Nintendo and the Pokémon Company have officially revealed the Japanese box-art for the highly anticipated Pokémon Black and Pokémon White.
Nintendo DS: Pokémon: Black & White Box Art Officially Revealed
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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Nintendo Wii: PokéPark: Pikachu‘s Adventure Dated For Nintendo Wii
PokePark Wii: Pikachu’s Big Adventure has been officially dated for release in Europe, July 9th with an American release date expected to be announced at E3 next month.
Nintendo 3DS: Sega Extremely Committed To Nintendo 3DS
Sega have announced that they’re extremely commited to supporting Nintendo’s forthcoming 3DS games console.
“I believe 3D will become a big wave. The Nintendo 3DS is a landmark hardware. We’d like to invest heavily in it.”
- Sega’s Naoya Tsurumi, speaking to Japanese publication Nikkei
Nintendo DS: Pokémon Black & White Western Release Spring 2011
Nintendo have officially announced that the highly awaited Pokémon Black & Pokémon White are to be released in Japan this Christmas but unfortunately they wont arrive in the West until Spring 2011.
“Pokémon is a true worldwide franchise with legions of fans in every corner of the globe”. “We know these fans will be thrilled to discover this new generation of Pokémon next year.”
- Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing.
Nintendo DS: New Final Fantasy Game Coming To Nintendo DS
Square Enix have announced that they’re bringing an entirely new Final Fantasy game to the Nintendo DS titled The 4 Heroes of Light.
Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light is gloriously presented as a storybook game with Akihiko Yoshida (Final Fantasy XII) designing the illustrations and the character designs.
In the small kingdom of Horne, Brandt awakes on the morning of his 14th birthday. Today is the day he becomes an adult, and the custom of the realm says that he must go to the castle to present himself to the king.
Yet when he arrives at the castle, he finds the king distraught and the youngest princess missing, abducted by the Witch of the North. With no one else to turn to, the king makes a shocking request: will Brandt save the princess?
And thus Brandt’s adventure begins …
- Square Enix, Press Release
Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light will be released on October 5.
Nintendo: Sega Announce Exclusive New Sonic Game For Wii And DS
Sega have just announced a new Sonic platformer exclusively for the Nintendo Wii and the Nintendo DS titled Sonic Colors.
LONDON & SAN FRANCISCO (May 26th, 2010) SEGA ® Europe Ltd. & SEGA ® America, Inc. today announced Sonic ™ Colours, the new high-speed adventure of our famous hero Sonic the Hedgehog. Struggling with saving a colorful alien race fall into the clutches of Dr. Eggman, Sonic will face many obstacles along an inspired sci-fi themed amusement park. Sonic Colours will be available on Wii ™ and Nintendo DS ™ at the end of 2010.
A unique playground has been seen orbiting the planet of Sonic the Hedgehog. Some rumors speak of an alien race called wisps, with a rare colored energy, which is now imprisoned here, by the evil Dr. Eggman. Sonic, once arrived on the planet’s entertainment, you can use immediately made aware of this rare power to help colored wisps in the escape! The Wii version of Sonic Colours combines both 2D and 3D gaming perspective, while the Nintendo DS version takes advantage of the characteristics of the double-screen console.
“The lively alien universe of Sonic Colours allows players to race at breakneck speed along amazing planets, each with its peculiarities and unique visual style.” Comment on Gary Knight, Senior Vice President of Marketing SEGA. “In addition to classic Sonic gameplay, new power-wisps, they offer an innovative way to explore these new worlds and help Sonic to run faster than ever!”
The new Sonic hedgehog Colours see our dear speeding, jumping off himself among enemies like never before in a Sonic game. The aliens WISPs are able to free their “Colour Power” that can be absorbed by Sonic drilling to create new roads, for example, the ground (via the Yellow Drill), or go through the whole internship at supersonic speed (thanks to Cyan Laser). Combining the different available energies can further increase the speed of Sonic and his abilities beyond imagination. Lots of power ups and exclusive versions will be available for Wii and Nintendo DS for a brand new super-fast gameplay of Sonic for fans around the world.
Sonic Colours will be available on Wii ™ and Nintendo DS ™ at the end of 2010.
- Sega
Nintendo Wii: New Rockstar Game Incoming For Nintendo Wii
Acclaimed development studio Rockstar have announced that they’re looking for programmers for a new game for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii
Whilst no information regarding the unannounced title is currently available, Rockstar have previously produced Manhunt 2, Rockstar Table Tennis and Bully: Scholarship Edition for the Nintendo Wii.
Nintendo: Mario Games Might Not Need A Story Or Movies In Future?
Shigeru Miyamoto has revealed that himself and Mario designer, Yoshiaki Koizumi have differing opinions when it comes down to the necessity of a storyline and story driven cut-scenes in Mario games.
“When making the first Super Mario Galaxy, I had said Mario games didn’t need a story or movies, but before I knew it, there were quite a few movies and a substantial amount of story. When it comes to movies, you can pretty much stick them in at the end of development.”
So during the development of Super Mario Galaxy 2, Miyamoto tried to get these story elements cut back, but they kept creeping back in. Finally Miyamoto had a discussion with Koizuma and finally realised something:
“But talking over fundamental issues like Koizumi-san’s views on the importance of story,” said Miyamoto, “the function of stories in games and what kind of a game Mario is, I learned something important.
“I realized that whether it’s story or movies, it’s not about whether we need them or don’t need them. What’s most important is that the game resonates.”
- Shigeru Miyamoto
Nintendo Wii: Shigeru Miyamoto Is Determined For Mario To Appeal To All Ages
Shigeru Miyamoto has stated that one of his main concerns for the Mario series is that it doesn’t become too childish, so that a wide range of age groups can enjoy what the iconic series has to offer.
“I realized that whether it’s story or movies, it’s not about whether we need them or don’t need them. What’s most important is that the game resonates. You notice things like how a certain enemy wasn’t scary, but the next time a similar one appears, its color is a little different and it spits out two rocks instead of one, so you think it must be tougher. You reason things out for yourself and put them to the test. This kind of interaction is interesting.”
“Unless you’re careful, there’s a tendency for games like Mario that can be played by children to gradually become childish. Those making the game tend to unconsciously make them that way. Taking how Mario’s line can be scripted as an example, they even propose to write, ‘Where’d my mommy go?’
“When someone in their fifties like me hears their player-character speak childishly like that, it doesn’t quite sit right. After all, Mario wasn’t a game only for children in the first place. As I make a game, I try to keep in mind that guys in their fifties will play it, too.”
- Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo
Nintendo DS: New Professor Layton Game On The Way For Nintendo DS?
The final game in the first series of the immensely popular Professor Layton series could soon be heading overseas.
Level-5 and Nintendo are currently negotiating whether to bring Professor Layton and the Lost Time Travel to the Western markets under the name Professor Layton and the Unwound Future.
