Author Topic: New Nintendo Game Studio? (Read 7999 times)

BlackNMild2k1 · « **on:** January 26, 2004, 07:06:49 PM »

According to Cube-Europe (I don't know their reliability, so don't shoot the messenger:angel

Nintendo has a new game studio consisting of former employees of the following game studio's:

1.) Capcom
2.) Namco
3.) Konami
4.) Square-Enix
5.) Sega

supposedely aroung 60 members strong and Nintendo exclusive.

Good news if true!!

Infernal Monkey · « **Reply #1 on:** January 26, 2004, 07:59:02 PM »

Yeah, I heard this on another board earlier today. Apparently the ex-members have all been picked by Shiggy himself, so they've gotta be damn impressive.

DrZoidberg · « **Reply #2 on:** January 26, 2004, 08:09:10 PM »

that's HOT >_<
especially members from Sega,

Sega, aslong as they are left alone to make new titles, it will be even hotter, this could be the best damn news i've heard all generation!

Ocarina Blue · « **Reply #3 on:** January 26, 2004, 09:07:11 PM »

This is impressive. It wouldn't be the first time Cube-Europe reported something they were unsure of, and got lots of hits as a result, though.

A studio like this would be amazing. Nintendo needs a few original games that grab peoples' attention. Pikmin was great, but it hardly stood out. Even something of a stock standard genre with strong design principles would do a world of good (look at how Tales is going). Whatever it is, these are the people to do it.

Hybrid Hunter · « **Reply #4 on:** January 27, 2004, 02:49:25 AM »

It also says they are working on 2 games too.
Lets hope this is true, because it sounds great. But too good to be true...

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #5 on:** January 27, 2004, 03:05:58 AM »

*signs point to DS development*

SearanoX · « **Reply #6 on:** January 27, 2004, 04:23:09 AM »

Yes, I was going to mention that one, Bill. It seems quite obvious, really, and this would explain all of the mentionings of popular companies like Konami joining up to develop software for the Nintendo DS.

Ian Sane · « **Reply #7 on:** January 27, 2004, 06:54:31 AM »

The real question is who is the head of this team. I mean the five greatest third parties in Japan are mentioned but that doesn't mean that much if these employees were only minor players in their companies. A former Konami employee doesn't mean sh!t if all that guy worked on were Disney sports titles. I want to know who the head of this team is and what he's worked on in the past because that wil give some indication of what this studio is capable of.

If they exist they better be working on some new stuff in genres Nintendo isn't too hot in. If they're just making Mario spin-offs that EAD doesn't have time to do themselves then there's no point in forming this studio. Every Nintendo studio should have their own style and work on their own unique type of games.

PaLaDiN · « **Reply #8 on:** January 27, 2004, 06:59:48 AM »

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The real question is who is the head of this team. I mean the five greatest third parties in Japan are mentioned but that doesn't mean that much if these employees were only minor players in their companies. A former Konami employee doesn't mean sh!t if all that guy worked on were Disney sports titles. I want to know who the head of this team is and what he's worked on in the past because that wil give some indication of what this studio is capable of.

Not really, and Retro Studios is a pretty good counter-example that shows the people under the head are just as important.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #9 on:** January 27, 2004, 06:59:49 AM »

And how many 1st-party branches make Mario spinoffs? Zero, so I wouldn't worry about the development of new material...

Ian Sane · « **Reply #10 on:** January 27, 2004, 07:06:16 AM »

"And how many 1st-party branches make Mario spinoffs?"

Well Intelligent Systems did work on Paper Mario and Mario Kart: Super Circuit but overall, yeah, you're right. I forgot that most of the developers that do spin-offs are third parties like Hudson and Camelot.

Chode2234 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 27, 2004, 07:19:12 AM »

Camelots a 3rd party? I was under the impression they were 2nd? Of course I'm probably wrong. Who are Nintendo's 2nd partys? Do you guys think this new studio will be a 1st or 2nd party?

DrZoidberg · « **Reply #12 on:** January 27, 2004, 08:09:44 AM »

well if Nintendo is forming the studio themselves, wouldn't you think it would be first party?

Oldskool · « **Reply #13 on:** January 27, 2004, 08:41:29 AM »

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Originally posted by: Infernal Monkey
Yeah, I heard this on another board earlier today. Apparently the ex-members have all been picked by Shiggy himself, so they've gotta be damn impressive.

Nintendo Special Forces!

Majexto · « **Reply #14 on:** January 27, 2004, 09:03:06 AM »

Dont hold your breath, where exactly did cube eaurope get this information when no one else has it? Also if they do this stuff often dont get too excited.

manunited4eva22 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 27, 2004, 09:40:27 AM »

They claimed their sourced to be www.sectionN.com, I checked out that website, (it's in spanish), and basically they say 'it has been confirmed.' From who it was confirmed, they don't say. Also all they really say is that members fromthe 5 companies listed are forming the studio in Tokyo and that 2 game artworks will be ready at E3.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #16 on:** January 27, 2004, 09:54:32 AM »

Actually, this news is pretty old...There was news of the dream team being made earlier last year...The only thing new is the news that they are working on 2 games, which isn't very surprising...

Camelot is a 3rd party that likes working with Nintendo(They worked on the first Hotshots Golf for PS1, for example)

akdaman1 · « **Reply #17 on:** January 27, 2004, 01:20:06 PM »

It will most likley be games for either the GC or DS ...but dont hold your breath for news at E3 ...I am expecting more news at 2007

p.s - Why does everyone put down C-E , it really is a great site and this news is actually 2-3 days old.

KnowsNothing · « **Reply #18 on:** January 27, 2004, 02:53:47 PM »

Isn't this pretty much what happened with the making of Chrono Trigger? All the greats coming together to form a "dream team." We know that those results were pretty impressive.

This is great news. The only developer they're missing is Silicon Knights, but they're in Canada and they just wouldn't seem to "fit in" with the rest of them.

ThePerm · « **Reply #19 on:** January 27, 2004, 02:56:06 PM »

well if you remember correctly nintyendo is opening a new Nintendo Tokyo studio...there havnt been alot of details other then the building is under construction.

Djunknown · « **Reply #20 on:** January 27, 2004, 03:39:18 PM »

Yeah I remember a while back that Nintendo was making a Tokyo branch, but they said they had to be taught the "Nintendo Way." Maybe now this team has their degree in Nintendology?

Hopefully after Prime 2 and whatever SK has in its sleeve (aside from Metal Gear, still no word on Too Human....), that these two can start cranking titles to so 'Cube owners don't suffer extensive gaming droughts.

Termin8Anakin · « **Reply #21 on:** January 27, 2004, 04:56:42 PM »

Hey, so how far apart are Tokyo and Kyoto?

A games drought on GC is the last thing we need, so games releases spread throughout 2004 and 2005 would bea good idea.

ThePerm · « **Reply #22 on:** January 27, 2004, 05:05:40 PM »

http://www.jinjapan.org/nipponia/nipponia9/start.html

Polemistis · « **Reply #23 on:** January 27, 2004, 05:23:51 PM »

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Originally posted by: ThePerm
http://www.jinjapan.org/nipponia/nipponia9/start.html

W-T-F ? Am I missing something in that article, or is that just spam?

rpglover · « **Reply #24 on:** January 27, 2004, 05:31:02 PM »

"W-T-F ? Am I missing something in that article, or is that just spam?"

no- in the article it points out the distance between kyoto and tokyo:

from the article: "an ekiden race from Kyoto to Tokyo, over a distance of 508 km"

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