Monthly Archives: June 2010

Nintendo 3DS: Shigeru Miyamoto Discusses Possibilities For Mario 3DS

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Shigeru Miyamoto recently had the chance to sit down with online gaming publication IGN to discuss what he would have liked to change in the iconic Super Mario World for the Super Nintendo.

“Well you know a lot of the ideas that I would have liked to have implemented in Super Mario World have come to life in later Mario games since then. But the question gets me thinking about what fun it would be to create a Super Mario World game on the Nintendo 3DS and how we could use the depth and the sense of distance offered by 3D visuals on the world map and on the maps in that game, so that you have Bullet Bills flying at you from a distance and popping up off the screen.”

- Shigeru Miyamoto, speaking to IGN

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Nintendo Wii: GoldenEye Golden Controller And Gun Shell For $70?

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Activision are planning to release a GoldenEye Golden Controller with a special Gun Shell for the Wii Remote and Nunchuck for $70.

US video gaming emporium Gamestop have listed the Goldeneye 007 peripheral pack on their website and have priced the items up at a rather costly $70, whether this includes the actual Goldeneye 007 game remains to be seen.

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Nintendo 3DS: Reggie “Mistaken” Regarding Nintendo 3DS Release Date?

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Nintendo industry insiders have told online gaming publication Kotaku that Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime was mistaken with regards to the US release date for the Nintendo 3DS.

According to sources close to company’s Japanese headquarters, the Nintendo of America exec made an error when he stated that the Nintendo 3DS would be out next year.

From what our source is saying, it sounds like 3 months has been shaved off the release window for the Nintendo 3DS.

- Kotaku

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Nintendo Wii: Zelda Skyward Sword To Have Multiplayer, Online Integration And DLC?

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Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma has revealed to online gaming publication GameInformer that his team are tinkering with the idea of downloadable online content and possibly a multiplayer mode for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.

- “Having people play together is a theme that’s always stuck in my mind, but it’s about trying to create what would work best for Legend of Zelda.”

- “”Let’s say a player does something in their game that affects an area, and then that is communicated back to another system, and that would introduce new elements to your game. I find that sort of communication really interesting.”

- “We have thought about DLC, and we are thinking about it.”

- Eiji Aonuma

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Nintendo 3DS: The Nintendo 3DS Wont Be Released In The United States This Year

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Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has informed Late Night chat show host Jimmy Fallon that the eagerly awaited Nintendo 3DS won’t be released in the United States until next year.

Tonight on talk show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime was asked when the company’s upcoming glasses-free 3D portable will be release. His reply?

“Next year.”

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Video of the announcement, along with Donkey Kong Country Returns footage

Nintendo Wii: Activision Explain Why GoldenEye 007 Is Wii Exclusive

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Activison have explained the reasoning behind developing GoldenEye 007 exclusively for the Nintendo Wii.

“There are a number of different reasons,” said Activision’s Brian Pass as he explained the decision. “One is we have a partnership with Nintendo. It’s a great opportunity. This game was originally on the N64, so there’s the nostalgia factor for people that are Nintendo fans. So we wanted to partner with Nintendo for this.

“The opportunity on the Nintendo Wii platform is huge. There’s roughly 12 million Wiis in North America. But it’s not really a console that a lot of shooter fans are playing on. So we wanted to offer them their own first-person shooter, that’s unique and exclusive to that console.

“We really want to tap in to the nostalgia for Nintendo fans, and take advantage of the opportunity presented by the platform.”

-  Activision’s Brian Pass, GoldenEye 007

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Nintendo Wii: Nintendo Explain The Lack Of 3DS Game Reveals At Nintendo E3 Press Conference

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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has explained to analysts why Nintendo decided not to announce the whole host of titles that are currently being developed by Nintendo for the 3DS at the Nintendo press conference.

“In terms of our own internal software development, we will be devoting much of our resources to support Nintendo 3DS. From our historical perspective, since we thought it is obvious that first-party software lineup needs to support the new platform to expand its installed base, we did not emphasize that in our [E3] presentation. We will of course introduce quality first-party software.”

“Our internal teams, which have created series titles supported by Nintendo fans, are now beginning their work on development, very excited about the various types of things that they’re going to be able to achieve.”

- Nintendo president, Satoru Iwata

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Nintendo 3DS: 3D Video Chat Is Possible With Nintendo 3DS

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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has informed Forbes magazine that it is technically possible to have 3D video chat with the highly anticipated Nintendo 3DS.

“Technologically speaking, a variety of different things are possible with the 3DS, for example, 3D video chat.”

- Nintendo president, Satoru Iwata

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Nintendo: Nintendo President Says He’s “Not Satisfied” With Nintendo’s Online Efforts

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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has revealed that he is not completely satisfied with Nintendo’s online functionality.

“Of course, I have heard commentary that people feel that Nintendo’s online functionality is behind the others or is lacking in some ways.”

“And I can say that we are not currently satisfied with the online efforts that we have made so far, and we are working at ways to improve those. On the other hand, I do not think that online functionality is something that we should be devoting resources to for every single product.”

- Nintendo president, Satoru Iwata

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