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The two-day funeral for former Nintendo president Satoru Iwata was attended by around 4,100 people. The Wall Street Journal reports that thousands of well-wishers lined up to pass the coffin, many carrying their 3DS handheld with them. 2,600 attended on the first day and 1,400 on the second. Iwata’s death …
Read More »Itagaki blames Devil’s Third previews on lack of player skill
Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden creator Tomonobu Itagaki has said Devil’s Third’s scathing previews are due to previewers not being sufficiently skilled. The game has already being described as shaping up to be one of the worst games Nintendo has ever published” and a cruel joke” by Videogamer while …
Read More »Itagaki warns against playing Devil’s Third with Wii U GamePad
The creator of upcoming Wii U title Devil’s Third has said that the game should not be played using the console’s standard controller. Devil’s Third is already being described as shaping up to be one of the worst games Nintendo has ever published” and a cruel joke” by Videogamer while …
Read More »VIDEO: Remembering Satoru Iwata
See the tribute footage from this year's Develop Awards
Read More »AMD tipped to manufacture Nintendo NX processor
Just like the PS4, Xbox One and Wii U, Nintendo’s NX console could be powered by an AMD processor. VentureBeat reports that, as with the other machines, signs are pointing to an AMD APU (a chip that combines both a graphics processor and central processor), with AMD chief executive Lisa …
Read More »How to make a $10bn mobile game
It is inevitable that there will be a smartphone game that will generate $10bn in the West. That’s the prediction of N3twork’s Neil Young, the former EA exec who set up Ngmoco and sold it to Japanese mobile giant DeNA for $400m. Young is a video games development veteran and …
Read More »‘Satoru Iwata was an inspiration’ – former Nintendo staff pay tribute
We are unlikely to see another company VP like Satoru Iwata. You’ve probably read the stories and legends about the man that led Nintendo for the past 13 years. From how he squeeze two Pokmon games into one for the acclaimed Gold and Silver, how he reportedly rolled up his …
Read More »Miyamoto expresses surprise and sadness at Iwata’s passing
Acclaimed game designer tipped as next Nintendo president
Read More »VIDEO: Watch Iwata’s famous 2005 GDC keynote
On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer.” So starts one of Satoru Iwata’s most famous speeches, which was delivered – in English – at GDC in 2005. The president of Nintendo died …
Read More »Miyamoto tipped as possible Iwata successor
The creator of Mario could be in line to become the next president of Nintendo. The Wall Street Journal reports that development boss Shigeru Miyamoto could be in line to take charge of the company following the death of Satoru Iwata this weekend. "I am truly surprised and saddened by …
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