFIED NIHILISTIC SOFTWARE ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
35 35 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 36 LITTLEBIGPLANET KARTING UNITED FRONT GAMES SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
– 37 FAMILY GUY: BACK TO THE MULTIVERSE HEAVY IRON STUDIOS ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
31 38 007 LEGENDS EUROCOM ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
26 39 NINTENDO LAND NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 40 SONIC GENERATIONS DIMPS SEGA SEGA
Source: Chart-Track
Notion Games invited to port Super Ubi Land to Wii U eShop
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Super Ubi Land could wind up on the Wii U eShop. Notion Games has said that it has been in touch with Nintendo and was invited to port the game. The developer could also bring future projects to the Wii U and/or 3DS.
At the moment, Notion Games is not in possession of a Wii U dev kit. It sounds like the team plans to raise money through some sort of fundraiser, but specific plans have not been shared.
Warren Spector still interested in making another Epic Mickey
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Two Epic Mickey games have been created thus far. If Warren Spector has his way, we could be seeing a third title.
Spector once again showed great interest in continuing the series in an interview of with RedBull, noting that “there are plenty of stories still to tell about Wasteland and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and Mickey Mouse!” He also talked about other possible Disney games such as a standalone Oswald adventure and a return to DuckTales:
“I’d love to see the Disney Epic Mickey series continue – there are plenty of stories still to tell about Wasteland and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and Mickey Mouse! I’d love to see some Oswald games, where he’s on his own. He deserves a shot at solo stardom. Then there are the ‘duck’ games – Donald, Scrooge, etc – that are just waiting to be made. And a bunch of us at Junction Point have thoughts about Goofy and the Gremlins and a hundred others.”
As far as what could be included in Epic Mickey 2, Warren stated:
“We go a step further, changing the actual orchestration based on how you choose to deal with game challenges.”
Scans roundup: Luigi’s Mansion 2, Youkai Watch, Shin Megami Tensei IV, Dragon Quest VII
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Thanks to Mo for the tip.
Game Informer’s top 50 games of 2012
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Game Informer maintains an annual tradition of picking the top 50 games of the year. In its latest issue, the magazine published its list for 2012.
You can find Game Informer’s picks below. Note that the titles aren’t listed in any particular order.
Final Fantasy XIII-2
Hero Academy
Resident Evil: Revelations
Asura’s Wrath
Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack
Mass Effect 3
Journey
Total War: Shogun 2 Fall of the Samurai
Xenoblade Chronicles
Fez
Trials Evolution
The Walking Dead
Prototype 2
Diablo III
Max Payne 3
Dragon’s Dogma
Civilization V: Gods & Kings
10000000
Orcs Must Die 2
Sound Shapes
Sleeping Dogs
Dust: An Elysian Tale
Darksiders II
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
Guild Wars 2
Mark of the Ninja
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Gateways
Torchlight II
Borderlands 2
LittleBigPlanet Vita
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
NBA 2K13
FIFA 13
Dishonored
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Dance Central 3
The Unfinished Swan
Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward
Assassin’s Creed III
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Halo 4
WWE ’13
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
LEGO The Lord of the Rings
New Super Mario Bros. U
Hitman: Absolution
Planetside 2
Far Cry 3
Paper Mario: Sticker Star
Check out the list from 2011 here | 2010 list here | 2009 list here.
Media Create software sales (12/3 – 12/9) – Top 50
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01./00. [PS3] Yakuza 5 #
02./00. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U
03./00. [3DS] Paper Mario: Sticker Star
04./00. [WIU] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate #
05./04. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
06./00. [WIU] Nintendo Land
07./03. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition #
08./08. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
09./05. [3DS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Magnagate and the Infinite Dungeon
10./02. [3DS] Professor Layton Vs. Ace Attorney
11./01. [PS3] 2nd Super Robot Wars OG #
12./06. [PS3] Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational #
13./13. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!)
14./07. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Subtitled Edition
15./00. [WIU] ZombiU
16./17. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire!
17./21. [NDS] Pokemon Black 2 / White 2
18./16. [3DS] Style Savvy: Trendsetters
19./22. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb
20./26. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
GamesTM #130 review scores
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This month’s GamesTM review scores are as follows:
Call of Duty: Black Ops II – 8
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale – 7
Far Cry 3 – 9
Kairo – 8
ZombiU – 8
Call of Duty: Black Ops – Declassified – 4
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed – 8
Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward – 7
Crashmo – 8
Borderlands Legends – 3
LEGO The Lord of the Rings – 7
Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth – 6
F1 Race Stars – 6
Wonderbook: Book of Spells – 7
Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse – 1
He-Man: The Most Powerful Game in the Universe – 3
Curiosity – 6
Tank! Tank! Tank! – 6
When Vikings Attack – 7
Chaos on Deponia – 7
Karateka – 5
Thanks to joclo for the tip.
Miyamoto: “very likely” he’ll return to unrealized GCN-GBA link ideas with Wii U
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In an interview with GamesMaster this month, Shigeru Miyamoto said that it’s “very likely” he’ll return to ideas that weren’t realized with the GameCube – Game Boy Advance link system.
Nintendo originally revealed the functionality at E3 2002. It allowed players to unlock modes, extras, and other content. One of the first games announced to support the functionality was Pac-Man Versus. Miyamoto noted that it was “a really interesting game”, but “it was rather hard for everyone to own four GBAs at the same time.”
Miyamoto told GamesMaster:
“I think it is very likely. I cannot tell specifically what ideas I used to have at the time which might be realized this time around. But as you might recall, at one of the E3 shows several years ago we showcased a game of Pac-Man Versus, which was a really interesting game. Unfortunately however it was rather hard for everyone to own four GBAs at the same time.
“But at that time still it was not very easy or accepted. [Now, with Wii U], it’s not just creators outside the company are finding fascinating possibilities to be able to realize a game dream come true.”
Thanks to joclo for the tip.
This Android tablet may remind you of the Wii U GamePad
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Chinese company JinXing is coming out with an Android tablet that looks very reminiscent of the Wii U GamePad.
The S7300 “SMART Console” features a 7-inch, 5-point capacitive touchscreen. The Wii U GamePad is single-touch and contains a 6.2-inch touchscreen. Button layouts are fairly similar, as are the placement of control sticks. Unlike the GamePad, however, the S7300 has implemented circle pads rather than analog sticks.
In its promotional material detailing the product, JinXing uses the alternative/second name “Dual Core HD GamePad 2”. It also hints that Super Mario Galaxy 2 can be played on the machine as a “simulator game”, but the Wii isn’t a supported console.
