Archive for the ‘General Nintendo’ Category

Mobiclip becomes a Nintendo subsidiary

Sunday, February 12th, 2012 Posted in General Nintendo, News, Posted by Valay | No Comments »

Mobilip, known for their video codecs for the Wii, 3DS, and DS, is now a Nintendo subsidiary. Although the news has been catching attention today, it seems that Nintendo acquired the company last year. Mobiclip's website states: "Mobiclip is now a subsidiary ...

GDC 2012 floor plan

Saturday, February 11th, 2012 Posted in General Nintendo, News, Posted by Valay | No Comments »

UBM TechWeb has released a floor plan for the upcoming Game Developers Conference. The images above provide a look at the setup in the North and Western halls. Lots of companies will be attending GDC - the list includes Activision, ...

Japanese trademark updates

Saturday, February 11th, 2012 Posted in General Nintendo, News, Posted by Valay, Wii, Wii U | 2 Comments »

Lots of Wii U trademarks from Nintendo... 任天堂ゲーフリクリーチャーズ (Creatures Inc.) 商願2011-088359 ジム☆チャレンジ (gem challenge) 商願2011-088364 バトルカーニバル (Battle Carnival) 任天堂 (Nintendo) 商願2011-088682 BEAT THE BEAT RHYTHM PARADISE 商願2011-090605 SPIRIT CAMERA 商願2011-092510 Wii U 商願2011-092511 §Wii U 商願2012-002228 Wii U 商願2012-002229 §Wii U 商願2012-002230 §Wii U NBGI 商願2011-088881 ダイスアドベンチャー\DiceAdventure 商願2011-088882 テイルズ オブ ザ ワールド\Tales of The World 商願2011-088883 BATTLE DESTINY 商願2011-089213 BDeNA 商願2011-089214 BeDNA ...

Guinness World Records ranks the top 50 video game endings

Friday, February 10th, 2012 Posted in 3DS, DS, General Nintendo, News, Posted by Valay, Wii | 7 Comments »

50. Resident Evil 4 49. Star Wars: Knights of the old Republic 48. Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time 47. Crysis 2 46. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 45. Call of Duty: World at War 44. Star Wars: The ...

Nintendo Week (2/9/12)

Thursday, February 9th, 2012 Posted in 3DS, General Nintendo, Posted by Valay, Wii | No Comments »

Nintendo Week has turned into the Gary/Dark Gary show without Allison! On this week's episode: Rhythm Heaven Fever, Super Mario 3D Land, Resident Evil: Revelations and the Pearl Pink 3DS.

Skylanders becomes Activision’s biggest new IP launch in company history

Thursday, February 9th, 2012 Posted in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Posted by Valay, Wii | No Comments »

There's a reason why Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure is getting a sequel. Activision announced today that the game is the company's "biggest new IP launch in Activision's history". Activision Blizzard Chief Executive Officer said: "Skylanders Spyro's Adventure™ was the biggest new IP ...

Hyrule Historia showcase: The Legend of Zelda art

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 Posted in General Nintendo, News, Posted by Valay | 1 Comment »

[nggallery id=1598] We're continuing our look at the Hyrule Historia book with art pieces from the original "The Legend of Zelda" for the NES. This section is a bit small compared to the likes of Skyward Sword and Twilight Princess, but ...

Nintendo of America employee nowhere to be found

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 Posted in General Nintendo, News, Posted by Valay | 6 Comments »

Nintendo of America employee Meara Lynn Nichols has vanished. No one knows where she is. According to her husband, Nichols said she would be taking the day off from Nintendo on Monday. She apparently intended to visit her son's school ...

Nicalis believes the eShop turned things around for Nintendo digitally

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 Posted in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Posted by Valay, Wii | 1 Comment »

Nicalis CEO Tyrone Rodriguez feels that Nintendo's efforts on the digital side have improved thanks to the eShop. That's because "the storefront is heavily feature-driven." Rodriguez also spoke up about the Wii Shop Channel. His full comments can be found below. "The eShop, ...

Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask feature different character models for Link

Friday, February 3rd, 2012 Posted in General Nintendo, News, Posted by Valay | 7 Comments »

Ocarina of Time on the left, Majora's Mask on the right It's true that The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask uses the same game engine as Ocarina of Time. But did you know that the character models for Link were different ...