With the game so early in development, very little confirmed information is available at this time. We know it’s being developed by the man behind the first three, Masahiro Sakurai, and being co-developed (a series first) by Namco Bandai games, who you’ll probably recognize as the studio behind other well-received fighting series like Tekken, SoulCalibur, and Naruto: Ultimate Ninja. We know the game is being developed for both Wii U and 3DS, and that there will be some kind of connectivity between the two. Possible ideas hinted at include customizing characters in the 3DS version and uploading them to the Wii U, or perhaps even cross-platform play similar to what Capcom has done with Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate.
Two married costume designers share stories from a decade of traveling the globe with Nintendo.
In a YouTube video showing Nintendo Switch owners how to create a Nintendo Account, Nintendo of America revealed that Bowser is canonically 34 years old.
TG: “Most of us also grew up with Nintendo, likely forming a nostalgic connection with games that have long been crowned as our personal favourites. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker was an experience that shaped my view on open world fantasy, and Super Mario 64 changed my life like it did for millions of others. These titles have earned their place in history, and remain loved to this day for so many worthwhile reasons. We replay them and beg for remasters all while delving into their worlds time and time again because they mean that much to us. It’s a shame then that the company behind them often kicks its own sweet darlings to the curb.”
I never got the love for Nintendo games personally. The annoying vocalizations and ugly character designs do nothing for me.
Don't forget the constant hand holding with tutorials. Learn this new ability by pressing Y, now prove that you can press Y 8 times before you can move on....
Another very weird article.
Nintendo is a great company by almost all possible normal measures. The biggest one being: their own staff is happy, and they seem to be very happy, well compensated and retain rate is solid. They are also financially very stable, profitable, and cash rich, so shareholders love them.
Overall it is an extremely creative group of people, and their mission statement is fantastic as well "to put smiles on the faces of everyone we touch. We do so by creating new surprises for people across the world to enjoy together." The social impact is also massive, not to speak culturally. Additionally, they have a really strong core business, high customer retention rate and loyalty. Nintendo's reputation is extremely good, I think in the US alone they are 9th most reputable company, their customer service is better than the average company. Plus, the press gives them a pass, because they are Nintendo. But there's a reason why they do that, it's not "because they are Nintendo", there are more layers to the argument.
Then, then there's the random negative gamers online...and their "reputation" which is inside their heads. And their western ideas of how a Japanese company should behave or what they should do. But they have no right to ask a company to do anything for them, because they can vote with their wallets.
There's a small vocal community online who dislikes Nintendo for what they are, but then again, there's always a small vocal community that dislikes something.
Nintendo also disagrees with the Western world about IP, but most people call Westerners "hidoi!" when they emulate Tears of the Kingdom and do not experience it the way Nintendo wanted them (even if it is not the best visual way), because it is a matter of principle to them (Japanese are very much against anything close to plagiarism, and there are laws that are tight about creative works copying etc.)
The Western Braveheart "freedoom!" shouters need to understand that it is not an American company, nor they need to behave like one. They can have their own fights based on their principles (against emulation). And they very well may lose the battle with that and change, or find a new audience.
In the end, it is so very simple. Don't buy the products if you don't like a company, but there's no need to paint a picture that is unrealistic about Nintendo either.
I hate virtually everything about their business practices, actually. Suing everybody for virtually anything, shooting down fan projects, games they never let devalue, their online infrastructure and how they handle BC.
They're lucky they make great games, because that's the only thing I feel they do right.
my issue with them, is the complete refusal to have decent tech for us.
and their odd censorship and lawsuits for modders.
It's a really article but there are some good points. I'm not too sure about the possibility of some of the third party characters, but variety like paper mario would be pretty interesting. Also, I would absolutely love destructible environments and decaying clothes/armor.
This guy wants Meta Knight removed and Pit stayed. I say switch that around.
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I just want R.O.B., Mr. Game & Watch, Jigglypuff, and Alt-Link (Toon/Young Link) taken out. They're taking up valuable spots that could go to more deserving characters -- like Tingle. LOL jk but seriously, I hope those other characters GTFO.
What about gampad functions? The smash Orb appears on your gamepad screen and floats around and you gotta smash it by tapping on it? It will be interesting to see if there are any exciting uses of the screen.