Aonuma wasn’t a fan of Zelda’s GameCube tech demo, says remakes need to have a meaning, more
IGN has gone live with a new piece filled with quotes from Eiji Aonuma regarding The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD. There are quite a few interesting comments, including his thoughts on the original Zelda tech demo shown for GameCube, how he’s approaching remakes, and more.
You can find all of Aonuma’s quotes below. Also be sure to check out IGN’s full piece here.
Knite & The Ghost Lights has reached its funding goal on Kickstarter. Last night, the game surpassed its $35,000 target.
That’s good news for Nintendo fans. Now that Knite & The Ghost Lights has been funded, a Wii U version has been secured.
Not one, but two Batman: Arkham Origins games are available today. The console title has been receiving most of the attention, but Warner Bros. has also published a handheld companion title, Blackgate.
Here’s a roundup of reviews for the title thus far:
GamesRadar – 3.5/5
Game Informer – 6/10
Gamespot – 5/10
IGN – 7.4/10
Joystiq – 3.5 / 5
Kotaku – “Yes”
Polygon – 8 / 10
The following comes from Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg:
However, I think there’s something to do with allowing different media to do what each media does well. When I think of games as an art form, they start with being transportive. Because they’re interactive, because you are more involved in the experience than in any other form of entertainment, it all starts with being transported. And obviously a natural place to want to transport people is into an experience they can’t have in their everyday lives. Sometimes that’s driving a fast car, sometimes that’s being a professional athlete, sometimes that’s being a rock star, sometimes that’s being a hero or going into a fantastical future
“I think this is inherently what games do best and so I’d expect that to be the basis of games for a long time to come. I don’t know if romantic comedy fits that model. I think that’s something that movies and TV do well. There’s this strange desire to morph games into movies or have them behave more like movies; I don’t share that desire. Games are wonderful as they are and do different things better than other forms of media.”
3DS
Downloadable Titles
Sonic Lost World (retail title) – 4,700 yen (from 10/24)
Nanami to Issho ni Manabo! English J?atsu no Kotsu DEMO – FREE
Virtual Console
Rockman World 4 (Mega Man IV, Game Boy) – 400 yen
Nazo Puyo 2 (Game Gear) – 300 yen
Wii U
Downloadable Titles
Sonic Lost World (retail title) – 6,500 yen (from 10/24)
Virtual Console
Urban Champion (Famicom) – 500 yen
Pinball (Famicom) – 500 yen
Baseball (Famicom) – 500 yen
Batman: Arkham Origins is out today, and so are the media reviews. Here’s how the game has been received thus far:
CVG – 7 / 10
Eurogamer – 7 / 10
Game Informer – 8.5 / 10
GameSpot – 6 / 10
GamesRadar – 4 / 5
GameTrailers – 8.7 / 10
IGN – 7.8 / 10
NowGamer – 7.5 / 10
Polygon – 7 / 10
Rev3Games – 4 / 5
VideoGamer – 8 / 10
A first patch for Pokemon X and Pokemon Y is now available.
The update addresses issues pertaining to saving in certain areas of Lumiose City, and those already affected by the bug will be able to continue playing. It also tackles errors which occasionally occur when using functions of the GTS.
You can download the Pokemon X/Y update on the eShop. Once complete, you should notice that your game displays “Ver 1.1” on the start screen.
Nintendo and Activision are teaming up for a new Wii U bundle. The package, which launches on November 15, includes the following:
- a white Wii U Basic system
- a Skylanders SWAP Force starter pack that includes:
- Skylanders SWAP Force Wii U software
- a Portal of Power
- three Skylanders figures, including Ninja Stealth Elf (one of the Core Skylanders) and two SWAP Force characters: Blast-Zone and an exclusive color shift Washbuckler
- a collector poster, trading cards and sticker sheets
- a Nintendo Land game disc
Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing, said of today’s announcement:
“There are so many great elements to this Skylanders SWAP Force Wii U bundle that we almost couldn’t cram them all into the box. This amazing deal provides a huge amount of entertainment for kids and their families to play together.”
Pricing is set at $299.99 for the new bundle. You can find the official announcement below.
