This is definitely one mean spirit, taking his Mo-growing very seriously. Steven “Ogy” Ogden, on the other hand, looks like he wouldn’t be out of place in a police line-up. Are we being too harsh on Ogy? Is your money on our top programmer or the spirit to win our Movember competition? Let us know what you think either here, on our Movember 2010 forum (see our Community page) or on our Facebook page. And remember, sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind.

DO NOT mess with the spirit!

We’re just over half way through our Movember competition between Steven and the spirit. It’s still pretty close but we think the spirit is focusing on something special for the second half of the month. Not sure if Steven’s tactics are working. Rubbing your mo in salt and then putting a bowl of water under your chin is not scientifically proven to do anything Steven! Do you have any suggestions to help Steven grow his mo? All posts will increase the amount we donate to Movember charities at the end of the month. Post here, on our Movember 2010 forum (see our Community page) or on our Facebook page. Remember, you vote for the winner at the end of the month.

Just over the halfway mark

Don’t know about you, but we like to celebrate Movember and this year one of our spirits is going head to head with Steven our software engineer. This is the state of play after 11 days of growing facial hair. We’ll keep you updated if you let us know who you think is the coolest, either by posting on the Movember forum (on our community page) or by visiting our Facebook page. You decide who the winner is at the end of the month, so your posts count!

The state of play after 11 days. Who is more cool?

Nic caught up with Jessica Citizen from Gamepron when we were at GCAP on the Gold Coast last week. Click here to see to him talk about what we’ve been up to this year, including Spirit Hunters Inc, his thoughts on 3DS and augmented reality, Nintendo platforms for developers and the iPhone.

Nic was recently on a panel interview for Nintendojo discussing Nintendo’s upcoming 3DS. Read the full interview below or click here for the Nintendojo link.

Third-Party Devs Discuss New 3DS Details

We talk with Ted Newman and Dan O’Leary of n-Space, Jools Watsham of Renegade Kid, and Nic Watt of Nnooo Studios for their 3DS reactions.
By Evan Campbell. Posted October 1, 2010 1:30 PM

Gamers complain about the price point. Critics discuss every feature revealed for the system. But what about the developers that plan to create games for Nintendo 3DS?

On Wednesday, Nintendo of Japan announced the price point (25,000 yen in Japan, unannounced in other territories) and release date (Feb. 26 in Japan, March for U.S. and Europe) for 3DS. Along with the date and cost, the company pulled back the curtain on a slew of features for the new handheld. I spoke with the heads of three different third-party developers for 3DS to get their take on all the latest happenings. Read the rest of this entry »

Sydney, September 24, 2010

PRESS RELEASE: Nnooo release video footage of Spirit Hunters Inc and launch website.

Australian based games developer Nnooo have released the first in a series of developer video diaries showcasing their next game, Spirit Hunters Inc™, for Nintendo DSiWare™ (click here to access the video).

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytH9EPhh5Cw

Spirit Hunters Inc is a role playing game in which the player hunts, battles and captures spirits which inhabit our physical world. The game uses the Nintendo DSi’s front facing camera to create an augmented reality, merging computer generated spirits with the player’s real environment where battles take place. Read the rest of this entry »

NintendoLife reviewed myDiary and gave it a commendable 8 points out of 10! You can read the full review below or click here to go straight to the NintendoLife site.

Everyone, take note

Nnooo has seen a fair amount of success with DSiWare. Originally starting off with Pop+ Solo, the developer really began to make its mark on the DSi with the myLifeCollected series, a set of applications for the DSi that started with myNotebook. Since then, Nnooo has moved onto other applications such as myPostcards and myNotebook: Carbon, Pearl and Tan. Now we have myDiary, and it comes as a worthy addition to the series. Read the rest of this entry »

Matt Sainsbury from website gamesandbiz recently paid us a visit, chatted to Nic about Nnooo (present and future), the 3DS and other palatforms, then took a few pics.  See below for the full interview or click here for a link to the gamesandbiz site for the interview and pics.

Q & A Interview with Nnooo creative director, Nic Watt

UK-born, Nic Watt’s pet project, Nnooo, has found remarkable success from a digital download platform that many dismiss – thanks in large part to Nintendo’s DSiWare platform, Watt has expanded his small team to four, and is now on the hunt for a senior programmer to expand further.

He sat down with us to have a chat around being a start up, the challenges of developing on other platforms (Nnooo also has WiiWare and iPhone games available, and is looking at the PlayStation Network), and makes some predictions for the future. Read the rest of this entry »

Sydney, September 14, 2010

PRESS RELEASE: Nnooo announces the launch date of myDiary™ for Nintendo DSiWare™ in Europe, Australia & New Zealand.

myDiary, the latest release in the highly successful myLifeCollected™ range, goes on sale in Europe, Australia & New Zealand on Friday 17 September. myDiary allows users to organise their lives by keeping track of appointments, making daily journal entries and even setting daily alarms. It also features icons to indicate the time, volume and current battery level. Read the rest of this entry »

The Wiiloveit.com reviewer, KnucklesSonic8, took a long hard look at our latest versions of myNotebook.  See below for his insightful thoughts or click here for the Wiiloveit.com link.

myNotebook: Carbon, Pearl, Tan – DSiWare App Review

As a follow-up to the successes of myNotebook, Nnooo made plans to launch 3 new additions to this selection of apps at a higher cost. And being the fan that I am of the myLifeConnected series, I became enthusiastic over the new promised features. Question is, does it live up to what it intended to be? Read the rest of this entry »