NdCube

– originally started as a subsidiary Nintendo company for GameCube and Game Boy Advance developmen
– 78% shares for Nintendo and 13% shares by Dentsu (Nintendo’s advertizing firm)
– lost several employees to SONY
– Nintendo has completely overhauled the developer and bought out Dentsu’s small shares
– Nintendo is now the sole proprieto
– now being considered a Nintendo R&D instead of a subsidiary
– opened a second division in Sapporo and Tokyo

Mario Party

– Mario Party staff has left Hudson and joined Nd Cube
– Wii Party was developed to bring in a larger audience than Mario Party

Metroid: Other M

– conceived with a deep story from the beginning
– game development was different when the game was first conceived
– increased technological advances have helped Sakamoto to conceive the game
– a very “romantic” project for Sakamoto
– full of many of his ideas from the past

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