Gamasutra recently had the chance to speak with Bayonetta 2 director Yusuke Hashimoto and producer Atsushi Inaba about the upcoming Wii U game as well as Platinum as a whole. Topics include working with Nintendo, elements of the actual game, and general talk about the studio.
You can find a few excerpts below, and the entire interview here.
This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Conception II (3DS/PSV) – 9/9/8/8
Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Masou Kishin III – Pride of Justice (PS3/PSV) – 8/8/8/7
Dungeons & Dragons Mystara Eiyuu Senki (PS3) – 8/7/7/7
Nintendo and Masahiro Sakurai have put out yet another screenshot from Super Smash Bros. Wii U today, but this one’s a bit special. The image shows what appears to be a brand new stage featuring Pilotwings.
Sakurai unfortunately didn’t say much on Miiverse. Along with the image, he simply wrote: “This island looks familiar!”
Hmmm…
Following several teases from Ed Boon, NetherRealm Studios and Warner Bros. are finally ready to unveil the next character DLC for Injustice: Gods Among Us. We’re just a few days away from an announcement. Boon confirmed on Twitter that news is coming this week, but didn’t say exactly when.
Boon tweeted:
.. @RonRaconteur We will announce this week, thanks to dem crazy INJUSTICE fan-atics.
— Ed Boon (@noobde) August 5, 2013
Platinum Games has worked on several projects in the past, but Bayonetta 2 marks the studio’s first sequel. Although this does bring about a certain amount of pressure, producer Atsushi Inaba says he and the rest of his team “welcome the challenge to outdo the first one.”
As reported in the September 2013 issue of GamesMaster:
“Come to think about it, this is the first sequel that we’re working on. And we’re happy to have the opportunity to make any game, but… we welcome the challenge to outdo the first one.”
Bayonetta 2 will be out on Wii U sometime next year.
Thanks to joclo for the tip.
When Circle Entertainment presented its 2013 lineup several months ago, the company included a 3DS eShop game called “Wakedas”. We haven’t seen or heard anything about it, but a release appears to be on the horizon.
Writing on Twitter, Circle Entertainment said that Wakedas has been approved by Nintendo of America. Its launch is likely coming “soon”.
Wakedas already approved by lotcheck(NOA), we believed it will be release soon! Please keep your eyes on us, we will bring more news to you!
— CIRCLE Ent. (@CIRCLE_Ent) August 1, 2013
Software
1. Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
2. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
3. Pokemon Dream Radar
4. Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
5. Zelda: Oracle of Ages
6. Super Mario Bros. 2
7. Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword
8. Super Mario Bros.
9. Donkey Kong
10. Shantae
11. Super Mario Land
12. Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move
13. Kirby’s Dream Land 2
14. Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale
15. Shin Megami Tensei IV
16. Gunman Clive
17. Rising Board 3D
18. The Legend of Zelda
19. Picross e2
20. Pokedex 3D Pro
Videos
1. Flipnote Studio 3D Sample
2. New Super Luigi U Trailer 6/11/13
3. Mii Plaza New Features Trailer
4. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Comedy Trailer
5. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Teaser Trailer
6. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Sleeping Problems Video
7. Yoshi’s New Island trailer 6/11/13
8. StreetPass Relay Point Trailer
9. Nintendo at San Diego Comic-Con 2013
10. Pokemon X/Y Gameplay 7/14
11. Shantae Trailer
12. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team 6/11/13
13. Super Mario Bros. 2 Trailer
14. Nintendo Direct Mini: 7/18/13
15. Level 5 Games Video 2
16. EarthBound at San Diego Comic-Con 2013
17. Turbo: Super Stunt Squad Trailer
18. Mario Kart 7 Video
19. Pokemon X/Y Gameplay 6/14
20. Shantae Trailer 2
Source: 3DS eShop
