Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Mobile, News | 0 comments

Niantic is the main developer behind Pokemon Go. Additionally, Nintendo and The Pokemon Company are heavily involved with the project.

Niantic CEO John Hanke recently spoke with TechCrunch and talked about what it’s like working with the Big N. He said:

“Terrific. It’s an honor to have the support and insights of a company that has brought decades of joy to people through their IP, game design, technology innovation. They share our same values of using innovation and play to bring people together. We have so much respect for Nintendo, as well as The Pokémon Company and of course Google. We couldn’t ask for a better group of companies.”

A couple of days ago, it was announced that Nintendo, The Pokemon Company, and Google are investing $20 million in Niantic. This will allow the developer to continue work on Pokemon Go and expand the company overall.

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Earlier this week, Atlus brought out The Legend of Legacy in North America. Check out the game’s first hour in the video below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Let's Talk, News, Wii U eShop | 9 Comments

Bandai Namco has reduced the cost of several Wii U and 3DS games on the eShop over in North America. You can get your hands on Tekken Tag Tournament 2, One Piece games, and more at a lower price.

Here’s the full lineup:

Wii U

One Piece: Unlimited World Red – $19.99
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 – $19.99
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Wii U Edition – $19.99

3DS

One Piece: Unlimited World Red – $19.99 (was $29.99)
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy+ – $19.99 (was $39.99)
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 – $19.99 (was $29.95)
One Piece: Romance Dawn – $29.99 (was $39.99)
Tenkai Knights: Brave Battle – $19.99 (was $29.99)

Keep in mind that these prices won’t expire, as they’re permanent drops.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 2 Comments

The Mega Yarn Yoshi amiibo began to hit stores in Canada yesterday. In the video below, you can see the plushie being unboxed.

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Masayuki Uemura, a lead designer of the Nintendo Entertainment System, held a presentation at New York University’s Game Center last night. Uemura shared a couple of interesting insights that I wanted to relay here.

First, the front-loading slot was implemented since VHS systems were popular in the mid-190s. The team wanted to make the NES to take on a somewhat similar appearance. Uemura also commented on why the Zapper was bundled in: because Americans loved guns, apparently!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Screenshots, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Several new games out came out this week on the Wii U and 3DS eShops. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a peak at the gallery below.

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As was promised last night, Splatoon has been updated with another new weapon. Players can now begin using the Rapid Blaster Pro.

A sizable update will be coming to Splatoon next week, which makes a slew of adjustments to the game. This will be going live on Tuesday evening in North America and early Wednesday morning in Europe.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 3 Comments

Another hour of Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water footage has come in. Take a look at the two latest videos below.

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Slender: The Arrival will be available on the North American Wii U eShop starting next Thursday. For a look at the title, check out the gallery below.

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Today’s episode of Nintendo Minute is all about Yoshi’s Woolly World – hardly a surprise since the game has now launched in North America. In the video below, Kit and Krysta show off two levels.

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