Ingvar Petursson Will Oversee Modernization of Technology and Systems
REDMOND, Wash., June 25, 2010 – Nintendo of America announces the appointment of a new senior vice president to spearhead the modernization of the company’s internal information systems. Ingvar Petursson has been hired as the senior vice president of Information Services. Effective July 19, Petursson will oversee all aspects of NOA’s Information Services functions, including enterprise applications development, enterprise infrastructure and risk management.
“Ingvar brings a wealth of information technology knowledge and experience to Nintendo,” said Jim Cannataro, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Administration. “He will be tasked with the multi-year project of modernizing our systems.”
“Having people play together is a theme that’s always stuck in my mind, but it’s about trying to create what would work best for Legend of Zelda. We haven’t really found the perfect vehicle for that, but it’s a theme that I’m thinking about all the time, and I hope to be able to come up with an idea that will move us in that direction at some point. [I am interested in] the idea of communication between players. Let’s say a player does something in their game that affects an area, and then that is communicated back to another system, and that would introduce new elements to your game. I find that sort of communication really interesting. Obviously, we have thought about DLC, and we are thinking about it.” – Eiji Aonuma
I’ve never been interested in seeing online elements in Zelda games since I’ve always considered the series to be a single-player experience. Then again, what Aonuma said about communication between players sounds appealing. How do you guys feel about taking Zelda online?
Gothenburg, Sweden, June 25th, 2010 – Legendo Entertainment, an independent publisher of computer and video games, today announced that its air-combat action game, Pearl Harbor Trilogy – 1941: Red Sun Rising, will be available on WiiWareTM in North America on July 5th, 2010 for the price of 700 Wii PointsTM.
The game is the first title in a trilogy of air-combat action games for the WiiTM. In 1941: Red Sun Rising, the premiere game in the series, players will be dropped into the cockpits of famous World War II aircraft and thrown into some of the most dangerous and heated air battles of the Pacific Theater such as Pearl Harbor, Wake Island and Midway.
Pearl Harbor Trilogy – 1941: Red Sun Rising has been rated T for Teen (Violence) by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). Nintendo trademarks used under license. WiiWare is available only through the Wii console. For more information, visit the official website at http://pearlharbor-game.com
– Choose three commands for combat
– Select a command with L
– Use a command with X
– A button is for normal attacks
– Finishing commands might be executed through combos (unconfirmed)
– System Areas are little rooms throughout the different worlds, have harder enemies
Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
2. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
3. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
4. Just Dance (Ubisoft)
5. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
2. Xenoblade (Nintendo)
3. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
4. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
5. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
2. Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Warner Bros.)
3. Just Dance (Ubisoft)
4. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
5. EA Sports Active (EA Sports)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force – Collector’s Edition (Disney)
2. Toy Story 3 (Disney)
3. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
4. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
5. 100 Classic Books (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Love Plus+ (Konami)
2. Tokimeki Memorial Girls Side 3rd Story (Konami)
3. Eigokoro Kyoushitsu DS (Nintendo)
4. Ghost Trick (Capcom)
5. Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 (Square Enix)
UK:
1. Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Warner Bros.)
2. Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box (Nintendo)
3. Club Penguin: Herbert’s Revenge (Disney)
4. Pokemon SoulSilver Version (Nintendo)
5. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
Thanks to TJ3 for the tip!
