Even wat quote's uit een chatsessie op IGN Cube, welke ook is na te lezen op het
Gaming-Age forum:
Question: How exactly does the "worlds" or "stages" work in Super Mario Sunshine? Is the island we see in the video essentially the "hub", while the stages are inside the buildings and pipes?
Matt: Yes, to my understanding, this is essentially the truth of it. There are other worlds. You will see videos of them next week.
Question: Recently a Canadian Nintendo representative "Confirmed" a second Zelda GCN game is in development, is this true?'
Matt: From what we've been hearing for months, this is true.
Question: Does the return of Donkey Kong Racing and Kameo to Nintendo's GameCube list mean anything's changed with Rare?
Matt: on the Rare front: I don't believe that means anything, no. As we all know, Rare showed Kameo forever ago and for some reason has opted not to show it again this year. In fact, it only showed a single product at E3. Something is fishy, quite obviously.
Question: As we know, according to recent Miyamoto interview, Metroid Prime is being developed by Metroid fans, which is great news. However, my only concern is the length of the game. Do you have any idea how long the gameplay will be in the final product?
Matt: Metroid Prime gameplay: Roughly seven hours, I'm told. A short, but sweet game.
Question: Whats up with the Zelda Compilation?
Matt: No news on Zelda compilation.
Question: How were the load times in the games? (Zelda, Metroid, Mario..)
Matt: The load times in Zelda were a bit longer than the usual -- meaning about three seconds when Link went through a door. But Metroid was polished -- loaded immediately. Mario was fairly good too.
Question: Any details on Gamecube's portable LCD screen by Nintendo??
Matt: The LCD screen rocks. No other details than that. It's the best one I've seen.
Question: matt, do you expect them to optimize a bit more and reduce those Zelda load times?
Matt: Yes, I do think Zelda's load times will be optimized. A lot of the IGN guys have a joke that goes, "Well, at least Nintendo still has a year and a half to work on Zelda." Basically, if this game ships this year -- in Japan, even -- I'd probably faint.
Question: Do you believe that the second GCN Metroid has been handed out to a 3rd party, ala Starfox GC and F-Zero GC?
Matt: I asked Nintendo about it, and it was denied. Our source on the matter still insists that a second Metroid game is underway, however. No news, regardless.
Question: How long will it take to complete Star Fox Adventures?
Matt: It's gigantic. I believe Miyamoto once said that it could take more than 100 hours if the gamer completed everything.
Question: in the unplugged right before E3 you said PD was going to make its debut at E3 and that you knew a secret about Nintendo that led you to believe that they would steal they show...Did you hear this stuff or just speculating?
Matt: I believe our mention of PD at E3 was pure speculation. The big secret didn't happen. I still know about it. You will like it.
Matt: On the secret front: Let's just say that the mature Link you once saw isn't entirely gone.
Question: From what you played at e3, do you like Mario sunshine or Zelda GC better?
Matt: I would rather play Mario Sunshine. I would rather watch Zelda. Do you understand?
Question: Someone wants to know which looks better: Halo or Metroid?
Matt: Funny -- the IGN guys stopped by my house post-E3 and we watched a ton of Metroid footage running in DPLII. Then, after they left, I played Halo. To answer your question, Halo's a great game, and Metroid is going to own it.
Question: any rumblings bout Namco/Starfox?
Matt: Nothing on Namco Star Fox. Ridge Racer was shown on video. Looks interesting.
Question: How long until Zelda and square secrets are revealed?
Matt: Square secrets aren't terribly far off, I think. Not sure about Zelda.
Question: Will Metroid Prime have extra modes when you beat the game a-la Resident Evil?
Matt: Not sure about extra modes. Obviously the game will have tons of old-school mechanics in it, though. Ridley, by the way, was spotted in the demo.
Matt: Everything we heard about Rare was reported in our Rumor Report. I asked around at E3 and everyone I talked to reiterated the status. Something is up. Even Nintendo dodged questions about its relationship. I saw on another site that Nintendo confirmed Rare was exclusive -- that's BS. Nintendo said nothing of the sort.
Question: what are your impressions of the game eye? Any big games that are going to feature its use?
Matt: Game Eye is cool. We have some great footage of Franjo Mirabella running around with Luigi and Yamauchi, thanks to that thing. We'll post it soon.
Question: Can you please clear up once and for all the Soul Caliber 2 situation Matt?
Matt: SC2 is coming to GameCube.
Question: What happened to Pichu Bros. Party Panic? I didn't hear a WORD about the game from E3...
Matt: I don't know what happened to Pichu Bros. to be honest.
Question: Rare, with the lack of any official announcement, are you still as confident in your sources that Rare is going multiplatform?
Matt: Yes, I am confident that Rare will make games for other platforms.
Question: You just hinted about a mature Zelda, will this be a remake with SW2000 graphics or completely new?
Matt: I didn't hint that a mature Zelda was underway. I hinted that mature Link is not totally gone.
Question: Any more you can elaborate on that?
Matt: Sorry, I cannot elaborate further on the Link mystery. You will know more in the near future. It's a cool thing, trust me.
Question: Can we expect to hear something about Silicon Knight's "Too Human" at Spaceworld?
Matt: Too Human at Space World could definitely happen. Right now SK is working on finishing Eternal Darkness, of course. Denis Dyack was unable to attend E3 because he was helping finish the game back in Canada.
Question: Any word on a Pikmin 2? | God say yes Matt, at least HINT AT IT
Matt: No word at all on Pikmin 2. Getting information out of EAD isn't easy.