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We all know today that the Wii was one of Nintendo’s most successful consoles, but early on, the system garnered its fair share of doubters and people that were concerned about how it would perform – including Retro Studios.

Bryan Walker, who was with Retro starting with Metroid Prime 2 before going on to be a senior producer on Metroid Prime 3 and then the director on Donkey Kong Country Returns, revealed to Kiki Talkz that the company was “a little concerned” after seeing the console’s specs. It was only after Nintendo unveiled the Wii Remote and saw massive interest during its showing at E3 2006 that the staff at Retro Studios started to understand Nintendo’s approach.

According to Walker:

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As part of a recent discussion with Kiki Talkz, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption senior producer Bryan Walker commented on how there was initially some consideration to make the game open world as well as the difficulties implementing Hypermode.

As for the open world, director Mark Pacini first came up with the idea to leverage Samus’ ship and make the game less linear. Walker is proud of what the team accomplished with Metroid Prime 3, but “would be very interested in seeing what the response was, especially the fan community to the expanded use of the ship and the more open world non-linear that we were touching upon with that pitch.”

Pacini’s full words:

In an interview with Kiki Talkz, former Retro Studios developer Bryan Walker discussed how the team ended up working on Donkey Kong Country Returns.

Walker worked on Metroid Prime 2 and 3 before directing the Wii title. Retro actually had some interest in moving on from the Prime series after the second entry, but after Donkey Kong was presented to late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, he instead wanted the team to come out with a third game. Then after Metroid Prime 3 launched and there was a lot of some key staff, the opportunity to work on the Donkey Kong Country IP came about.

Walker also talked about meeting with Shigeru Miyamoto early on and had much praise for him. After one conversation in Kyoto, Miyamoto asked Retro to take care of IP, stating: “Please take care of DK. He is my friend.”

Below is Walker’s full words:

A new month rolled right on in yesterday. Now that we’re in October, we want to know what you’ve been playing.

A ton of notable games have made their way to Switch over the past few weeks. WarioWare: Get It Together!, Cruis’n Blast, Eastward, Ni no Kuni II, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, Melty Blood: Type Lumina, Astria Ascending, and Hot Wheels Unleashed are some of the highlights. We’ve even had shadowdrops with the likes of Castlevania Advance Collection.

So what have you been playing as of late? No matter the case, let us know in the comments below.

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Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl Toph

If you didn’t get your fill of Avatar in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl yesterday, you’ll be happy to hear that Toph has just now been confirmed for the game as well courtesy of IGN. She joins Aang and Korra from the Avatar the Last Airbender universe.

In Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, Toph can use the following moves: Light Neutral “Rising Knee”, Light Up “Champion’s Belt”, Light Down “Rock Slide”, Light Neutral Air “Air Slap”, Light Up Air “Aerial Champion’s Belt”, Light Down Air “Headbutt”, Light Dash Attack “Running Push”, Strong Neutral “Crashing Earth Wave”, Strong Up “Clay Warrior”, Strong Down “Wall Slam”, Strong Neutral Air “Front Clap”, Strong Up Air “Spin Kick”, Strong Down Air “Downward Punch”, Strong Dash Attack “Stone Catapult”, Neutral Special “Boulder Hurl”, Up Special “Boulder Surge”, and Down Special “Iron Boot”.

Shikabanegurai no Boukenmeshi

Disgaea developer Nippon Ichi Software today unveiled Shikabanegurai no Boukenmeshi, a dungeon survival tactical RPG in which players lead a group of adventurers who are stranded, out of a dungeon by gathering food and materials. Japan will be getting the game on January 27, 2022.

Below are the first details, courtesy of Gematsu:

Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream

Koei Tecmo have sent out an official announcement for Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream. Additionally, the game’s first trailer is in as well.

Here’s the full roundup:

hyrule warriors age of calamity Purah Robbie

At the Tokyo Game Show today, Koei Tecmo debuted the first gameplay of Purah / Robbie in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity and showed off one of the new cutscenes.

Guardian of Remembrance is the second part of the game’s Expansion Pass. It includes new characters, additional stages, and new story sequences.

Atelier Sophie 2 boxart

Following a classification leak from Australia, Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream has been revealed for Switch. A listing on Best Buy made the news official.

Below is an overview from the product page:

Among Us Nendoroid

At Wonderful Hobby Life For You!! 34 today, the latest news surrounding figures was shared, including the reveal of a Nendoroid for Among Us.

The Among Us Nendoroid will take the form of the crewmate everyone knows and loves. As another update, we have a look at the final version of the 1/7 scale figure for Nia from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 which we got a first look at earlier in the year. Also included at the show are Nendoroids for Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth from Ace Attorney, a Nendoroid for Arthur from Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection, figma for Demi-fiend from Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster, 1/6 scale figure for Reisalin Stout from Atelier Ryza, 1/7 scale figure for Sophie Neuenmuller from Atelier Sophie, and Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin long cat miniature figure.

Here’s a look at the full set of figures, including the Nendoroid for Among Us:

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