Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call represents a whole bunch of games. Square Enix probably won’t be coming out with another Final Fantasy-oriented Theatrhythm game in the future, but later entries in the series (such as Final Fantasy XV presumably) will be featured through DLC.
Producer Ichiro Hazama told Polygon:
“We wanted to make it so Curtain Call is like your base, and then you would add more songs as newer titles joined the roster and be able to accommodate for DLC or things like that and build upon it. But that would be our final form of Theatrhythm that handles the Final Fantasy songs. In terms of Final Fantasy songs, we will continue to produce new Final Fantasy titles and with that, there’ll be new songs added to the repertoire.”
“No matter where you cut and where you eat, it’s still a tasty piece of cake. With Theatrhythm, I made sure to kind of pick up the ante on the music flavor, the rhythm flavor of the Final Fantasy elements. We’re focusing on that music aspect of Final Fantasy, but we make sure to not cut corners and make it as polished as possible. That’s what I focused on in this game, and I am confident that if we continue to do that and bring a really polished product, people will enjoy it and it won’t be yet another spin-off that’s just out there. I want to continue making games like that.”
Polygon has published a few new quotes from Yosuke Hayashi, development producer of Hyrule Warriors. Hayashi discussed the mixture of the Zelda franchise and Dynasty Warriors series, and Zelda herself being playable in the game. Head past the break for his remarks.
“We look[ed] for actions, Zelda-like actions or actions that players would know from Zelda games and figure out ways to put them into what they’re doing within Hyrule Warriors. So they’re not puzzles, but you still want to open up a treasure chest. You don’t pick things up to take them to another place to solve a puzzle, but you can pick up a bomb and throw bombs. And we have the sounds that players are familiar with, little elements here and there that make it feel like a natural Zelda game, but gameplay-wise it still fits within the Dynasty Warriors franchise style.”
GamesBeat caught up with Nintendo of America communications boss Charlie Scibetta at E3 2014 last week. Among other topics, Scibetta was asked to share a message for those unsure if they want to pick up a Wii U.
Check out Scibetta’s comments about that very subject (and more) below:
Nintendo-related E3 interviews continue to pop up online. The latest comes from TIME, who spoke further with Shigeru Miyamoto. We see more thoughts from Miyamoto regarding Virtual Reality, system updates for Wii U, and more.
You can find a few excerpts below. Alternatively, check out TIME’s full interview here.
Haikyu!! Tsunage! Itadaki no Keshiki!! will be released in Japan on September 25. Pricing is set at 5,690 yen for the standard edition and 7,600 yen for the limited edition.
Capcom has announced a couple of changes to its Japanese headquarters management structure.
Nariyuki Nobuyama, Head of Consumer Games R&D Human Resources Division and General Manager of R&D Promotion Department, is now also a Corporate Officer as well.
Another corporate officer is Monster Hunter 4 series producer Ryozo Tsujimoto. Tsujimoto also fulfills the role of Head of Consumer Games Development Division 3 and General Manager of Department 3.
Last but not least, Internal Audit and IT head Hirokazu Nakabachi is Capcom’s new exeuctive corporate officer.
The latest Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
2. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
3. Sports Connection – Ubisoft
4. Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
5. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
6. New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
7. Rayman Legends – Ubisoft
8. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
9. Wii Party U – Nintendo
10. FIFA 13 – EA
3DS
1. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Y – Nintendo
3. Pokemon X – Nintendo
4. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
5. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
6. Mario Golf: World Tour – Nintendo
7. Kirby Triple Deluxe – Nintendo
8. The LEGO Movie Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive
9. New Super Mario Bros. 2 -Nintendo
10. Yoshi’s New Island – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
Virtual Console news was noticeably absent from E3 last week. Aside from new title confirmations from Capcom and Natsume, there just wasn’t much there.
As part of an E3 interview with Kotaku, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime reaffirmed that Nintendo’s commitment to the service “is exceptionally strong.” He also explained, “there is significant work to take a game that was launched on a previous platform and make it compatible on the current platform”.
You can find all of Reggie’s comments about the Virtual Console below.
