Shigeru Miyamoto has commented on the likes of Pikmin 3 and Zelda for Wii U in a new interview.
Specifically, Miyamoto discussed the length of Pikmin 3’s development and the benefits of having it on a more powerful console. As for Zelda, he said that some players weren’t fond of the game’s motion controls, and Nintendo is “in the phase where we’re looking back at what’s worked very well and what has been missing and how can we evolve it further.”
Read on below for Miyamoto’s official comments about these projects and more.
If you missed the 3DS software showcase presentation last night, you can view the entire event in the video above.
Konami has released an extended trailer for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate. The video shows off Alucard and an extra boss. More details will be provided during Gamescom 2012 in August.
The official Time Travelers site received another update today. Level-5 prepared a new batch of content, including images and information. We’ve posted some new details below as well as new screenshots from the game.
– PCE system: Playing Cinema Event
– PCEs are somewhat like mini-games
– When playing through PCEs, you need to press buttons in time with on-screen prompts
– Ex: Yuri Fukase has to practice laughing, press A with good timing to make him laugh
– Ex: Kyugo Shindo has to guide his partner into a sexy post, press buttons to make this happen
– Ex: Soma Kamiya has to battle an armed opponent, press buttons with good timing to prevail
– Kyugo Shindo is a former genius scientist who uses his intellect to cheat people of money
– Shindo will even tell people that he knows the future
– In Yuri’s installment, Mikoto was a girl who wants to kiss Yuri on the rooftop of their school
– In Shindo’s installment, Mikoto is Shindo’s daughter
– Early part of the scenario shows Mikoto as a child, asking her dad why she has no mom
– Shindo gives her the watch her mom left behind
– Date on the watch is April 28, 2031 at 11:00, which is important
– Shindo has borrowed 30 million yen in research funds from Enjiro
– Enjiro is the head of Enjiro Emotion Entertainment
– Shindo and Mikoto are fleeing from Enjiro’s thugs towards Cylinder Lab
– Mikoto ends up falling into the hands of the bad guys
– Shindo will have to come up with the 30 million yen by 17:00, or Mikoto’s life could be in danger
