Aonuma: Twilight Princess was the Zelda project most impacted by fan opinion
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, News, Podcast Stories, Wii | 1 Comment
Nintendo usually does its own thing when it comes to creating games – especially with Zelda. No one asked for a cel-shaded Zelda after Ocarina of Time, but that’s exactly what was delivered.
However, there are some instances in which Nintendo has taken fans’ opinions into consideration. For Zelda, Twilight Princess was the project most impacted and influenced by fan opinion.
Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma told Zelda Universe:
Hmm… I think the project that reflects our reaction to fan opinion is probably Twilight Princess. The incentive for us to create that different version of the Zelda universe was certainly as a result of The Wind Waker criticism that we received. Fans were saying that it wasn’t what they were looking for, it wasn’t what they were hoping for, so that’s why we went with this different graphic presentation. So I think that’s probably the one, the biggest change that we made.
I still remember eight years ago at E3 when we ran that first video of Twilight Princess. It was received very well; there was a standing ovation! So I still remember that moment very well.
Epic Mickey 2, Power of Illusion dated for Japan
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Did you know that the latest Epic Mickey games still haven’t hit Japan? Well, in any case, Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two for Wii U and Wii will be out on September 26. So will Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion, the spinoff 3DS game.
Miyamoto says is was challenging to move Pikmin 3 from Wii to Wii U, making Pikmin accessible, difficulties with portable Pikmin
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments
Nintendo confirmed Pikmin 3 way back in 2008. The game is finally coming out in a few weeks, several months following the Wii U’s launch.
Shigeru Miyamoto told Polygon recently that he had hoped to bring Pikmin 3 out sooner, but doing so wouldn’t have been so easy. It’s true that the title started off on Wii, but moving it to the Wii U was more difficult than people assume.
“I did want to release it sooner. One of the big challenges was that I think that a lot of people, they hear the name Wii U, and because it shares the Wii name, the assumption is, ‘Oh, it would be very easy to take whatever was on Wii and just move it to Wii U.’ But in fact, the jump in a hardware standpoint, both from the development structure and the chipset within the system, it was such a dramatic change from what we had with Wii that development of the game, we had to recreate it to move it over to Wii U. So that was one of the challenges.”
Reggie: Nintendo will be in a good position with Wii U by the end of the holiday, Wii comparisons, price, more
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments
It’s no secret that Nintendo and the Wii U will have a ton of competition this holiday. Two new consoles will be making their debuts: the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Yet, despite this, Nintendo of America Reggie Fils-Aime believes that the narrative of Microsoft vs. Sony with Nintendo being left out on the side is “inaccurate”.
“It’s a very inaccurate narrative. In fact, that was the narrative in 2006. That was exactly the narrative. I think by the end of this holiday… we’re going to be in a very good position.”
May 2013 NPD: Top 10 best-selling games in the U.S.
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NPD Group has released a listing of the top ten best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of May. The results can be found below.
