[Let’s Talk] What are you playing? – September 2016
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When you think about it, September is a busy month for games. We’ve already received the new Ace Attorney, Picross 3D: Round 2, Axiom Verge, and Jotun. Over the next few weeks, we can also expect Dragon Quest VII, Yo-kai Watch 2, Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse, Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice, Azure Striker Gunvolt 2, Severed, and Noitu Love: Devolution.
So what’s everyone been playing lately? Maybe you’ve just picked up Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice? Or maybe you’re giving one of the new indie games a try. Maybe you’re holding out until more of September’s big games show up! Regardless, let us know in the comments below.
Highlights from last week’s topic: September 2016 Nintendo Direct reactions
Why Japan’s prime minister lacked Mario’s mustache during the Rio 2016 Olympics closing ceremony
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The closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympics had a rather big tie-in to Nintendo. Mario was shown in a video clip, and Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe came out of a Warp Pipe dressed as Mario to ring in the next event in Tokyo.
Abe’s “cosplay” was received favorably. Heck, even the G20 leaders were praising him for it. However, some wondered why his outfit did not include Mario’s famous mustache.
Producer gives insight into the players of Splatoon
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Hisashi Nogami, producer of Splatoon, was interviewed in last week’s Famitsu. There weren’t any major revelations, but Nogami did share some interesting tidbits. We now have some news about those who have been playing Splatoon online.
The ratio between Turf War and Ranked Battle players is roughly fifty-fifty. New players tend to concentrate on Turf War while those who have played for long time usually focus on Ranked Battle. The recent update increased point bonuses for Turf War, which perhaps made some people to go back to that mode. Of course, there are also people who have always enjoyed Turf War since launch.
The interview also says that there were many players during the end of 2015 and start of 2016, which may have been due to the holidays and start of the new year. The current numbers have dropped off in comparison, but there is still a stable number of players.
More: Famitsu, Hisashi Nogami, interview, Splatoon, top
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice director on changes and improvements from the first game, fan feedback, Sonic Bible, more
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GameSpot caught up with Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice creative director Matt Kraemer to learn more about the game. Much of the discussion pertained to how this title improves upon the original and listening to fan feedback.
Per usual, we’ve rounded up the interesting responses below. For the full discussion, head on over to GameSpot.
More: interview, Mat Kraemer, Sanzaru Games, SEGA, Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice, top
Iwata wrote messages to Nintendo’s various employees before passing away last year
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Since the passing of Satoru Iwata, we’ve heard some interesting stories about the late Nintendo president. For instance, he was said to have worked from his hospital bed on various projects and kept in touch with The Pokemon Company president Tsunekazu Ishihara on Pokemon GO.
The latest issue of Toyo Keizai has a Nintendo feature, and offers additional background information as to how Iwata approached his work while being ill. It seems that he wrote frequent messages aimed at all employees after leaving the hospital. Thinking about Nintendo’s future, it sounds like he wanted to leave the things he inherited from his predecessors to others.
More: Satoru Iwata, top
New Pokemon GO update rolling out (version 1.7.0 / 0.37.0) – Buddy Pokemon, Pokemon GO Plus support
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Niantic is in the process of rolling out a new Pokemon GO update. On iOS, the game is being updated to version 1.7.0 while it’s 0.37.0 on Android.
The latest patch implements Buddy Pokemon as well as support for Pokemon GO Plus. You can find the full notes and announcement straight from Niantic below.
More: Niantic, Pokemon GO, title update, top
Miyamoto on Super Mario Run – dev timeline, modes, different from console games, pricing, more
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IGN has now published its full interview with Shigeru Miyamoto about Super Mario Run. Among the responses, Miyamoto touched on when development truly began, the various modes, the fact that it’s a different experience compared to the console games, pricing, and more.
We’ve rounded up the interesting comments from Miyamoto below. You can read IGN’s full article IGN.
More: interview, Shigeru Miyamoto, Super Mario Run, top
Zelda: Breath of the Wild had a bit of a leak before E3, and no one noticed
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 105 Comments
When someone comes forward claiming to have a leak on a game, it’s almost always fake. However, there are rare occurrences when people are actually being truthful. That’s exactly what happened with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild several months ago.
It wasn’t a major leak, but GameFAQs user “RedVersion” did share some information about the anticipated NX/Wii U game ahead of its unveiling at E3 in June. RedVersion obtained “a few screenshots from an actual developer”, though only showed tiny bits of the UI to back up his claim. The user explained that he was “paranoid” about someone getting in trouble, so what was shown was limited.
In any case, here’s a look at the two images that were posted:
Miitomo x Kirby collaboration revealed
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Miitomo is once again featuring a collaboration with a Nintendo franchise. This time, the focus is on Kirby.
There are quiet a few things going on with the Kirby collaboration. Here’s the rundown:
Kirby re-tweet event
Get a Kirby Cafe logo tee if combined re-tweets of tweets that include the hashtag #Miitomo_Kirby_RT from Nintendo’s official Twitter accounts by September 12 at 7:00 PM PT / 10 PM ET. This will be distributed between September 15 at 7 PM PT / 10 PM ET until October 13 at 4 AM PT / 7 AM ET if the target is met.
NA:@NintendoAmerica
EU:@NintendoEurope
JP:@Miitomo_JP
Kirby hood
A free Kirby hood is available in Miitomo. Launch the app and claim it between September 15 at 7 PM PT and October 13 at 4 AM PT / 7 AM ET.
Miyamoto on why this is the right time for Mario on mobile, Super Mario Run’s debut on iOS, more
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The Telegraph is the latest outlet to have published an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto about Super Mario Run. Nintendo’s legendary developer touched on why this is the right time for Mario to be on mobile, why the game is on iOS first, and more.
We’ve posted a few notable excerpts from the interview below. The Telegraph has the full discussion here.
