Monthly Archives: February 2016
Nintendo Uncertain About Future of Quality of Life Initiative
The future of Nintendo's heath platform is uncertain, according to company president and CEO Tatsumi Kimishima.
According to Asahi (via Kotaku), Kimishima's latest update to investors suggests the Quality of Life initiative may be abandoned. "It’s not yet at the level of a Nintendo product," he said. "If we can release it, we’ll release it. If we can’t, then we’ll examine things further."
Back in December, Kimishima reaffirmed Nintendo's QOL initiative is "still under development," so it's possible we'll still see the long-awaited health platform sometime in the future. That said, several analysts believe the company is quietly pushing the project aside in order to focus on the mobile game market.
CCP To Shut Down Shooter Dust 514
Publisher CCP has announced that PlayStation 3 shooter Dust 514 will be shutting on May 30, 2016.
On the official forum (via Eurogamer), CCP confirmed "with a heavy heart
Dust 514 will be shutting down". While players will be able to access servers until closure day, all scheduled updates have been cancelled and in-game purchases have been removed from PSN and disabled from the in-game marketplace.
"We are very proud of what we’ve learned and accomplished with DUST 514 on PlayStation 3 over the past three years and it is an honor to be a part of such a dedicated community," said CCP in a forum post earlier today. "We consider DUST 514 one of the best free-to-play offerings on the platform, but the years have caught up with us.
Cities: Skylines Snowfall Expansion Release Date Revealed
Paradox Interactive has announced that the next expansion for Cities: Skylines, titled Snowfall, will be released on February 18.
The new content introduces a temperature system and changing weather, new transportation options, and new winter parks and landmarks. It will cost $13.
Snowfall was announced earlier this month, and follows on from the After Dark expansion that was released last year.
In IGN's review of Cities: Skylines, we said that you should "expect to be impressed by the scale and many moving parts of this city-builder."
Gone Home EU and AUS Console Release Date Confirmed
The Fullbright Company has confirmed that Gone Home will be available for consoles in Europe from February 12, 2016.
The console edition was unexpectedly delayed in Europe and Australia "due to last-minute complications with ratings/cert".
#GoneHome will officially be available on PS4 & XB1 in UK/EU/Aus/NZ/Brazil/Russia on FRIDAY, FEB 12! https://t.co/CokIXEVQVF
— Gone Home (@GoneHomeGame) February 3, 2016
UK Deals – Street Fighter V under £23
Storyboards Reveal Ninth Doctor’s Return to Doctor Who That Never Was
Storyboards from the 50th Anniversary show of Doctor Who reveal the Ninth Doctor's role if he had made it into the episode as originally planned.
Bleeding Cool’s Rich Johnston obtained storyboards from comic and storyboard creator Andrew Wildman at a comic convention, showing the Ninth Doctor, played by Christopher Eccleston, in three scenes.
New Ghostbusters Images Show Off Chris Hemsworth
A bunch of new Ghostbusters images have landed, one of which gives us another look at Chris Hemsworth in the classic 'Janine' role.
The newly revamped Ghostbusters.com posted the images, which you can check out in the gallery below.
Original Ghostbusters Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Ernie Hudson will have cameos in Paul Feig's upcoming reboot, although Murray won't be reprising his role as Dr. Peter Venkman.
Rogen, Hader, and Galifianakis to Star in Astronaut Comedy
Seth Rogen, Zach Galifianakis and Bill Hader will head to space in the upcoming comedy, The Something.
THR reports that the trio will unite under the guiding hand of Rodney Rothman, the 22 Jump Street screenwriter who will be making his directorial debut here. The comedy will focus on a group of astronauts who come across another ship after being stuck in space for years.
The Most Popular Amiibo by Region in 2015
Once again, Nintendo has revealed its best selling Amiibos by region during its investor meeting.
The company also announced that global amiibo shipments have now reached 31 million, as per slides released on its investor site today. Around 9.9 million of those shipped in the last quarter.
The breakdown by country is as follows, as translated by Cheesemeister3k:
Japan:
1. Girl (Splatoon)
2. Squid
3. Boy (Splatoon)
4. Mario
5. Classic Mario
6. Modern Mario
7. Isabelle
8. Kirby
9. Green Yarn Yoshi
10. Digby
North America:
My Nintendo Rewards Program Starting in March
During its meeting with investors today, Nintendo outlined details of its upcoming My Nintendo loyalty program.
According to translations by Cheesemeister3k the program's first goal is to reach 100 million users. Nintendo hopes to reach that goal by rolling the My Nintendo program out in 39 countries.
Nintendo said points are accumulated through smart devices or game consoles. From there, the points, which come in both platinum and gold varieties, can be used for a variety of rewards like discount coupons or in exchange for "original goods."
A rough Google translation of the Nintendo slides accompanying the presentation says the platinum and gold points are for "fun and for deals," respectively. In other words, platinum points will go toward the old-style Club Nintendo rewards, while gold points will be for savings and special deals.