Disney Interactive president believes Disney Infinity will become a $1 billion franchise
Posted 9 years ago by Brian in News, Wii U | 0 comments
Disney Interactive has high expectations of Disney Infinity going forward. President Jimmy Pitaro recently told Reuters, “We will be a billion-dollar franchise.” The next entry in the franchise, Disney Infinity 2.0, launches in September.
Aonuma wants to rethink/reconstruct puzzle-solving in Zelda Wii U
Posted 9 years ago by Brian in News, Wii U | 5 Comments
It’s sounding like there’s a lot that will be changed in The Legend of Zelda for Wii U. After all, the development team has been trying to rethink some of the series’ conventions.
One of Zelda Wii U’s changes seems to involve puzzles. Producer Eiji Aonuma, speaking with Kotaku, said, “I wanna kinda rethink or maybe reconstruct the idea of puzzle-solving within the Zelda universe.”
Check out the following exchange between Kotaku and Aonuma:
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European Conqueror 3D game intro
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Miyamoto confirms co-op mode and two-screen cut-scenes for Star Fox Wii U
Posted 9 years ago by Brian in News, Wii U | 25 Comments
Shigeru Miyamoto has confirmed a couple of notable elements about the recently-announced Star Fox game for Wii U.
First, Nintendo will be including an optional co-op mode in which two players command one Arwing with one flying the ship and the other shooting from it. Miyamoto also spoke about two-screen cut-scenes in which you’d get one view on the television, and another on the GamePad.
You can find all of Miyamoto’s comments below.
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Another couple of off-screen Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS videos
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Mario Kart 8 toys to be included in McDonald’s Happy Meals
Posted 9 years ago by Brian in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments
Nintendo is continuing its partnership with McDonalds for a new set of toys. Mario, Peach, Luigi, Donkey Kong, Bowser, Toad, and Yoshi – all based on Mario Kart 8 – will be a part of the “Next Happy Meal”. That means we should be seeing these toys in early July.
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WRC 2014 coming to 3DS
Posted 9 years ago by Brian in 3DS, News | 1 Comment
Firebrand Games is developing WRC 2014 for 3DS, iOS, and Android. Bigben will be publishing.
Check out an official overview of the game below:
The Official WRC 2014 game only on Nintendo 3DS, iOS and Android. All the official WRC 2014 content: – 13 rallies in 13 countries – 17 drivers across 7 teams – 4 WRC vehicle manufacturers and 18 car liveries – 60+ total special stages to compete within 2 primary game modes The game is developed by Firebrand, the Specialist in partnership with WRC Promoter. Q4 2014 Release.
North American Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney boxart
Posted 9 years ago by Brian in 3DS, Images | 2 Comments
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy footage
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E3 2014 attendance up slightly, exhibitors count falls
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E3 attendance is up slightly year-over-year. According to the Entertainment Software Association, 48,900 attendees appeared at the 2014 expo. That’s up a tiny bit from last year’s count of 48,200.
Although attendance grew, the amount of exhibitors shrunk, dipping from 230 in 2013 to 200 this year.
ESA president Michael Gallagher said in a statement:
“The video game industry’s explosive growth and technological innovation were front and center at E3 2014. Video games are the most innovative and engaging force driving our culture and entertainment experiences the world over. Congratulations to our incredibly creative members, partners, exhibitors, and the hundreds of millions of gamers who engaged with the show online and through social media.”
As was confirmed yesterday, E3 2015 will take place between June 16 and June 18.
