[Just a Chat] Reacting to Nintendo at E3 2014 (part 1)
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Just a Chat, Videos, Wii U | 3 Comments
Nintendo had a pretty great E3 this year. Austin and I react to all of the news, starting with Smash Bros., Yoshi’s Woolly World, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Xenoblade Chronicles X, and Mario Maker – mixed in with some general thoughts about the Digital Event overall.
Part 2 should be up tomorrow!
Aonuma doesn’t look at sales figures when making a new Zelda game
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments
Sales aren’t something that influences Eiji Aonuma when making new Zelda games, the series’ producer has said. Instead, he focuses on developing “something unique”.
Aonuma’s words came about when GenGAME mentioned the Zelda Wii U tech demo and how Twilight Princess – a fairly conservative game in terms of art style and gameplay – was one of the more successful titles in the franchise.
Check out the exchange below:
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Miyamoto on Splatoon, Luigi death stare, working with younger devs, VR, more
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Mashable has gone live with a new interview with Shigeru Miyamoto. You can find his comments below, or the full thing here.
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Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. – full roundtable audio
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Miyamoto on making “small projects”, possibility of Project Guard in Star Fox Wii U, says it’s the year of Star Fox
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Entertainment Weekly has put up a new interview with Shigeru Miyamoto. You’ll find his comments below.
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Reggie talks Splatoon, Nintendo “constantly generating new IP”, lots more
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GamesBeat published a new interview with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime just a few minutes ago. We’ve picked out some of the more notable points below, though you can find the full thing here.
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Aonuma wants to rethink/reconstruct puzzle-solving in Zelda Wii U
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 5 Comments
It’s sounding like there’s a lot that will be changed in The Legend of Zelda for Wii U. After all, the development team has been trying to rethink some of the series’ conventions.
One of Zelda Wii U’s changes seems to involve puzzles. Producer Eiji Aonuma, speaking with Kotaku, said, “I wanna kinda rethink or maybe reconstruct the idea of puzzle-solving within the Zelda universe.”
Check out the following exchange between Kotaku and Aonuma:
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Miyamoto confirms co-op mode and two-screen cut-scenes for Star Fox Wii U
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 25 Comments
Shigeru Miyamoto has confirmed a couple of notable elements about the recently-announced Star Fox game for Wii U.
First, Nintendo will be including an optional co-op mode in which two players command one Arwing with one flying the ship and the other shooting from it. Miyamoto also spoke about two-screen cut-scenes in which you’d get one view on the television, and another on the GamePad.
You can find all of Miyamoto’s comments below.
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Natsume confirms Lufia: The Legend Returns, Harvest Moon 2 GBC for the Virtual Console
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
Natsume has confirmed a pair of new titles for the 3DS Virtual Console. Lufia: The Legend Returns and Harvest Moon 2 GBC will both be making their way to the eShop sometime in the future.
Natsume shared the news on Twitter just a little while ago:
Our recent and upcoming digital 3DS titles, including two NEW 3DS Virtual Console surprises from #E32014 coming soon! pic.twitter.com/qBd1Ez3nM1
— Natsume Inc. (@Natsume_Inc) June 13, 2014
Reggie – Amiibo price talk, no Wii U price cut, won’t be force to release a new console soon, sales vs. PS4/Xbox One, lots more
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The Seattle Times has put up a massive interview with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime. There’s quite a lot of important topics, so we’ve included a good part of the interview below. You can find The Seattle Times’ full article here.


