Pre-paid Pokemon eShop cards releasing in Japan
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Nintendo will release a couple of Pokemon-themed pre-paid eShop cards in Japan starting this month.
The first card, worth 1,000 yen, contains Black Kyurem and White Kyurem art and will be out in store on June 23. The second item pictured above is worth 2,000 yen. It’ll arrive a little bit later – July 14, specifically.
Final Fantasy 25th anniversary scans
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A recent issue of Famitsu highlighted the 25th anniversary of Final Fantasy. We’ve included the full scan set from the magazine in the gallery above.
Thanks to Quorf for the tip.
Photos from the latest Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony concert
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The latest concert for The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony was especially significant for one reason: Zelda Williams was the host.
In case you’ve forgotten, Ms. Williams is Robin Williams’ daughter. And yes, he did name her after Nintendo’s classic franchise!
You can find photos from the Los Angeles concert above. There are more events planned throughout the rest of the year – see the details here.
Another Super Mario Bros. 2 game is unlikely
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Right after we heard from Hideki Konno that he would be open to bringing back Wart, Shigeru Miyamoto has essentially ruled out a return to the character’s original game, Super Mario Bros. 2.
Miyamoto was asked about the possibility of another title which would be much like the NES classic. Unfortunately for fans of Super Mario Bros. 2, his response wasn’t encouraging. Miyamoto basically said it’s a no without saying so directly.
It has nothing to do with technical limitations or anything of the sort. It’s really about how Takashi Tezuka would likely be in charge of the project. The issue, according to Miyamoto, is that Tezuka wasn’t involved with the original game’s development, so “he doesn’t have memories of developing it that he would draw on to re-create concepts in the New Super Mario Bros. series now, from that game in particular.”
“I think the Mario games of that type are really in the hands of Mr. Tezuka at this point. Because he didn’t work on that one in particular, that was one I worked on, he doesn’t have memories of developing it that he would draw on to re-create concepts in the New Super Mario Bros. series now, from that game in particular.”
XSEED on Last Story localization, Reggie says Nintendo doesn’t “hold back games”
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Once Xenoblade Chronicles was confirmed for North America, The Last Story’s localization announcement wasn’t a huge shock. What was surprising, however, was the fact that XSEED would be publishing a Nintendo game.
So, how did this unique publishing opportunity develop? Director of Publishing Ken Berry shared some of the backstory at E3 2012 last week.
Berry told Kotaku:
Reggie will be on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tonight
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Throughout the week, video games have been highlighted on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. But the event wouldn’t be complete without an appearance from Nintendo, right?
Fortunately Reggie Fils-Aime will be on hand for the show and will be bringing the Wii U along. US viewers can watch Reggie’s TV appearance at 12:35 AM tonight.
You can view a couple of Reggie’s other appearances on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon here and here.
MercurySteam’s David Cox would like to do something with Contra
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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow producer David Cox is a big fan of Contra and would “like to do something in that universe”. For the time being, however, Cox is focusing his efforts on the upcoming Lords of Shadow games.
He told GameSpot:
“Mercury Steam has a couple of really cool ideas that would be fantastic to work with. It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of Contra, and I’d like to do something in that universe, but there are so many exciting possibilities. At the moment, all of our focus is on Lords of Shadow and trying to bring that legacy home. We want to exceed everyone’s expectation. That’s what we want to leave behind.”
The actual Contra series has been dormant for a number of years. Konami seemed to tease a new entry last year, but we haven’t heard anything since. Hopefully that project is still in development.
3DS Game Card Case out of stock at Club Nintendo
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The 3DS Game Card Case has been one of the most popular rewards on the North American Club Nintendo sites. So it comes as no surprise that the item is unavailable once again.
With any luck, another restock will come our way soon.
Spike TV’s “VGA Ten” announced, dated
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The Spike TV Video Game Awards are back once again this year, though it’ll be branded with a slightly different name in honor of an important milestone. This year, the VGAs will be known as “VGA TEN” as the event celebrates its tenth anniversary.
Spike has already announced when the show will be taking place. As usual, it’s set for a December showing. Video game fans will be able to watch the proceedings on December 7 at 9:00 PM EDT.
More world premiers are promised. Samuel L. Jackson will be returning as the show’s host following a lengthy hiatus.
For more details about VGA TEN, head past the break.
Konno on the possibility of Wart return, Ice Hockey sequel, more
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Yet another Nintendo-related interview has emerged. Believe it or not, it wasn’t conducted with Satoru Iwata or Reggie Fils-Aime, and the Wii U wasn’t brought up once!
Nintendo’s Hideki Konno has fielded all sorts of questions about Nintendo in general, including the possibility of seeing Super Mario Bros. 2’s Wart return and the chances of an Ice Hockey sequel with Mario characters.
You know what to do. Head past the break for Konno’s comments.
