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Nintendo recently put out a job listing for a lead graphics architect. This person will be “responsible for the architecture of Nintendo’s game console SoCs”, according to the post.

Here’s a full look at the listing:

Description of Duties

Nintendo Technology Development is looking for a lead graphics architect in the system-on-chip architecture group in Redmond, WA. The group is responsible for the architecture of Nintendo’s game console SoCs. The graphics architect plays a key role in determining the SoC architecture. The job responsibilities are:
Evaluate HW graphics (GPU) offerings from SoC solutions available in the market based on performance, power, and silicon area.
Evaluate the performance of the SoC solutions for both proprietary and standard graphics APIs.
Determine workloads and simulation models for both performance and power characteristics of GPUs.
Keep track of GPU architectural improvements in the industry and devise strategies to incorporate them for future Nintendo gaming platforms.
Act as the graphics architectural evangelist working with global Nintendo teams for future and on-going programs.
Work with external SoC vendors as the Nintendo focal point for graphics GPU architecture.
Should be prepared to work through architecture, design, validation, and bring-up stages of SoC design in cooperation with internal and external teams.

Summary of Requirements
The ideal candidate will have had experience working directly in a GPU architecture and design team with significant responsibilities.
Low power and SoC design experience would be a plus.
The candidate is expected to have good architectural insights and the ability to apply that for setting future graphics direction for Nintendo.
A bachelors degree (graduate degree preferred) in computer science/engineering or electrical engineering.
5+ years of lead or architectural role experience are required.

It doesn’t come as much of a surprise that Nintendo published this listing given how new systems are in development years before launch. Still, it’s a neat thing to see!

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The latest Famitsu leaks have brought along new details about Stella Glow, which was announced for 3DS earlier today. You’ll find a set of information below thanks to a translation from Gematsu.

– Simulation RPG
– Being made to celebrate Imageepoch’s 10th anniversary
– Takes place in a world of swords and magic
– Quarter-view battle camera
– Follows a story surrounding the use of “song magic” and “witches”
– Prevent the world from crystallization by the cursed song of Hilda
– Hilda is voiced by Yukari Tamura
– Hilda: the witch of destruction
– Fight together with four witches and the knights
– Alto (voiced by Atsushi Abe) is the hero. He is a 17-year-old knight who’s lost his memory
– Lisette (voiced by Yoshino Nanjo) is the witch of water and Alto’s childhood friend
– Popo (voiced by Maaya Uchida) is the feared witch of the wind. She lives in a cabin on the outskirts of town
– Each witch has her own song
– By “tuning” the heart of a witch, you can obtain song magic that only witches can use
– Tuning scenes are depicted as anime
– Battles are set on maps with high and low variations
– 3D characters can move about the field
– Ideolo and Shakodo Shinjin handling character design
– Hideyuki Mizutani producing
– Dai Oba directing
– Procyon Studio, Yasunori Mitsuda, and Shunsuke Tsuchiya composing music

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Over in Europe, Nintendo registered a new trademark for Virtual Boy. It just entered the database today.

Along with Virtual Boy, Nintendo also registered Polarium. You may remember that Polarium came to Europe back in 2005 as a DS release.

We can’t be entirely sure what these trademark registrations mean, but I assume that Nintendo is simply brushing up on protective filings for some of its older products.

Thanks to snow for the tip.

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Amiibo compatibility is coming to Hyrule Warriors, Nintendo has announced. Players will be able to use the Link figure in the game at some point in the future.

Specific details beyond the initial announcement were not shared today.

As tweeted by Nintendo of America:

Update Just received a PR email from Activision confirming the October 28 release date.

The Legend of Korra: A New Era Begins could be launching in North America next week. Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, and GameFly are all listing an October 28 release date. Activision has yet to officially confirm a final date, strangely enough!

You’ll find the first screenshots from The Legend of Korra: A New Era Begins in the gallery above.

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

Natsume has been teasing Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley’s European release for quite some time. However, a concrete announcement was finally announced today.

Bergsala Lightweight will be handling publishing duties for Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley in Europe, where it will launch in Q1 2015. More details “will be disclosed in due course.”

Check out the European announcement trailer for Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley above.

Source: Bergsala Lightweight PR

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Over the top. Breathtaking. Out of control. Stylish. Critically acclaimed. Any of these words can be used to describe the Bayonetta 2 game, the latest action classic from PlatinumGames, launching exclusively for the Wii U console on Oct. 24. Fans of the original Bayonetta game know that the series delivers some of the most intense action, massive set pieces, gorgeous graphics and slick controls of any video game series out there. With Bayonetta 2, everything is taken to the next level. Main character Bayonetta is more powerful than ever, using wild new moves and weapons in various single- and multiplayer modes to take down both angels and demons in a thrilling quest to save a friend from eternal damnation. Just another day in the life of the Umbra Witch herself.

“The action-game geniuses at PlatinumGames have done it again. Bayonetta 2 is the kind of exclusive game that fans are going to devour like Halloween candy,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “With its challenging but rewarding game play and over-the-top content, Bayonetta 2 proves the depth and diversity of the library of games that can only be played on Wii U.”

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