Donkey Kong Country Returns dev on how Retro came to work on the project
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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
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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.
Metroid Prime Trilogy largely done by four Retro staffers, half of the work was for scan log changes
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During the Kiwi Talkz podcast, Metroid Prime senior game designer Mike Wikan touched on Metroid Prime Trilogy, including the insane amount of work that went into the scan logs.
Wikan started out by revealing that it was just a team of four “doing the entire trilogy recompile.” While the controls were adjusted, there were other changes as well – including modifications for the “notoriously difficult” Spider Ball and Boost Ball Guardian bosses. Co-producer Kensuke Tanabe actually led to these battles being tougher than Retro wanted them to be “in the last three days before we went gold.” For Metroid Prime Trilogy, Wikan was able to go back and adjust the difficulty.
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China’s NVIDIA Shield is pulling the plug on HD Wii ports
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii | 0 comments
For the NVIDIA Shield in China, several Wii games from Nintendo were ported. These were fairly notable as each one ran in HD – specifically 1080p. The selection was small but featured notable titles such as The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and Donkey Kong Country Returns.
Three and a half years after the Wii ports started, the entire project has come to a close. Reports are starting to surface that the ability to download them is being shut down. Although the games can still be accessed if purchased, there’s no word on how long server authentication will work for.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
A look at an early version of the Wii Shop Channel and a scrapped channel
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The Wii Shop Channel was Nintendo’s first foray into digital marketplaces. Initially, it served as the introduction to offering classic titles with the Virtual Console games. WiiWare was later added for brand new experiences.
Now thanks to the latest round of Nintendo leaks, we’re able to see an early version of the Wii Shop Channel. Twitter user lombTV passed along a few photos of the design, which you can see below. This was dated August 18, 2006.
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Nintendo leak reveals a ton pitched titles for Revolution, before it was known as Wii
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The Wii name is pretty recognizable these days, but that wasn’t always the case. When Nintendo first made that name known to the world, it received quite a bit of criticism. Some even felt that the original “Revolution” codename would have been a better fit.
Just like any major company does before introducing a new product, Nintendo considered a ton of different names originally. And now thanks to this week’s leaks, we’re able to see the many different titles that were brainstormed at one point or another. It turns out that there were well over 100.
Here’s the full list:
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Nintendo leak lists scrapped Wii projects: Metroid from Intelligent Systems, DDR Mario 2, much more
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Stemming from today’s Nintendo leaks and the overall “gigaleak”, an internal company document has been spotted that reveals plans for early games on Wii – and projects that were cancelled.
To say the least, there are some very interesting titles listed. One of the highlights is a Metroid game from Intelligent Systems, which would have launched after Metroid Prime. It also appears that a sequel to Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix was once being considered.
Here’s the full roundup of items included in the document (which also includes tidbits on released games), courtesy of MondoMega:
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New Nintendo leaks detail cancel iQue GameCube, show early Wii Remote designs, more
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch, Wii | 0 comments
Last year, a ton of Nintendo leaks occurred (otherwise known as the “gigaleak”) after data was stolen from the company’s servers. It brought us looks at beta Pokemon designs, early sprites for a few classics, some interesting proposals for the GameCube, and much more.
Things have been quiet over the past few months, but we’re now hearing that even more leaks have sprung up. Twitter user forestillusion has been documenting the news today and says it “contains source code to a Wii Service program (an upgraded version of GameCube Service Disc), and some documentation for various systems including the Nintendo Switch.” There’s also a new prototype build for Pokemon: Lets Go, Eevee, details on the cancelled iQue GameCube, early Wii Remote prototypes, and more.
Here’s the roundup of tidbits:
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Video: Zelda: Skyward Sword HD load time comparison (Switch vs. Wii)
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii | 0 comments
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword never had long load times when it first debuted on Wii U, but it looks like things have improved even further for the new HD version on Switch. GameXplain noticed that loading can even be twice as faster on Nintendo’s current console.
Here’s a video comparison:
Top 10 best-selling Resident Evil games of all time in the UK
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Thanks to GamesIndustry, we have a look at the top 10 best-selling Resident Evil games of all time in the UK.
A couple of Nintendo releases are represented here. Resident Evil 4 is at #4, followed by Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles at #10.
Here’s the full list:
