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Posted on 9 years ago by Dennis Gagliardotto(@LyonHart_) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

Engadget recently held an interview with Hisashi Nogami in which they discussed all things from his beginnings with Nintendo, his success with Animal Crossing, and what it was like to come up with an idea for Splatoon. Lots of interesting tidbits in the article that you should check out, but we’ve grabbed an excerpt you can read below where he explains a bit about new IP with Nintendo, in this case Splatoon.

In a recent Iwata Asks interview with the Splatoon team at Nintendo EAD, you explained that after finishing your work on the Wii U, you set out to make a game that didn’t fit into any established genre. You wanted to make something that wasn’t a Super Mario Bros. or Legend of Zelda. What’s the biggest challenge in making something totally new at Nintendo?

Rather than setting out to make something that didn’t fit into any genre, I would say that we didn’t want to get caught up in the idea of genre. In making the game, we started out by reconsidering our experiences making and playing games as well as our experiences in life. The sort of things we enjoyed doing while growing up. We wanted to make something that captured those past experiences.

I think it’s true that, with Nintendo, in an established franchise like the Mario series, there are challenges and new things that need to be done with each new title. I think it’s really true that in creating a game like Splatoon, we were basically starting from scratch and there were many more fundamental ideas and decisions that we needed to set in place before we could get going with the rest of development. That was what I considered to be the largest challenge we faced.

You can read more of this insightful interview with Hisashi Nogami here

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Posted on 9 years ago by Dennis Gagliardotto(@LyonHart_) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

We’ve seen tons of awesome Mess Fest videos from Nintendo’s recent event a few weeks back to help promote Splatoon, and now there’s another one! Check out the newest video where you can get a look at the event with Joey Bragg and Kelli Berglund:

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 5 Comments

To celebrate the launch of Splatoon, Nintendo and Adrenaline Alley in Corby decided to splat their local skate park. Adrenaline Alley will also have four Wii U pods with copies of the game to get people playing Splatoon during the summer.

You can check out the Splatoon takeover in Adrenaline Alley below. Lois Pendlebury, Tom Bailey and Sam Pulley (who are part of the Pixels crew) and up and coming skater Salar Kooshiki are featured in the video.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

Nintendo of Europe published another trailer for Splatoon in light of the game’s launch today. Those that are interested can check it out below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 9 Comments

Update: This won’t do much good until Sunday, but here’s the stream:

A new Nintendo Direct has been announced for Japan. The presentation will go live on May 31 at 7 PM Japan time, and it will focus on Wii U and 3DS games launching this summer.

Here’s the breakdown of times:

3 AM PT
6 AM ET
11 AM in the UK
12 PM in Europe

We’ll have a live stream on the site before this latest Nintendo Direct begins. I intend to cover the presentation as it happens as well.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

Warner Bros. Interactive shared a new trailer for LEGO Jurassic World today. Give it a watch below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Wii U | 3 Comments

Just like with the Splatoon weapons “leak”, we have a look at the game’s upcoming battle stages thanks to the new Prima guide. Bluefin Depot, Kelp Dome, Camp Triggerfish, and Port Mackerel are all shown. These stages will be added to Splatoon over the next few months.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 21 Comments

Update: Bumped to the top. This has now left rumor status, and is now confirmed. A second person has come forward with the guide and notes that the image above is indeed in there.

Splatoon will be updated with new content over the next few months. Nintendo will be adding in new modes, maps, and more. Additional weapons are also on the way, and we may have our first look as to what’s planned for the future – including one inspired by the NES Zapper.

The image above is making the rounds on 4Chan and Reddit today. Rumor has it that it’s a photo taken from Prima’s new guide. That guide should be officially released in the very near future, so we should know if there’s any truth to this speculation very soon.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Wii U | 18 Comments

Splatoon was released yesterday in Japan and it seems like the game is being incredibly well received as copies are already hard to come by. On its official Japanese Twitter account, Nintendo issued an apology and promised that additional shipments will be delivered to stores next week. Meanwhile, they urge customers to purchase the digital version if they can’t wait. Nintendo also intends to produce more Splatoon amiibo, which are similarly hard to get.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Features, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

Over the past couple of weeks, Austin has been playing the heck out of Splatoon. The game has a bunch of neat details, and he’s picked up on a few of them that fans might be interested in.

Our fourth and fifth videos (last ones!) explore a neat single-player touch, plus a look at how the world of Splatoon is connected together. Check them out below.

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