Nintendo Canada talk about current/next gen
Pierre-Paul Trepanier, company representative for Nintendo Canada, recently spoke to Canadian website exclaim on the company’s past and present consoles.
Trepanier explained how the Gamecube failed to keep up momentum after its launch in 2001. “We came out with a few titles at launch, one or two of which were pretty good, but there weren’t tons […]
Ubisoft on Red Steel
David Moret, Ubisoft’s marketing manager, recently spoke to website MaXoE on the forthcoming Wii launch title, Red Steel.
Moret addressed the games visual impact at E3, which received heavy criticism, citing “For E3, graphics was not our priority, one wanted especially to show the potential of the gameplay and the new feelings with this controller. You […]
Rayman website opens
Ubisoft have opened their official Rayman: Raving Rabbids website, located here.
Currently, viewers can join the Rayman forum or browse several media catagories, including a trailer for the game. Raving Rabbids pits players in control of Rayman as he attempts to put a stop to a horde of crazed bunnies that are slowely wrecking havoc across […]
Wii Flap Mystery Solved
‘Game Informer’ has the scoop in their recent interview with Reggie Fils-Aime on what exactly resides behind the mystery flap located at the front of the Wii.
Game Informer: What is the little door on the front of the unit?
Reggie Fils-Aime: That is where an SD card goes. That’s storable media. And on top, are the […]
Japanese Wii launch in October
A French gaming website is reporting that the Nintendo Wii is planned to launch in Japan at the end of October.
According to the report, an individual close to Nintendo revealed to journalists that the company are planning on launching the system on October 30th.
Nintendo have not yet revealed the official release date for the console, […]
Nintendo France on Wii
The latest edition of French newspaper ‘The 20 Minutes’ has a small section dedicated to Nintendo Wii, where a Nintendo France marketing boss mentions the systems competition.
Speaking on both Sony and Microsoft, the individual has been quoted saying “They again try to recreate situations close to reality but little focus on gameplay”
The article also mentions […]
Game Informer speaks to Reggie Fils-Aime
The ever-ubiquitous Reggie Fils-Aime, recently promoted to President of NOA, sat down to chat with U.S magazine Game Informer on the subject of Nintendo’s upcoming console, the Wii.
Fils-Aime revealed several key functionalities that players can expect for WiiConnect24, saying “If you’ve gotten to a particular part in a game, we could push content out to […]
Toshihiro Nagoshi on Wii
SEGA’s Toshihiro Nagoshi, president of the company’s console division, New Entertainment, recently sat down to talk with website Kikizo.
Primarily, the focus was on PS2 epic Yakuza, although he did reveal some focus on Nintendo’s upcoming generation console, the Wii. When asked on the decision to bring Super Monkey Ball to the console, he replied “When […]
Launch Titles Confirmed
The latest issue of Nintendo Power has confirmed several day one launch titles for the Wii. Assuming that nothing changes (which is unlikely) gamers should expect to plunk down some money on the following titles:
Red Steel - Ubisoft
Rayman Raving Rabbits - Ubisoft
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz - Sega
Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the […]
Iwata and Miyamoto talk at briefing
Nintendo executives, including President Satoru Iwata and designer Shigeru Miyamoto, recently sat down to discuss a variety of issues at the company’s Corporate Management Policy Briefing in Japan this week.
Iwata was quick to note on his objections on current game pricing, stating “We believe that each software should have its own price point depending on […]