Hour one and two: It’s our Gamer Tuesday Show with Computer America Correspondent Grayson Hamilton! Now that the amazing Xbox One and PlayStation 4 are here, we’ll discuss even more options, new games and so much more! Plus Nintendo is in the news! Speculation about bombshell news coming from this venerable company is forthcoming! Don’t miss this show!
Radio Show Topics (2.11.2014)
- 1. Time for Something New: Big Changes Hit Nintendo
a. Announces reduction of estimated console sales from 9 million to 2.8 million units in the 12 months ending March 2014; operating loss of $15 million
b. Nintendo CEO cuts personal salary in half; Board members reduce their own salaries significantly
c. Grandson of Nintendo FOUNDER sells back 9.5 million public shares, worth $1.1 billion
d. A new rumored Nintendo console, codename “Fusion”
e. Iwata “open to allowing more crossovers of their trademark IPs and characters”
f. What does this mean for the future of Nintendo? Will they open up to other studios, more crossover games like “Hyrule Warriors”? Are they in dire straights, thinking of going smartphone/mobile gaming?
2. The Best of the Best: 17th Annual DICE Award Winners!
a. The Last of Us: 13 nominations, 10 wins
–Game of the Year, Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction, Outstanding Achievement in Animation, Outstanding Character Performance (Female), Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design, Outstanding Achievement in Story, Outstanding Achievemnt in Visual Engineering, Adventure Game of the Year, Outstanding Innovation in Gaming, Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction,
b. Bioshock Infinite: 7 nominations, 2 wins
–Action Game of the Year, Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
c. Honorable Mentions: Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Grand Theft Auto 5, Diablo 3, XCOM: Enemy Within, Plants vs. Zombies 2
d. Surprises? Upsets?
3. Games on the Silver Screen: Love Child Debuts at Sundance Film Festival
a. Documentary about online game addiction in South Korea
b. More cases internationally than in the U.S., but rate is quickly catching up. Why?
c. Still not recognized as a mental disorder in the U.S.; yet still referenced in major tragedies, school shootings,
d. More importantly, what does this documentary say about the dangers of online game addiction, and how can it be cured?
4. Big News of the Month
a. Capcom COO writes how smartphones and social gaming are causing unprecedented change in the VG industry: http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/president/coo_message.html
b. Microsoft buys Gears of War IP from Epic games, gives to in-hour Black-Tusk studios: http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-buys-gears-of-war-from-epic/1100-6417361/
c. Amazon to launch their own android based gaming console this year for under $300: http://www.vg247.com/2014/01/28/amazons-android-console-to-launch-this-year-priced-below-300/
d. Internet prankster pretends to be Ubisoft CEO and signs for abandonment of Watch Dogs trademark: http://www.gamespot.com/articles/prankster-responsible-for-watch-dogs-trademark-abandonment-update/1100-6417495/
e. Google buys UK Aritifical Intelligence startup for $500 million: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/google-buys-artificial-intelligence-startup-uk