Miyamoto on Mario Run and Wii experiments, Pokemon GO’s success, Nintendogs may work better as mobile-only
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Mobile, News | 8 Comments
With all of the Super Mario Run information coming in tonight, a new set of interviews with Shigeru Miyamoto are beginning to appear. The Verge is one of the first outlets with a discussion with the legendary developer.
During the chat, there was plenty of talk about Super Mario Run including how some of its origins are tied to Wii. Miyamoto also spoke about Pokemon GO’s success, and said that some franchises like Nintendogs may be better-suited as mobile-only.
Here’s a roundup of Miyamoto’s comments:
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Miyamoto says Nintendo didn’t pursue smartphones previously since they weren’t powerful enough
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We’ve finally seen Nintendo dip its toes into the mobile market this year. As for why it didn’t happen sooner, Shigeru Miyamoto told The Wall Street Journal that smartphones weren’t powerful enough. However, Miyamoto says that there are now “more opportunities for consumers to come into contact with a mobile phone than our own gaming devices.”
As for Nintendo’s next mobile effort Super Mario Run, development took about a year. Miyamoto noted that it was designed the way it is since most people hold their phones with one hand. To compensate for the narrow width of phone screens, the team focused on making Mario climb and drop to collect items.
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Video: Shigeru Miyamoto and The Roots perform the Super Mario Bros. theme
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There was plenty of Nintendo fun on The Late Show Starring Jimmy Fallon today. Aside from the games themselves – Super Mario Run and Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Switch – Shigeru Miyamoto also performed the Super Mario Bros. theme with The Roots. View it below.
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Super Mario Run live-action trailer
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Along with today’s gameplay video, Nintendo has also published a new live-action trailer for Super Mario Run. Find it below.
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Video: “Meet Super Mario Run”
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Nintendo just uploaded a new trailer for Super Mario Run. Get a new look at the mobile game below.
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Zelda: Breath of the Wild demoed on Switch for the first time on The Tonight Show
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For the first time ever, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was shown running on Switch during The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Here’s the full video, which also shows off Super Mario Run:
Super Mario Run demo heading to Apple stores today
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Want to try Super Mario Run before launch next week? Reggie Fils-Aime said on the tonight show that a demo for the game is coming to Apple stores starting today.
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New Pokemon GO data mining findings – files for 100 new Pokemon, genders, avatar customization, more
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Data mining is underway on Pokemon GO’s latest update. The Silph Road reports on the findings, which point to a few new features.
Let’s start by going over some of the things we’ve sort of heard about before as well as the less interesting discoveries. First, additional code has now been added pointing to the integration of shiny Pokemon. Niantic also included sponsor placeholders for “GRILL” and “SMOKER” that go along with the “SPATULA”, “THERMOMETER”, and “KNIFE” types from the last update. Tweaks are also made to the Sightings and Nearby system so that PokeStop images can load asynchronously without freezing gameplay.
Audio files – specifically “cries” – now exist for the next 100 Pokemon. Whereas version 0.47 only went up to the first 151 Pokemon, data is now in place up though 251.
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More Pokemon to be added to Pokemon GO, details to be revealed on December 12
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The Pokemon Company and Niantic have come forward with a confirmation that more Pokemon are being added to Pokemon GO. However, we’ll have to wait a bit longer for details. Information about what’s in store will be shared on December 12.
Source: Pokemon PR
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Rumor: Details on plans for Switch’s Virtual Console, include specific GameCube games
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, Rumors, Switch | 54 Comments
A few hours ago, Tom Phillips from Eurogamer tweeted that GameCube support is planned for the Virtual Console on Switch. The site now has its full report up about the situation.
Super Mario Sunshine, Luigi’s Mansion, and Super Smash Bros. Melee are the first games Eurogamer claims Nintendo has been focusing on. The original Animal Crossing is also being looked into, with all of its NES games included. Eurogamer adds that Nintendo is considering support for the GameCube controller adapter on Wii U, though “a final decision has not yet been made.”
