Senran Kagura dev working on “new and challenging” game for 2014
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
The next Senran Kagura game should be announced in just a matter of days. That’s not the only title series producer Kenichiro Takaki is working on, though.
Speaking to 4Gamer, Takai teased a brand new project that is said to be “new and challenging”. The unannounced title is planned for release this year in Japan.
Takai said:
“To start the new year, we’ll be announcing a lot of Senran Kagura news come January 8th, at the Senran Kagura Bakunyuu Hyper Presentation. We’ve kept you waiting a little longer for its release this time compared to the previous time, but I believe we’ll be able to reveal a great deal more [at the event]. In addition, we also have another title we’ll be releasing in 2014.”
“This title will be a new and challenging one, but things are going smoothly for now, so please look forward to it!. Please continue supporting the Senran Kagura series and Marvelous AQL this year as well!”
More: Japan, Kenichiro Takaki, Marvelous AQL, Senran Kagura, top
Tantalus Media starting work on “AAA next-gen title” this month, Wii U mentioned
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 7 Comments
Tantalus Media is starting work on a “AAA next-gen title” sometime this month. The news comes from a job posting added to the studio’s website just a few weeks ago. While the listing doesn’t offer much in the way of details, Wii or Wii U development experience is mentioned as a desirable trait.
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Amazon no longer selling 3DS XL systems directly once again?
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 3 Comments
Amazon began selling various 3DS XL systems directly a couple of months ago. However, the situation may have reverted to the way things were originally.
At least for the time being, you can’t purchase any of the 3DS XL models
straight through Amazon. You’ll have to make a purchase through another seller if you’re looking to buy a unit from the retailer’s site.
Nintendo and Amazon have maintained a noticeably strained relationship over the years. Cooperation between the two appeared to be improving after news spread regarding Amazon’s move to sell 3DS XL models directly, but may have soured yet again.
Renegade Kid teases “pretty big announcement” for 3DS FPS later this month
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Podcast Stories | 3 Comments
Update: Watsham is very likely teasing a new 3DS game announcement entirely. Last month, he did confirm that an entirely new reveal would be taking place this month.
Renegade Kid will have an announcement pertaining to a 3DS first-person shooter later this month, studio co-founder Jools Watsham has teased.
Watsham could be referring to Cult County, which was announced last year. The game in question could also be an entirely new project.
Watsham’s tweet in full is as follows:
We have a pretty big announcement coming up later this month. Something FPS lovers and 3DS owners might be happy about. 🙂
— Jools Watsham (@JoolsWatsham) January 2, 2014
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Nintendo Download (1/2/14, North America)
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Podcast Stories, Wii U eShop | 8 Comments
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U VC
Mega Man X2 – $7.99
3DS Demo
Bravely Default
These are the only downloads confirmed for North America at this time. If Nintendo announces additional titles, we’ll update this post.
Source: Nintendo PR
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Nintendo on the new StreetPass Mii Plaza games, connection limit staying, puzzles, more
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments
Kotaku recently had the chance to interview Nintendo’s Kouichi Kawamoto and Toyokazu Nonaka about the StreetPass Mii Plaza. Topics include the new games, connection limit (which won’t be going away any time soon), puzzles, and more.
You can find a few excerpts from the interview below. Kotaku’s full piece is located here.
Masahiro Sakurai talks all about game balance in the new Smash Bros. games
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U eShop | 45 Comments
Masahiro Sakurai had a whole lot to say about game balance for the new Super Smash Bros. games in his weekly Famitsu column. You can find an overview of what Sakurai said in the magazine below.
“Now that Sunday’s day off is past, I’m currently working on the character adjustment for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. At the moment, Bowser is very strong. He’s really strong. Fans of Smash Bros. probably never saw him as too much of a strong character, but this time, his ability to knock others out is very strong!”
