Speaking to online gaming publication Kotaku, Reggie Fils-Aime has asked gamers what titles they would love to see reworked by different developers for current Nintendo platforms.
“In the same vein of Team Ninja working with Nintendo to re-imagine Metroid,” he asked, “what other developer they’d like to see partner and collaborate with Nintendo? And on what franchise?”
- Reggie Fils-Aime
A former developer for video game studio BioWare has indicated that the company may have one more exclusive title in the works, and it could be for Nintendo Wii.
A supposed resume of a former BioWare employee reveals that the game developers may have an exclusive title in store, add to that the company’s continued interest in working on the Nintendo Wii and we could have a major Wii related announcement at hand.
American gaming emporium, Gamestop, are overpricing the Wii MotionPlus peripheral by 25%.
Whilst other online retail outlets have priced Nintendo’s Wii MotionPlus accessory for its suggested $19.99 price tag, Gamestop on the other hand have rather ambitiously decided to price it for the unreasonable sum of $24.99.
It has emerged that a new addition for the Rogue Squadron franchise was in the works for the Nintendo Wii but has subsequently been cancelled.
A lawsuit claim towards the now defunct Factor 5 reveals that the company were working hard on new addition to the Rogue Squadron series for Nintendo Wii. This piece of confidential information was unearthed when a lawsuit emerged from former Factor 5 employees who’re claiming for unpaid staff wages totalling over $900,000.
Wii Fit has successfully beaten EA Sports extremely popular EA Sports Active to take the acclaimed number one spot.
Wii Fit has successfully obtained the number one position in the Nintendo Wii chart, fending off rival competition such as EA Sport Active and the recently released Grand Slam Tennis which incorporates the recently released Wii MotionPlus.
Shigeru Miyamoto still remains unconvinced by Microsoft’s attempt to woo gamers with a motion sensing camera.
Whilst Microsoft’s Project Natal does away with controllers completely, Shigeru Miyamoto believes video games need the feedback and precision of a control pad to feel like your truly interacting with your console.
As someone who thinks of things from the perspective of creating interactive experiences, I really think that you do need something (to hold in your hand). I don’t think as a creator that I could create an experience that truly feels interactive if you don’t have something to hold in your hand, if you don’t have something like force feedback that you can feel from the controller. That’s why I think the Wii remote, particularly with Wii MotionPlus, makes for such a strong experience.
- Shigeru Miyamoto
If gamers manage to find themselves stuck on future Nintendo games then all they’ll need to do is pause the game and the game will automatically complete the level for them.
In a recent interview Shigeru Miyamoto tried to explain the rationale behind such a radical idea. The explanation that he presented was that younger and less experienced players will be able to get past any difficultly barriers the game may present, meaning that players will no longer need to resort to cheat codes or walkthroughs.
In New Super Mario Bros. Wii, if a player is experiencing an area of difficulty, this will allow them to clear troubled areas and take over when they’re ready” confirmed Miyamoto, through his translator. “And yes, we’re looking into this for future games, too.
- Shigeru Miyamoto
Shigeru Miyamoto has spoken unreservedly to Wired Magazine about his ideas and enthusiasms for two of Nintendo’s biggest franchises for the Nintendo Wii.
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Zelda Wii
Nintendo of America’s Reggie Fils Aime finds Microsoft’s Project Natal motion sensing camera rather “ironic“.
Whilst both Microsoft and Sony are busy claiming that they’re the future of video gaming with their motion sensing peripherals, Reggie Fils Aime stresses that the future is already here via the Nintendo Wii.
Our first reaction is that it is ironic that, three or four years ago, the prevailing industry opinion was that prettier pictures or more horsepower were the waves of the future.
And now it’s clear from both of our competitors that physical activity in gaming is the wave of the future. It’s also ironic that, for Nintendo, the future is here. The future is now.
- Reggie Fils-Aime
Satoru Iwata firmly believes that the Wii’s accelerometers work better than the new technology that drives both Microsofts and Sony’s new motion sensing technology.
Speaking to the Financial Times, Satoru Iwata explained that Nintendo had experimented with motion sensing cameras but the technology was ultimately rejected primarily because the Wii’s current accelerometer-based technology worked better.
Until they say when they’re releasing it, how much it costs, and what software it comes with, we won’t know whether that is the route we should have taken, however…I think they couldn’t choose to release exactly the same thing. Companies whose people said that motion sensing wouldn’t work are now proposing motion sensors.
- Satoru Iwata
