The Wonderful 101 could have been a very different game. In an interview with VideoGamer, director Hideki Kamiya revealed that the original plan was to feature “an all-star cast of Nintendo characters plus characters from other games”.

Kamiya stated:

“Originally I got an order from the president of Platinum Games, Tatsuya Minami, asking me to create a game idea that had an all-star cast of Nintendo characters plus characters from other games and that’s how the project started.

“When you try and incorporate many characters with high popularity, there are fans who like certain characters more than others. I thought how I could satisfy everyone and make everyone happy and I came up with the idea of why not having everyone displayed in the game at the same time. That’s where the idea was born.”

Platinum’s original idea and resulting work were put on hold. Eventually, the studio revisited the game, but we now know things changed dramatically for the final product.

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Frankfurt am Main (Germany) August 21, 2013 – Crytek have ushered in a new era for their state-of-the-art CRYENGINE technology, with the launch of the new CRYENGINE; an ever-evolving technology service, with always up to date access to the latest features in CRYENGINE for commercial game licensees.

CRYENGINE users will also benefit from the coming together of Crytek’s Engine Licensing and Research & Development teams; a move designed to double the level of one-to-one care game licensees can tap into, in essence offering Crytek’s R&D as a service for developers using the new CRYENGINE.

On top of these changes, the new CRYENGINE supports development on current and next generation consoles (Xbox One, PlayStation®4, and WiiU™), alongside PC, with further platforms to be added in the near future.

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SEGA Europe released a slightly longer Gamescom trailer for Sonic Lost World today, revealing a “Deadly Six Edition” of the game for Wii U. A few seconds of footage shows bosses from NiGHTS, including Puffy. It appears that initial copies of Sonic Lost World will include the Deadly Six Edition content.

Shin’en’s Manfred Linzner recently commented on a number of topics pertaining to Jett Rocket. Linzner discussed the original game’s success, what the team initially had in store for Jett Rocket II and the game’s length, interest in making a third entry, and more.

You can find a few of Linzer’s comments below. You can find more about Jett Rocket II over at over at Nintendo Life.

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