Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors, Wii U | 12 Comments

Disney delivered some surprising news about its gaming business this past week. Disney Infinity is now no more, and Disney Interactive is no longer publishing titles.

Kotaku has now spoken with two sources about the situation, and has rumored details about scrapped plans pertaining to new Disney Infinity figures, Disney Infinity 4.0, and why the series was cancelled. You can find some of the information below, with even more at the source link.

– Numerous new level packs were planned
– One of these was based on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
– Would have been accompanied by a new line of 12-inch figures
– Disney Infinity 4.0 would have been released next year
– This would have intertwined the adventures of characters from Star Wars, Marvel, Disney in a Toy Box story mode
– Plans for 12-inch figures: Buzz Lightyear, Elsa, Hulk, Hulkbuster, Jack Skellington, Darth Vader
– These figures were slated for this fall
– Each would have been $45, more detail, lit up, act differently in-game
– Ninja Theory was working on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story content
– Studio Gobo was working on the upcoming Disney film Moana
– Disney Infinity 4.0 material planned for Cars 3, Star Wars VIII, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Coco, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Thor: Ragnarok
– Unconfirmed plans that Disney had a plan to salvage things by having a deal with Hasbro to help with the manufacturing of toys
– Issues with figure shortages with the first game, then overproducing figures after that
– Also had to deal with competition in the toys-to-life space and balance collaborating with the other Disney-owned stakeholders Marvel and LucasFilm that led to overreach
– Yondu figure was apparently a flop
– Unexpected competition from Star Wars: Battlefront, the latter of which was successful with kids

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 29 Comments

Geoff Keighley kicked off The Game Awards a couple of years ago, and another show will be produced towards the end of this year. In addition to that, Keighley will now be producing the Kids’ Game Awards.

Variety shares the following information about it:

In October, DreamWorksTV, the kid-focused multichannel network that AwesomenessTV launched in 2014, will stage the Kids’ Game Awards, an interactive, all-digital show that will let viewers vote on their favorite video games (in the vein of Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards). The Kids’ Game Awards show will feature special appearances by celebrities, gamers, digital influencers and musical guests. For the Kids’ Game Awards, led by producer Geoff Keighley, AwesomenessTV has also lined up an advisory board that includes Activision, Nintendo and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.

We should be hearing more about the Kids’ Game Awards – as well as The Game Awards – in the months ahead.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Jakks Pacific continues its Nintendo partnership with a new wave of items rolling out to retailers this spring. The latest merchandise can be found at mass retailers, both online and in-store.

Here’s the full lineup:

PLUSH:

• WORLD OF NINTENDO Plush: Have fun with the World of Nintendo’s 7.5-inch plush toys! These authentic plush characters won’t disappoint the kid or the kid at heart with their soft feel and embroidered details which bring the characters to life. Featuring characters from the franchises of Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Star Fox, Donkey Kong, Animal Crossing, Splatoon and more.
• WORLD OF NINTENDO Sounds Plush: With the World of Nintendo Sounds Plush kids can power up and play their way through anything that comes their way! Featuring soft plush with embroidered details, these items are true to the game. Have fun with the iconic items such as the Question Block, 1-UP Mushroom, Super Star, Koopa Shell and more, by triggering the motion-activated sounds straight from the game.

FIGURES:

• WORLD OF NINTENDO 2.5-Inch Limited Articulation Figures: Kids can collect all their favorite characters from the World of Nintendo 2.5-inch figure line featuring up to three points of articulation. These authentic and iconic figures are sure to please kids and gamers alike. Amass the full collection of World of Nintendo figures in this scale with, a huge selection featuring characters from franchises such as Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Pikmin, Splatoon, Donkey Kong and Animal Crossing.
• WORLD OF NINTENDO 4-Inch Figures: In the World of Nintendo 4-inch product line kids get highly detailed figures with up to 13 points of articulation, making it seem as though the characters have jumped off the screen to bring the game to life. These authentic figures are sure to please kids of all ages with some of the most iconic Nintendo characters in the line. Each figure comes with a power up accessory for even more fun! Features many of the top characters from franchises such as Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Star Fox, Metroid, Donkey Kong, Animal Crossing and more.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Two new missions, i.e. new ways to earn points have been added to My Nintendo today. To complete the missions, your Nintendo Account need to be set to receive promotional e-mails from Nintendo. Doing so gets you a one-time reward of 30 Platinum Points. Keeping the setting gets you an additional 10 Platinum Points each month.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 39 Comments

Earlier today, Nintendo announced that the 2DS price point will be lowered to $80 next week. That was accompanied by a promo which we posted a few hours ago.

Towards the end of the video, Nintendo shows off what appears to be a new slogan: “There’s no play like it”. What do you guys think? Love it? Hate it? Indifferent?

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Amazon Canada has opened up pre-orders for the fourth wave of Animal Crossing amiibo cards. You can reserve packs from the retailer here.. Pre-orders have yet to go up in the United States.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments

Nintendo has a few hours of maintenance lined up for Miiverse next week. While it’s happening, all Miiverse features and services normally accessible within supported games won’t be available.

The maintenance period is set for the following times:

– 7 PM PT (May 17) – 3 AM PT (May 18)
– 10 PM ET (May 17) – 6 AM ET (May 18)
– 3 AM in the UK (May 17) – 11 AM in the UK (May 18)
– 4 AM in Europe (May 18) – 12 AM in Europe (May 18)

Note that Nintendo won’t be making changes or adding features, so this is just standard maintenance. We also know that more maintenance will take place next month.

Here’s the official notice from Nintendo:

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

The latest episode of Nintendo’s Japanese show Nyannyan Neko Mario Time has now gone live. We’ve included it below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 56 Comments

Disney is making massive changes to its video game business going forward, and is signaling the end of Disney Infinity.

Disney Infinity is coming to an end this summer after the release of three new characters from Alice Through the Looking Glass later this month, and the Finding Dory Play Set in June. There will be no more content after this.

Avalanche Software, the team behind Disney Infinity, will be closed. Disney Interactive as a whole is also no longer making games, and will instead “transition exclusively to a licensing model.”

An official statement reads:

“After a thorough evaluation, we have modified our approach to console gaming and will transition exclusively to a licensing model. This shift in strategy means we will cease production of Disney Infinity, where the lack of growth in the toys-to-life market, coupled with high development costs, has created a challenging business model. This means that we will be shutting down Avalanche, our internal studio that developed the game. This was a difficult decision that we did not take lightly given the quality of Disney Infinity and its many passionate fans.”

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, General Nintendo, News, Wii U eShop | 7 Comments

The Humble Friends of Nintendo Bundle came to a close today after launching two weeks ago. There’s no question that it surpassed last year’s Humble Nindie Bundle, and the final stats are definitely impressive.

Here are the results:

Total payments: roughly $1,576,000
Number of purchases: ~162,000
Average purchase: $9.74
Top three contributors: Anonymous ($300), 13AM Games ($251), Nintendo’s Damon Baker ($250)

How does that stack up to the Humble Nindie Bundle? Let’s take a look:

Total payments: roughly $750,000
Number of purchases: ~82,500
Average purchase: $9.18
Top three contributors: Nintendo’s Damon Baker ($500), PlayEveryWare ($225), Choice Provisions ($200)

Looking at the stats, the Humble Friends of Nintendo Bundle sold about two times more than the Humble Nindie Bundle. It’s good news for all parties involved!

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