Kamiya reflects on making Bayonetta and harsh directing style, Platinum on collaborations
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With PlatinumGames celebrating its tenth anniversary, Japanese magazine Famitsu has a big feature about the studio in its latest issue, including an interview with several staff members. It focuses more on the developer as a whole rather than specific games. There are some interesting Nintendo-related bits from the discussion though.
Hideki Kamiya has only made two games in the last ten years at Platinum. Of course, those are Bayonetta and The Wonderful 101. Kamiya created the original Bayonetta with the following prerequisites: make an original game with hardware you’re touching for the first time with no library, no resources, and no game engine. He wanted to have it published in three years.
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Niantic delves more into the origins of Pokemon GO
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In Famitsu last week, Niantic went more in-depth with the origins of Pokemon GO. The magazine caught up with Setsuto Murai, representative president of Niantic Japan and Kento Suga, marketing manager of Niantic Japan.
As has been mentioned before, you could say that the concept was born after Google teamed up with The Pokemon Company for an April Fools event back in 2014. Murai and Suga touch on this, and then explain how things carried on from there.
Head past the break for our full translation.
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Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash team on HD development, new characters, amiibo, and online play
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Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash finally launched in Japan last week. To celebrate, Famitsu spoke with a few developers who worked on the game. The lineup includes director Shugo Takahashi and producer Hiroyuki Takahashi from Camelot as well as Nintendo producer Toshiharu Izuno.
Our complete translation of the interview can be found after the break. The staff touched on topics like approaching HD development for the first time, how new characters were selected, amiibo integration, and online play. There’s also an interesting bit about how Nintendo was initially opposed to including Boo in Mario Tennis 64.
Scans roundup – Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3, Shin Megami Tensei IV Final
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This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted games include Assassination Classroom: Assassin Training Plan, Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3, Haikyuu!!: Cross Team Match, and Shin Megami Tensei IV Final (plus a Smash Bros. ad). Scans of each title can be found in the gallery below.
Famitsu review scores (2/2/16)
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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Shin Megami Tensei IV Final (3DS) – 9/9/8/9
Crypt of the NecroDancer (PS4?PSV) – 8/8/7/8
Gakuyu Unmei Kyodotai ~Friends in the Same RPG~ – (3DS) – 8/7/7/7
Touhou Koukishin (PS4) – 7/7/7/6
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Famitsu’s most wanted games (1/31/16)
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It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart! Dragon Quest XI has recovered slightly, and Zelda Wii U has risen a few spots.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between January 14 and January 20.
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First Super Bike Rider details
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This week’s issue of Famitsu reveals Super Bike Rider: Gather! Super Beast Hunter, the latest Bike Rider entry for 3DS. The magazine has some extensive details about Spicysoft’s new game. It has the prefix “Super”, which means all aspects are being upgraded.
One of the new features is “Bike Super Beast”. Enemies will drop parts, and by combining them you’ll be able to obtain Bike Super Beasts with excellent stats. In total there are over 40 Bike Super Beasts.
Japan’s best-selling games of December 2015
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The latest issue of Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of December 2015. You can check out the full results below.
Sakurai explains why Wario’s Shoulder Ram move was taken out of Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS
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In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS, some changes were made to Wario. One of these includes the removal of the Shoulder Ram move. Masahiro Sakurai, director of Smash Bros., spoke about this in his latest Famitsu column.
Sakurai took on one reader question regarding the Shoulder Ram move in his piece, after a fan pointed out that he now uses a backhand punch instead. When asked about the change, Sakurai responded that they wanted to make Wario stronger. Shoulder Ram was a move that made him use his own body which is his hitbox to attack, making him easier to get hit. It had no range, and it was also difficult to push opponents off the cliff with it. Since Smash Attacks, especially the horizontal ones are moves that will decide the game, it was changed to make him stronger.
Sakurai added that if the team were to cling too much to reenacting the original moves, sometimes it wouldn’t be too interesting. He indicates that, ultimately, they prioritize the fun factor over adhering to the original series’ accuracy.
Scans roundup – Super Bike Rider, Mini Mario & Friends amiibo Challenge, Terraria
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This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted games include Super Bike Rider, Mini Mario & Friends amiibo Challenge, and Terraria. Scans of each title can be found in the gallery below.
