Shigeru Miyamoto commented on a number of new wide-ranging topics in an interview with the New York Times. While talking with the publication, Miyamoto chatted about video game violence, the Wii U’s reception/sales thus far, and expressed excitement over the “tremendous amount of possibilities” provided by online play.

All of Miyamoto’s responses are posted below.

Luigi won’t have his own story in New Super Luigi U, unclear if Mario will make appearance

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Nintendo is coming out with a major expansion for New Super Mario Bros. U. Sometime within the next few months, owners of the Wii U game will be able to experience loads of brand new levels in “New Super Luigi U”.

New Super Luigi U will be more like a level pack rather than a completely new adventure. The DLC won’t feature an original story for Luigi, according to Shigeru Miyamoto, “but all of the levels have been redesigned”.

Regarding Mario, Miyamoto wasn’t able to confirm (or deny) if the other mustached hero will be making appearance.

Miyamoto told MTV Multiplayer:

“There are some people that say that they want Mario to appear, but Mr. Tezuka is saying that he’s not going to let Mario into this game.”

Take a look at the video above for more from Miyamoto on Luigi. There’s even more here.

Assassin’s Creed IV will be given the “HBO, reality treatment”; no plank-walking or parrots

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“We have a fantastic opportunity for pirates in video games. Certainly when Assassin’s Creed III naval came out, there was a clamour from the fans for a pirate game. There’s no-doubt that the people want it, but it’s not easy. It takes a very talented team, a lot of experience and great tech. It’s one thing having good naval combat, but combining that with good boarding and land-based gameplay in a seamless way, is hard to do.

“We’re staying away from cliches. Things like walking the plank, parrots on the shoulder and hooks for hands. We are giving pirates the HBO, reality treatment. And that allows us to redefine piracy in entertainment. No longer is it for kids.”

– Lead content manager Carsten Myhill

I doubt I’m the only one, but something tells me the game will be quite far from a realistic and honest depiction of piracy back in the 17th and 18th century…

Via MCVUK

Danish TV station uses Assassin’s Creed screenshot in report on Syria, thinking it was photo of Damascus skyline; apologizes

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Citing the “importance of verifying the sources of pictures”, a Danish news station has apologized for unintentionally using a screenshot from 2007’s Assassin’s Creed to represent the skyline of war-torn Syrian city Damascus. It’s hard to determine exactly what’s more impressive: A news station goofing up like this, or a six year old game being mistaken for reality. Good work… Ubisoft? I guess?

Via Eurogamer

ONM review scores – April 2013 – LEGO, Luigi’s Mansion, Need for Speed

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This month’s Official Nintendo Magazine review scores are as follows:

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate – 92%
Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 – 34%
LEGO City: Undercover – 90%
Luigi’s Mansion 2 – 92%
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (3DS) – 88%
Need for Speed: Most Wanted U – 90%
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 (DS) – 71%
Zen Pinball 2 – 68%

If you’re looking for more review scores, we should have GamesMaster reviews later today!

Thanks to joclo for the tip.

March 2013 downloadable rewards now available on Club Nintendo

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This month’s digital rewards on Club Nintendo have gone live. Members can choose from 3D Classics: Kid Icarus (3DS, 150 coins), Starship Defense (3DS, 150 coins), Super Punch-Out!! (Wii, 150 coins), and Mario Tennis (Wii, 150 coins). These rewards will last until April 7.

Visit this page to order a downloadable game.

Nintendo to release new Pikmin video shorts before Pikmin 3 launch

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Nintendo is creating a number of new animated shorts based on the Pikmin franchise. Shigeru Miyamoto is personally overseeing the videos’ development, which are planned for release ahead of Pikmin 3’s arrival.

According to Miyamoto:

“They’ll be released sometime before the release of Pikmin 3. Possibly as a Nintendo video. If they’re popular we could consider selling them.”

Miyamoto developed a number of mock-ups with the 3DS’ Flipnote Studio app (why isn’t this out yet?!), and teamed up with an external animation studio to create the shorts. Some members of the press were given a sneak peak look at one of the clips which was directed by Miyamoto himself.

Wii U Basic Pack discounted to £189.85 on ShopTo

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Heads up, Nintendo fans in Europe. Retailer ShopTo has discounted the Wii U Basic Pack to £189.85 for 24% savings. The console normally retails for £249.99 on the site. ShopTo also cut pack the Premium Pack‘s price to £279.85, but that’s only 7% in savings.

Via

Rumor: New Crash Bandicoot in the works, heading to Wii U

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Let’s get this out of the way: take the rumor below with a huge grain of salt. Now that that’s out of the way, we can proceed!

Rumor has it that a countdown for a new Crash Bandicoot game launched preemptively before being pulled. Someone took a screenshot that is oddly low-quality and off-screen (already raising a red flag), which shows that the project is coming to “PlayStation”, Xbox 360, and Wii U.

Vicarious Visions is supposedly behind the new Crash Bandicoot. In January, a possible redesign for the character was spotted in an official photo from the studio, though there hasn’t been any official news concerning the IP.

Could there actually be a new Crash Bandicoot on the way? Or is this nothing more than a disappointing rumor?

Source

Terra Incognita will come to Wii U if Kickstarter stretch goal is hit

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Terra Incognita has a shot of landing on Wii U. The game’s developer has confirmed that a version will be made for Nintendo’s console if its Kickstarter campaign reaches £3500.

The total currently stands at just over £2600. That means another £900 is needed within the next 15 hours for a Wii U version of Terra Incognita to happen.

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