1. Injustice: Gods Among Us (360, PS3, NWU)**
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops II (360, PS3, PC, NWU)**
3. Donkey Kong Country Returns (3DS, WII)
4. Dead Island: Riptide (360, PS3, PC)**
5. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (3DS)
6. Metro: Last Light (360, PS3, PC)
7. NBA 2K13 (360, PS3, WII, NWU, PSP, PC)**
8. Bioshock Infinite (360, PS3, PC)**
9. Battlefield 3 (360, PS3, PC)**
10. Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (360, WII, NDS, PS3, 3DS, NWU, PSV, PC)
**(includes CE, GOTY editions, bundles, etc. but not those bundled with hardware)
UK software sales (Week ending 6/15)
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Individual formats
| LW | TW | Title | Format | Label | Publisher | |||
| – |  | 1 | THE LAST OF US | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| – | | 2 | ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 3 |  | 3 | LUIGI’S MANSION 2 | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 5 |  | 4 | DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 1 |  | 5 | GRID 2 | XB360 | CODEMASTERS | CODEMASTERS | ||
| 18 | | 6 | TOMB RAIDER | XB360 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| 2 | | 7 | GRID 2 | PS3 | CODEMASTERS | CODEMASTERS | ||
| 12 | | 8 | TOMB RAIDER | PS3 | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| 16 | | 9 | INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US | XB360 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 6 | | 10 | DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDE | XB360 | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | ||
| 8 | | 11 | FAR CRY 3 | XB360 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 9 | | 12 | LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 11 | | 13 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY | XB360 | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| 14 | | 14 | GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 17 | | 15 | ASSASSIN’S CREED III | XB360 | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | UBISOFT | ||
| 4 | | 16 | FIFA 13 | XB360 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 15 | | 17 | FAR CRY 3 | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 19 | | 18 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II | XB360 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 36 | | 19 | INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US | PS3 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 20 | | 20 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 | PC | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| – | | 21 | RUGBY CHALLENGE 2: LIONS TOUR EDITION | XB360 | ALTERNATIVE | ALTERNATIVE | ||
| – | | 22 | RUGBY CHALLENGE 2: LIONS TOUR EDITION | PS3 | ALTERNATIVE | ALTERNATIVE | ||
| 29 | | 23 | ASSASSIN’S CREED III | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 26 | | 24 | GRAND THEFT AUTO IV | XB360 | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | TAKE 2 | ||
| 22 | | 25 | BIOSHOCK INFINITE | XB360 | 2K GAMES | TAKE 2 | ||
| 30 | | 26 | GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY | XB360 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 23 | | 27 | POKEMON MYSTERY DUNGEON: INFINITY | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 35 | | 28 | MONSTER HUNTER 3 ULTIMATE | 3DS | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | ||
| – | | 29 | BATTLEFIELD 3 | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 27 | | 30 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY | PS3 | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| 33 | | 31 | RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY | XB360 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 25 | | 32 | FIRE EMBLEM: AWAKENING | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 37 | | 33 | FORZA MOTORSPORT 4 | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| – | | 34 | NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2 | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 24 | | 35 | DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDE | PS3 | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | ||
| – | | 36 | FORZA HORIZON | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 40 | | 37 | THE WALKING DEAD | XB360 | TELLTALE GAMES | TELLTALE GAMES | ||
| 7 | | 38 | REMEMBER ME | XB360 | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | ||
| 21 | | 39 | METRO LAST LIGHT | XB360 | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | ||
| – | | 40 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II | PS3 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD |
All formats
| LW | TW | Title | Developer | Label | Publisher | |||
| – | | 1 | THE LAST OF US | NAUGHTY DOG | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| – | | 2 | ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 1 | | 3 | GRID 2 | CODEMASTERS | CODEMASTERS | CODEMASTERS | ||
| 7 | | 4 | TOMB RAIDER | CRYSTAL DYNAMICS | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| 2 | | 5 | FIFA 13 | EA CANADA | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 11 | | 6 | INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US | NETHERREALM STUDIOS | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 5 | | 7 | FAR CRY 3 | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 4 | | 8 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY | BETHESDA | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| 8 | | 9 | LUIGI’S MANSION 2 | NEXT LEVEL GAMES | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 10 | | 10 | ASSASSIN’S CREED III | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | UBISOFT | ||
| 6 | | 11 | DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDE | TECHLAND | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | ||
| – | | 12 | RUGBY CHALLENGE 2: LIONS TOUR EDITION | SIDHE | ALTERNATIVE | ALTERNATIVE | ||
