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Hey! Pikmin Not Being Created By Nintendo

Hey! Pikmin Not Being Created By Nintendo

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Hey! Pikmin, the side-scrolling action spin-off, is not being developed by Nintendo directly it has been revealed today. Instead, the duties have been handed off to Arzest, the company best known for creating the 3DS flop Yoshi’s New Island. The team have also been responsible for other handheld games, including Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. However, the move has angered some fans who feel like the series would be better served if it the latest title was in the hands of Nintendo directly – something that most people had assumed was the case. The news comes as a particular surprise considering how poorly Yoshi’s New Island was received by critics when it released in 2014. The Pikmin series has been one of Nintendo’s most popular new franchises in recent history. Originally launching in 2001 for the GameCube, it has since spawned two sequels for the Wii and Wii U. Created by legendary developer Shigeru Miyamoto, the latest instalment will be the first new entry in the

Pikmin 4 Confirmed?

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For Nintendo, they sometimes have a way of not telling fans what’s coming unless it’s through a press conference or one of their very popular Nintendo Direct’s. They do it this way so that they can reveal lots of information, or explain when more information can be expected. Nintendo prefers a more personal touch. Mr. Shigeru Miyamoto however doesn’t mind sharing information when he can. And in an exclusive interview with Eurogamer (which contents just got released today), he confirmed that one of his personal favorite franchises, Pikmin, was not only getting another title, but it was already almost done! “It’s actually very close to completion,” Miyamoto said. “Pikmin teams are always working on the next one.” Now before you say that this might just be Miyamoto saying something that could be happening, Nintendo said in a separate statement: “We can confirm that Pikmin 4 is in development but that is all we can confirm at present.” What should be noted here is two things. First, if Pikmin 4 is

E3 Post-Mortem: Nintendo

E3 Post-Mortem: Nintendo

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I’ll be blunt here; Nintendo’s in trouble. It’s been a hard crash for them. Wii sales fell off of a cliff, and the 3DS has faced challenges in the marketplace. Nintendo had to cut prices far earlier than anticipated, and the company is losing money for the first time ever. But there was a beacon of hope on the horizon, their new console – the Wii U. Wii U’s defining feature is a gamepad with an embedded touchscreen, sort of recreating the DS experience with a console setup. While the touchscreen is the main controller, Wii remotes can be used as well, and the console finally supports HD visuals. Beyond that and a few demos, large questions remained about the WiiU. That would be saved until this year. Nintendo had said beforehand that no price or date would be revealed at E3, but more concrete details on the system itself, and the exciting new games for the console, would be there. Nintendo always tends to have memorable press conferences. With