Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin anime adaptation is happening
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An anime adaptation based on Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin is in production, Toho announced today. P.A. Works will be handling the animation.
More details were not released, but it should follow the story of the game in some way. Here’s a rundown of the original premise:
Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama has passed away
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March 7: We’re sad to report that Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama has passed away. Toriyama died on March 1 due to an acute subdural hematoma, according to Toriyama’s Bird Studio and Capsule Corporation Tokyo.
While Toriyama is most well-known for Dragon Ball, he had plenty of influence in the gaming space. He was behind the character designs for games such as Dragon Quest and Chrono Trigger.
Nintendo announces MAR10 Day 2024 activities
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Nintendo has announced a variety of plans it has in store for MAR10 Day. The event, which celebrates all things Mario, technically is on Sunday though there are different things happening as early as today.
Nintendo’s lineup includes giveaways, challenges, deals, and more. Highlights include a 14-day Nintendo Switch Online trial, discounts on a few different Switch games, and a special event at Nintendo New York.
Here’s the full overview:
My Nintendo adds Mario pouch, removeable tech sticker sheet
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MAR10 day is just around the corner, and it looks like My Nintendo is celebrating with a couple of new physical rewards in North America. In addition to a pouch, members can get their hands on new stickers.
The pouch lets fans store everyday essentials with a special design featuring Mario. It comes in at 6″ x 5″ and is made of vegan leather with nylon zipper closure.
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LEGO Super Mario MAR10 Day event announced
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A new LEGO Super Mario event will be happening on MAR10 Day, it’s been announced. That would normally be March 10, though news will actually be shared a day earlier on March 9.
As for what we’ll see here, it’s a bit unclear currently. Obviously we should be hearing about the latest product announcements in the LEGO Super Mario line, but specifics are being kept under wraps. LEGO teases that it “seems like something more is on the way…”
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Nintendo and Yuzu reach settlement, Yuzu to pay $2.4 million
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Following Nintendo’s lawsuit against Yuzu, the two sides have come to a quick agreement. Yuzu will now be paying $2.4 million in damages as part of the agreement, which both parties agreed upon.
It was reported that week that Nintendo was suing the creators of the Switch emulator due to DMCA and copyright violations. Allegedly, Yuzu makers accessed Switch games from a hacked console and made at least one copy of each. According to Nintendo, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was downloaded over one million times before the official launch.
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Nintendo ordered to pay 200,000 yen after court decides doctor carried out power harassment
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According to a report from Mainichi, Nintendo was recently ordered to pay 200,000 yen (roughly $1,300) in damages after a court found that an industrial doctor at the company carried out power harassment against two temporary nurses.
The site reports that the nurses filed their initial lawsuit after “claiming that they were unfairly denied employment because their relationship with their boss had deteriorated, even though they had been subjected to power harassment by him.” They were originally sent to Nintendo via a program intended to lead to full employment. After starting work at Nintendo’s human resources department in April 2018, the nurses’ responsibilities included checkups and other duties. However, after five months, the company informed the temporary staffing agency that dispatched the nurses that it would not employ them on a regular basis because they had “failed to establish a smooth cooperative framework with the physician.”
Twin Peaks co-creator recalls talking with Nintendo about Zelda: Link’s Awakening
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Nintendo has previously spoken about the influence Twin Peaks had on The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening during development. Speaking in 2010, director Takashi Tezuka said the show “was all about a small number of characters in a small town” and how he “wanted to make something like that, while it would be small enough in scope to easily understand, it would have deep and distinctive characteristics.”
Then last year, the Twin Peaks x Zelda: Link’s Awakening connection came up again after Twin Peaks co-creator Mark Frost said on social media that he “met with them about it and gave them some ideas”.
Kirby Car Mouth figure release window, new photos, pre-orders open
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Good Smile is readying a new Kirby Car Mouth figure as part of its Pop Up Parade line, and we now a the release window and pre-orders are open.
The figure is based on one of the transformations included in Kirby and the Forgotten Land. What we have here is a non-scale pre-painted figure made out of plastic. The main highlight is that it actually moves forward after being pulled back, so it’s a little more than just a collectible.
Former Nintendo staffer shares insight into Reggie’s famous 3DS line from first Nintendo Direct
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Former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime generated plenty of memes during his time with the company, including a line from the very first US Nintendo Direct. For those who hadn’t already owned a 3DS or weren’t thinking about picking one up, he had a simple question to those consumers: “What’s wrong with you?” You can check out that clip here.
Former Nintendo staffer Krysta Yang shared some insight into that moment during an episode of the Kit & Krysta podcast. It wasn’t just a throwaway line as the team working on the Nintendo Direct had some discussions about it. However, they felt that the envelope needed to be pushed a bit and wouldn’t be out of character for Reggie to say, so it was ultimately approved.
