1.- Nintendo has confirmed that Shigeru Miyamoto isn’t retiring after the famed game developer told Wired magazine that he was stepping down from his current position to concentrate on smaller projects.
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Here’s what Nintendo has to say on the matter:
Video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto’s role at Nintendo is not changing. He will continue to be a driving force in Nintendo’s development efforts. In discussing his priorities at Nintendo in a media interview, Mr Miyamoto explained how he is encouraging the younger developers at the company to take more initiative and responsibility for developing software. He attempted to convey his priorities moving forward, inclusive of overseeing all video game development and ensuring the quality of all products. Mr Miyamoto also discussed his desire to pursue fresh ideas and experiences of the kind that sparked his initial interest in video games.
Shigeru Miyamoto had revealed that he was retiring from his current position at Nintendo, meaning he will no longer be in charge of the development of the bigger franchises such as Mario and Zelda. Instead he will be focusing on smaller projects that don’t have five-year development cycles. Here how he explained it:
What I really want to do is be in the forefront of game development once again myself. Probably working on a smaller project with even younger developers. Or I might be interested in making something that I can make myself, by myself. Something really small. In other words, I’m not intending to start from things that require a five-year development time.
Asif Khan, CEO of Panoptic Management Consultants has told Industry Gamers that Nintendo has basically been left for dead by investors who’re clamouring for Nintendo tomake games for smartphones. Khan also commented on Shigeru Miyamoto, claiming that the legendary games designer’s eventual departure from the company is inevitable but it may not make a substantial difference to Nintendo.
2.- A member over at the Neogaf forums has uncovered a document on a Singaporeangovernment site that shows that Nintendo is currently on its fourth or possibly fifth Wii U development kit.
To put that in perspective the Wii apparently had five development kits.
The manual for the Nintendo 3DS Circle Pad Pro attachment states that the battery life for the peripheral is 480 hours of play time from one AAA battery. The Circle Pad Prolaunches December 10th in Japan and in Europe on January 27th to coincide with the release of Resident Evil: Revelations.
Contrary to earlier reports, Sony told Wired.com Wednesday night that its upcoming PlayStation Vita handheld gaming system will not be limited to one online account per device.
WayForward has shared new screenshots from Mighty Switch Force, an action platformer coming to the 3DS via the eShop. You can click here to find more information about the game if it seems interesting to you.
It’s been a while but we finally have lots of new screenshots from Kid Icarus: Uprising.
“Nintendo has been left for dead by investors this year. It would be a bigger story if Miyamoto left to work for Microsoft.”
“The man is 59 years old, and eventually all people retire and/or die. The mark he has left on the video gaming industry will not disappear overnight. Nintendo has international brands and a playbook for how to exploit them; if you think that one man is responsible for their success you are very mistaken. He said in his interview that he has been preparing his younger developer to take the reigns for some time now, and I take him for his word. Steve Jobs put together a great team to achieve the success we have seen at Apple, and I have no doubt that Miyamoto and Iwata have done the same. Nintendo has been around since 1889, and I don’t think they plan on rolling over and dying even if that is the consensus in investing and media circles.”
2.- A member over at the Neogaf forums has uncovered a document on a Singaporeangovernment site that shows that Nintendo is currently on its fourth or possibly fifth Wii U development kit.
3.- Nintendo Europe has confirmed that Mistwalkers highly anticipated The Last Story will be coming to Europe on February 24th. The Last Story features time-honoured RPG gameplay and story elements but also adds modern twists to the traditional RPG formula. Here’s the basic storyline of the game:
During The Last Story you take control of Zael and from time to time his partners, a band of mercenaries in search of their fortune. You undertake a series of missions and explore Lazulis Island and its sprawling medieval capital Lazulis City, while trying to help Zael achieve his ultimate goal of leaving his life as a mercenary behind and becoming a true knight.
Nintendo has redesigned the Club Nintendo website allowing gamers to use their Club Nintendo coins to pay for downloadable games for Wii or Nintendo 3DS. The site currently appears to be down for maintenance but one reader managed to snap the above screenshot. Which games will you be exchanging for coins?
There are new screenshots that show off the Jinouga subspecies in Monster Hunter Tri G.
IGN has published lots of small clips from Resident Evil: Revelations. There’s one of the videos embedded after the break, but you’ll need to click here to see all of the videos.
Pushmo is a puzzle game coming to the 3DS via the eShop. The purpose is to push and pull blocks from the background in a way that allow you to climb to each level’s destination. There is ten minutes of footageIGN has published lots of small clips from Resident Evil: Revelations. There’s one of the videos embedded after the break, but you’ll need to click here to see all of the videos.
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