Legendary gaming guru, Shigeru Miyamoto, recently sat down with MTV Multiplayer to discuss the development of the two upcoming Legend of Zelda titles.
When questioned about the highly anticipated follow up to the critically acclaimed Twilight Princess, Miyamoto stated “It’s really fun to move your body around.” leading to speculation that the game will perhaps utilize the Wii Balance Board.
Nintendo has finally announced plans to bring a limited edition black Wii console to Europe starting from next month.
The ever-so-sleek bundle comes packaged with Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, and Wii MotionPlus, and will become available to consumers in the UK and Ireland from the 6th November and the rest of Europe on the 20th November.
Nintendo’s vice president of Marketing and Corporate Affairs, Denise Kaigler, informed online gaming publication IGN that Nintendo have a surprise in store for those Wii owners who have their consoles connected to the Internet.
“We’re working on a little surprise for those who connect their Wii to the Internet, so keep your eye on the Nintendo Channel for that announcement to come in the near future.”
- Denise Kaigler
Charles Martinet, the acclaimed voice behind Nintendo’s main mascot, Mario, has recently been twittering about a new Mario title that he’s set to be staring in. He’s already confirmed that the game isn’t New Super Mario Bros Wii nor is it the eagerly awaited Super Mario Galaxy 2, so what can it be?
Aspiring technology blog Pocketlint recently spotted this MP5 Wiimote submachine gun nestled in with other unique gaming accessory whilst on a trip to Hong Kong.
Unlike all of the other plastic gun shells out there, this gun actually has the Wiimote, nunchuck and even MotionPlus all built into it already. The sub-machine gun also has rumble functionality, speakers and rechargeable battery that can be charged up through a USB cable.
Whilst many people were disappointed with Nintendo’s decision to opt out of high definition for the Wii, Miyamoto it seems hasn’t ruled it out for future iterations of Nintendo’s home consoles.
“I don’t think there’s anything wrong with pretty graphics, and if I’m a consumer that has an HDTV, I’d want to be able to play my games with nice graphics too. And I think as we’ve seen the penetration rates for HDTV increase, we’re going to see video games and Nintendo’s games move along in step with the progression of technology,” said Miyamoto.
“But what I don’t think is necessarily true is that the graphics itself is something that’s going to make the gameplay experience better. So we’re still going to focus on the gameplay, but we’ll take advantage of the technology as it comes out.”
Whilst many gamers are clamouring to know why the well-received Donkey Kong 64 has yet to appear on the Wii Virtual Console, developer Rare it seems have no idea.
“I have no idea why DK64 hasn’t shown up yet, and whether Jetpac would still be in there or they’d replace it with Mario’s Cement Factory (which ate about three years of my life as a child) or something. Or maybe a single-screen 2D shooty version of Jet Race would be more appropriate. Who knows? Not us, obviously, or we wouldn’t be sitting here pitching clueless alternatives.”
- Rare
Nintendo have announced that its eagerly awaited black versions of the Wii remote and nunchuk will be available at US retail outlets, November 16th.
The black Wii remote (which comes pre-bundled with Wii Motionplus) will be priced at $50, whilst the the black Wii nunchuck accessory will sell separately for $20. Sadly there’s still no word from Nintendo as to when the West will receive the highly anticipated black Wii console.
After Apple declared the iPhone and iPod Touch as “superior” gaming platforms to the Nintendo’s DSi and Sony’s PSP, Nintendo have unsurprisingly seen fit to fire back.
Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America CEO, has responded to Apples criticisms claiming “The DS, with its dual screens, offers an experience that cannot be replicated on a smartphone.”
Is Nintendo planning to release a new hand-held next year? Soichiro Fukuda certainly thinks so.
Citigroup analyst Soichiro Fukuda believes Nintendo will release a newly revamped DSi console to boost company profits next June. Whilst it initially sounds like a long-shot, stranger things have been done.
