Updated Nintendo CPSIA points to Lucina amiibo restock
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The Lucina amiibo hasn’t been the easiest one to find since Nintendo brought it out last year. Soon, however, you may have another chance to nab the figure.
On Monday, Nintendo updated the official Children’s Product Certificate for Lucina. The document states that it’s seeing a new run of manufacturing during July and August. It’s a strong sign that Lucina will become more widely available again in the near future. We’ll let you know if we hear anything else about a restock.
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Niantic CEO John Hanke talks Pokemon GO at GamesBeat 2016 conference
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Mobile, Videos | 2 Comments
At the GamesBeat 2016 conference, Niantic CEO John Hanke stopped by for a thirty minute chat. Hanke talked about Pokemon GO and more during the event. Here’s the full recording:
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Video: Rare on the making of It’s Mr. Pants
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It’s Mr. Pants is a very interesting game. Banjo-Kazooie developer Rare created the Game Boy Advance title back in 2004. As some of you may know, Mr. Pants started out as the studio’s mascot on their website.
Rare recently shared a feature in which the making of It’s Mr. Pants was discussed. Check out the 10-minute video below.
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The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Graphics out in Japan later this month, here’s what’s included
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Later this month, The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Graphics will release in Japan in celebration of the series’ 30th anniversary. It was initially announced a few weeks ago, but we finally have some details about what will be included.
The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Graphics will contain all published official illustrations from the first entry up through Twilight Princess HD. All kinds of art like main visuals, character illustrations, and items can be seen here. There will be also a symposium of Nintendo’s legacy designers recorded as well.
The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Graphics will be A4-sized and has 416 pages. It’s set on release on August 26 for 4,300 yen. You can order it on Play-Asia here or Amazon Japan here. See some sample pages in the gallery below.
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New promo video for Nintendo Selects
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With several new Nintendo Selects having been announced for North America today, a new promo video has been published. Check it out below.
Nintendo Power’s Super Mario Adventures to be reprinted later this year
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Update (8/8): The Super Mario Adventures reprint is now up for pre-order on Amazon. Also up on Amazon Canada here.
Original (8/3): For a full year in 1992, Nintendo Power ran a comic known as “Super Mario Adventures”. Kentaro Takekuma wrote the strips, which were loosely based on Super Mario World.
Super Mario Adventures is returning after more than 20 years. VIZ Media will have the comics rounded up in a graphic novel format on October 12, according to Things From Another World.
The site has the following description:
“Super Mario Adventures, inspired by the bestselling Super Mario video game franchise, is a collection of comics that originally ran in Nintendo Power magazine in 1992-93. The peril-plagued Princess Toadstool is kidnapped by the diabolical deadbeat Bowser but super plumbers Mario and Luigi hatch a plan with their new friend Yoshi to rescue her. Are the Super Mario Bros’ plans a pipe dream? Can they stop the Koopa King before he forces the Princess to be his bride?! Long out of print, this stunning, full-color graphic novel is now available once again!”
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Game Center CX – Pokemon Red/Green volume 3
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Japanese TV show Game Center CX has continued their playthrough of the original Pokemon games, which they previously started You can watch the video, which was uploaded to Nintendo’s Japanese YouTube page below.
Update: Removed – 13 years of Nintendo Power issues archived online
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Update (8/8): The archive has now been removed. There’s no mention on the page about this, so we don’t have an official explanation as to why it’s been taken down. Nintendo may not have been content with the archive being posted online.
Original (8/2): If you’d like to catch up on some Nintendo Power nostalgia, you may want to visit a new section of the Internet Archives. Over 140 issues are now up on the website, starting with the very first magazine in 1988 up until mid-2001. You can check out the full selection here.
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Square Enix graphic designer passes away
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Manabu Daishima, who worked at Square Enix, has passed away at the age of 45. Daishima died in a diving accident off the coast of Japan.
During his time with Square Enix, Daishima worked on Chrono Trigger for the RPG’s field graphics. He’s also been involved with titles such as Romancing SaGa and Final Fantasy.
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Nintendo on attending BitSummit and indies in Japan
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In North America and Europe, Nintendo has had more and more of an indie presence over the past few years. But in Japan, you don’t really hear too much about what’s happening there.
There’s a reason for that. Until recently, Nintendo was pretty closed off in Japan. That’s starting to change with the introduction of the Nintendo Developer Portal. It’s now easier than ever for indie developers to put their games on Nintendo systems regardless of region.
In a recent issue of Famitsu, the magazine spoke with Nintendo about its indie initivates in Japan during a brief interview. Here’s a translation between the two sides:
