News Tagged: GDC
News: Some WiiWare Developers Won't Get Paid
It seems that being an independent WiiWare developer isn't all it's cracked up to be for some.
According to Gamasutra publisher and Independent Game Festival chairman Simon Carless, Nintendo has a threshold in place that determines whether or not an independent developer is paid for their game release.Carless goes on to say that this number is in the neighborhood of mid-quadruple digits for America..
News: Is Game Design Art? Great Designers Say 'Not Really'
At a GDC 2009 roundtable with renowned designers, Art seems to be a dirty word
It’s a debate that has raged for centuries: Do video games constitute art? Ok, maybe not centuries, but it seems like a while. Personally, I say ‘yeah, of course it is!’, but I’m not the creator of games that have been hailed as art by so many.At this years GDC conference, ICO creator, Fumito Ueda says of his..
News: GDC 2009: The Best Of The Rest
A recap of all the third-party news and announcements for Nintendo consoles from this year's Global Developers' Conference.
Sotoru Iwata's keynote speech at this year's Global Devopers' Conference revealed more than a couple of exciting projects for Nintendo fans to look forward to in the coming months. It's not just the Big N who came to the party, however; third-party developers both independent..
News: Capcom Mum Regarding Virtual Console Arcade Plans
While Capcom has now fully admitted that they knew about the Virtual Console Arcade long before the announcement was made, they've decided to remain quiet as far as what their plans are for supporting the service.
Below is a statement made by Capcom Corporate Officer/VP of Strategic Planning & Business Development Christian Svensson regarding Capcom's thoughts on Nintendo's recent announcements..
News: Publisher Deep Silver shows the Adult fare we've been itching for
A new Horror Thriller, Cursed Mountain (Wii) and the long missing Duke Nukem (DS) Platforming style
At this year's GDC publisher Deep Silver held a small, exclusive press screening to showcase it's upcoming titles including the new horror title Cursed Mountain (Wii) and Duke Nukem: Critical Mass (DS).Cursed Mountain is a Wii exclusive and a welcome one for those that've been itching for some more..
News: Nintendo's GDC '09 Keynote At-A-Glance
For those unable to keep up, an overview of the stories and announcements made during Satoru Iwata's keynote speech.
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata dropped more than a few bombshells today during his keynote speech at the Game Developers' Conference in San Francisco - some surprising, some predicted months ago, all exciting news for Nintendo fans. Here's a look at all the announcements in..
News: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
Earlier today at GDC 2009 Satoru Iwata announced a brand new Zelda game for the DS, Spirit Tracks.
The new The Legend of Zelda™: Spirit Tracks game that Iwata announced will utilize the intuitive touch control of Phantom Hourglass in an all new adventure that will please longtime Zelda™ fans while keeping the game accessible to all DS owners. The concept behind this Zelda game includes..
News: GDC: Super Mario Galaxy Trailer!
Nintendo release a new Super Mario Galaxy trailer at this years Game Developers Conference, Mario is back and better than ever!
Check out this new video fresh from the GDC in San Francisco, Miyamoto also announced that the game "would be available this year" lets just hope that includes an English speaking region![video:super_mario_galaxy_gdc_trailer]We've also added a handful of new screenshots..
News: Shigeru Miyamoto Address Game Developers Conference
Today Nintendo-san Miyamoto shared his "Creative Vision" as he gave his Keynote speech at the 2007 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.
Miymoto started off by announcing that his speech would be "a very different kind of keynote, a personal experience" and boy was he right, he even showed a bunch of his own photos using the Photo Channel on the Wii console, first off showing his very own..
News: Nintendo's GDC Line Up
Nintendo shows off some of its latest games at the Games Developer Conference in San Francisco.
Reggie and co have six new titles on show for the attendees. Four for Wii and two for DS, here's some information about the titles and when they expect them to be released in the US.Big Brain Academy 15 new activities challenge brains in five categories: memory, analysis, number crunching, visual..
News: Game Developers Conference 2007
It's that time of year again - all the top games developers flock to San Francisco for the annual conference.
Whilst this event doesn't often lead to any exciting announcements for average gamers, this years Game Developers Conference will see a keynote speech by the legendary man himself, Shigeru Miyamoto, the main man behind Nintendo's continued success."In his keynote address at the 2007..
News: Iwata Keynote Transcript
Nintendo have released a transcript of Satoru Iwata's Games Developers Conference speech yesterday.
Just in case you were interested in exactly what the Nintendo president had to say, we've received a full length transcript of the keynote speech, delivered yesterday."Thank you so much for giving me the honor of speaking before you again this year. In my job, I have to talk to a lot of people,..
