Today, Gamasutra published a big interview with Motoi Okamoto. Okamoto spent a decade at Nintendo beginning in 1998, and contributed to games like Pikmin, Super Mario 64 DS, Wii Play, and Wii Fit.
Gamasutra spoke with Okamoto about his experiences at the company in its interview. He touched on Shigeru Miyamoto’s high aspirations for Pikmin, rejected Wii Play games, and more.
Head past the break for notable excerpts from the interview. You can read the full thing here.
Update (4/5): Reaffirming why we have April Fools’ Day, the video description has been updated with a notice stating that this isn’t real. Guess they pulled a fast one here!
Original (4/4): Ankama has a new game lined up for the Switch eShop. Sometime in May, the studio will be releasing Abraca: Imagic Games.
Abraca is a local multiplayer party game. One player takes on the role of a hero (price / princess) while another three act as the bad guys. The hero needs to navigate through different levels as quickly as possible. Obstacles such as traps and enemies – including bosses – will be in the way. Naturally, the enemy group will be attempting to stop the hero.
In the original Splatoon, Judd was around at the end of matches as the results were presented. He’s back in Splatoon 2, but is also joined by another character.
Nintendo gave a glimpse at the other “judge” character that has been seen in past videos and the Testfire event today. In Japanese, the name is literally “Kojudge-kun” (that’ll likely be changed in English). He may look cute, but apparently it’s watching vigilantly for an opportunity to take Judd’s position. His origins are still shrouded in mystery, but will continue to be investigated.
LEGO City Undercover was published on Switch yesterday, but it also reached other new platforms – including the PlayStation 4. Get a look at how the two versions stack up against each other below.
The latest Voting Gauntlet, Wyvern Riders vs. Pegasus Knights, is now live in Fire Emblem Heroes. The first round will end at 12 AM EST on April 7.
Update: These changes are also live now in Pokemon Shuffle on 3DS.
Original: Pokemon Shuffle Mobile has upgraded to version 1.10. The new version includes changes that have already hit the 3DS version, such as Alola Pokemon being added. The game will also remember the last Pokemon you used for a stage and let you re-attempt the stage with that lineup.
It also includes some balance changes that are currently Mobile exclusive. Head past the break for these changes, via Serebii:
The Turbografx releases on the Wii U Virtual Console continue this week. In Europe, World Sports Competition is confirmed to be launching tomorrow.
The news comes from Nintendo of Europe’s site, which provides the following overview:
“Play through a total of 18 sport events in this action/sports title. Players compete in six categories of events that include shooting, archery, rowing, swimming and track and field.
The game features several modes, where you play all the events over the course of a few days or where you can choose individual events to play.
Depending on your play time and ability, you can enjoy the game a number of different ways. Gather friends and play in competitions with up to five players to get even more out of this great game.”
We also have this trailer:
This week is a busy one for Nintendo maintenance, and that will keep up by the end of the week. Even more maintenance will be taking place on Thursday / Friday impacting Switch, Wii U, and 3DS.
The schedule is as follows:
– 9 PM PT – 2 AM PT
– 12 PM ET – 5 AM ET
– 5 AM in the UK – 10 AM in the UK
– 6 AM in Europe – 11 AM in Europe
Like other maintenance happening throughout the week, certain network services such as online play and rankings may be affected.
A new update is now available for Super Mario Run. On both iOS and Android, users can download version 2.0.1. Nintendo says that the patch implements bug fixes.
Two new 3DS themes are out now in Japan. Here’s the lineup:
Shovel Knight – 200 yen
Kimoshiba – 200 yen
Kyokai no Rinne – 200 yen
Brave Dungeon (x2) – 100 yen each
