Yoichi Wada, former CEO of Square Enix, was made “Chairman of the Board” earlier this month. What is his role with the company, exactly?
Square Enix explained in a statement:
“Yoichi Wada has left the management of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd and no longer has any role in the parent company. Currently, he is overseeing a portion of the business within Square Enix Co., Ltd (Square Enix Tokyo), one of the subsidiaries of the parent company. These businesses include emerging markets as well as social and mobile businesses. He has no authority in terms of the management of the Group.”
Square Enix also clarified that Wada is Chairman for Square Enix Tokyo. Wada isn’t in much of a position of power, as he does not hold the right of representation for the company.
Zordix just released Aqua Moto Racing 3D on the eShop this week. A Wii U entry could be what’s next for the series.
Speaking with Gamers XTREME, Zordix CEO Matti Larsson expressed interest in producing Aqua Moto Racing “in a larger format”. Larsson imagines that a Wii U eShop entry would have features such as online tournaments and rankings.
“Wii U is a natural next step for us”, Larsson said.
“I can’t deny that it would be a dream to realize the Aqua Moto Racing game in a larger format. Possibly with online tournaments, ranking and all that goes with that. Wii U is a natural next step for us and if we decide to do it, I’ll make sure to share some information early on about development.”
Pokemon Company issues statement on cheaters, will ban those who use hacked Pokemon from tournaments
An iOS app recently came out, which allows users to edit Pokemon in the handheld video games. The app takes advantage of a DNS trick to allow for cheating.
The Pokemon Company has now issued a response to the situation, calling the edited Pokemon “illegal”. Furthermore, getting involved with the app could bring about data corruption to your game.
Those who are caught with hacked Pokemon in official tournaments will be barred from participating in any future events.
Ubisoft has involved a decent amount of its teams on the Assassin’s Creed games, but each has been led by the Montreal studio. While there are no imminent changes to that approach, there’s a possibility that a separate Ubisoft division could take the charge on a new entry in the series.
Ubisoft senior vice president of sales and marketing Tony Key expressed openness to having one of its groups – such as Ubisoft Toronto – handle the bulk of development on a future Assassin’s Creed:
“Never say never. Montreal has been the lead on every Assassin’s Creed, but that doesn’t mean they always will be. That’s still to be determined. But for sure, I could see it, of course, if there’s a scenario where it’s an established studio with a good track record. It’s a really important brand to us. We would have to have a lot of confidence to move the lead for that game to another studio. Jade [Raymond]’s team is obviously very experienced. They’re finishing up their first game now. They’re getting more and more people into the studio. So I could foresee a day when that studio could take that role. I don’t know if that’s in the cards or not.”
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata made a few comments earlier this year suggesting that he could resign if the company continued to experience poor sales performances. Iwata never actually used the word “resign”, but his remarks pointed in that direction somewhat – and the Japanese media also pointed to the possibility of Iwata stepping down.
But no need to worry: it doesn’t sound like Iwata has any intentions to resign.
During the company’s latest investor’s meeting, someone asked the CEO directly if he would leave if Nintendo is unable to reach his “commitment” to hit a business profit goal of ¥100 billion.
Iwata responded: “I don’t recall saying I’d resign.” He also said that Nintendo should be focusing on achieving its goal rather than concentrating on failure.
