Mario Kart producer Hideki Konno was recently asked a series of questions about the franchise in an interview with IGN. Konno discussed how the roster and tracks are considered, making sure its still accessible when adding in new features, how and why Retro was brought in for Mario Kart 7’s development (though this was previously discussed in Iwata Asks), and more.
In terms of specific, interesting content divulged by Mario Kart’s head honcho, Konno stated that the team thought about adding in Wiggler for Mario Kart Wii, expressed uncertainty about the return of character specific abilities from Mario Kart: Double Dash, and how “the need to significantly change the Mario Kart series will arise if an innovation is developed that will enable more people to enjoy Mario Kart.”
All of Konno’s remarks can be found after the break.
A new Pokemon Black/White distribution event will begin this Saturday. Pokemon Black users will have a chance to download Zekrom whereas Reshiram will be available for White players.
Connect to the Internet between March 10 and April 8 to receive your free Pokemon. Just make sure you have less than eleven wonder cards on hand.
You can find more details about the event, which includes information about obtaining special C-gear, right here.
Nintendo Gamer claims that they’ll have “an exclusive first-look at Assassin’s Creed III Wii U” in its next issue.
But, here’s the thing. The magazine’s previews tend to be hit or miss, and for all we know, this could be nothing more than a roundup of already-provided information. Nintendo also seems to be keeping third-parties quiet about their projects – that’s something else to to keep in mind.
In any case, here’s what the magazine wrote earlier today:
“…you’ll want to check out issue 74 of Nintendo Gamer magazine, which has an exclusive first-look at Assassin’s Creed III Wii U. We’re the only Nintendo magazine in the world to see the game, so you won’t be able to read about it anywhere else. The magazine is on sale 23 March but we’ll have a reminder nearer the time so don’t worry about whipping out your diary to mark that date.”
Software
1. Super Mario Bros.
2. Dillon’s Rolling Western
3. Pushmo
4. Mario’s Picross
5. Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword
6. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
7. Photo Dojo
8. 3D Classics: Kirby’s Adventure
9. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
10. GO Series Undead Storm
11. Cut The Rope
12. Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive!
13. Plants vs. Zombies
14. GO Series 10 Second Run
15. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
16. Super Mario Land
17. Bloons TD
18. Mario Clock
19. Anonymous Notes Chapter 1 – From the Abyss –
20. Radar Mission
Videos
1. Mario Tennis Open Video
2. Nintendo Direct: February 22, 2012
3. Dillon’s Rolling Western Launch Trailer
4. Nintendo Show 3D: February 23, 2012
5. Super Mario Bros. Video
6. Dillon’s Rolling Western Walkthrough
7. Kid Icarus: Uprising Multiplayer Video
8. Kid Icarus: Uprising Game Overview Video
9. Kid Icarus: Uprising Weapons Video
10. 3D Classics: Kid Icarus Video
11. Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir Video
12. nintendogs + cats: Golden Retriever Video
13. Mario & Sonic: London 202 Olympic Games Video
14. Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3D Video
15. Mario Party 9 Video
16. Metroid Video
17. Tekken 3D Prime Edition Video
18. 3D Classics: Kirby’s Adventure Video
19. PokePark 2: Wonders Beyond Video
20. Sonic Generations Video
EA has just sent out word about a new studio named “EA Gothenburg”. This division will be responsible for “making a new generation of games on the Frostbite 2 engine.”
EA Gothenburg will be located on the west coast of Sweden.
The studio is looking to fill quite a few positions, including producer, creative director, and art director. You can find out more about these jobs and more here.
Source: EA PR
Nintendo has provided new details about the upcoming Kid Icarus: Uprising tournaments at various GameStop locations across the U.S. The event begins this Thursday in San Francisco and concludes on March 22 in New York, where the finals and launch event for the game will take place.
Head past the break for the full listing of locations.
The following songs will be available as DLC in Theatrhythm Final Fantasy starting on March 8:
Matoya no Doukutsu (FF, field stage)
Battle 1 (FFIII, battle stage)
Archylte Steppe (FFXIII, field stage)
Warera Kitareri (Final Fantasy Type-0, battle stage)
“Warera Kitareri” will be the first song in the game that doesn’t come from a numbered Final Fantasy title.
The first episode from the exclusive partnership between Aardman Animations and Nintendo set to launch on 7th March
5th March 2012 – The first exclusive 3D episode of Shaun the Sheep will be available this coming Wednesday, 7th March, and only Nintendo 3DS owners can receive the episodes via Nintendo Video. As part of a partnership between Nintendo and the multi-award winning Aardman Animations, the creators of Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit, Nintendo 3DS owners will receive the brand new 3D SpotPass content for free.
Nintendo and Aardman will be releasing 15 clips featuring Shaun and his flock embarking on brand new adventures, available in 3D for the first time. All of your farmyard favourites are featured in the series including Shaun, Timmy, Bitzer, the Farmer and the flock and each week you will be able to watch them like never before via Nintendo 3DS.
New Title Promises to Be Biggest, Most Ambitious in Company’s History
SAN FRANCISCO — March 5, 2012 — Assassin’s Creed® III will hit store shelves on October 30, 2012, encouraging gamers to experience the American Revolutionary War not written about in history books. The largest project in Ubisoft’s history also introduces a new hero for the ages.
With a development cycle of over three years and twice the production capacity of any previous Ubisoft game, Assassin’s Creed III is set to release on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Windows PC and is also in development for Wii U™ from Nintendo. Assassin’s Creed III is developed by Ubisoft Montreal in collaboration with six other Ubisoft studios.
