We reported recently that Retro Studios thinks like Nintendo, so it shouldn't be any surprise that Nintendo is keen to find more developers on the same wavelength.
Two worked hand-in-hand
Games and marketing need each other to survive, but that doesn't mean they always see eye-to-eye. In his keynote speech at the MI6 developer's conference, Kinect project leader and Microsoft creative director Kudo Tsunoda likened the two departments to cats and dogs, but said they both collaborated to turn the sensor into a success.We became a lot more inclusive about how we figured out design. We worked with marketing to figure out, first, who the customers are and what they want. We learned the core principles of Kinect would be about physical play, something that was approachable and intuitive.There's no doubt that marketing has played a very large part in Kinect's world record sales, but it's hard to shake the traditional view that great game experiences come from designers, not marketers.
Does it look Bad?
Next week sees the King of Pop moonwalk into HD gaming, as Michael Jackson: The Experience comes to Kinect.
We Dare just arrived. That's the entertainment sorted for the @gamestationyork night out, then!
Alley oop
If you're in the mood to knock down some pins with your Move controller and you haven't yet tried the decent High Velocity Bowling, today sees the European launch of Brunswick Pro Bowling.
A pair of titles out now
A welcome sight on the shelves of European retailers today, with two Kinect titles making their way across the pond. Next week looks like being a bumper week too, with another pair of games available to purchase next Friday. For now let's see what's on sale today.
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Forget the Dance Central "celebrity" debacle; Microsoft is doing celebrity tie-ins right with its new Kinect Sports promotion, in which sporting legends face off with 2012 Olympic challengers to see who's best.
Just watched the #SonicGenerations trailer again. Realised that Classic Sonic has skin-coloured eyelids again. MIND BLOWN.
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