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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments

Masahiro Sakurai published a new Weekly Famitsu column in the magazine’s most recent issue. In his latest piece, the Smash Bros. director touched on his interest in VR technology.

First, Sakurai expressed interest in seeing VR tied into driving. “I often think to myself, ‘if only this dashboard and stuff around my feet were transparent’,” he wrote. Sakurai most enjoys seeing the world around him while driving, but he can’t see below the front of the vehicle. This is something that he believes would feel exhilarating, and the combination of gaming and VR would make it possible to experience.

Sakurai also feels that VR tech is better suited for games in which the direction of movement is fixed (think driving games). “Because, having two concepts of direction – like with movement of a tank and the rotation of its cannon – is quite complex.”

As for what sort of titles he would like to play, Sakurai commented:

“Personally, I’d like to play Jumping Flash! It’d probably be quite scary, though. You could probably make a crazy Love Plus game as well. A horror game like Resident Evil or Fatal Frame could be good, too.”

Of course, we won’t be seeing any sort of virtual reality elements in the new Smash Bros. titles (“Sadly, such a device is ill-suited for the Smash Bros. game I’m working on right now.”) But Sakurai did say he would be interested in using the tech in a first-person 3D game.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

The latest Famitsu most-wanted games chart is as follows:

01/01. [PS3] Persona 5 (Atlus, Winter 2014) – 678 votes
02/05. [Wii U] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo, 05/29/14) – 614 votes
03/02. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Capcom, Fall 2014) – 607 votes
04/04. [3DS] Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth (Atlus, 06/05/14) – 578 votes
05/03. [PS4] Final Fantasy XV (Square Enix, TBA) – 576 votes
06/08. [PS3] Tales of Zestiria (Bandai Namco, TBA) – 379 votes
07/06. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts III (Square Enix, TBA) – 366 votes
08/11. [PSV] Freedom Wars (SCEJ, 06/26/14) – 339 votes
09/09. [PS4] The Evil Within (Bethesda Softworks, 2014) – 263 votes
10/17. [PS3] The Evil Within (Bethesda Softworks, 2014) – 260 votes
11/07. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Konami, TBA) – 249 votes
12/14. [3DS] Bravely Second (Square Enix, TBA) – 246 votes
13/13. [PS4] Watch Dogs (Ubisoft, 06/26/14) – 235 votes
14/10. [Wii U] Hyrule Warriors (Tecmo Koei, Summer 2014) – 233 votes
15/16. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo, Summer 2014) – 228 votes
16/15. [3DS] Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson (Marvelous AQL, 08/07/14) – 227 votes
17/18. [PS3] Mobile Suit Gundam Side Stories (Bandai Namco, 05/29/14) – 212 votes
18/21. [Wii U] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Nintendo, Fall 2014) – 193 votes
19/22. [PS3] The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki II (Falcom, 09/25/14) – 182 votes
20/24. [PSV] The Legend of Heroes: Sen no Kiseki II (Falcom, 09/25/14) – 169 votes
21/12. [PS3] The Last Remnant (Square Enix, IWillNeverLeave) – 164 votes
22/26. [PS3] Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea (Gust, 06/26/14) – 163 votes
23/19. [PSV] Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines (SCEJ, 07/17/14) – 157 votes
24/28. [PSV] Kantai Collection (Kadokawa Games, 2014) – 138 votes
25/23. [PSV] Toukiden Kiwami (Tecmo Koei, 2014) – 127 votes
26/—. [3DS] Yokai Watch 2 Honke / Ganso (Level-5, 07/10/14) – 126 votes
27/27. [PS3] The Idolmaster: One For All (Bandai Namco, 05/15/14) – 125 votes
28/25. [Wii U] Bayonetta 2 (Nintendo, Summer 2014) – 117 votes
29/—. [3DS] Yoshi’s New Island (Nintendo, Summer 2014) – 110 votes
30/—. [3DS] Gundam Try Age SP (Bandai Namco, 07/17/14) – 109 votes
Total Votes: 8,170

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Wii U/PS3) – 7/9/8/8
The Idolm@ster One for All (PS3) -7/8/9/9
Titanfall (360) – 8/9/9/9
Genkai Totsuki Moero Chronicle (PSV) – 8/7/8/8

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment

More quotes have emerged from Famitsu’s interview about The Great Ace Attorney with series creator Shu Takumi and producer Shintaro Kojima. The two talked about the game’s 19th century setting, concept, when the project came about, and more.

Head past the break for the latest comments from Takumi and Kojima.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 12 Comments

The new Super Smash Bros. games are implementing a ranking system known as “Global Smash Power”. Whereas everyone competes for the top spot in most games, the Wii U and 3DS fighter is more about showing you how far you are from the bottom.

Masahiro Sakurai spoke about Global Smash Power a bit in his weekly Famitsu column. Here’s what the Super Smash Bros. director had to say:

“You could call it a ‘reverse ranking.’ It counts how far you are from the bottom instead of how far you are from the top. It’s simple, but in solves a lot of the problems with conventional ranking systems!”

“By calling [your rank] ‘power,’ it makes it fun to see the number rise.”

“I believe it’s a very versatile system, but what do you think? It’s not just about encouraging competition.”

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 3 Comments

A few details have leaked out of Famitsu regarding The Great Ace Attorney (otherwise known as Dai Gyakuten Saiban).

The game stars Ryunosuke Naruhodo, who is the ancestor of Ryuichi Naruhodo. It’s worth noting that Naruhodo is the name for Wright in Japanese.

Shu Takumi will be directing this new Ace Attorney project. Shintaro Kojima, who previously worked on E.X. Troopers and the Monster Hunter series, is producing.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U eShop | 4 Comments

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Child of Light (PS4/PS3) – * /9/9/9
Mario Golf: World Tour (3DS) – 8/9/8/*
Touch Detective 3 (3DS) – 7/*/8/8

As was the case last week, the latest Famitsu leaks only reveal three out of the four total scores for each title.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call (3DS) – 9/9/9/*
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma (PSV) – 8/9/8/*
Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment (PSV) – 8/8/*/8
Just Dance (Wii U) – 8/8/*/8
NES Remix 1+2 (Wii U) – 8/8/7/*
Bullet Soul: Infinite Burst (360) – 7/8/*/8
Rayman Legends (PSV) – */8/7/7
Chronostacia (PSP) – */8/7/7
JS Girl: Doki Doki Model Challenge (3DS) – */7/7/7
Guruguru Tamagotchi! (3DS) – */7/6/8
Harem Tengoku da to Omottara Yandere Jigoku Datta (PS3) – 7/8/*/5
Maple Story: The Girl’s Fate (3DS) – 6/8/*/7
Ima Sugu Oniichan ni Im?to da tte Iitai! (PSV) – 6/8/7/*
Kuroyukihime: Snow Black (PSP) – 7/*/7/6
Muv Luv: Photon Flowers (PS3) – 5/*/7/7
Ge-Sen Love Plus Pengo! (360) – */7/5/6

Note: Use of the “*” symbol is due to the lack of full scores being unavailable at this time. Leaks have only revealed three scores for each game.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Rumors, Wii U | 5 Comments

In this week’s issue of Famitsu, the magazine published an 11-page article covering game industry rumors – which are actually a mix of facts and speculation. We’ve rounded up some of the Nintendo-related items below.

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