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Nintendo Asks Questions about Wii U, Nintendo Answers Them
“Iwata Asks” is a regular feature on Nintendo’s official site in which Nintendo president Satoru Iwata asks questions about hardware and games his company makes. This time, Iwata asks Mario creator about the Wii U.
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedThere are War Games, and Then There is ArmA III
The ArmA series can be mean, sure, but stick with them and they’re also hugely rewarding. Kind of like this E3 trailer for ArmA III. Kind of. OK, so it’s not that satisfying, but you know how it looks so real? Real can be boring and unsatisfying sometimes too. Which, ironically, makes a well-made ArmA…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe PS3 and the Xbox 360 Have Tablet Controllers, Too
uDraw is THQ’s…drawing platform. This past May, an HD version was mentioned, and at this year’s E3, it’s been shown off for the PS3 and the Xbox 360. Kotaku checked ou the Wii Drawing Tablet last fall. Click here for impressions, a video, and Stephen Totilo—not necessarily in that order. [E3 2011]PS3やXbox360にもタブレット・コントローラーが登場！ 「ユー ドロー」 [Kotaku…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Hollywood Is Making a Devil May Cry Movie
Continuing a “multimedia” promotional strategy that’s seen such wonders as the latest Street Fighter movie, Capcom has asked Hollywood production company Screen Gems (part of Sony Pictures) to whip up a Devil May Cry feature film. It’ll be a live-action project, written by Kyle Ward, who has also penned the upcoming (and long in production…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Your Half-Life Action Figure Dreams Are Coming True
Yes. It’s been announced at E3 that NECA, makers of fine action figures (increasingly these days based on games), have picked up a license from the Half-Life creators “to produce consumer products based on Valve’s much-acclaimed games”. That will mean action figures at an absolute minimum, but hopefully also given the wording things like replica…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Rolling Western Might be Nintendo’s Best-Kept Secret
Here’s a surprise. Nintendo’s most interesting game of E3 2011 may also be one of its least-publicised, because The Rolling Western for the 3DS looks great Mixing action gameplay with a tower defence-style strategic element (including what looks like resource gathering), it’s not even a retail game. It’s a downloadable from the new eShop for…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedSony’s 3D Display Tech Is So Not New
One of Sony’s big E3 reveals was its 3D display that allows gamers to see two different images on the same screen at the same time. This isn’t new. Some dude is already enjoying this feature at home. YouTube user sinabun12si shows how. He took some movie theater 3D glasses. In one pair, he put…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedAnarchy Reigns Is Max Carnage
Anarchy Reigns from Osaka’s Platinum Games is like violent Wii title MadWorld—except people are going to buy it. Know as Max Anarachy in Japan, the beat ’em up is going to slap you upside your head, chainsaw you in half, and drive high heels in your head. The game is due out on the PS3…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedThe Worst Font. The Biggest Boobs.
PlayStation title Dragon’s Crown has the worst game title font I’ve ever seen. It also has enormous norgs. Go figure. Developed by Vanillaware (Odin Sphere, Muramasa), the inclusion of stylized female form isn’t a shock—that illegible font is. Dragon’s Crown is headed to the PS3 and PS Vita will be released globally in spring 2012.
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
AMD is Making the GPU Under the Wii U’s Hood
Like IBM, hardware company AMD has also issued a release boasting of its support for Nintendo’s new Wii U console. While the company of course refrains from posting hard statistics, it does say it has provided a “custom AMD Radeon HD GPU” for the system. This of course isn’t a shock, since AMD also helped…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Sony Wants Vita Making Cash Money in Three Years
In a Reuters interview, Sony Computer Entertainment honcho Kazuo Hirai said that he hoped the PS Vita would turn a profit within the next three years. He also added that wants the Vita to outsell the PSP. [Reuters]
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2011 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy XIII-2 Has Transforming Moogles, Recruitable Monsters and Rap
I’ve always thought that Final Fantasy XIII didn’t get a fair shake. Admittedly, it was an overwhelmingly linear journey—player agency wasn’t topmost among the priorities incorporated into its development. But it was an extraordinarily intentional game; nothing about it ever felt accidental or unplanned. It did a few things, but it did them exceedingly well:…
By Drew Cohen Published June 8, 2011 -
UncategorizedMario Party Will Party Once Again
Our long Mario Party drought is over! The last game in Nintendo’s Mario Party series, Mario Party 8, was released in 2007. And the latest entry, Mario Party 9 was revealed today at the E3 gaming expo in Los Angeles. The Wii game currently doesn’t have a release date, and it’s unclear whether Nintendo’s Nd…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Used 360, PS3 & PC Game Footage In Its Wii U Demo Reel
This morning, Nintendo showed off a highlight reel of third-party games supposedly running on its new Wii U console. They looked great. Turns out that footage wasn’t running on anything of the sort. Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has told GameTrailers that the footage—of games like Ghost Recon and Darksiders II—was instead culled from…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
Where Is the Wii Vitality Sensor? Somewhere.
The Wii Vitality Sensor debuted at the 2009 E3 gaming expo. Then it was too mellow for last year’s and this year’s E3. Why? When asked this question earlier in April, Nintendo replied that it was still in development, but wasn’t yet working on 99 percent of Wii players. Thus, it doesn’t yet have a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 7, 2011 - Uncategorized
Pikmin Is Coming to the Wii U
A Pikmin game has long been in development for the Wii. Well, it’s not anymore, as Nintendo has announced that the game is instead going to be released on the Wii U. The original plan was to release the Wii game this year, for the series’ tenth anniversary, but once Miyamoto saw the new system’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2011
