Criterion toyed around with “Need for Speed: Millionaire” concept
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment
Need for Speed… Millionaire? Believe it or not, Criterion did indeed toy around with such a concept.
Criterion creative director Alex Ward revealed the canned idea on Twitter, which was an experiment that came about prior to Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit’s development.
Need for Speed: Millionaire would have allowed players to buy all available Supercars for you and your friends after winning a lottery. Ward said the game “was supposed to be Freeburn meets Top Gear challenges.” It was in a playable state, but Criterion only tried things out for about six months before moving on to Hot Pursuit.
Ward’s tweets in full:
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Miyamoto says online play “wasn’t the focus” for Super Mario 3D World
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 5 Comments
Super Mario 3D World’s multiplayer looks like a bunch of fun. It’s great and all that you can play locally with three other friends, but wouldn’t it have been nice to tackle the game online with others as well?
Kotaku recently decided to ask Shigeru Miyamoto about the lack of online play in Super Mario 3D World, to which he said the functionality “simply wasn’t the focus for us this time around.” Miyamoto explained that Nintendo was interested in making “something that people could experience fully while playing comfortably with others who were nearby them”.
He said:
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Call of Duty: Ghosts – Squad Assault footage
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Batman: Arkham Origins and Blackgate include surprise cameos
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Kotaku has discovered some interesting cameos in Batman: Arkham Origins/Blackgate. Due to potential spoilers, we’ve posted the information after the break.
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Nintendo UK store deal: Luigi 3DS XL and Luigi’s Mansion 2 for £199.99
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Nintendo has been cranking out deals on its new UK web store on a regular basis. The latest has consumers pre-ordering the 3DS XL Luigi Special Edition with Luigi’s Mansion 2 for £199.99, resulting in £20 savings. You can check out the offer right here.
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Video compares 2DS to other 3DS systems
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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U screenshot (10/25/13)
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Along with today’s screenshot, Sakurai passed along the following message on Miiverse:
This one marks the 100th pic of the day! Without further ado, I’d like to introduce Luigi as he adjusts his nose. Hope you enjoy!
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German Wii Party U/Wii Fit U commercials with Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf
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Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind screenshots
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Monster Hunter Frontier G beta test kicks off for Wii U in early November
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Capcom will begin an open beta test for Wii U early next month. Between November 5 and November 11, system owners in Japan can join in so long as they use their Nintendo Network ID. Capcom will provide participants with an armor and weapon set for use in the final version of the game.