Unsurprisingly, Monster Hunter 4 was a huge endevour for Capcom. Speaking in an internal interview, series producer Ryozo Tsujimoto said “a few hundred people” contributed to the game’s development.
How does that compare to other Capcom games? DmC Devil May Cry, a fairly high-profile release, saw a development team of “over 90 members”. Resident Evil 6, on the other hand, experienced a staff count of over 600 people.
Robin Williams has done his fair share of gaming, having played the likes of Zelda and Call of Duty. But how familiar is he with the latest round of consoles?
When it comes to the Wii U, he hasn’t had a chance to see it yet (or the PlayStation 4 for that matter). Writing in a Reddit AMA, he said:
“For the WiiU or the PS4, at this point I haven’t seen them yet but I might have to check into the cyber wing at Betty Ford.”
Fans have been campaigning for Capcom to bring Monster Hunter 4 to the west through the use of a certain hashtag. It’s apparently received enough attention that the publisher felt a need to respond.
On Facebook, Capcom wrote that the company is “continuing to evaluate new Monster Hunter titles for the west”. Capcom is also “excited to see the fan base growing and you all showing your passion”.
The full message reads:
“Hey hunters! We’ve seen many of you ask for us to #BRINGMH4TOTHEWEST. We’re excited to see the fan base growing and you all showing your passion, keep it coming! We are continuing to evaluate new Monster Hunter titles for the west, and will share any new information with you here on Facebook as soon as we have it..”
I wouldn’t worry too much about Monster Hunter 4 getting localized. It just came out in Japan, so in a few months from now, I’m sure Capcom will have something to say.
This week’s Japanese eShop update is as follows:
3DS
Downloadable Titles
Gardening Mama: Mama to Mori no Nakamatachi (retail title) – 4,500 yen (from 9/26)
Disney Epic Mickey: Mickey no Fushigi na B?ken (Power of Illusion, retail title) – 5,040 yen (from 9/26)
Makai?ji Devils and Realist Dairi? no Hih? (retail title) – 5,980 yen (from 9/26)
Dogimegi Inryoku-chan DEMO – FREE
Virtual Console
Rockman World 2 (Mega Man II, Game Boy) – 400 yen
Nazo Puyo (Game Gear) – 300 yen
Wii U
Downloadable Titles
Zelda no Densetsu: Kase no Takuto HD (Wind Waker HD, retail title) – 5,985 yen
Disney Epic Mickey 2: Futatsu no Ryoku (The Power of Two, retail title) – 6,090 yen
Virtual Console
Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Sh?gun Magginesu (Super Famicom) – 800 yen
Shin Megami Tensei II (Super Famicom) – 900 yen
Remember this image? It was a snapshot of a video played at last month’s Pokémon Game Show, and it lead to wide speculation about Pokémon fighting games, next-gen open world titles, or something else entirely. Now, Pokémon series director Junichi Masuda has commented on the brief video directly:
– Pokémon series director Junichi Masuda
Don’t take this as confirmation of a game looking just like this, but it sounds like Masuda and co. have been thinking about this sort of thing heavily in the past few months at least.
A Newegg promotion code slashes $20 off the recently-released Zelda: Wind Waker HD Wii U bundle. Enter “SAVE10SEP25Z” at checkout and you’ll see the discount. Don’t forget about the shipping fee, though…
Also on Newegg, the retailer is taking Wii Party U pre-orders for $40. This is $10 lower than the MSRP, so you don’t have much to lose by reserving the title now.
At least two more games will be joining Nintendo’s digital services tomorrow. The Wii U Virtual Console release for Donkey Kong 3 and the DSiWare game Astro are said to be launching. A number of other titles are also on the way, including Carps & Dragons and Family Table Tennis 3D.
Longtime EA executive Richard Hilleman shared some… interesting words involving Shigeru Miyamoto at D.I.C.E. Europe today.
Hilleman started out by thanking the legendary Nintendo designer for helping younger players learn about video games. However, he then stated that for the past five years, Miyamoto’s role “has been taken over by a dead guy from Cupertino.” That’s a strange reference to Steve Jobs, no doubt.
Hilleman’s quote in full:
“I thank Miyamoto for that, but he’s falling down on the job. And for the past five years that job has been taken over by a dead guy from Cupertino. We’ve asked for too much time, too much skill, and too much money, sometimes all at once. Customers today… are generally looking for a single fabric of play. They want their game where they want it, when they want it, and at a price they can defend to other people.”
