Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Wii U) E3 2014 Announcement Trailer
When playing Super Mario 3D World, we thought, along with many other players of the game, that the GamePad-centric Captain Toad levels would be a brilliant idea to make into its own game. Turns out Nintendo agreed with all of us, and it has a brand-new game, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, the first video game starring a Toad!
Yoshi's Woolly World (Wii U) E3 2014 Trailer
The project formerly known as Yarn Yoshi has finally resurfaced, and boy, does it have us in stitches! With similar gameplay to the Yoshi's Island series but with a yarn-filled twist, Yoshi's Woolly World is looking to sew together a wonderful platforming adventure.
Thursday, June 5, 2014
SPC Soapbox - 6/5/2014 Mario Maker Rumor, Satoru Iwata Missing E3, and VGChartz
It's been a long time coming, but the SPC Soapbox is back! It seems fitting we do this on the six-year anniversary of SuperPhillip Central! For those uninitiated, the SPC Soapbox is where we take three video game-related topical stories and newsmakers and give our thoughts on each. These thoughts are too brief to be presented as their own separate opinion pieces, so we just put three into a trio and call it the SPC Soapbox! This edition's topics include the supposed Mario Maker leak, Satoru Iwata's absence from E3 due to illness, and the credibility of using VGChartz for sales information.
Mario Maker Rumored for E3 2014.
We don't do a lot of rumors on SuperPhillip Central. That isn't because we're above doing so, it's just that it's very difficult to figure out which has some truth in them and which do not. The Internet and various photo-imaging tools has made it incredibly easy to make mock-ups and complete falsehoods to trick the unassuming.
Mario Maker has been outed by various sites, posting the following grainy (of course) picture that you can see alongside this paragraph. The poster shows the classic NES Super Mario Bros. graphics and a stylus that is held over a sprite, leading many to believe that this supposed game is a level creator for either or both the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. Well, the name of the game sort of leads many to believe that, too!
As stated, it's all too easy nowadays to fool the gullible or those without much insight into thinking something completely phony is indeed truth. That said, Michael McWhertor of Polygon suggests that this rumor is actually true, saying that he's a bit more confident of the supposed game's legitimacy.
One would think that if this was a big announcement from Nintendo, the E3 sign wouldn't have been so readily available to see-- that Nintendo would have been much more secretive regarding it. Also, if it was a big announcement to come at E3 this year, wouldn't you expect Nintendo to put the game's reveal under a non-disclosure agreement? Then, why would a journalist be able to hint about it so transparently?
We'd love this rumored leak to be true. We're lovers of level design, just look at all the time we've spent on LittleBigPlanet! A Mario-themed level creator sounds absolutely wonderful, but on the same token, it depends on how in-depth the tool is for users. Regardless, we don't have too long to wait to see if Mario Maker is the real deal or not!
Satoru Iwata Will Miss Attending E3 This Year.
It was announced by Polygon that Nintendo president and CEO Satoru Iwata would not be making his usual trip to E3 to attend the event. This has been confirmed by representatives due to illness. We at SuperPhillip Central hope for a speedy recovery, whether it's a common cold or something else.
Regardless, that brings us to our major point, as we don't really deliver news on a regular basis: If you take this opportunity to throw in a retort on how an ill Satoru Iwata is sick because he's stressed, doesn't deserve to be the CEO of Nintendo, or any other means of crapping on the man because of his health (which a decent person wouldn't even jump to conclusions on as to what illness he may have), you're, simply put, a piece of shit. You're human garbage who cares more about your precious games, console war nonsense, and getting what you want than about empathy for your fellow human being. Forgive our harshness, but some of you just disgust us.
Now is NOT the time to discuss such things. First, we don't know how sick Mr. Iwata is, and quite frankly, it's none of our business. It's a personal matter that should stay personal. We were fortunate to get assurance that Satoru Iwata's illness is not preventing him from doing his duties as president of Nintendo. He simply was advised not to travel, so please save the "fire Iwata" campaigns for one of the other millions of topics that it is shoehorned into on a daily basis.
Signed,
Humans that aren't disgusting individuals
"I Know It's VGChartz, but..."
Ah, a statement that comes before many sales-related arguments on message boards, article comment sections, and even journalists in the industry. The truth here is that VGChartz is not a credible source of finding out about console and games sales. You can live in ignorance and think that VGChartz has reputable sources that know more than what even the NPD and game companies themselves hand out, but it's simply untrue.
VGChartz and its owner have a well-known habit of making up numbers, only to correct them-- stealthily, might we add-- when ACTUAL numbers are released, whether by NPD in the United States, Media Create in Japan, or any other official source of game sales and charts. The site has even been caught lying multiple times, most significantly when they revealed sold Wii numbers early in the console's life. It would have been believable, too, perhaps if the numbers they gave of what was sold hadn't been more than what Nintendo had actually shipped.
So yes, noting and sourcing VGChartz in any kind of reasonable way makes us immediately tune you out. It makes you lack credibility and hurts your argument significantly, so for all that is right and pure in the world, please don't do it. Friends don't let friends post VGChartz numbers.
Mario Maker Rumored for E3 2014.
We don't do a lot of rumors on SuperPhillip Central. That isn't because we're above doing so, it's just that it's very difficult to figure out which has some truth in them and which do not. The Internet and various photo-imaging tools has made it incredibly easy to make mock-ups and complete falsehoods to trick the unassuming.
