Ubisoft ends multiplayer and online services for several Wii U and Wii games
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments
Over a dozen Ubisoft games for Wii U and Wii are seeing their multiplayer and online services come to an end. The lineup includes a bunch of Just Dance and Rabbids titles, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, and more.
The full lineup of games impacted by the shutdown is as follows:
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The sweetness of Zelda: Skyward Sword’s intro
Posted on 2 years ago by Luiz in Features, Switch, Wii | 0 comments
Not everyone has the same experience with a game – many elements ring different for each person and the interactive nature of that media makes everything more personal. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is a great game, but inside such a highly regarded series sometimes being great is not enough, and that’s why some fans were disappointed with the game.
However, for me it was different. Skyward Sword is actually one of my all-time favorite games, thanks to the circumstances in which I played it and the fact that the game seems to be carefully crafted to appeal to me. In the video below, I share my initial experience with the title and explain why the first hours of it are so great and important to the overall experience.
Okami director Hideki Kamiya wants to make a sequel
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii | 0 comments
In a new interview, Okami director Hideki Kamiya has spoken in-depth about wanting to make a sequel to the cult classic.
Kamiya is with PlatinumGames these days as one of the company’s founders. But even though he left Capcom, there’s strong interest in his part when it comes to working with Okami again.
In a piece published by YouTube channel Cutscenes, Kamiya stated:
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Zelda: Skyward Sword HD on Switch has already outsold the Wii original
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii | 0 comments
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD on Switch has already managed to outsell the original game on Wii, the latest data from Nintendo confirms.
Through the end of September, Skyward Sword HD sold 3.6 million copies. As for the Wii title, Nintendo had confirmed that it sold 3.52 million units.
Japanese Ace Attorney fans vote on best characters and cases
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, GBA, News, Switch, Wii | 0 comments
Japanese magazine Famitsu recently conducted an online survey pertaining to the Ace Attorney series, with fans asked to vote on topics like the best characters and cases. This comes in celebration of the franchise’s 20th anniversary. A total of 1,394 responses were recorded.
Below are the notable excerpts from the survey:
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A look at the best-selling Metroid games of all time in the UK
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, GameCube, GBA, News, Switch, Wii | 0 comments
GamesIndustry has shared some interesting data pertaining to the Metroid series in the UK. Along with the best-selling entries in the series by units, we’re also able to see the best-selling titles in terms of revenue.
In terms of units, Metroid Prime is the best-selling Metroid title in the UK at the moment. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption wins out regarding revenue. You’ll notice that Metroid Dread has already overtaken several games and is in the top ten despite being on the market for just a few days – and that’s without digital downloads being factored in.
Below are the full results:
Retro Studios was initially worried about Wii after seeing its specs
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 0 comments
We all know today that the Wii was one of Nintendo’s most successful consoles, but early on, the system garnered its fair share of doubters and people that were concerned about how it would perform – including Retro Studios.
Bryan Walker, who was with Retro starting with Metroid Prime 2 before going on to be a senior producer on Metroid Prime 3 and then the director on Donkey Kong Country Returns, revealed to Kiki Talkz that the company was “a little concerned” after seeing the console’s specs. It was only after Nintendo unveiled the Wii Remote and saw massive interest during its showing at E3 2006 that the staff at Retro Studios started to understand Nintendo’s approach.
According to Walker:
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Metroid Prime 3 could have been more open world, took a year to implement Hypermode
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 0 comments
As part of a recent discussion with Kiki Talkz, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption senior producer Bryan Walker commented on how there was initially some consideration to make the game open world as well as the difficulties implementing Hypermode.
As for the open world, director Mark Pacini first came up with the idea to leverage Samus’ ship and make the game less linear. Walker is proud of what the team accomplished with Metroid Prime 3, but “would be very interested in seeing what the response was, especially the fan community to the expanded use of the ship and the more open world non-linear that we were touching upon with that pitch.”
Pacini’s full words:
Donkey Kong Country Returns dev on how Retro came to work on the project
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 0 comments
In an interview with Kiki Talkz, former Retro Studios developer Bryan Walker discussed how the team ended up working on Donkey Kong Country Returns.
Walker worked on Metroid Prime 2 and 3 before directing the Wii title. Retro actually had some interest in moving on from the Prime series after the second entry, but after Donkey Kong was presented to late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, he instead wanted the team to come out with a third game. Then after Metroid Prime 3 launched and there was a lot of some key staff, the opportunity to work on the Donkey Kong Country IP came about.
Walker also talked about meeting with Shigeru Miyamoto early on and had much praise for him. After one conversation in Kyoto, Miyamoto asked Retro to take care of IP, stating: “Please take care of DK. He is my friend.”
Below is Walker’s full words:
No More Heroes 1.5 finally dubbed in English after more than a decade
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos, Wii | 0 comments
It took over a decade, but No More Heroes 1.5 has finally received an English dub.
No More Heroes 1.5, a motion comic, was included with the Hopper’s Edition of No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle in Japan. It was intended to bridge the gap between the series’ first two entries. Suda51 wrote the story, and apparently kept it secret from most Grasshopper Manufacture staffers while it was being created.
