NateDrake
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If it's referring to what I believe it is, then it's not a Nintendo IP. But it's an exciting project and one I'm looking forward to seeing.
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StarTopic Nintendo First Party Software Development |ST| Nintendo Party Superstars
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LukasManak22
who the fuck is that
"Nintendo will open its official Nintendo KYOTO store on October 17, 2023. Following "Nintendo TOKYO" (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) and "Nintendo OSAKA" (Kita-ku, Osaka), "Nintendo KYOTO" will be the third official store in Japan. Ltd. and its consolidated subsidiary, Toshin Development Co."
任天堂株式会社 ニュースリリース :2023年4月14日 - 任天堂直営オフィシャルストア「Nintendo KYOTO」が2023年10月17日にオープン｜任天堂
任天堂株式会社のニュースリリースです。
www.nintendo.co.jp
PikminSnezkov
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That’s amazing, thank you for sharing!"Nintendo will open its official Nintendo KYOTO store on October 17, 2023. Following "Nintendo TOKYO" (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) and "Nintendo OSAKA" (Kita-ku, Osaka), "Nintendo KYOTO" will be the third official store in Japan. Ltd. and its consolidated subsidiary, Toshin Development Co."
任天堂株式会社 ニュースリリース :2023年4月14日 - 任天堂直営オフィシャルストア「Nintendo KYOTO」が2023年10月17日にオープン｜任天堂
任天堂株式会社のニュースリリースです。www.nintendo.co.jp
Yamanoi
I paid $70 for this tag
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When I think of AAA I definitely think of Golden Sun and Advance Wars.
TheSentry
Piranha Plant
I could see Nintendo going the same direction with WayForward as they did with Mercury Steam. Have them do a remake and then have them make a new entry if the remake does well enough.
So we might get a new Advance Wars game with Nintendo/Intelligence Systems giving some direction and oversight like Metroid Dread.
Though, I think I’d prefer them to do a Golden Sun remake and then new entry.
Yamanoi
I paid $70 for this tag
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I guess the dart landed on "let's be a leaker" again today after retiring more times than the Undertaker.
N75
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Not sure when this was put up, but it was updated two days ago. Monolith is hiring a contract UI designer "for action game development".
web.archive.org
Also, Game Freak is hiring a contract level designer for their Gear Project (not-Pokemon) department with "experience in action game development". It mentions Unreal like the previous openings for this department.
web.archive.org
案件 No.101843
株式会社モノリスソフト ゲームUIデザイナー 派遣社員 の求人 | 職種、年収、勤務地、雇用形態、こだわりなど、あなたの希望条件に合った求人を探すことができるページです。ゲーム業界の求人が豊富な業界専門の転職エージェント、IMAGICA GEEQ / イマジカジーク。
Also, Game Freak is hiring a contract level designer for their Gear Project (not-Pokemon) department with "experience in action game development". It mentions Unreal like the previous openings for this department.
案件 No.100806
株式会社ゲームフリーク ゲームプランナー 契約社員 の求人 | 職種、年収、勤務地、雇用形態、こだわりなど、あなたの希望条件に合った求人を探すことができるページです。ゲーム業界の求人が豊富な業界専門の転職エージェント、IMAGICA GEEQ / イマジカジーク。
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"Nintendo will open its official Nintendo KYOTO store on October 17, 2023. Following "Nintendo TOKYO" (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) and "Nintendo OSAKA" (Kita-ku, Osaka), "Nintendo KYOTO" will be the third official store in Japan. Ltd. and its consolidated subsidiary, Toshin Development Co."
任天堂株式会社 ニュースリリース :2023年4月14日 - 任天堂直営オフィシャルストア「Nintendo KYOTO」が2023年10月17日にオープン｜任天堂
任天堂株式会社のニュースリリースです。www.nintendo.co.jp
I wasn't sure about this, but are these basically like franchises? Independent owners buy into and have Nintendo manage/direct the operations? This one is owned by a separate entity but run by Nintendo. Not sure how Tokyo and Osaka work.
frog
Spin it, boys!
they should be hiring people to port Pocket Card Jockey to Switch...Not sure when this was put up, but it was updated two days ago. Monolith is hiring a contract UI designer "for action game development".
