[Famicompendium] Umihara Kawase – Ridiculous fishing
Posted on 11 years ago by Patrick(@Patricklous) in 3DS, DS, Famicompendium, Features, General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment
Author: Patrick
Welcome to Famicompendium – a new regular (or at least semi-regular) column where I’ll be taking a look back at the best and worst the world of import gaming has to offer. From the Famicom to the Wii, I’ll be exploring some of the most fascinating titles to never be officially released in English.
I thought I’d start the column off with an adorable, charming and brutally difficult platformer from the 90s. Lately we’ve been giving a fair bit of coverage to a little 3DS game called Sayonara Umihara Kawase (and hopefully even more once an English version is announced at E3 – don’t leave me hanging, Agatsuma) so it’s worth examining just who the heck Umihara Kawase is and why we’re saying goodbye to her.
Nintendo at E3 – a look back – E3 2007
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, Features, General Nintendo, Videos, Wii | 0 comments
E3 2007 was heavily lacking in new announcements. It was quite the downturn compared to E3 2006 – a show that impressed many.
One of Nintendo’s first announcements was the Wii Zapper. A few third-party games were promoted with the peripheral, including Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles. Nintendo also teased a game of its own (Link’s Crossbow Training), that would be packed in with the Zapper.
Later in the show, Nintendo announced a release date for Super Smash Bros. Brawl, but the game would eventually be delayed. Mario Kart Wii was also revealed, along with the Wii Wheel that would be bundled with the accessory.
Nintendo highlighted a few core titles during the conference: Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, and Super Mario Galaxy.
Nintendo closed things out with Wii Fit. It’s Wii Fit – not much else to say! But we did get Reggie’s famous “My body is ready” quote from his on-stage antics, at least.
Not too exciting. But if you thought this was disappointing, wait until we look back on the 2008 media briefing…
Nintendo at E3 – a look back – E3 2006
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Features, General Nintendo, Videos, Wii | 0 comments
E3 2006 was the full-blown reveal for Wii, so Nintendo’s conference was jam-packed with all sorts of games.
Where to begin? For starters, Shigeru Miyamoto came out on stage and conducted a Zelda tune with his Wiimote and a Wii Music backdrop. He then did a little dance as Excite Truck and Red Steel were introduced in video form.
Zelda: Twilight Princess was confirmed and demoed for Wii, though Nintendo remained committed to bring it to GameCube as well.
Other titles highlighted during the media briefing include Super Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Project H.A.M.M.E.R. (cancelled), and Disaster: Day of Crisis (never released in North America).
SEGA brought along its Sonic game that would become Sonic and the Secret Rings. Square Enix gave a glimpse at Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers for Wii, but it would end up being something completely different.
Nintendo closed out the proceedings with a Wii Sports demonstration with Miyamoto, Satoru Iwata, Bill Trinen, and a contest winner. Fun was had by all!
Nintendo at E3 – a look back – E3 2005
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Features, Videos, Wii | 0 comments
There’s no question that E3 2005 had some memorable Nintendo moments. Satoru Iwata opened up the conference with a hilarious dig at Reggie, talking “smack” at the executive and teased: “So Reggie, I have a question for you: who’s your daddy?”
The “Revolution”, later becoming Wii, was definitely the highlight of the conference. Iwata came out and showed the hardware for the first time, shared various details (including the Virtual Console announcement), confirmed a couple of games like Smash Bros., and more.
There were other moments as well – Shigeru Miyamoto’s weirdness during the Nintendogs segment and the third trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, for instance.
[Feature] Looking ahead to Sonic: Lost World
Posted on 11 years ago by Spencer(@spencerstevens) in 3DS, Features, Wii U | 0 comments
System: Nintendo Wii U/3DS
Release Date: TBA, Late 2013
Developer: Sonic Team
Publisher: SEGA
Author: Spencer
This year, Sega announced a partnership with Nintendo to bring three Sonic the Hedgehog games exclusively to Nintendo platforms, namely the Wii U and 3DS. The first game they announced was Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, a new entry in the Mario & Sonic Olympics series. The second game is a core Sonic title, Sonic: Lost World. Coming later this year to Wii U and 3DS, this new game will see Sonic on a whole new adventure in a new world.
Hit the jump to see what we know so far about Sonic: Lost World.
Nintendo at E3 – a look back – E3 2002 and E3 2003
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Features, GameCube, GBA, General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments
Two videos for the price of one tonight!
Unfortunately, there isn’t much footage from Nintendo’s E3 2002 conference. That leads to more trailers rather than content directly from the briefing. We did end up with one of the first clips from F-Zero GX, as well as new looks at titles such as Super Mario Sunshine and Zelda: The Wind Waker.
E3 2003 was certainly more exciting from the perspective of available footage, but it is sort of known as one of Nintendo’s duds. Two big aspects were highlighted during the conference: GameCube to Game Boy Advance connectivity and partnerships. Zelda: Four Swords and Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes were arguably the two biggest announcements. Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles was made public as well. Shigeru Miyamoto popped up on stage to reveal that he was working on a Pac-Man title for the GameCube… which was kind of Nintendo’s main announcement for the show.
Check back tomorrow as we take a look at Nintendo’s E3 2004 conference, featuring the unveil of Zelda: Twilight Princess.
Eggbusters Season Finale! – The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in Features, Videos | 0 comments
The first season of Eggbusters has come to a close! This episode is really long. Like, real-life-TV length. So get a bucket of popcorn and take a seat at your computer, because there’s a lot to digest, from party tricks to exploration glitches, and even some you may have heard of. Thank you all very much for watching and supporting (especially you guys on NE instead of just Youtube), and I hope you look forward to the return of this shin-dig sometime in the future!
Artwork courtesy of Andrew Nixon. :]
Here’s a Podcast – Episode 44!
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in Features, Podcast | 0 comments
This picture is how I feel about our podcast.
It’s a long one, but a good one for you this week! Some pointed discussions during “what we played” start us off, and we continue onwards with a silly news section (with Laura trying her hand at some news!), a fantastic discussion of Sonic Lost World, and a truly meaty talk about The Starship Damrey for the book club. Good stuff all around, complete with listener mail to boot.
This Week’s Podcast Crew: Austin, Jack, and Laura
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Nintendo at E3 – a look back – E3 2001
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Features, GameCube, General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments
Nintendo won’t be holding a large-scale media briefing at this year’s E3, but press conferences have been an important part of the company’s past. And with E3 2013 right around the corner, I thought it’d be a great time to revisit some of their events – starting with E3 2001.
Nintendo’s E3 2001 conference was quite interesting. It was Nintendo’s big display of the GameCube: Smash Bros. was announced (and received a fantastic reaction!). Luigi’s Mansion and Pikmin were shown for the first time, too. We got a first look at the GameCube controllers, game disc, and even learned when the system would be launching around the world.
I’ve tried to incorporate some randomness/humor in our previous two videos. This time around, there’s no funny business. Watch it and let me know what you think! More E3 videos to come.
[Interview] Genius Sonority says all of the Denpa Men are actually naked and they have fur like a Zebra, among other interesting things
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, Features, Interviews | 0 comments
