Quotes from the master
Shigeru Miyamoto knows a thing or two about making games. As general manager of Nintendo's Entertainment Analysis Division he's worked with staff including Yoshiaki Koizumi, Takeshi Tezuka and many more. One of his protégés is Koichi Hayashida, director of Super Mario 3D Land, who took to the stage at GDC 2012 yesterday and recounted some of his mentor's advice.Category: News
March 8th, 2012
Bathe in the Glory of Miyamoto’s Development Wisdom
11:45 at nintendolife.com
Super Mario 3D Land Could Have Had Skateboarding
10:00 at nintendolife.com
Cockroaches too
Super Mario 3D Land director Koichi Hayashida took to the stage at Game Developers Conference and revealed some of the stranger ideas Nintendo's EAD team cooked up but ultimately left out of last year's platformer.Peter Molyneux to Leave Microsoft After Fable: The Journey
09:50 at kinectaku.com
Talismanic game creator Peter Molyneux will leave Lionhead and Microsoft Game Studios after completing work on Fable: The Journey.
March 7th, 2012
Journey Out Now for PS Plus Members
20:00 at movemodo.com
Take a trip to the desert
If you're a PlayStation Plus subscriber in Europe or North America, you can download thatgamecompany's superb Journey one week before it's available to the wider public.Take a Good Look at Ketzal’s Corridors
19:15 at nintendolife.com
It's not long until you'll be able to download Ketzal's Corridors for 3DS, and Nintendo has released a new trailer for the game showing what you can expect.
Leedmees Goes Half-Price Next Week
17:00 at kinectaku.com
400 MSP
Xbox Live Arcade title Leedmees is set for a half-price sale next week, dropping from 800 Microsoft Points to 400.Castlevania: The Adventure Whips Japan Next Week
16:30 at nintendolife.com
3DS VC gets spooky
Castlevania: The Adventure will take a bite out of the 3DS Virtual Console in Japan next week.Store Update: 7th March 2012 (Europe)
15:00 at movemodo.com
Trine 2 at last
The European PlayStation Store update is now available, bringing with it nice surprises and long-awaited games too.PlayStation Plus
Journey One-week early access — Journey reviewTrine 2 100% discount
Sly Raccoon HD 100% discount
Jet Rider 100% discount
Farm Frenzy 2 100% discount
The Impossible Game 100% discount
PS3 Games
Trine 2 Trial 1.15GBTrine 2 Unlock £6.49, €7.99, AUS$12.95
Phineas and Ferb Across the 2nd Dimension £19.99, €29.99, $49.95 1.9GB
Mass Effect 3 (releases 9th March) £49.99, €69.99, $109.99 18 14G
PS Vita Games
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 (Releases 9th March) £34.99, €39.99, $54.95Shin’en Licensed to Develop for Wii U
14:30 at nintendolife.com
Rocket start
German developer Shin'en Multimedia is licensed to develop for Wii U.Havok Physics and Animation to Power Wii U Games
13:15 at nintendolife.com
Some of them, anyway
Havok will provide its physics and animation tools to developers working on Wii U.