How Satoru Iwata Saved Earthbound from Development Hell

To this day, Earthbound is a beloved classic that belongs in any “Best RPGs of all time” list – but without help from the late Nintendo President Satoru Iwata, it might have never been finished.

Iwata-san, a book recently published in Japan by Earthbound creator Shigesato Itoi’s company Hobonichi, tells the story of Satoru Iwata’s life, mostly through his own words. While he passed away on July 11 in 2015, the book is a rearrangement of interviews with Iwata that were published on Itoi’s website Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shimbun. The book also includes new interviews with Shigeru Miyamoto and Shigesato Itoi on how they remember Iwata.

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Doctor Strange 2 Director Already Told Us His Pick for the Villain

The Internet was rife with speculation about who the villain of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness could be after Marvel Studios announced the sequel at Comic-Con Saturday.

But director Scott Derrickson already told IGN who he wanted the sequel's villain to be way back in 2016: Nightmare, a classic Doctor Strange nemesis right in line with the veteran horror helmer's hope of making "the first scary MCU movie."

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Shigeru Miyamoto Opens Up in New Book about Missing Late Nintendo President Satoru Iwata

The relationship between Shigeru Miyamoto and late Nintendo President Satoru Iwata was a personal one.

Iwata-san, a book published today in Japan by Hobonichi, includes a new interview with Mario creator Miyamoto on how he remembers Iwata, who passed away in 2015. A similar interview with Shigesato Itoi, the creator of Earthbound and founder of Hobonichi, is included as well.

“To me, he was a friend more than anything,” Miyamoto says. “It never felt like he was my boss or that I was working under him. He never got angry; we never fought about anything.”

Miyamaoto says it was never a point of friction that Iwata, who was seven years Miyamoto’s junior, became his boss. “Normally, if someone younger than yourself with fewer years of experience becomes president, it might be difficult to get along with each other, but it was never like that. It had always been obvious that he was more suited for the position (than me), so it never became a problem. I think it allowed us to naturally become true friends.”

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Quentin Tarantino and Uma Thurman Are Discussing Kill Bill: Volume 3

Quentin Tarantino and Uma Thurman have recently discussed the idea of Kill Bill: Volume 3.

Tarantino was asked about making another Kill Bill movie during his appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast to promote his upcoming movie. As it turns out, Tarantino recently discussed making another Kill Bill movie with Thurman.

"...me and Uma have been actually

talked about it recently, frankly, to tell you the truth. I'm not sure if I'm going to do it, but I have thought about it a little further," Tarantino said at the 33 minute mark. "And if any of my movies would be taken -- me and Uma were literally were

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Nintendo Switch Drift Class Action Lawsuit Claims Joy-Cons are ‘Defective’

Update:

The law firm of Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith have amended its class-action lawsuit on behalf of anyone who purchased a Nintendo Switch, Switch Lite, and separate Nintendo Switch Joy-Con.

"The Amended Complaint alleges that the Joy-Con controllers are defective, leading to a phenomenon known as 'drift.'" The Amended Complaint also claims that Joy-Cons are in breach of warranty, fraud, and "violations of numerous state consumer protection statutes."

Original story follows:

Nintendo could find itself the target of a class action lawsuit over the drift problem found in its Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons.

The law firm of Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith (CSK&D) has filed a class action lawsuit against Nintendo in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. CSK&D allege that Nintendo's Joy-Cons violate "various consumer protection statutes as well as various warranty and common law claims."

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Sony Spider-Man MCU Deal Explained

The arrangement between Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures to collaborate on Spider-Man movies is reportedly over, with Sony opting to not renew a deal that would have seen Marvel/Disney take 50% of any future Spider-Man movie profits in exchange for the creative guidance of producer and MCU boss Kevin Feige.

That means Spider-Man is effectively out of the MCU and back into his own solo movie universe overseen solely by Sony.

The Sony-Marvel deal has always been a head-scratcher for fans, right up until last month's San Diego Comic-Con when fans were left wondering why Marvel didn't announce a new Spidey film along with the rest of their Phase 4 slate. Given that talks between Marvel and Sony were deteriorating at that time, we now know why Spidey was a no-show at SDCC.

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Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Confirms Three new Characters

Bandai Namco has announced that three new characters are coming to Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. Series mainstays like Vegeta, Piccolo and Gohan will all be featured in CyberConnect2’s upcoming Dragon Ball Z action RPG.

Alongside the three newly announced characters, Bandai Namco confirmed Krillin, Tien, Chiatotzu, and Yamcha will also appear in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. Check the gallery below for several new screenshots for the recently announced characters.

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is an upcoming action RPG from Japanese developer CyberConnect2. The studio is best known for its work on licensed anime games like the Naruto Shippuden games and .hack RPGs.

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is a full-fledged action RPG with worlds to explore, a leveling system, and NPC sidequests. Of course, there will be fighting segments as well, and they’ll be closer to the older 3D Dragon Ball fighting games than 2018’s Dragon Ball FighterZ.

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Marvel Already Has Phase 5 of the MCU Planned Out

This weekend at San Diego Comic-Con 2019, Marvel Studios revealed the films and shows of Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, that isn't all as Marvel has the next five years, including Phase 5, already planned out.

As reported by Collider, MTV's Josh Horowitz spoke to Marvel head Kevin Feige following the SDCC panel and asked about what lies beyond Phase 4, which includes Thor: Love and Thunder, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Black Widow, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, and much more.

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