Mario Maker has been outed by various sites, posting the following grainy (of course) picture that you can see alongside this paragraph. The poster shows the classic NES Super Mario Bros. graphics and a stylus that is held over a sprite, leading many to believe that this supposed game is a level creator for either or both the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. Well, the name of the game sort of leads many to believe that, too!As stated, it's all too easy nowadays to fool the gullible or those without much insight into thinking something completely phony is indeed truth. That said, Michael McWhertor of Polygon suggests that this rumor is actually true, saying that he's a bit more confident of the supposed game's legitimacy.
One would think that if this was a big announcement from Nintendo, the E3 sign wouldn't have been so readily available to see-- that Nintendo would have been much more secretive regarding it. Also, if it was a big announcement to come at E3 this year, wouldn't you expect Nintendo to put the game's reveal under a non-disclosure agreement? Then, why would a journalist be able to hint about it so transparently?
We'd love this rumored leak to be true. We're lovers of level design, just look at all the time we've spent on LittleBigPlanet! A Mario-themed level creator sounds absolutely wonderful, but on the same token, it depends on how in-depth the tool is for users. Regardless, we don't have too long to wait to see if Mario Maker is the real deal or not!
Satoru Iwata Will Miss Attending E3 This Year.
It was announced by Polygon that Nintendo president and CEO Satoru Iwata would not be making his usual trip to E3 to attend the event. This has been confirmed by representatives due to illness. We at SuperPhillip Central hope for a speedy recovery, whether it's a common cold or something else.
Now is NOT the time to discuss such things. First, we don't know how sick Mr. Iwata is, and quite frankly, it's none of our business. It's a personal matter that should stay personal. We were fortunate to get assurance that Satoru Iwata's illness is not preventing him from doing his duties as president of Nintendo. He simply was advised not to travel, so please save the "fire Iwata" campaigns for one of the other millions of topics that it is shoehorned into on a daily basis.
Signed,
Humans that aren't disgusting individuals
"I Know It's VGChartz, but..."
Ah, a statement that comes before many sales-related arguments on message boards, article comment sections, and even journalists in the industry. The truth here is that VGChartz is not a credible source of finding out about console and games sales. You can live in ignorance and think that VGChartz has reputable sources that know more than what even the NPD and game companies themselves hand out, but it's simply untrue.
VGChartz and its owner have a well-known habit of making up numbers, only to correct them-- stealthily, might we add-- when ACTUAL numbers are released, whether by NPD in the United States, Media Create in Japan, or any other official source of game sales and charts. The site has even been caught lying multiple times, most significantly when they revealed sold Wii numbers early in the console's life. It would have been believable, too, perhaps if the numbers they gave of what was sold hadn't been more than what Nintendo had actually shipped.So yes, noting and sourcing VGChartz in any kind of reasonable way makes us immediately tune you out. It makes you lack credibility and hurts your argument significantly, so for all that is right and pure in the world, please don't do it. Friends don't let friends post VGChartz numbers.
Today is SuperPhillip Central's Six-Year Anniversary!
Hello. Phil here. Six years ago today I started a blog simply to post about things that interested me personally. I was a beginner at doing reviews, I posted really silly pieces, and I was just messing around. As the years went by, more people began to notice SuperPhillip Central, so I changed up how the site functioned, opening up to more "professional" reviews, editorials that made myself and others think, and even interviews with local, national, and international developers.
I haven't done this alone, however. I've had help from various writers who have contributed content in the past, two staffers who assist with the occasional article and technical support nowadays, and the motivation to keep going thanks to every single one of you who reads this very site.
I personally hope that SuperPhillip Central can continue to provide you with content you care about, and even for stuff that you don't, perhaps we can write something that makes you care about something you previously weren't interested in.
While we have nothing special planned for this anniversary compared to last year, where we listed our 100 favorite games of all time, this anniversary is yet another milestone for myself, the gang, and our site. It's also coincidentally our 4,000th entry on this blog. We definitely didn't plan THAT.
Regardless, please continue to enjoy what we have to offer, and as always, feel free to share our site with your friends, comment on any article you wish, and share any feedback you may have.
Here's to another year of SuperPhillip Central!
- Phil
I haven't done this alone, however. I've had help from various writers who have contributed content in the past, two staffers who assist with the occasional article and technical support nowadays, and the motivation to keep going thanks to every single one of you who reads this very site.
I personally hope that SuperPhillip Central can continue to provide you with content you care about, and even for stuff that you don't, perhaps we can write something that makes you care about something you previously weren't interested in.
While we have nothing special planned for this anniversary compared to last year, where we listed our 100 favorite games of all time, this anniversary is yet another milestone for myself, the gang, and our site. It's also coincidentally our 4,000th entry on this blog. We definitely didn't plan THAT.
Regardless, please continue to enjoy what we have to offer, and as always, feel free to share our site with your friends, comment on any article you wish, and share any feedback you may have.
Here's to another year of SuperPhillip Central!
- Phil
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (3DS) E3 2014 Trailer
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate was announced several months ago for the Nintendo 3DS. However, we have yet to have received an English trailer for the game... until now. This early 2015 release for the West is shaping up to be a much improved game compared to past titles in the Monster Hunter series, and it's not like those games were bad anyway! Check out this pre-E3 2014 E3 2014 trailer!
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