案件 No.101843
株式会社モノリスソフト ゲームUIデザイナー 派遣社員 の求人 | 職種、年収、勤務地、雇用形態、こだわりなど、あなたの希望条件に合った求人を探すことができるページです。ゲーム業界の求人が豊富な業界専門の転職エージェント、IMAGICA GEEQ / イマジカジーク。
Also, Game Freak is hiring a contract level designer for their Gear Project (not-Pokemon) department with "experience in action game development". It mentions Unreal like the previous openings for this department.
案件 No.100806
株式会社ゲームフリーク ゲームプランナー 契約社員 の求人 | 職種、年収、勤務地、雇用形態、こだわりなど、あなたの希望条件に合った求人を探すことができるページです。ゲーム業界の求人が豊富な業界専門の転職エージェント、IMAGICA GEEQ / イマジカジーク。
N75
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Following up on the Creatures staff changes, both Ishihara and Tanaka are still on the board of directors, if they weren't already.
www.creatures.co.jp
I can only find Yuji Kitano being credited once on Pokemon Art Academy, so maybe he was from the TCG side?
Muneaki Ozawa from Ambrella is also on the board of directors. It doesn't look like a new change, so it likely happened when Ambrella was acquired. I wonder if he's in charge of software development, because the other board members are credited in other areas (TCG/3DCG/Sales etc.)
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www.creatures.co.jp
I can only find Yuji Kitano being credited once on Pokemon Art Academy, so maybe he was from the TCG side?
Muneaki Ozawa from Ambrella is also on the board of directors. It doesn't look like a new change, so it likely happened when Ambrella was acquired. I wonder if he's in charge of software development, because the other board members are credited in other areas (TCG/3DCG/Sales etc.)
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N75
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Well the new version was outsourced to some random studios, so maybe they'll port it soon. It seems like GF has its hands full at the moment with Pokemon and whatever this new game is, which will probably be outsource heavy too based on previous credits.
LukasManak22
who the fuck is that
PikminSnezkov
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Huh that’s very interesting. If it is indeed franchising, I’m hoping they’ll expand Nintendo stores to other countries as well.
Europe still doesn’t have a single physical Nintendo Store.
ItWasMeantToBe19
Manakete
New IPs take like five years to make if they're large in scope at all.
ItWasMeantToBe19
Manakete
Isn't this probably Contra.
edit: Oh, it could be Metal Slug as well
But Metal Slug or Contra seem overwhelmingly likely if the game was not cancelled in general.
Dark Cloud
Warpstar Knight
Yep. New IP‘s take many many years to make, especially if the plan was a larger scope.
don't see Monolith making anything but after Xenoblade's success
which is unfortunate, because I like their smaller games
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I’ve never seen this Good-Feel trademark mentioned, even though it was filed around the same time Monkey Barrels was.
I assume this is / was the Goemon inspired game; though as far as I can tell it ended up receiving provisional refusal in the US and Canada, so who knows if it’ll even end up being used.
I assume this is / was the Goemon inspired game; though as far as I can tell it ended up receiving provisional refusal in the US and Canada, so who knows if it’ll even end up being used.
AoiHana
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IIRC this new game has been rumoured for literal years by now and hiring notices went out for it way back in like late 2017, right after development finished on Xenoblade 2. Not saying for sure it’s real or release is imminent, but if it’s coming I’m willing to bet it might come sooner rather than later.
TheMoon
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It's not been rumored. It's just their job posting that's been up for literal years.
So I don't even know why we're posting about how long it takes to develop a "new IP"?! How's it relevant? The "action game" thing has been something they've been hiring for and thus working on for years. What ultimately happens with it is another story but how long a new IP takes to make doesn't feel like relevant conversation at all.
Charamiwa
Bob-omb
Oh baby that's the good stuff. Five minutes in and there's already some incredible concept art.
Luke88
Cappy
Monolith dropping the final DLC for Xenoblade 3 EARLY! I think this gives them almost a full year before the launch of the next console to dedicate themselves to whatever is next. They should also have a reasonable ammount of people from the Zelda team at disposal given the next Zelda probably just started the concept phase, and the DLC for TotK (if any) will require a smaller team to work on it.
LukasManak22
who the fuck is that
Tears of the Kingdom confirmed staff
Eiji Aonuma - Producer
Hidemaro Fujibayashi - Director
Satoru Takizawa (confirmed as a Art Director for TotK) - also Art Director for BOTW.
