Monthly Archives: August 2010

Nintendo Wii: Nintendo Collaborated With THQ To Produce The uDraw Tablet

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The super stylish and extremely innovative uDraw tablet was the result of an “incredible partnership” between THQ and the Japanese gaming giant, Nintendo.

“When we came to Nintendo in the beginning with the idea for uDraw, they said ‘that’s brilliant, let’s figure out how to do this. It’s been an incredible partnership. … I’ve been working in game development for 17-plus years and I can honestly say this is one of the smoothest collaborations with a first party I’ve ever had, just because everybody got it on day one.”

“The prototype was a like bunch of lasers and mirrors and loose parts, it was wood and it had brass on it,” he recalled. “I said, ‘There’s no way we can get this to something like this [the current hardware] without it costing a fortune.’ Nintendo said, ‘Don’t worry about it. You guys are software developers, we are the kings of hardware. We will figure this out.’ And they did, for one reason — the idea was solid. Everybody knew it was a good idea, so we figured out the rest.”

- THQ director Luis Gigliotti

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Nintendo DS: The Nintendo DS Is Still Ruling The Roost In Japan

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The Nintendo DS continues to remain a dominant figure in the Japanese hardware charts with the handheld continually outselling its rivals by a fair share, even though its successor is expected to launch later this year.

  1. Nintendo DS: 57,582
  2. Sony PSP: 36,342
  3. PlayStation 3: 33,057
  4. Nintendo Wii: 25,072
  5. Xbox 360: 5,065
  6. PlayStation 2: 1,675

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    Nintendo 3DS: Street Fighter 3DS Will Be A “Perfect Port” From Consoles

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    Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono has told online gaming publication Kotaku that the forthcoming Super Street Fighter IV 3DS will be a “perfect port” of the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 versions.

    “The gameplay we can port perfectly from the PS3 and Xbox 360 version and we’re not going to subtract anything out of that,” he said. “It is how we adjust the graphics that will help people remember what sort of game they used to play in the 90s.

    “When you put the 3D slider on max the game will be between looking into the (game world) and the characters jumping out at you, so you can distinguish the background and characters very clearly.”

    - Yoshinori Ono, Capcom

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    Nintendo Wii: Eurocom Show Off Changes To GoldenEye 007

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    Eurocom, the developers behind Goldeneye 007, have shown off some of the changes between the smash hit GoldenEye 64 and their latest revised offering for the Nintendo Wii.

    One of the initial changes that players will experience is that the original Cuban Jungle level that players encountered in GoldenEye 64 has now changed to a Nigerian Jungle to fit in with the revised storyline.

    The games multiplayer experience was also shown off along with the special edition Golden Classic Controller Pro. The online aspect will allow eight players to slug it out in classic GoldenEye style but sadly won’t allow for voice chat.

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    Nintendo Wii: The Nintendo Wii Gets An Innovative Drawing Tablet Peripheral

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    THQ have announced that they’re bringing a drawing tablet peripheral to the Nintendo Wii titled uDraw.

    Yahoo recently got a chance to go hands-on with the product which THQ previously stated would be “very very innovative” back in July 2010.

    Pricing for the uDraw Gametablet, which comes with a game, has been announced at $70. There will be two other games available at launch, Pictionary and Dood’s Big Adventure.

    “In Nintendo tradition, it’s certainly different and definitely innovative–and it’s far more compelling than I had expected it to be.”

    - Yahoo/Pc Magazine, Carol Mangis

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    Nintendo Wii: Metroid: Other M Is The “Perfect Metroid Experience”

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    The co-creator of the Metroid franchise, Yoshio Sakamoto, has told the Official Nintendo Magazine that the highly anticipated Metroid: Other M will provide fans with the ultimate Metroid experience.

    When Sakamoto was asked to describe the perfect Metroid experience and this is what he had to say:

    “It is to fully understand, feel empathy and fight together with Samus Aran. In other words, it is to play Metroid: Other M. I hope you will enjoy playing Metroid: Other M for a perfect Metroid experience.”

    “What we asked Team Ninja to do was to properly understand Samus and Metroid and to fully utilise their experience in developing great games. The Prime series, which was developed by Retro Studios, is also a great series, but I was not involved there as the series was developed by other creators who have different perspectives.”

    - Yoshio Sakamoto

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    Nintendo 3DS: UK Online Retailer Lists Possible 3DS Pricing At £199.99

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    Play.com a popular online retailer in the United Kingdom have seen fit to price the forthcoming Nintendo 3DS for £199.99.

    Whilst this could simply be a place-holder price tag it seems likely that the machine will retail for around this price when it launches in the United Kingdom at the end of this year or early next year.

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    Nintendo Wii: Sega Says Sonic Colors Is Not For Hardcore Gamers

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    In a recent interview Sega’s Takashi Iizuka has stated that Sega’s promising Sonic Colors wasn’t created to appeal to hardcore gamers and is instead meant to appeal to children between the ages of six and twelve years old.

    “We know there are sometimes opinions about control from core gamers, but we’re intending Sonic Colors to be played by children of probably between six and twelve years-old. So, with Sonic Colors we have aimed to make a game that everyone can control and have fun in.”

    “So, it’s not really a game for the core gamers. If you take the rail grind, it’s something that’s fast, not difficult but is fun to do and looks great. It’s about making a game that’s right for the core audience of the game.”

    - Sega’s Takashi Iizuka

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    Nintendo Wii: Zelda Producer Reveals New Zelda: Skyward Sword Details

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    Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma recently had the chance to sit down with gaming publication Nintendo Power to discuss the eagerly anticipated Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword which is due for release in 2011.

    • the area from the E3 demo will be divided in the final game
    • bosses from the demo will not appear in their locations from the demo
    • the demo area was the realm below the clouds
    • the demo area was a field, not part of a dungeon
    • once again, field and dungeon layouts are being reworked
    • elements of dungeons and fields are being combined
    • some dungeons may feature areas where you have to run from enemies, or you don’t have a weapon
    • there may be more items than the 8 seen in at E3
    • Gorons and Zoras are mentioned in passing, but not confirmed for the game
    • MotionPlus may lead to new puzzle types
    • the sword has a treasure-seeking ability
    • no comments on Ganon appearing
    • no interest in having Link speak due to ruining the image of the character thus far
    • Link does have a method of travel between the two worlds, but that’s not being discusses yet

    Since the game is partially set in the sky, any chance Epona is a Pegasus?

    “I hadn’t thought of that! You surprised me with that one! Of course, you know, Link does have to travel between Skyloft and the land below, and back and forth, so he’s obviously going to have to do that via some sort of conveyance. That being said, I’d like to reveal that at a later time, so I don’t want to give away too much other than to say that he is going to be traveling between the two. However, I can guarentee he’s not going to be flying around like Pit from Kid Icarus!”

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