– Bowser’s Smash attacks, special attacks, and aerial attacks now have quite the ability to send opponents flying through the air
– The best part about this is that it feels great
– This great feeling is what Sakurai would like to focus on for the upcoming Smash Bros. games
– He’s putting more care into that part of the game than ever
– Sakurai says having strong attacks are also something that must be carefully balanced
– This is because it may feel unfair to opponents if they’re too overpowered
– In order to meet the right standards, Sakurai and the rest of the development team have been spending a lot of time adjusting stronger attacks to see what works best
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Kamiya says “2014 will be the year where a new project will fully be set in motion”, Sakurai resolves to complete Smash Bros.
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments
In the latest issue of Famitsu, a number of developers shared their resolutions for 2014.
Hideki Kamiya’s was particularly noteworthy. In his resolution, Kamiya stated that “2014 will be the year where a new project will fully be set in motion.”
Here’s his resolution in full:
There’s a lot I hold dear in making games, but I think for developers, having fun is most important. The atmosphere of the workplace shows clearly in a game’s quality, so I want to treasure a team atmosphere where each member can have fun developing games. Also, 2014 will be the year where a new project will fully be set in motion. I want to boldly and happily walk that path without fear of failure.
Elsewhere in Famitsu’s feature, Masahiro Sakurai said: “I resolve to complete development on Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U and release it in 2014.”
UK software sales (Week ending 12/28)
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 2 Comments
Individual formats
| LW | TW | Title | Format | Label | Publisher | |||
| 1 |  | 1 | CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS | XB360 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 3 |  | 2 | ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG | XB360 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 6 | | 3 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | XB360 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 2 |  | 4 | FIFA 14 | XB360 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 5 | | 5 | FIFA 14 | PS4 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 10 | | 6 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | PS3 | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 12 | | 7 | ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG | PS3 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 11 | | 8 | MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION | XB360 | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 13 | | 9 | BATTLEFIELD 4 | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 8 | | 10 | CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS | PS3 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 4 | | 11 | JUST DANCE 2014 | WII | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 9 | | 12 | FIFA 14 | PS3 | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 17 | | 13 | GRAN TURISMO 6 | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 15 | | 14 | CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS | PS4 | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 16 | | 15 | FIFA 14 | XB ONE | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 20 | | 16 | NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS | XB360 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 19 | | 17 | BATTLEFIELD 4 | PS4 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 18 | | 18 | CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS | XB ONE | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 28 | | 19 | BATTLEFIELD 4 | XB ONE | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 14 | | 20 | LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES | XB360 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 24 | | 21 | FORZA MOTORSPORT 5 | XB ONE | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 21 | | 22 | BATTLEFIELD 4 | PS3 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 7 | | 23 | KILLZONE: SHADOW FALL | PS4 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 22 | | 24 | ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG | PS4 | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 25 | | 25 | NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS | PS3 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 32 | | 26 | KNACK | PS4 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 27 | | 27 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014 | PC | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 31 | | 28 | DEAD RISING 3 | XB ONE | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 29 | | 29 | NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS | PS4 | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 26 | | 30 | ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 36 | | 31 | BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS | XB360 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 35 | | 32 | THE LAST OF US | PS3 | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 33 | | 33 | POKEMON X | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 37 | | 34 | WWE 2K14 | XB360 | 2K SPORTS | TAKE 2 | ||
