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Nintendo makes cuts to US QA contractors

GamesIndustry.biz

Nintendo of America is reorganizing its QA team, as Kotaku reports the company is conducting a "massive" downsizing of the contractor base at its Redmond, Washington headquarters. While the contractors are technically employed by an external agency, Nintendo said those being let go will be offered severance packages.

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Charles Martinet stepping down as the voice of Mario

GamesIndustry.biz

Mario has lost his voice, as Nintendo of America announces that Charles Martinet will no longer record character voices for its games. In a post on social media , the platform holder said Martinet is moving into the newly-created role of Mario Ambassador. Read more

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Capcom: Over 40 Years in the Market – A Brief History 

Game Errors

In May 2023, Japanese video game developer and publisher Capcom completed 44 years as one of the most successful companies in the industry. But the company is most known for creating two of the best-selling franchises in pop culture: Street Fighter and Resident Evil. Early years Capcom was founded on May 30 1979, as I.R.M.

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Glorious gaming summer marred by industry myopia

Game Daily

Nintendo’s commitment to innovation, its attention to detail and its commitment to “polish” Larian’s ferocious tenacity in delivering a game that reflects the specific vision of its makers. All are story-intensive role-playing games featuring myriad characters and large, explorable worlds.

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Predicting the Future of Supercell’s Brand New Studio

Deconstructor of Fun

Supercell announced over a year ago that they will be opening a studio in North America. TWiG #212 - Apple's New Price Points / Game Genre Taxonomy pt 2 / Nintendo's Mobile Strategy ? Very recently they announced that they will actually form two teams - and today we will review what we know about the teams so far. Subscribe here!

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Stumble Guys vs. Eggy Party: Which Fall Guys Clone Is the King of Mobile?

Game Refinery

By the beginning of December, Fall Guys had reached 11 million sales on PC while also becoming the most-downloaded game on PlayStation Plus, and the game is now available on Xbox and Nintendo Switch. Why isn’t there a mobile version of Fall Guys? Fall Guys became an overnight hit shortly after its release in August 2020 on PC and PS4.

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Is it time to rethink the “Game of the Year” award for mobile?

Deconstructor of Fun

While mobile games have historically been viewed skeptically by Western audiences and among the English-speaking enthusiast press, in places like Asia and Latin America mobile is the dominant form of interactive entertainment. The Best Mobile Game award, on the other hand, is simply “for the best game playable on a mobile device.”

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