| 13 | | 13 | LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 15 | | 14 | CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II | TREYARCH | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 9 | | 15 | DONKEY KONG COUNTRY RETURNS | MONSTER GAMES | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 14 | | 16 | BIOSHOCK INFINITE | IRRATIONAL GAMES | 2K GAMES | TAKE 2 | ||
| 23 | | 17 | THE WALKING DEAD | TELLTALE GAMES | TELLTALE GAMES | TELLTALE GAMES | ||
| 20 | | 18 | GRAND THEFT AUTO IV | ROCKSTAR NORTH | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | TAKE 2 | ||
| 18 | | 19 | LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 3 | | 20 | REMEMBER ME | DONTNOD ENTERTAINMENT | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | ||
| 39 | | 21 | BATTLEFIELD 3 | DIGITAL ILLUSIONS | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 26 | | 22 | GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY | ROCKSTAR NORTH | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 19 | | 23 | LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS | TRAVELLER’S TALES | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 22 | | 24 | GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION | SCEA SANTA MONICA | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 27 | | 25 | RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY | ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 16 | | 26 | RESIDENT EVIL: REVELATIONS | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | ||
| 28 | | 27 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013 | SPORTS INTERACTIVE | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 31 | | 28 | SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR 2 | CITY INTERACTIVE | CITY INTERACTIVE | CITY INTERACTIVE | ||
| 17 | | 29 | METRO LAST LIGHT | 4A GAMES | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | ||
| 24 | | 30 | NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED | CRITERION GAMES | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 12 | | 31 | SKYLANDERS GIANTS | TOYS FOR BOB | SKYLANDERS | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 37 | | 32 | TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 14 | TIBURON ENTERTAINMENT | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 25 | | 33 | THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM | BETHESDA | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | BETHESDA SOFTWORKS | ||
| – | | 34 | HITMAN ABSOLUTION | IO INTERACTIVE | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| 34 | | 35 | MONSTER HUNTER 3 ULTIMATE | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | CAPCOM | ||
| 32 | | 36 | SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED | SUMO DIGITAL | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 30 | | 37 | POKEMON MYSTERY DUNGEON: INFINITY | SPIKE CHUNSOFT | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| – | | 38 | MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER | DANGER CLOSE | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 36 | | 39 | DEFIANCE | TRION WORLDS | TRION WORLDS | TRION WORLDS | ||
| 33 | | 40 | FIRE EMBLEM: AWAKENING | INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO |
Media Create software sales (6/3 – 6/9) – Top 50
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01./01. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life #
02./04. [PS3] Kamen Rider: Battride War #
03./05. [3DS] Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
04./02. [PS3] Resident Evil: Revelations
05./06. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf #
06./03. [3DS] Shin Megami Tensei IV #
07./10. [PS3] Terraria
08./08. [PSV] Valhalla Knights 3
09./14. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission
10./13. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition #
11./00. [360] Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition
12./20. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!)
13./15. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 #
14./07. [PSP] Norn9: Norn + Nonette #
15./17. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
16./12. [PSP] Summon Night 5
17./19. [3DS] Tousouchuu: Shijou Saikyou no Hunter-Tachi Kara Nigekire!
18./16. [PS3] Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen
19./21. [3DS] Taiko no Tatsujin: Chibi Dragon to Fushigi na Orb
20./26. [WIU] New Super Mario Bros. U
Nordic gives updates on THQ assets
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments
It has been a couple of months since Nordic Games purchased a majority of THQ’s major assets. The company has the rights to Darksiders, Red Faction, and plenty of other properties.
Reinhard Pollice, the man who is in charge of Nordic’s business and product development, told Joystiq about the next step:
“We want to carefully select which franchises are up for getting a sequel or new installment. We closely monitor the communities on that.”
According to Pollice, fans are showing the most interest in Darksiders, MX vs. ATV, Red Faction, and Titan Quest. Interestingly, Pollice himself has interest in seeing a new Deadly Creatures.
Activision not changing Skylanders sales projections despite Disney Infinity’s impending arrival
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Skylanders will be facing its first competition this year. Disney plans to launch Disney Infinity this summer, its own attempt at a video game that incorporates the usage of physical figures.
Despite the impending arrival of Infinity, Activision isn’t changing its sales projections for Skylanders Swap Force.
Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg told Joystiq:
“We’re still bullish on our projections. We feel like it was only a matter of time, given the scale of the success of Skylanders, that other competitors entered the genre. That’s to be expected. I get this question a lot on Call of Duty. We have tough competition every year. We have tough competition in every category we play in, it’s a part of the business. We try not to focus on it. We try to focus on making the best games we can and exceeding the expectations of our fans and bottling magic.”
