Nintendo Badge Arcade – North American updates for the week of December 19, 2016
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
Update: Added in Sunday’s updates.
Nintendo Badge Arcade has been receiving daily updates since heading to the 3DS eShop. Because it’s continually updated with content, we’re rounding up all of the additions and changes in a weekly post.
Here’s what’s on tap for the week of December 19:
December 19
– 5 Mario holiday panels
– 5 Mario character panels (1 day left)
– 2 Mario Kart icon panels (1 day left)
– 12 Animal Crossing panels
– 5 Pokemon panels
– 1 Nikki panel
– Super Mario holiday theme offer until 12/29
– 1 free play
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Happy holidays!
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News | 16 Comments
Hello! With the end of 2016 in sight, I wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a happy holidays. Happy Christmas / Hanukkah / Kwanzaa / New Year! Don’t celebrate any of that? That’s totally fine! Enjoy the next few days ahead regardless.
Usually at around this time each year, we start to see the news cycle slow down. Companies take off for the holidays, and it’s the one time when North America, Europe, and Japan takes a bit of a rest at once. As always though, our schedule will be staying the same for the most part, and news will continue to go up on the site – even if it’s not quite as much as we typically see.
Plus, we’re not that far away from some very big news. The Switch event is less than three weeks away. Once that happens on January 12 / 13, you know that we’re in for a huge and constant news cycle through March.
That’s it from me. Hope everyone has a fun and safe holiday!
(P.S. – sorry about reusing last year’s image, but that’s all we had. If I tried creating something new on my own, the results would have been disastrous!)
Reggie on Nintendo going with existing franchises vs. new IPs, Mario’s lasting appeal
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 13 Comments
Nintendo has a solid stable of franchises ranging from Mario to Zelda. From time to time though, they’ll introduce something completely new. During the Wii era for example, Nintendo offered up its own take on the shooter genre with Splatoon.
Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime was interviewed during the TV documentary series
Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed. As part of that, he was asked how Nintendo decides between using one of its iconic characters or something completely new.
Reggie explained in response:
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Earthlock planned for Wii U release by the end of January
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
Earthlock: Festival of Magic’s Wii U launch is fast approaching. On Twitter, SnowCastle Games CEO Bendik Stang mentioned that the eShop version is planned by the end of January.
The tweet is as follows:
@HeinyReimes did a soft launch on steam in Sept. PS4/WiiU due out end of January 2017
— Bendik Stang (@BendikStang) November 30, 2016
As we recently found out, SnowCastle Games also has interest in a Switch version of Earthlock. The studio would like to have the game ready for the launch of Nintendo’s new console if possible.
Legna Tactica recently arrived on the Japanese 3DS eShop, and Kemco published a trailer for the game. We’ve posted the video below.
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SEGA 3D Fukkoku Archives 3: Final Stage devs on how the included games were chosen
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SEGA 3D Fukkoku Archives 3: Final Stage shipped in Japan this week. To mark the game’s launch, Famitsu caught up with developers Yosuke Okunari and Kagasei Shimomura for an interview.
During the short discussion, Okunari and Shimomura explain how they settled on the games to include for the latest collection. The two also commented on the additions of Alien Syndrome and Columns as well as why the two bonus games were chosen. If that wasn’t enough, Shimomura left the door open to returning to SEGA 3D Classics in the future.
Continue on below for our full translation.
Game Freak talks Pokemon – Alola Forms and potential return, series’ future, more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 59 Comments
Game Freak’s Junichi Masuda recently made some comments about Pokemon and Switch during an interview with Spanish site MeriStation which gained quite a bit of attention. However, we thought the entire interview might be worth sharing, as it’s interesting in its own right. And thankfully, Nintendo Everything reader Gumbatei was up to the task of translating the comments into English.
Masuda, along with Shigeru Ohmori, talked a fair amount about Pokemon Sun/Moon and the series in general. The two talked about Alola Forms and whether they’ll return, the future of the franchise, and more. A question was also asked about potential Pokemon Diamond/Pearl remakes, but the response is about what you’d expect.
Head past the break for the translated comments from Masuda and Ohmori.
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New Christmas art for Zelda: Breath of the Wild
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Pokemon Sun/Moon: The Official Alola Region Pokedex & Postgame Adventure Guide coming out in February
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Even though Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon arrived in November, a new guide is being prepared for the two games. This one, called the “Alola Region Pokedex & Postgame Adventure Guide”, is scheduled for February.
Here’s the synopsis:
“If getting all the Pokemon from the Alola region is your goal, or if you simply want the latest info on all these amazing Pokemon, then Pokemon Sun & Pokemon Moon: The Official Alola Region Collector’s Edition Pokedex & Postgame Adventure Guide will be your go-to for the info you need!
And if you think you’ve done everything there is to do in the Alola region, then think again! Many adventures are waiting for you after you’ve completed the main story in Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon, and this guide will take you through them—including the appearance of the mysterious Ultra Beasts!”
The new Pokemon Sun/Moon guide includes data for the Alola region Pokemon plus information on moves, abilities, location, stats, and Evolutions for each one. You can also expect lists of TMs, items, Berries, and Z-Crystals—including where to find them. Finally, an exclusive creator interview will be included.
Amazon is listing two versions of the guide. You can pick up the standard version or collector’s edition. By going with the collector’s edition, you’ll get the hardcover as well as “8 high-quality double-sided lithographs of concept artwork in a protective sleeve”.
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Nintendo files new trademark for Eternal Darkness in the U.S.
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On Tuesday, Nintendo filed a new trademark application for Eternal Darkness in the United States. It was then officially published yesterday.
This actually isn’t the first time we’ve seen a trademark pertaining to Eternal Darkness. The filing we heard about a few years ago is still in place, though only until the end of the year. When that happens, Nintendo will need to provide a Statement of Use if the company doesn’t want the application will be abandoned. There are also slight differences between the new and old Eternal Darkness trademarks.
You never quite know what you’ll get with these trademarks. This one had a 1B filing, meaning it’s an application based on intent to use. That doesn’t mean Eternal Darkness is getting a sequel though. Nintendo could be looking to protect the name, or could be interested in something like a Virtual Console release.
