I don’t think anybody can argue that Pokemon is one of Nintendo’s biggest franchises. It’s so big that a lot of people actually forget to lump it in as a “Nintendo” game and instead consider it its own property– and in a way it is. For people who have been invested in the series for years though, stuff might finally be getting old. That’s why, according to Assistant Manager of Product Marketing Seth McMahill, they made Pokemon Black and White 2 deeper and more complex, aiming at more “core” Pokemon players…
“Pokémon fans, in the past, always had to deal with what we call ‘grinding the grass,’ where after you get around to beating the Elite 4, it’s like, ‘What we do now? Keep going through that, or go fight in the grass where characters are 20 levels below?’
“But this time around, this is a sequel. And all the core fans knew about [EVs and IVs] already. They’ve been talking about it constantly, and it was a big part of Pokémon. And although it was in the undercurrent before as you mentioned, this time we decided, let’s bring it out into the open. Let’s open up the complexity of Pokémon for people who want it.”
“So, although this game appeals to anybody—obviously, I have to say that, as I work at Nintendo—as a Pokémon fan myself, when I first picked it up and started playing it, I was absolutely blown away. I was like, ‘This game is made for the fans.’ Anybody can play it, but a fan is going to love it, because they’ve opened up all those things.”
Hmm.. Looks like it might be time for me to get back into Pokemon! I was getting a little bored of the same ol’ same ol.
This week’s Japanese eShop update is as follows;
3DS Downloadable Titles
Denpan Ningen no RPG 2 – 1,000 yen
Virtual Console
Mighty Bomb Jack (Famicom) – 500 yen
Rock Man 3: Dr. Wiley no Saigo? (Famicom) – 500 yen
G-Loc Air Battle (Game Gear) – 300 yen
Video Content
-2D streaming videos for Ace Attorney 5, Bravely Default, Fantasy Life, Inazuma Eleven Go 2, Inazuma Eleven 1 – 2 – 3, Layton vs. Ace Attorney, Layton and the Azran Legacies, Romance of the Three Kingdoms 12 (Wii U), Mus? Orochi 2 Hyper (Wii U), Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (Wii U), Inazuma Eleven Go Strikers 2013 (Wii)
-Monster Hunter 4 TGS 2012 boo9th video
-Downloadable Monster Hunter 4 trailer
3DS
1. Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
2. Paper Mario: Sticker Star
3. Animal Crossing
4. Fire Emblem
5. Scribblenauts Unlimited
Wii
1. Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
2. LEGO Lord of the Rings: The Video Game
3. Skylanders Giants
4. Wreck-It Ralph
5. Just Dance 4
Wii U
1. New Super Mario Bros. U
2. Pikmin 3
3. Nintendo Land
4. Scribblenauts Unlimited
5. Game & Wario
Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime 3 will be re-released under Square Enix’s “Ultimate Hits” line. The “new” version comes out on December 6 for 2,940 yen.
The following Rock Band Music Store songs will be made available on October 2:
311 – “Down” – Pro Guitar and Pro Bass expansions available for $0.99
311 – “Beautiful Disaster” – keyboard support
311 – “Amber” – keyboard support
Each song can be purchased for $2.00 on Wii.
Source: Harmonix PR
Wii U pre-orders have been strong in the U.S. thus far. The console seems to be doing just fine in Europe, too.
GAME has send out a statement about Wii U pre-orders, stating that there has been “lots and lots of interest.” The retailer added that they’ve been “exceeding expectations”.
“As expected with such a highly anticipated announcement of Wii U, we’ve had lots and lots of interest. Pre-orders are exceeding expectations with the black console proving the most popular so far.”
The Wii U version of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed has been playable for a few months now. While the actual game content hasn’t been criticized, those who have tried it out have said that it suffers from frame rate issues.
Sumo Digital executive producer Steve Lycett, addressing fans on the official SEGA forums, stated that “the Wii U version is now the closet to the target frame rate” on consoles. Maybe this will ease the concerns of fans a bit?
You may be interested to hear that the Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed demo hasn’t changed since July. Sumo has been busy working on the final product, so it hasn’t had time to prepare new content for expo attendees. If this really is true, one would definitely expect the Wii U racer to have improved.