| 38 | | 35 | RYSE: SON OF ROME | XB ONE | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 34 | | 36 | POKEMON Y | 3DS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 39 | | 37 | LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES | PS4 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 23 | | 38 | LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES | PS3 | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| – |  | 39 | ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG | XB ONE | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| – | | 40 | SAINTS ROW IV | XB360 | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA |
All formats
| LW | TW | Title | Developer | Label | Publisher | |||
| 1 | | 1 | FIFA 14 | EA CANADA | EA SPORTS | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 2 | | 2 | CALL OF DUTY: GHOSTS | INFINITY WARD | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 3 | | 3 | ASSASSIN’S CREED IV: BLACK FLAG | UBISOFT (MONTREAL) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 4 | | 4 | BATTLEFIELD 4 | DIGITAL ILLUSIONS | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 6 | | 5 | GRAND THEFT AUTO V | ROCKSTAR NORTH | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| 8 | | 6 | NEED FOR SPEED: RIVALS | GHOST GAMES | EA GAMES | ELECTRONIC ARTS | ||
| 5 | | 7 | LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 7 | | 8 | JUST DANCE 2014 | UBISOFT (FRANCE) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 10 | | 9 | MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION | 4J STUDIOS | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 11 | | 10 | GRAN TURISMO 6 | POLYPHONY DIGITAL | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 12 | | 11 | BATMAN: ARKHAM ORIGINS | WB GAMES MONTREAL | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 14 | | 12 | WWE 2K14 | YUKE’S | 2K SPORTS | TAKE 2 | ||
| 15 | | 13 | FORZA MOTORSPORT 5 | TURN 10 STUDIOS | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 9 | | 14 | KILLZONE: SHADOW FALL | GUERRILLA GAMES | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 13 | | 15 | SKYLANDERS SWAP FORCE | VICARIOUS VISIONS | SKYLANDERS | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 23 | | 16 | KNACK | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 18 | | 17 | FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014 | SPORTS INTERACTIVE | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 16 | | 18 | DISNEY INFINITY | AVALANCHE SOFTWARE | DISNEY INFINITY | DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS | ||
| 22 | | 19 | DEAD RISING 3 | CAPCOM VANCOUVER | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 20 | | 20 | ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES | GEARBOX SOFTWARE | SEGA | SEGA | ||
| 35 | | 21 | SAINTS ROW IV | DEEP SILVER VOLITION | DEEP SILVER | KOCH MEDIA | ||
| 17 | | 22 | ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 26 | | 23 | THE LAST OF US | NAUGHTY DOG | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | SONY COMPUTER ENT. | ||
| 24 | | 24 | POKEMON X | GAME FREAK | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 31 | | 25 | RYSE: SON OF ROME | CRYTEK | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 30 | | 26 | TOMB RAIDER | CRYSTAL DYNAMICS | SQUARE ENIX | SQUARE ENIX EUROPE | ||
| 27 | | 27 | LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 29 | | 28 | LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES | TRAVELLER’S TALES | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| 25 | | 29 | POKEMON Y | GAME FREAK | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 28 | | 30 | RAYMAN LEGENDS | UBISOFT (FRANCE) | UBISOFT | UBISOFT | ||
| 19 | | 31 | ANGRY BIRDS STAR WARS | ROVIO | ACTIVISION | ACTIVISION BLIZZARD | ||
| 21 | | 32 | THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: LINK BETWEEN WORLDS | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 37 | | 33 | NBA 2K14 | VISUAL CONCEPTS | 2K SPORTS | TAKE 2 | ||
| 33 | | 34 | SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO | ||
| 32 | | 35 | HALO 4 | 343 INDUSTRIES | MICROSOFT | MICROSOFT | ||
| 36 | | 36 | F1 2013 | CODEMASTERS BIRMINGHAM | CODEMASTERS | CODEMASTERS | ||
| – | | 37 | INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US ULTIMATE ED. | HIGH VOLTAGE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE | ||
| – | | 38 | MAX PAYNE 3 | ROCKSTAR VANCOUVER | ROCKSTAR | TAKE 2 | ||
| – | | 39 | SONIC & ALL STARS RACING TRANSFORMED | SUMO DIGITAL | XBOX 360 CLASSICS | SEGA | ||
| 38 | | 40 | MARIO KART 7 | RETRO STUDIOS / NINTENDO | NINTENDO | NINTENDO |
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Hackers give first glimpse of PC streaming to the Wii U GamePad
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments
At the Chaos Communication Congress conference, hackers demonstrated new functionality that allows for PC streaming to the Wii U GamePad. Technically, this could pave the way for some neat ideas such as video streaming, GameCube support through Dolphin… and perhaps even Steam support.
You can check out a brief demo here at the 47-minute mark. The original Zelda: Wind Waker for GameCube is shown running via Dolphin, directly on the GamePad.
