Warren Spector, creator of Epic Mickey, shared high praise for Nintendo in a recent interview.
Spector mentioned how Nintendo tends to make unique and different games. While he’s unsure what the company’s future looks like from a hardware perspective, he feels that having games on mobile devices will allow Nintendo to be just fine.
I’m kind of a Nintendo geek. I don’t want to get myself in trouble….you know, I’m looking around the show floor here. And let’s say there are 2500 games being shown. 2400 of them all look exactly alike. You can’t even tell which one you’re looking at, you know? And it drives me crazy.
And then you go to IndieCade, and you go to Nintendo, and all of a sudden it’s like, “Oooh, games can be different. Cool!” So I think from a creative standpoint, from a design standpoint, from an IP standpoint, from a graphics standpoint, I think Nintendo rocks.
The thing is, I mean, from a hardware standpoint it’s hard to say what Nintendo’s future looks like, let’s be honest about that. But the fact that they’re finally gonna put their IP on mobile…they’re fine. There are a billion smartphones on the planet. They’re gonna do just fine when Mario hits that.
Comcept shared some new info about Mighty No.9 today. In the next couple of days, those who have backed the Kickstarter should receive a survey via e-mail which allows them to choose which platform they want to play the game on. If you’re a backer, you will have until July 31st to make your choice.
The Wii U version of Mighty No. 9 will be released in North America on September 15h and on September 18th in the rest of the world. The 3DS version will be available at a later date.
Last week Nintendo held their 75th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. No major news came out of it and the election of the company’s 10 Directors was no surprise either as all 10 current Directors were re-elected. Today, Nintendo released some supplementary info about the meeting, including the exact numbers of said vote. Compared to last year’s vote, approval ratings are higher across the board, especially for Genyo Takeda and Shigeru Miyamoto. Looks like shareholders were pleased with Nintendo’s performance this past year, which isn’t a huge surprise given that the company had a profitable fiscal year. Check out the approval ratings below (last year’s numbers in parentheses):
– Satoru Iwata: 83.45% (80.64%)
– Genyo Takeda: 92.07% (86.80%)
– Shigeru Miyamoto: 92.08% (86.81%)
– Tatsumi Kimishima: 92.60% (89.11%)
– Shigeyuki Takahashi: 94.46% (93.32%)
– Satoshi Yamato: 94.46% (93.33%)
– Susumu Tanaka: 94.46% (93.33%)
– Shinya Takahashi: 94.46% (93.33%)
– Hirokazu Shinshi: 94.46% (93.33%)
– Naoki Mizutani: 94.52% (94.03%)
Sega announced today that 7th Dragon III: Code VFO will be released for the 3DS on October 15th. The real puzzle here is exactly who is developing the game – previous entries in this RPG series were handled by Imageepoch, who filed for bankruptcy earlier this year. Despite not revealing the actual studio behind it, we know that the director is Masayuki Kawabata, who was behind some of the more recent Phantasy Star games and will be produced by Juro Watari. Both are known for games with more action-packed combat so perhaps this entry in the traditionally turn-based series will be trying for a different gameplay style. Like previous 7th Dragon games, the soundtrack is being handled by Yuzo Koshiro and features character designs by artist Shirow Miwa.
As June draws to a close, I’m back with a second look back at the history of Monolith Soft and the games they created over the last generation of Nintendo consoles – with the exception of the actual Game of the Month. This was a period of change for the company and saw the release of several more experimental titles. Bandai Namco sold the majority of their stock in Monolith Soft to Nintendo in 2007 and while they wouldn’t become a first-party developer until later, all games from this point on would be on Nintendo consoles. Despite this, Monolith would still keep close ties with their previous owner, who took on publishing duties for some of their more niche games. Following the release of Baten Kaitos Origins there was a gap of two years before Monolith Soft’s next title – Soma Bringer.
Capcom released a launch trailer for The Great Ace Attorney in Japan last night. You can now watch it with fan-made English subtitles below.
Update (6/29): Bumped to the top. This date has now been confirmed.
I can confirm #DontCrash will launch July 9th for #WiiU. Reviewers can request a code here: https://t.co/g8faKbzO7K pic.twitter.com/7Sk0XdS6zA
— RCMADIAX (@rcmadiax) June 30, 2015
RCMADIAX is planning on launching its next Wii U eShop game titled “Don’t Crash” on the North American Wii U eShop next month.
Assuming all goes according to plan, the game will arrive on July 9. Also, keeping in line with RCMADIAX’s past eShop releases, it’ll be priced relatively cheap. You’ll be able to make a purchase for only $1.49.
RCMADIAX wrote on Twitter earlier tonight:
We are currently anticipating a July 9th release of #DontCrash for $1.49. Does that jive with everyone? 🙂 pic.twitter.com/r6XIY70PEJ
— RCMADIAX (@rcmadiax) June 26, 2015
Famous Gamous is bringing “KEYTARI: 8-bit Music Maker” to Wii U next week, according to a listing on the eShop. The title is due out on July 9 for $7.99.
Below is an overview of the music game:
Do you LOVE 8-bit music from classic video games? Prpeare to create your own! KEYTARI: 8-bit Music Maker will transform your Wii U GamePad into an 8-bit jamming machine!
Simply touch the keys on your Wii U GamePad and YOU are playing KEYTARI. KEYTARI was designed to be easy to pick up and play. But to truly master KEYTARI, practice and experimentation will take you far – just like with a traditional musical instrument.
Wield powerful lead instruments such as SineSquare, MultiPlex, and PolySaw. Power-up a Background Beat, Underworld Bass, Sustain, and the Drum Kit to take your 8-bit style jamming to the next level!
Scoring is simple. +1 for every key played. Most think the Score Board is just for fun… However, the sages speak of a hero from afar who will break past the maximum score of 9999 and thus beat KEYTARI.
KEYTARI is a Wii U exclusive title.
Start jamming 8-bit style with KEYTARI: 8-bit Music Maker!
Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka, a few other representatives from Nintendo recently took a trip to Jim Henson Studios to see where the Nintendo puppets were created. Check out the journey in the video below.
A new interview with Reggie Fils-Aime was added to Forbes’ website today. Reggie discussed several topics, including Nintendo’s E3 showing, hardware, Wii U sales, Skylanders, amiibo, and mobile.
Those who are interested in reading up on what Reggie had to say can head past the break for the Q&A breakdown. You’ll find Forbes’ original piece with a few additional comments here as well.
