Sakurai reflects on Iwata’s funeral in latest Famitsu column
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In his previous Famitsu column, Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai wrote about the passing of Satoru Iwata. This week’s issue of the magazine has another piece from Sakurai in which he touches on Iwata’s funeral.
Sakurai wrote:
“Normally at a place like this, one’s eyes go to the photo [of the deceased]. The smiling face of Mr. Iwata surrounded by flowers was a very nice picture.”
“Inside there was the still body of Mr. Iwata. He was probably dressed in traditional white funeral garb, his glasses removed, and his nose stuffed [with cotton]. And today, his body was going to be burned and reduced to nothing. Mr. Iwata would no longer exist in this world.”
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LBX: Little Battlers eXperience screenshots
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A few new LBX: Little Battlers eXperience have been sent out by Nintendo today. We’ve rounded them up in the gallery below.
Video: Splatoon co-director answers questions from kids
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 3 Comments
Family Gamer TV recently had Splatoon co-director Tsubasa Sakaguchi answer a bunch of questions from kids. You can watch the full video below.
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Sanatory Hallways hitting the European Wii U eShop on August 6
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Wegenbartho is bringing Sanatory Hallways to the European Wii U eShop next week, according to a listing on the store. It should be available on August 6 for €9.99.
Here’s an official overview from the game’s Indiegogo page:
Sanatory Hallways takes the idea of the Luigi mini-game from Nintendoland and takes it up to a whole new level.
In the Versus-Mode (local only for the WiiU), one player takes control of the protagonist Charla, who’s plagued by nightmares where she finds herself located in strange buildings and facilities. Her goal is to find a blue key, which allows her to unlock the exit and thus making her wake up.
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Nintendo sold 4.2 million amiibo in Q1, total up to 14.7 million
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Nintendo reported its first quarter results of the fiscal 2016 year yesterday. Bloomberg reveals that, during this period (April 1 through June 30), the company sold another 4.2 million amiibo. Total sales of the figures are now up to 14.7 million since last year’s launch.
Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village DX screenshots
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Capcom has issued new screenshots from Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village DX. Check them out in the gallery below.
Video of the Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer 3DS theme
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The Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer 3DS theme came out in Japan today. For a look at it, take a look at the attached video below.
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Wii U eShop charts (7/29/15)
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This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Zelda: Ocarina of Time
2. Child of Light
3. Splatoon
4. I’ve Got to Run!
5. Cube Life: Island Survival
6. Super Mario 64
7. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
8. Super Mario World
9. Paper Mario
10. Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse
11. Super Mario Bros. 3
12. Mario Tennis
13. EarthBound
14. Super Mario Bros.
15. Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
16. Donkey Kong 64
17. EarthBound Beginnings
18. Mario Kart 8
19. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
20. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Videos
1. Super Mario Maker E3 2015 Trailer
2. Splatoon Direct 5/7/15
3. Play Nintendo Introduction Video
4. Skylanders SuperChargers E3 Trailer
5. Star Fox Zero E3 2015 Trailer
6. Cube Life: Island Survival Trailer
7. Splatoon amiibo Trailer
8. Mario Party 10 Launch Trailer
9. Yoshi’s Woolly World E3 2015 Trailer
10. Cube Life: Island Survival Trailer 2
11. Introducing amiibo
12. Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival E3 2015 Trailer
13. LEGO Jurassic World Launch Trailer
14. Nintendo Minute – Mario Party 10 with Lamarr Wilson
15. Nintendo Minute – Amaze-INK May Splatoon Turf War
16. Great Games to Buy with eShop Cards
17. New amiibo TV Commercial
18. Mario Kart 8 New amiibo Racing Suits Trailer
19. Mario Party 10 Trailer
20. KEYTARI: 8-bit Music Maker Trailer
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Super Mario Maker trailer shows updated skinny Mario design
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 12 Comments
When Super Mario Maker was unveiled at last year’s E3, we saw a strange-looking power-up known as the “Luigi Mushroom”. This took on a different appearance compared to the Super Mushroom that we’re used to. It’s taller and skinnier, which is how Mario transformed after coming into contact with it.
The latest Super Mario Maker trailer uploaded by Nintendo of Europe seems to show an updated design for Mario’s skinnier form. It’s only on screen for about a second or two, but you can view a screengrab above.
As a reminder, here’s what Mario looked like at last year’s E3 after touching the Luigi Mushroom:
Thanks to Yoosuf for the tip.
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“Ship Love” is the winning level at Super Mario Maker’s “hackathon” Facebook event
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The Super Mario Maker “hackathon” event at Facebook concluded earlier today. The winning level? “Ship Love”.
This level will be available as a free download for Super Mario Maker players when the game launches on September 11. We don’t have a great look at the course yet, but an off-screen image was posted by Nintendo’s Kit Ellis on Twitter – see above.