Manabu Takehara (terrain design supervisor for TotK) - building leader for terrain design in BOTW.
Yohei Izumi - (terrain design leader for TotK) - terrain design for the northern area in BOTW.
Staff from patents
Hiroyuki Taniwa (BOTW programming)
Ryuji Kobayashi (BOTW programming)
Takuhiro Dohta (BOTW Technical Director)
Haruki Sato (Champions Ballad programming)
Yuya Sato (BOTW & Champions Ballad Planner)
Naoki Fukada (Champions Ballad programming)
Correy Bunnell (BOTW & Champions Ballad programming)
Katsuhisa Sato (BOTW programming)
Atsushi Asakura (BOTW programming)
Eiji Aonuma - Producer
Hidemaro Fujibayashi - Director
Satoru Takizawa (confirmed as a Art Director for TotK) - also Art Director for BOTW.
Manabu Takehara (terrain design supervisor for TotK) - building leader for terrain design in BOTW.
Yohei Izumi - (terrain design leader for TotK) - terrain design for the northern area in BOTW.
Staff from patents
Hiroyuki Taniwa (BOTW programming)
Ryuji Kobayashi (BOTW programming)
Takuhiro Dohta (BOTW Technical Director)
Haruki Sato (Champions Ballad programming)
Yuya Sato (BOTW & Champions Ballad Planner)
Naoki Fukada (Champions Ballad programming)
Correy Bunnell (BOTW & Champions Ballad programming)
Katsuhisa Sato (BOTW programming)
Atsushi Asakura (BOTW programming)
TheSentry
Piranha Plant
I find a lot of times the titles Producer and Director mean different things for different studios/companies, especially between Asian and Western video game developers.
I wonder how much involvement and direction Eiji Aonuma gives now. How hands on is he involved with impressing his vision for the game on to the team?
I know he has claimed responsibility in interviews for the flash back memory storytelling that you can do in any order for BotW and pushing the franchise away from the strict structure, linearity, and formulaic to the more open ended nature of BotW. But I wonder how much of that was a team effort and how much he continued to guide the development of those systems. Or did he just get the ball rolling and let the teams to develop those concepts without too much input from him.
I know when Miyamoto stepped away from being a director and more of a producer he often had the authority and vision to make teams completely stop or rework something and head in a new direction. I could imagine that was tough and frustrating to the actual people directing.
I feel like in the West you’d rarely ever see a producer step in and make a team completely change their direction and pursue and idea and vision they have despite what the director wants.
I wonder how much involvement and direction Eiji Aonuma gives now. How hands on is he involved with impressing his vision for the game on to the team?
I know he has claimed responsibility in interviews for the flash back memory storytelling that you can do in any order for BotW and pushing the franchise away from the strict structure, linearity, and formulaic to the more open ended nature of BotW. But I wonder how much of that was a team effort and how much he continued to guide the development of those systems. Or did he just get the ball rolling and let the teams to develop those concepts without too much input from him.
I know when Miyamoto stepped away from being a director and more of a producer he often had the authority and vision to make teams completely stop or rework something and head in a new direction. I could imagine that was tough and frustrating to the actual people directing.
I feel like in the West you’d rarely ever see a producer step in and make a team completely change their direction and pursue and idea and vision they have despite what the director wants.
TheMoon
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Western producers are usually there to make the trains run on time. We know that in Japan or Nintendo specifically even, producer always means much more deeply involved with the design and nuances as they're often also producers for the entire franchise and overall direction.
Apopheniac
Monolith Soft action game truther
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Interview: Tokyo University Lecture - July 3rd 2003 said:
Some other answers from Miyamoto on what the hell he was actually doing from the source, it's 20 years old but probably not overly dissimilar from the modern positions
Gingerbread Man
Paratroopa
Aonuma clarified the two roles in this interview (translated by DeepL with some minor edits).
I think he's even more far from actual game development now. He probably working as a "producer of producer", making sure the various EPD teams are working under the same design principles. In various Iwata Asks, he talked a lot about "the essence of Mario" and "the essence of Zelda". Plus, of course, he's working with Universal and Illumination.
boodream
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Job Openings - Careers at Nintendo of America
AI & Encounter Designer (Retro Studios), Game Development
careers.nintendo.com
I don't think it's Metroid if we're talking about working on a prototype. Starfox Adventures returns confirmed !
