During the latest episode of IGN’s Nintendo Voice Chat podcast, former GameSpy Technology general manager Todd Northcutt revealed some interesting behind the scenes tidbits about the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. As many of you know, the big N partnered with GameSpy back in the day for Wii and DS titles incorporating online play.
Here’s a summary of what was shared:
– Not getting a copy of Monster Hunter from Capcom and having the game go live in Japan and kill server capacity while not having anyone that spoke Japanese on staff
– Not being able to patch games so Smash on Wii was broken and Gamespy had to fix it all server side
– Meeting with 2 separate Nintendo teams at once and having them go off for 10 mins arguing against each other cause one side wanted one friend code per user/system and messaging and invites and such and the other didn’t all in Japanese while Gamespy Tech sat there seeing it unfold
In a new report, Japanese outlet 4Gamer reveals details on how Azure Striker Gunvolt presents its story. Information collected from the article can be found below.
– Story is told through fragmented messages
– Messages will automatically appear on the 3DS’ screen
– Fully-voiced story
– “Light Novel 2D” Action story style
– Messages will appear in the midst of action
– Can turn voices off
– Gino is a reliable young man that always cares for his buddy, GV
– The messages you get from the characters won’t always be about what’s currently going on
– Character will occasionally discuss their feelings and other random things.
– Event scenes and everything else are fully voiced
– Boss characters will have plenty to say
– Bosses may even share their thoughts that might make you understand their situation a little
This month’s GamesTM review scores are as follows:
Mario Kart 8 – 9
Trials Fusion – 8
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – 2
Child of Light – 8
2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – 7
Daylight – 3
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma – 8
Octodad: Dadliest Catch – 7
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent’s Curse – Episode 2 – 9
Dynasty Warriors 8 Xtreme Legends – 7
Moebius: Empire Rising – 5
Ether One – 8
Kirby Triple Deluxe – 7
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle – 6
Mario Golf: World Tour – 7
Soulcalibur: Lost Swords – 5
Don Bradman Cricket 14 – 6
NES Remix 2 – 7
Nintendo Pocket Football Club – 5
Short Peace: Ranko Tsukigime’s Longest Day – 7
Demon Gaze – 7
Thanks to joclo for the tip.
A higher-quality Jump scan of Tales of the World: Reve Unitia’s has popped up online. Thanks to the new image, we now know the game’s Japanese release date: October 23.
Pre-orders for Tales of the World: Reve Unitia begin at the end of August. Details on the bonuses can be found here.
More Tales of the World: Reve Unitia information will be be announced during Tales of Festival 2014 on June 1.
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 has been officially announced for Europe. Today, Bandai Namco confirmed that the game will arrive in October.
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 was first revealed last month. A release window for North America hasn’t been shared at this time.
