Nintendo: What's to come

[CanX]

1250 employees roughly in Nintendo Co. Ltd's main Kyoto central office. About 850 of the above staff are engineers, programmers, and designers devoted to hardware + software technology.

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Nintendo Division 1
-Research & Development 1 of Nintendo Co. Ltd-

"Focus on Game Boy Software and co-developing GameCube software based on their past NES-SFC-GB franchises with external developers"

Nintendo Puzzle Collection
Platform:Nintendo GameCube
Progress: USA Localization -- Release: Q1 2004?
Key Staff Involved: R&D1/Tose/Intelligent Systems/NST

Metroid: Zero Mission
Platform:Game Boy Advance
Progress: In Development -- Release: Q3 2004?
Key Staff Involved: Metroid Fusion Team

Nintendo Division 2
-Research & Development 2 of Nintendo Co. Ltd-

"Focus on lower budget innovative titles for Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance. Also several GBA ports."

Earthbound 0 + 1
Platform:Game Boy Advance
Progress: USA Localization -- Release: 2004?
Key Staff Involved: Mario Advance Port Team / S. Itoih

Super Mario Advance 4
Platform:Game Boy Advance
Progress: USA Localization -- Release: Q4 2003
Key Staff Involved: Mario Advance Port Team

Yoshi's Story Advance
Platform:Game Boy Advance
Progress: On Hold -- Release: 2004?
Key Staff Involved: Mario Advance Port Team

Roll-O-Rama
Platform:Game Cube (GBA-GC Connectivity)
Progress: On Hold -- Release: 200X?
Key Staff Involved: Kirby TilT N Tumble Team

Notes: Originally known as Kirby's Tilt N Tumble, Roll-O-Rama is a fun innovative game that Nintendo seems scared to release. I hope it isn't the case.

Sound Fantasy
Platform:GameCube
Progress: In Development -- Release: 2004?
Key Staff Involved: Pocket Music GBA Team

Notes: Originally a GBA game with mini games and a music creator/editor/player. Nintendo has apparently registered the trademark Sound Fantasy which was an old unreleased music game by Nintendo. Rumor is the GBA Pocket Music title was redesigned for GC and will be released under this new name.

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords
Platform:GameCube (GBA-GC Connectivity)
Progress: In Development -- Release: Q1 2004
Key Staff Involved: Zelda ALLTP Nintendo Team/EAD/

Notes: This GameCube enhanced edition of the mini game provided The Legend of Zelda: ALLTP DX for GBA is an all new expanded multiplayer adventure. Capcom developed Four Swords (although the Mario Advance team ported ALLTP not Capcom), but this GameCube remix is being done in-house. While the programmers mostly pertain to R&D2, Miyamoto's and EAD's involvement will likely have this game fall under the EAD label.

Nintendo Division 4
-Entertainment Analysis & Development of Nintendo Co. Ltd-

"Focus on blockbuster franchises with innovative gameplay for Nintendo GameCube"

Pokemon Box: Ruby & Sapphire
Platform:Nintendo GameCube
Progress: USA Localization -- Release: TBA?
Key Staff Involved: Pokemon Stadium Team

Pikmin 2
Platform:Nintendo GameCube
Progress: In Development -- Release: Q4 2003
Key Staff Involved: Pikmin 1 Team

Mario Kart: Double Dash
Platform:Nintendo GameCube
Progress: In Development -- Release: Q4 2003
Key Staff Involved: Luigi's Mansion Team

Pacman for GameCube
Platform:Nintendo GameCube
Progress: Experimental Development -- Release: TBA?
Key Staff Involved: ???

The Legend of Zelda: Tetra Trackers
Platform:Nintendo GameCube
Progress: Experimental Development -- Release: TBA?
Key Staff Involved: ???

Stage Debut
Platform:Nintendo GameCube
Progress: Experimental Development -- Release: TBA?
Key Staff Involved: Mario Artist Team

Super Mario 128
Platform:Nintendo GameCube
Progress: In Development-- Release: 2004
Key Staff Involved: Mario 128 Demo / SMS Team

Donkey Kong '04
Platform:Nintendo GameCube
Progress: In Development -- Release: 2004
Key Staff Involved: ????

The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker X2
Platform:Nintendo GameCube
Progress: In Development -- Release: Q4 2004
Key Staff Involved: Wind Waker Team

Nintendo Division 5
-Special Planning & Development of Nintendo Co. Ltd-

"Focus on special projects for Game Boy, Pokemon Mini, and e-Card Reader"

Game & Watch e-Collection Volume 1
Platform:e-Card Reader
Progress: In Development -- Release: Q4 2003
Key Staff Involved: ???

NES e- Collection Volume 4
Platform:e-Card Reader
Progress: In Development -- Release: Q1 2004
Key Staff Involved: ???


Nintendo (Tokyo Office)

"Create new types of games for childrens, adults, and senior citizens"

-Project 1
GameCube Title
-Project 2
GameCube or GameCube 2 Title

Nintendo (Nd Cube)

"Focus on first and freelance third party published titles"

-Project ?????

Nintendo (NSTC)

"We invented the rehash"

-Project 1
1080* Snowboarding Avalanche
-Project 2
Donkey Kong + Featuring Mario GBA
-Project 3
Secret Title (Rumor Rev Limit GC/Car Racer or Excitebike GC)

[zektor]

Lookin' good! I am particularly interested in "Earthbound I am a spamming ASSWIPE"

[WiseSalesman]

Lookin' good! I am particularly interested in "Earthbound I am a spamming ASSWIPE"

What the fuck? :hmm:

[The Clonus Horror]

Or, they could develop NEW games and concepts instead of rehashing old ones. Nintendo...the WWE of the gaming world.

[RetroYoungen]

Earthbound 0 and 1, finally REALLY coming to the US on GBA! YAY!

Maybe now if that sells well they'll make an entirely NEW Earthbound game for GBA, or better yet GC... :fingers crossed:

[zektor]

Lookin' good! I am particularly interested in "Earthbound I am a spamming ASSWIPE"

What the fuck? :hmm:

This is what it said earlier :) I guess because it triggered that phrase when he typed plus 1.

[WiseSalesman]

Ah, I see. I've been away from the forums for, like, two months, do I didn't know that they had been messing with that again.

But, just for fun...

+1

Ah, rats....it didn't work. :D