Famitsu interviewed a number of Japanese creators about the games they have interest in making down the road. Some of the participants include Tecmo Koei’s Kenichi Ogasawara and Team Ninja’s Yosuke Hayashi.
There’s a lot of talk about making sequels and expanding on already-existing franchises. For a roundup of Ogasawara and Hayashi’s commentary, read on below. The full summary with news not specifically related to Nintendo can be found here.
Tecmo Koei’s Kenichi Ogasawara
– Ogasawara wants to make another Musou pillar to go along with Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors
– Interest in making an open world Musou
Team Ninja’s Yosuke Hayashi
– Variety of movements being made with the Ninja Gaiden series
Mega Man Legends 3 was cancelled quite a long ago, but the series will be represented on the 3DS… sort of.
As is revealed in this week’s issue of Famitsu, Tron Bonne and Servbot will join the roster for Project X Zone – Capcom, Namco Bandai, and SEGA’s crossover project for Nintendo’s handheld. Both characters are well-known for their appearances in the Mega Man Legends series.
Famitsu has other Project X Zone character confirmations as well. Bahn from Fighting Vipers along with Reiji Arisu and Xiaomu from Namco x Capcom will be playable.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment’s Gamescom 2012 lineup is as follows:
Batman: Arkham City – Armored Edition
Injustice: Gods Among Us
LEGO Lord of the Rings
Lord of the Rings Online
Guardians of Middle-earth
Along with the games listed above, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is planning announcements for two new games. One title is a huge release.
Looking through the transcription of last week’s Famitsu, I noticed that a couple of New Super Mario Bros. 2 tidbits were summarized from the magazine.
One point concerns Luigi. Whereas Mario becomes golden after touching a Gold Flower, Luigi becomes Silver Luigi. This is something you may have picked up on through previous updates.
Famitsu additionally covered a particular stage type. These levels have Mario initially being shot out of a large cannon. He’ll run to the right, making movement automatic. Players will need to use precise jumps to get Mario through the stage.
This is a little bit odd since two of these games have already been discounted on the eShop (Mario’s Picross was just on sale a few days ago actually…). I guess any sale is a good sale, though!
Four Discounted Mario Titles in the Nintendo eShop Commemorate the Aug. 19 Launch of New Super Mario Bros. 2
Nintendo has declared the four weeks preceding the Aug. 19 launch of New Super Mario Bros. 2 as the Month of Mario. To celebrate the launch of this new game, which is playable on theNintendo 3DS and Nintendo 3DS XL, Nintendo is making one Mario game per week available at a discount in the Nintendo eShop. Fans who can’t wait to get their thumbs on New Super Mario Bros. 2 will have four classic Mario adventures to enjoy before launch day.
Each classic Mario game will enjoy a one-week run at a discounted price. The games, prices and dates of each discount are as follows:
Machinarium and Super Motherload were announced for WiiWare two years ago. Machinarium was cancelled for the platform a few months back, and now Super Motherload has taken the same path.
Developer XGen Studios has confirmed that the WiiWare project isn’t in the works any longer.
It was explained in a blogpost:
“Alongside this news, we’re also announcing that we no longer plan to make Super Motherload available for the Wii via Nintendo’s WiiWare service. Given our ambitions for the title, availability of HD, and current stage of the console cycle, we will instead focus on PC & alternate major console(s). Fear not; Super Motherload will still be arriving on console in the form of a digitally distributed title.”
XGen Studios hasn’t said if a Wii U version could be in the cards.
The latest Famitsu review scores are as follows:
All Kamen Rider Rider Generation 2 (PSP/DS) – 8/8/8/7
Soreyuke! Burunyanman Portable Torimodose! Ai to Seigi to Kibou no Tsunyakan (PSP) – 8/7/7/6
Wannyan Animal Hospital 2 (3DS) – 7/8/7/6
Smile PreCure! Let’s Go! Marchen World (3DS) – 7/8/7/6
Moe Moe Daisensou Gendaiban ++ (PSV) – 6/7/6/5
Madagascar 3 (3DS) – 6/6/6/5
