were to go with the cliche, you'd say that this generation, Nintendo have made
the casual audience their priority. While this may or may not be correct, there
appears to be a feeling from a section of gamers that Nintendo hasn't turned out
a lot of 'hardcore' titles since the launch of the Nintendo Wii. Not so, says
Marc Franklin, director of public relations at Nintendo, in an interview with GamePro.
Though Nintendo's release schedule has been
surprisingly sparse since the release of Wii
Fit earlier this year, Franklin suggests 2008 will be a big year for
full-time fans of Nintendo. "We recently announced the upcoming release of Mario
Super Sluggers," said Franklin, "additionally, we will be announcing several new
titles that core gamers will be interested in around the time of E3."
Speculation on what these new titles are has already begun, with GamePro
pointing to a persistent rumour of a new Kid
Icarus game. Other suggestions include a new Zelda title, or even an
entirely new game. For Franklin, the 'core' gamer is Nintendo's number one
target, "The clear majority of people waiting in line outside retailers on
Sunday mornings to buy their Wii consoles are core gamers."
E3 will be
held next month. PALGN will be reporting all E3 news as it hits.
From : http://palgn.com.au/
