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“It helps that we are closer to [Namco Bandai] now, not just in terms of proximity, but it gives our team the opportunity to interact with the various other teams within Namco Bandai to gain experience and knowhow for other types of games.” – Hideo Baba, Tales of Xillia Producer

Well, more proximity is rarely a bad thing for a smaller studio to have, but I’d wonder if this will have an impact on how Tales games are developed in the future.

Via Kotaku

Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 0 comments

Amazon’s position on selling Nintendo hardware in the US has been well-documented. It boils down to the fact that the retailer wasn’t selling the 3DS and wasn’t offering the 3DS XL for a long while either. Amazon’s US division also has nothing to do with the sale of Wii U hardware.

Unsurprisingly, Nintendo of America Reggie Fils-Aime isn’t willing to discuss the relationship between the two companies.

He only told Kotaku the following:

“We don’t talk about our specific business practices with individual retailers, and so you’re not going to get any more information from me specific to Amazon or any of our different retail partners. What I can tell you is they are selling software, and [there] are resellers that are on the site selling hardware as well, but you’re right: Amazon as a direct sale company currently does not sell Nintendo hardware.”

Reggie was pressed further, and was asked if there are plans to change the situation. Again though, he wouldn’t comment.

Amazon was additionally asked for some perspective on the situation, but thus far the company hasn’t replied.

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This week’s GameStop deals are as follows:

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The simple thing Nintendo did to effectively hold “New” Super Mario Bros. back from ever reaching super stardom.

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Right this very moment, my Wii is sitting in my basement, power on, Super Mario World loaded onto the screen, waiting to be played again whenever I muster the strength to give Forest of Illusion another shot. You see, I’m stuck in the (what I assume to be) infamous area where you cannot go on without uncovering some secret and opening up the next level, crafting your way through the trees and onto the next castle. Please don’t tell me how to do it.

In my break, though, I’ve been pondering quite strongly the differences between this Super Nintendo classic I’m plowing through for the first time and the round of 2D Mario games we’ve seen plop out of Nintendo’s money machine over the last six years. Upon first glance, there’s really not much that stands out as being truly different aside from the graphical downgrade seen in the three entries to the New Super Mario Bros. series that have been released so far, and yet something feels indistinguishably different.

Chalk it up to “atmosphere” if you’d like, chalk it up to music or “heart” or anything else truly intangible– and I’d certainly be hard pressed to disagree with you– but I think the big difference between the two “chunks” of Mario’s 2D history can be boiled down to how memorable it is.

And, well, how memorable it is can be boiled down to how much time you spend with each level.

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Team Ninja will have a new project to announce at this year’s Tokyo Game Show. The studio teased a title reveal on its Twitter account earlier today.

Not much was specifically said about the announcement. Team Ninja was only able to mention that the game will be released for consoles. So no, this isn’t a mobile title!

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Olympic Gold Medalist Gabrielle Douglas Kicks Off Star-Studded Campaign Featuring Glee’s Dianna Agron and Modern Family’s Sarah Hyland to Show How You Don’t Have to Be a Gamer to Enjoy Games on Nintendo 3DS Hand-Held

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Consumers in the United States will soon see some famous faces talking about their love for the wide array of games and entertainment options available on Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo 3DS XL hand-held systems. On Oct. 1, Nintendo of America will launch a new campaign called “Play As You Are,” designed to show how all kinds of women and young girls can explore their interests and express their individuality using the portable Nintendo 3DS – whether they consider themselves gamers or not. TV stars Dianna Agron (of Fox’s Glee), Sarah Hyland (of ABC’s Modern Family) and Olympic medal-winning gymnast Gabrielle Douglas are teaming up with Nintendo to showcase how games for Nintendo 3DS provide female players with fun, creative ways to challenge themselves and share what makes them unique.

Each of the three celebrities participating in the “Play As You Are” campaign will show how games for Nintendo 3DS engage their respective interests and personalities:
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A new downloadable reward is available on Club Nintendo.

Super Smash Bros. has been swapped out for PictureBook Games: Pop-Up Pursuit. The game is available for 150 coins.

You can order PictureBook Games: Pop-Up Pursuit here. It’s available as a WiiWare download until September 30.

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Yup – I think Super Mario 3D Land is the better of the two games.

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Above are some screenshots of the $1 App Store game, 3D Cartoon Land: Safari.

Here’s how the game is described:

“Very simply yet very addicting,this unique game requires you to quickly jump over obstacles and collect coins.But you are not secure in this beautiful cartoon world.An angry tortoise could bite you.An easy and smooth control makes it very funny and to jump or run.”

I don’t think anything else has to be said at this point. Just look at one of the screenshots – it’s a blatant rip-off of Super Mario 3D Land.

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