"It's very kind of you to have me with such talented people, but I really consider myself to be an apprentice, where Miyamoto is a master. Well, maybe an advanced apprentice!"
On why Rayman and the Rabbids split into two franchises
"Rayman as a character and a type of game became a bit muddled, so we split the franchises (Rayman and Rabbids). We must be careful not to lose the soul of the franchise. Now we're really aiming to make Rayman a reference to fun and social platforming."
Wondering how much time it takes to beat The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds with a 100% completion? Dutch outlet N1ntendo is claiming they've wrapped up their review copy with 100% completion in 18.5 hours. A nice bit of playtime to be sure. We'll see how that measures up with the general populous once the game releases. Thanks to Dragoon for the heads up!
Mario and Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games - Wii U
Secret Agent Files: Miami - 3DS
Moshi Monsters: Katsuma Unleashed - 3DS, DS
SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton's Robotic Revenge - DS
I hope you can handle another solo show! It worked out once again that none of the crew was around, so I captained the podcast once again. I still had plenty to talk about, including answering some of your Super Mario 3D World and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds questions!
Want to pick up Nintendo Land as a digital purchase? Well, for whatever reason, you can't do that now. The game has up and vanished from the Wii U eShop in the states. No rhyme or reason to it, for what we can see. Hopefully the title returns sometime soon.
- four brand new, original characters
- these are Rex, Deimeto, Raptor and Torikera
- Rex is confirmed as a playable character
- everyone shouts out their special move as they do it
- players who scan barcodes in Weekly Shounen Jump will also be able to unlock further special missions
November 25 to December 22, Nintendo will visit 23 locations nationwide to give holiday shoppers a chance to experience the Wii U console, the recently released Nintendo 2DS and the Nintendo 3DS family, and an amazing software lineup of fan favorites. You may even get to take a picture with one of your favorite Nintendo characters!
We know the difference between sold-through and sold-in, but these TV personalities don't. Not a huge deal, but I wonder if any corrections will be made.
A portion of an ONM interview with Shigeru Miyamoto...
ONM: So, what was the last non-Nintendo game that you played?
SM: There's a videogame in Japan called Puzzle & Dragons [it's a drop-down puzzle game - Ed]? That's a game that I've sat down simply as a consumer and played.
ONM: These days, do you think you're more intense, or more chilled out as a boss?
SM: I don't think I've changed much. I'm pretty tough, but I'm tough on the product, not the people. Because we're always preparing with the customer in mind it's a matter of being tough so we meet that expectation.
In particular, we spend two, maybe three years making a game. If you spend all that time and people aren't satisfied with it, then all that time you spent on it has been wasted. That's why I'm strict when it comes to final quality. That's where I'm toughest.
Sales of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag are 60 percent down compared to last year's Assassin's Creed III in the UK, and sales of Battlefield 4 dropped 69 percent compared to 2011's Battlefield 3.
