Reggie on Amiibo crossovers, Wii U vision hasn’t changed, alleviating game droughts
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IGN has gone live with several new quotes from Reggie Fils-Aime. The Nintendo of America president was asked about the possibility of Amiibo crossovers, Nintendo’s vision for Wii U, and how the company intends to avoid game droughts.
You can find a few interview excerpts below, and more over at IGN.
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Final Fantasy Explorers devs on befriending monsters, game’s difficulty, game’s world
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In the latest issue of Famitsu, Final Fantasy Explorers director Atsuhi Hashimoto and project manager Takahiro Abe spoke more about befriending monsters, the game’s difficulty, and the game’s world. You can find their comments below, courtesy of Siliconera’s translation.
Yacht Club talks about its relationship with Nintendo
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, General Nintendo, News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments
Shovel Knight has been highly trumpeted by Nintendo since the game’s early days of development, up through release. Heck, the title is even playable at the Nintendo World store right now.
All in all, Yacht Club Games’ Nick Wozniak says Nintendo has “been really accommodating to our weird requests, and getting stuff done to see if they can promote us better.”
You can find Wozniak’s full comments about working with the Big N below.
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Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus could get the remake treatment as well
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Oddworld creator Lorne Lanning is open to remaking another one of the series’ entries, Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus.
Lanning told Wired that it may very well be the next project the team takes on depending on success. If New ‘n’ Tasty sells well, we should eventually be seeing Abe’s Exoddus in HD.
Lanning said:
With success, yes. The number one thing is selling games — when they profit, we can make more games. With success, Exoddus will be the next game we make and with a LOT of success we’ll start making new IPs.
Also while speaking with Wired, Lanning discussed why it wasn’t possible for Oddworld Inhabitants to make a new IP. The studio ended up rebuilding Abe’s Oddysee since that’s what fans requested the most.
Yacht Club on what’s next for Shovel Knight, possibility of sequels, interest in original titles
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Shovel Knight designer/director Sean Velasco and pixel artist Nick Wozniak recently spoke with Hardcore Gamer and gave some lengthy insight into what the studio has planned next for the game. Additionally, Yacht Club discussed the possibility of sequels – again touching on ideas like a 16 bit version or N64-styled game with 3D visuals – as well as interest in pursuing original titles as well.
You can find Velasco and Wozniak’s comments below and the full interview here.
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Aonuma believes that finding treasure is one of Zelda’s most enjoyable elements
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Earlier this month, Nintendo launched something called “Nintendo News” on its Japanese website. Think of it as a weekly online magazine in a way.
The latest issue, posted a few days ago, features some comments from Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma who reflected on the series. Aonuma spoke in one part about how discovering treasure is one of Zelda’s most enjoyable aspects.
On the topic of finding things when you go on an adventure, Aonuma said:
My son is in elementary school, and he asked, “What is so fun about Zelda anyway?” I tell him, “Finding treasure is the most fun!” Even if it is only one rupee inside the treasure chest, I think (laughs). Whenever you find a treasure chest, there is always a “Yes! I found it!”-sense of accomplishment, and when you open it, it is just so fun to hear. To discover a new item, I think I find pleasure in both the surprise and the opening.
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Devil’s Third – no restrictions/great support from Nintendo, GamePad usage, customization
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A new round of Devil’s Third quotes from producer Yoshifuru Okamoto have come in from a Game Informer preview. Okamoto commented on Nintendo’s involvement with the game, how the GamePad is used, and customization (Mario options probably aren’t likely!).
Head past the break for some interview excerpts. You can find the full discussion on Game Informer.
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Video: Scott Moffitt talks talks game lineup, Amiibo, eSports
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Miyamoto: “I really think there needs to be a Nintendo genre”
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“I really think there needs to be a Nintendo genre,” legendary video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto has said.
Speaking with the LA Times, Miyamoto stated:
“Nintendo isn’t one simple element of an overall gaming industry. I really think there needs to be a Nintendo genre, that’s almost its own entity.
Miyamoto later spoke of designing games as making performance art. As opposed to making “games seem really cool”, the folks at Nintendo enjoy laughing at themselves and he believes the company is almost like a group of “performers.”
It’s not that I don’t like serious stories or that I couldn’t make one, but currently in the video game industry you see a lot of game designers who are working really hard to make their games seem really cool. For a lot of us at Nintendo, it’s difficult to decide what cool is. In fact, it’s a lot easier for us to laugh at ourselves. It’s almost as if we’re performers. Our way of performing is by creating these fun, odd and goofy things.”
