NintyBuzz @ EGX 2014

It was an early Sunday morning, dew fresh on the ground and sleep encrusted upon my eyelids. There was no time to waste, as the final day of EGX lay ahead. Yes, we had the pleasure to attend one of the biggest gaming expos in the UK, full of various upcoming titles from many different developers for many different consoles, though of course, we mainly stayed in the Nintendo booth… scratch that, that was our home for the entire day!

Check out our full experience from the event after the break!

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Leon Fletcher

I am a huge Nintendo fan, hence why NintyBuzz exists. I especially love all things Zelda and Metroid. NintyBuzz was started by me back in the Summer of 2014, it started out mainly as a hobby, though the site has gradually grown, and I hope it grows for many years to come!

Nintendo Outlines Wii U and 3DS Release Schedule For 2014

Every so often, Nintendo likes to give us a blowout of release dates, and it just so happens that we’ve got a new one.

Most dates are merely reitterations of those we heard about at E3, but there are a number of exciting games heading our way in the next few months – notably Fantasy Life, Smash Bros and Pokemon for 3DS alongsideĀ Bayonetta and Hyrule Warriors for Wii U. At the end of August, America will also at long last get their hands on the superb rollercoaster of emotion that is Layton vs Wright.

Splatoon, Zelda U, Star Fox, Xenoblade X, and Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. have all been confirmed for 2015, which should ensure that the games will keep on coming well into next year.

Check out the full schedule below!

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There are several other interesting points to mention. Firstly, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker seems to have been delayed to Q1 2015 in Europe, though it still aims for a Holiday 2014 release in Japan and the US. Also, if you remember way back to 2013, you would have remembered a game called Brain Age: Concentration Training getting its release in Japan and the US, though the release date seemed to have disappeared for European territories. It now looks like the game hasn’t been completely forgotten by Nintendo of Europe as they have listed it but with an unknown release. This raises the question of what caused the game to be delayed by over two years in Europe? Perhaps that’s one of the training exercises.

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That’s not all, Nintendo have also released a schedule with all the 3rd Party titles which are coming soon for 3DS and Wii U, though these do not have release dates listed.

3rd Party Schedule

It’s quite a big image so click it to see it in full!

What are you most excited for from this list? Tell us in the comments!

Nintendo Strikes Big at Japan Expo 2014

Are you in or around Paris this week? Well you’re in luck, if you are a Nintendo gamer of course, as Nintendo haveĀ announcedĀ their lineup for Japan Expo this year which takes place at the Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center in Paris from 2nd July to 6th July 2014. (more…)

Leon Fletcher

I am a huge Nintendo fan, hence why NintyBuzz exists. I especially love all things Zelda and Metroid. NintyBuzz was started by me back in the Summer of 2014, it started out mainly as a hobby, though the site has gradually grown, and I hope it grows for many years to come!

Splatoon Could Include Voice Chat

Splatoon is Nintendo’s take on the First Person Shooter genre which pits two teams of four players, playing as cute lil’ squid people, to paint the battle arena in their own coloured ink, trying to mark it as your own territory.

One of the main features is a live map feed being displayed on the GamePad to show the player the progress of inking, this acts as a way of seeing who needs help or what area of the map needs some major splattering. In an interview between Game Rant and Splatoon producer, Hisashi Nogami, Nogami stated that voice chat is a possibility to beĀ included in the game, assuming it does not conflict with how the game is played.

The core concept of Splatoon is that by looking at the way the ink is being spread around and progressing, you know, you can kind of see what your enemies are doing, what your teammates are doing, and then youā€™re able to decide what you want to do.Ā And thatā€™s kind of the main thing weā€™re always thinking about, and we kind of get similar questions about the number of people that can be in a multiplayer match, but for this game itā€™s really that four-on-four is the best number.Ā With four-on-four, the amount of influence that a single player has is perfectly balanced, but also the speed at which the battle changes, the way the battle is developing changes is also completely perfect.ā€

The idea being that the core concept is basically that players look at the way the ink is being spread around, the way itā€™s being painted around, and decide what to do. If in any way that doesnā€™t disrupt that balance weā€™ve created, weā€™ll definitely consider different ways of communication and introduce that to the game as we go forward with development.

It does make sense for voice chat to be included within the game, however personally after a while voice chat can seem a bit generic and easy. What if there were different and more creative ways to communicate with other team members. Morse code in Steel Diver: Sub Wars definitely seemed very interesting.Ā One idea I had includedĀ using the GamePad to make little doodles on he map while playing to create a strategy with your peers.

Do you think voice chat should be included? Or do you have other ideas they could incorporate in Splatoon?

Leon Fletcher

I am a huge Nintendo fan, hence why NintyBuzz exists. I especially love all things Zelda and Metroid. NintyBuzz was started by me back in the Summer of 2014, it started out mainly as a hobby, though the site has gradually grown, and I hope it grows for many years to come!

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