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Street Pass: Nintendo Plans To Extend Network In North America And Europe
Although extremely popular in Japan, Street Pass has had less of an impact in the west. In fact, in comparison, very few people in North America and Europe even use the street pass feature. However, Nintendo has plans to change that. In an E3 Analyst Briefing, Nintendo stated that they plan to release software that will help take advantage of over 28,000 wireless access points in North America ...
Wii U Best Buy Demo Experience
With E3 2013 pretty much wrapped up and we’re slowly digesting the deluge of news items on new games and consoles, there were select Best Buys that featured Wii U demos from E3 2013.
[Update] Sonic Lost World set for release this October
[Update] Apparently Game Informer got their information wrong. SEGA now lists Lost World for a Holiday 2013 release. Sonic Lost World for the 3DS and Wii now has a release date. Sega confirmed to Game Informer that the game’s release is set for October 13th in North America. Sonic Lost World is a new platformer that takes its cues from the Mario Galaxy series by switching from 2D to 3D persp...
Tripping is a thing of the past in the next Smash Bros.
Professional and casual Smash Bros. fans rejoice! Series creator and designer Masahiro Sakurai has confirmed that the often criticized tripping feature from Super Smash Bros. Brawl will not be featured in the WiiU/3DS sequel. Speaking with Kotaku through a translator, Sakurai reassured fans that tripping is now an afterthought: “To answer quite frankly, it will not return.” For those w...
Aonuma confirms previously cut dungeons will not come to Wind Waker HD
When the Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker was initially released for the Gamecube in 2003, longtime series director Eiji Aonuma went on the record that at least two dungeons were cut because of time constraints. In place of those missing dungeons, a Triforce scavenger hunt was added to pad the game’s length, which was met with mixed opinions. Once the HD remake of the Wind Waker was announced...
Miyamoto on game ownership: Operate like a toy company
Today, Miyamoto offered his thoughts on Microsoft’s controversial approach to game ownership and why game companies should allow the customer to retain the use of their property. Speaking with Eurogamer, Miyamoto states that a consumer has the right to keep a game or download for as long as they please. He further mentions that gamers will want to keep the ownership of these games from their...
Sonic Lost Worlds Parkour Element Explained
An exciting new element within Sonic Lost World is the inclusion of the Parkour system. Game designer Takashi Lizuka explained the technique to Polygon to tell us just how helpful it will be within the game. “It is far easier for usability but it also gives players the ability to use the special actions better. So for example, when Sonic is leaping over a wall, you could just let him leap normall...
More Third Party titles coming to Wii U? Iwata thinks so
Speaking during an E3 analyst briefing, Nintendo President and CEO Satoru Iwata hopes to revitalize the Wii U platform not just only with first party titles, but, hopefully, with more third party software. Iwata didn’t disclose what third party software would be coming to the Wii U; however, more and more titles would come once they renew interest. Iwata’s quote below: “When it comes t...
Nintendo Creating a Free to Play Title
Today at E3, Nintendo stated to their investors that they currently have a free-to-play game that is in development. They stated that the game would release by the end of the fiscal year, meaning we should see it by the end of March 2014 at the latest. They didn’t offer much details beyond that, except they did state that it would NOT be based on Mario or Pokemon. This is interesting news ...
LOL: Miyamoto channels his inner Bulblord
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1PDfUWxdVM[/youtube] Miyamoto took some time away from E3 2013 to do a short impression of an enemy from the Pikmin universe. In short, it’s one of the strangest, yet entertaining six seconds of video one will see today. Enjoy! Special thanks to Kevin Cassidy of Go Nintendo TV for finding this gem.
Video: Pokemon X & Y gameplay trailer details PSS
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmywDbnC5oc[/youtube] Game Freak Director Junichi Masuda unveiled Tuesday during Nintendo’s E3 Developer Direct a few more juicy details regarding Pokemon X & Y. One of the new features that will be included in X & Y is the Player Sear System or PSS for short. The PSS allows players to connect, trade, and battle with each other, be it locally o...
Miyamoto feels responsible for slugging Wii U sales
In an interview with Computer and Video Games, Mario and Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto opened up on why the Wii U has been off to a slow start this console generation. In part, Miyamoto feels he’s partially responsible that the Wii U hasn’t met the company’s expectations midway through 2013. CVG: Wii U has had a slow start. Do you personally feel the responsibility to help steer...