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CVG is reporting that Ubisoft has created a dedicated “core team” within the company featuring members from the Child of Light development group.

In an interview with the site, Ubisoft Montreal’s VP of creative Lionel Raynaud said:

“We are super happy with Child of Light. The team did a good job and the game had a great reception. We were proud to deliver something new and unique – a lot of people were surprised that Montreal was delivering this kind of game. The team learned a lot about RPG mechanics during development and this has resulted in us creating a core team. The people who made this game now want to work together again, whether it’s on a small game or not. This dynamic has incredible value in the industry and it’s what we want to do: we want to create core teams that want to make great games.”

“So yes, we will encourage other initiatives like Child of Light and there’s a chance that we will have many more games like that in the future. I already have many different projects that are in the pitch stage – I even had one in my office this morning, which was super exciting.”

Plourde himself has “moved on” from the Child of Light team to work on a different project. However, the chance to work on a smaller game provided him with the opportunity “to grow and try something different.”

“It wasn’t the most commercial idea so it became very personal – I even did a lot of the PR myself; GDC talks, global tours etc. I have moved on. I guess I’m a special snowflake in this case, because I hate being stuck in one place. At some point somebody put me in a room and said, ‘Pat, you’re the Rainbow Six guy!’ or ‘You’re the Assassin’s Creed guy!’ but I said no, even after Far Cry.”

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This week’s Japanese eShop update is as follows:

3DS

Downloadable Titles
Conbini Dream – 800 yen
Treasure Raider – Pyramid kara Dasshutsu – 400 yen
Dokopon Choice – Super Mario-kun Vol. 2 11 – 20-kan Pack – 4,400 yen
Pinch 50 Renpatsu!! – 500 yen
Puchi Novel Shiky? no Ku-gatsu – 200 yen
World Parking Pro – 300 yen
K?eki Zaidanhonjin Nihon Kanji N?ryoku Kentei Y?kai Kanken Training (retail title) – 4,104 yen (from 9/25)
Tenkai Knight – Brave Battle (retail title) – 5,119 yen (from 9/25)
Haiky?! Tsunage! Itadaki no Keshiki! (retail title) – 6,145 yen (from 9/25)
Fushigi no Kuni no B?ken Sakaba Demo – FREE

Virtual Console
NA (no titles since 5/7)

Wii U

Downloadable Titles
Zero – Nuregarasu no Miko (Fatal Frame V: The Black Haired Shrine Maiden, retail title) – 6,600 yen (from 9/27)
Toki Tori 2 Demo – FREE

Virtual Console
Takahashi Meijin no B?kenjima (Adventure Island, Famicom) – 514 yen
Heisei Shin Onigashima K?hen (Super Famicom) – 823 yen
Heisei Shin Onigashima Zenpen (Super Famicom) – 823 yen
Soldier Blade (PC Engine) – 617 yen

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

With FAST Racing Neo, developer Shin’en will be looking to make a few improvements to the game’s predecessor.

First, phase switching has been “streamlined” and it’s now “more fun to use.” Shin’en also adjusted the AI so that it’s more human-like.

Shin’en Manfred Linzner told Nintendon:

First of all we analyzed what people liked and disliked in the original Wii game. For instance, most people enjoyed the unique phase switching gameplay, because it’s something you have in no other racing game.

So we build on that but tried to make it more streamlined and more fun to use. Something most people disliked was the brutal difficulty in higher leagues, because the Ai was simply too perfect. We made sure that the Ai behaves more ‘human’ this time.

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Update: Bumped to the top! Shin’en has shared a third screenshot:

Shin’en has shared a second screenshot from FAST Racing Neo. Check it out above.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, News, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

The latest Famitsu review scores are in:

• 2048 (3DS) – 7/7/6/6 [26/40]
• Chacha na Game Vol. 1 (3DS) – 5/5/5/5 [25/40]
• Ciel nosurge Plus (PSV) – 7/8/9/7 [31/40]
• Destiny (PS4) – 9/9/8/9 [35/40]Destiny (PS3) – 9/9/8/9 [35/40]
• Fatal Frame: The Raven-Haired Shrine Maiden (Wii U) – 7/8/9/9 [33/40]
• F1 2014 (PS3) – 7/8/8/6 [29/40]
• F1 2014 (360) – 7/8/8/6 [29/40]
• Mighty Switch Force! (Wii U) – 7/7/6/8 [28/40]
• Minna de Mamotte Kishi (3DS) – 8/7/8/9 [32/40]
• Nazotoki Battle Tore! Densetsu no Makyuu o Fukkatsu Saseyo! (3DS) – 7/8/8/8 [31/40]
• Nekketsu Inou Bukatsu: Trigger Kiss (PSV) – 8/8/7/8 [31/40]
• Omega Quintet (PS4) – 8/7/7/8 [30/40]
• Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare (PS4) – 8/9/8/8 [33/40]
• Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare (XBO) – 8/9/8/8 [33/40]
• Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare (PS3) – 8/9/8/8 [33/40]
• Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare (360) – 8/9/8/8 [33/40]

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This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:

Software

1. Zelda: The Minish Cap
2. Zelda: A Link to the Past
3. Kirby Super Star
4. Mega Man X
5. Mega Man X2
6. Super Mario Bros. 3
7. Mega Man 7
8. Super Mario World
9. Pokemon Rumble U
10. Metroid
11. Super Mario 3D World
12. Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
13. Teslagrad
14. Shovel Knight
15. Kid Icarus
16. EarthBound
17. Super Mario Bros. 2
18. F-Zero
19. Super Mario Kart
20. Cubemen 2

Videos

1. Super Smashing Sale: 9/18 – 9/25
2. Hyrule Warriors Cucco Trailer
3. Super Smash Bros. – Looks like we don’t have a choice
4. Teslagrad Trailer
5. Deluxe Digital Promotion Video
6. Hyrule Warriors TV Commercial
7. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker E3 2014 Trailer
8. Mega Man 7 Trailer
9. Hyrule Warriors Features TRailer
10. Zelda: The Minish Cap Trailer
11. Mercedes-Benz x Mario Kart 8 DLC Trailer
12. Mario Kart 8 From the Pit Ep. 2
13. Cubemen 2 E3 Trailer
14. Pokemon Rumble U Gameplay Trailer
15. Mario Party 10 E3 2014 Trailer
16. Disney Infinity 2.0 Big Hero 6 Trailer
17. Super Smash Bros. – The Crest of Sword, Magic and Flame
18. KickBeat Special Edition Trailer
19. Cubemen 2 Trailer
20. Disney Infinity 2.0 Donald Duck Trailer

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Three new games will be available on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console next week. They are as follows:

F-Zero: GP Legend (GBA, 702 yen)
Super Chinese World (Super Famicom, 823)
Mach Rider (Famicom, 514)

The games above are hitting the Japanese eShop on October 1.

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Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse has gone gold. WayForward announced the news on Twitter a few minutes ago, writing:

WayForward still hasn’t announced a release date for Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse. However, I imagine that will be changing soon!

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