– It will be a week long conference (press won’t be at the event for the whole week)
– Will be at the NOA headquarters
– Important executives to attend
This is interesting, isn’t it? A rumor about a rumor! In any case, you should, of course, keep the hype meter low until we receive a confirmation that the conference is actually happening. Hopefully we’ll receive some concrete news soon.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug 03, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — –Reaffirms Full-Year Non-GAAP EPS and Net Revenue Guidance
–Q1 Non-GAAP Digital Revenue was $188 Million
–2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Sells-In 3 Million Units to Date
–Madden NFL 11, with Breakthrough “GameFlow” Feature, Launches August 10
Electronic Arts Inc. (ERTS 17.15, +0.97, +5.10%) today announced preliminary financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2010.
“We had a solid first quarter, exceeding expectations both top and bottom line,” said John Riccitiello, Chief Executive Officer. “Top quality titles like 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, innovative digital offerings for titles like Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Scrabble on the Apple iPad are driving the business.”
Similar to last year, Nintendo will not be holding a press conference at Gamescon. However, the company will not be completely absent from the trade fair. Nintendo has once again opted to feature a number of titles at the event in booth form. It has yet to be revealed which games will be on display, although one likely candidate is Metroid: Other M.
Course: Delfino Square
Objective: Finish the race (time trial)
Secondary objective: Avoid Goombas/dead-ends
Tournament date: 8/1 – 8/10
The image above features a photo from Adam Malkovich’s desk. No one seems to be certain about this man’s identity at this point. Just so you guys know, the image shows up during a cutscene following the fight with the giant purple monster.
Thanks to Robert for the tip!
“I am afraid to say that the history of entertainment is also the history of imitation. A great idea will promptly be copied unless protected through patents. At the same time, it is really important for our business to positively surprise people. Will you be surprised by our completed product if we told you how it is surprising three years in advance? Therefore, we basically disclose information on our products as late as possible. We believe this is the best approach for the entertainment products we are developing. Again, we are planning the next products for Nintendo’s continuous growth, but we cannot tell you what, when and how we will release it here. Thank you for your understanding.” – Nintendo Co. Ltd. President Satoru Iwata
It makes sense that Nintendo wants to keep their hardware a secret for as long as possible, as it prevents other companies from entirely copying their products. Of course, it ends up happening eventually (Kinect and Move, for instance), but for the most part competitors have a hard time latching onto what someone would announce when it comes so close to the device’s launch.
This information comes from Eiji Aonuma…
“Basically what leads Link on this adventure is the Skyward Sword. When that sword is actively guiding Link it actually transforms into a feminine figure. I wouldn’t say that it’s female per se but it’s a feminine figure. It would be kind of nice to keep this a mystery, but I can tell you right now that it is not Zelda.”
I never got the impression that the Skyward Sword was Zelda, but it’s nice to have an official confirmation. But now I’m curious to know who the sword really is! What do you guys think?
Kingdom Hearts 3D
– Nintendo was very interested in getting Kingdom Hearts on the 3DS
– KH3DS started because of Nintendo’s interest and because Tetsuya Nomura believed he could make use of the system’s features
– Takes place in the same time frame as the other titles
– Play as Sora and Riku
– Switch between the two characters while you play, Nomura says this will be central to the gameplay systems
– Nomura will take advantage of 3D
– Nomura said the team is thinking about “falling” for using the 3D
– Nomura wants to make “A KH you can touch, a falling Sora, and a flying Riku.”
– Trust is a theme
– By trusting others, you can do things that you couldn’t do on your own
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
– Story/fundamentals from Coded
– Growth system from 358/2 Days
– Battle system from Birth by Sleep
– Wanted to simplify the controls
– Auto-jump feature was in Coded, will return for Re:coded
– There is some assistance when attacking with your keyblade
– “Cheat” option in the menu
– Can change the difficulty on the fly with the cheat option
– Cheat and other areas in the game’s development come from The World Ends With You
– One of the main programmers from The World Ends With You is working on Re:coded
– Nomura says Re:coded is a new title from a gameplay standpoint
– Tag mode functionality
– Trophy system from Birth by Sleep will be in Re:coded
Thanks to Thomas N for the tip!