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Job Openings - Careers at Nintendo of America
AI & Encounter Designer (Retro Studios), Game Development
I don't think it's Metroid if we're talking about working on a prototype. Starfox Adventures returns confirmed !
It's talking about prototyping individual concepts, not talking about the state of the game as a whole. Not the greatest sign for an imminent (within the rest of the year, calendar or fiscal) release if they're still hiring though, imo.
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Mr Doggo
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can you please not shatter famiboard's dreams like that.
I hope that means mp4 will have some nifty ai.
Apopheniac
Monolith Soft action game truther
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yeah, Miyamoto's stopped doing that stuff once he got promoted to general manager/joumu and then to senior manager/senmu to whatever he does now. the role itself of department chief/bucho that he used to do which he called "producer" is probably still similar, though
Superstarxalien
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no but obviously that's because we don't ever get info on whatever nintendo is working on
GhostBolt
Cappy
Interesting articles featuring Creatures staff that details the approach to modeling and animating Pokemon in Scarlet and Violet
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Job Openings - Careers at Nintendo of America
AI & Encounter Designer (Retro Studios), Game Development
I don't think it's Metroid if we're talking about working on a prototype. Starfox Adventures returns confirmed !
There is no indication this is for work on Prime 4. Many job listings at Retro have listed Prime 4 as the probect, and if Retro were still prototyping gameplay concepts for Prime 4 this far in, then Nintendo would have canned it.
Retro makes other games, and has had games cancelled. They need staff for this games, and in this case, it’s entirely possible it’s a backfill for an employee who left.
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Given the listing explicitly says it is "for a 3D action-adventure title" (not "for 3D action-adventure titles" or any alternative) i'd say it was written with a specific project in mind. That title doesn't have to be Prime 4 though, I admit I could be jumping the gun on that much.
One particular element I didn't pick up on earlier is that the description of Retro Studios on this listing is missing the "Announced by Nintendo in January 2019, Retro Studios is currently in the midst of developing Metroid Prime 4 for the Nintendo Switch." blurb that is present on all of their other game development listings (the other one it isn't included in is Human Resources Generalist). I do believe this to be a recent listing too; on LinkedIn it was only posted three weeks ago, and it was tweeted about for the first time just yesterday.
Could it be an indication that their next project is a 3D action-adventure title? I don't want to make that claim with certainty so maybe it'd be better to stick with the pessimistic Prime 4 read for now, lol.
Mr Doggo
Anti oof
i cant see retro doing anything else, they certainly arent returning to dk that's for sure.
LukasManak22
who the fuck is that
He still had a pretty big position on projects like Star Fox Zero and Project Giant Robot, he was still EAD General Manager at the time (after Star Fox was delayed not really). He enjoys doing movie, theme parks and all kind of that stuff, would be interesting to see how he is credited in Pikmin 4, probably as a "General Producer" along with Takahashi but he likely still had at least some bigger involvemt in this game so who knows.
boodream
Paratroopa
As it has been pointed out, the announcement does not mention Metroid, unlike the majority of published offerings. My assumption about Starfox was both a joke and a wish, since Adventures can also be labeled "action-adventure". It's also possible that they'll start working on Prime 5 for the upcoming Switch, or even their own IP, but damn if they'll pick up Rare's mantle on Starfox Adventures like they did on Donkey Kong Country, and with today's technology, that would be wonderful.
Giancarlo
Nintendo connoiseur
i would love for Camelot to work on a new Golden Sun or even a remake combining the first 2 Golden Sun of GBA
FossilPhantom
Cappy
Add me to list the list of people who would be absolutely ecstatic if Retro’s next game ended up being Star Fox Adventures Returns that was planned to be a Star Fox game from the beginning and would incorporate both flying sections and traditional Zelda style dungeons
Advance Wars 1+2 Nintendo Production Team
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http://kyoto-report.wikidot.com/forum/t-15827045#post-6061237
NOA Production Group with EPD Production Group No.2 again.
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http://kyoto-report.wikidot.com/forum/t-15827045#post-6061237
NOA Production Group with EPD Production Group No.2 again.
