Former Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi has $2.1 billion in the bank, but unfortunately that’s no longer enough to keep him on top of Japan’s ‘Richest People’ list. Due to Nintendo’s falling share price, Yamauchi has dropped to “only” 13th place on the list since he still owns more shares of the company than anyone else. After running the company for 55 years he’s probably wondering where things are headed, but I’m guessing he has more a say in the goings-on over at NCL HQ than a lot of folks.
LucasArts has, unfortunately, been shut down. Despite the fact that the company had been on technological life support for many years, it’s sad to see it go, and few people are taking it as hard as Tim Schafer and Ron Gilbert. The two guys worked for LucasArts way back when the developer was doing things like Grim Fandango, so their memories are definitely more nostalgic than most of ours:
– Time Schafer
– Ron Gilbert
Gilbert went into much more detail in a blog post he wrote up, so if you’re interested in hearing more about the way things worked at LucasArts way back when, or if you just want to reminisce alongside Ron, check it out at the link.
The Wii U eShop could potentially game a couple of new titles from Muse Games and King Art Games.
Muse took to Kickstarter last month and has already raised over $60,000 of its $100,000 goal for Guns of Icarus Online – Adventure Mode. A Wii U version hasn’t been confirmed yet, but the game’s developer has been in touch with Nintendo about the possibility.
Meanwhile, Battle Worlds: Kronos is another indie title funded through Kickstarter that has a shot of landing on Wii U. King Art Games is pleased with Nintendo’s policy changes and friendly attitude towards small developers, so Kronos could make its way to Nintendo’s console in the future.
