More Sonic Boom talk from Big Red Button – original pitch, lots of freedom given, lots of contact with Sonic Team
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Gamasutra has posted a new Sonic Boom interview with Big Red Button Entertainment director Bob Rafei. There’s a lot here – how SEGA approached the studio, freedom given to re-imagine the franchise, making Sonic more western-friendly, and more.
We’ve rounded up a number of Rafei’s comments below. Gamasutra has even more from the developer.
One Piece: Unlimited World Red “REDefined Adventures” trailer
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One Piece: Unlimited World Red coming to Europe, heading to Wii U as well
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Update: Also confirmed for North America.
Bandai Namco has confirmed One Piece: Unlimited World Red for overseas territories, but today’s announcement comes with some surprising news.
In Japan, One Piece: Unlimited World Red was a 3DS-exclusive title. However, the European and Australian release will also be made available on Wii U, PlayStation 3, and PS Vita.
Here’s the game’s official overview:
Ubisoft Montreal initially felt E3 2012 “was a bit early” to reveal Watch Dogs
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Watch Dogs’ E3 2012 reveal was “forced” upon the team, creative director Jonathan Morin has said.
Speaking with EDGE this month, Morin noted that Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot pushed for the announcement. At the time, Ubisoft Montreal “felt it was a bit early”, but Morin believes Guillemot ultimately made the right decision.
Morin said:
“They forced us to go at E3 2012. We didn’t know what the hell those new consoles would be, so Watch Dogs really has worked on [seventh]-gen systems since the start. But we always pushed the ideas, the design, the core of Watch Dogs in such a way that we felt it would fit well with what we thought would be the future of games. Yves was the one who wanted us to go at that E3, even though we felt it was a bit early, and in the end I think he was right.”
Media Create hardware sales (3/3 – 3/9)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS4 – 35,294
Vita – 31,325
3DS LL – 24,192
PS3 – 12,102
3DS – 10,876
Wii U – 7,773
PSP – 3,425
Vita TV – 1,962
Xbox 360 – 300
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS4 – 65,685
3DS LL – 26,027
Vita – 21,581
PS3 – 13,155
3DS – 11,986
Wii U – 8,204
PSP – 3,652
Vita TV – 1,543
Xbox 360 – 257
More: charts, Japan, Media Create, sales
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U screenshot (3/12/14)
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Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:
Zelda’s Din’s Fire is now stronger in its core. The farther it’s projected, the bigger and more powerful it will be, but you need to hit foes with the core if you want to make them fall.
Image: A look at some character art from Sonic Boom
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The image above comes from a developer video for Sonic Boom.
Monster Hunter producer on series’ presence in the west, keeping it on 3DS, focusing on 3DS for MH4 Ultimate, more
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Eurogamer recently caught up with Monster Hunter producer Ryozo Tsujimoto. During the interview, Tsujimoto was asked about the series’ presence in the west, why the franchise hasn’t truly branched out on PlayStation and Xbox platforms, and whether or not there are plans to bring Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate to Wii U.
We’ve rounded up some of Tsujimoto’s responses below. You can find even more over at Eurogamer.
February 2014 Spanish chart
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The February 2014 Spanish chart is now available for viewing and can be found below.
- Inazuma Eleven 3: Team Ogre Attacks! (3DS)
- FIFA 14 (Move) (PS3)
- Call of Duty: Ghosts (PS3)
- Grand Theft Auto V (PS3)
- Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (PS3)
- FIFA 14 (PS4)
- Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U)
- Thief (PS4)
- Mario Party: Island Tour (3DS)
- Just Dance 2014Â (Wii)
This month’s Spanish chart is particularly noteworthy. Why? Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze’is the first Wii U game entering the charts.
Thanks to oscar for the tip.
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Mario Kart 8 can be pre-ordered once again on Amazon
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 8 Comments
After strangely selling out about a week ago, Mario Kart 8 is available for pre-order once again on Amazon. You can reserve a copy here.
I’m still not sure why Mario Kart 8 “sold out” in the first place, since we’re not talking about a limited item. Still, all’s well that ends well!
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
