Nintendo Minute – “Animal Crossing: New Horizons Bingo”
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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta come up with challenges and play bingo in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Check out the full episode below.
Vaporeon Build-A-Bear now available
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Following up on Flareon and Jolteon, Vaporeon is now available as the latest Pokemon plush from Build-A-Bear.
By picking up the online set, you’ll receive the following:
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Battletoads seeing new limited edition NES Legacy Cartridge Collection and Smash Hits Vinyl Soundtrack
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iam8bit, Rare, and Xbox Game Studios have announced the Battletoads NES Legacy Cartridge Collection. The special re-release “comes in a premium fold-out box sporting painstakingly restored full-color archival artwork, and comes with exclusive pack-ins, as well as (in the collector’s tradition) a foil-stamped dust cover.”
If that wasn’t enough, there will also be a Smash Hits Vinyl Soundtrack for Battletoads. It comes with tracks from the original Battletoads, Battletoads in Battlemaniacs, Battletoads Arcade, and newly-launched Battletoads title.
Here’s the full rundown of everything included in the NES re-release and vinyl soundtrack:
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Writer talks about the Mega Man movie, wants to get to the root of the character, won’t be just for kids
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In an interview with Polygon, Mega Man movie writer Mattson Tomlin opened up about his approach to the project.
Tomlin mentioned that he wants to get to the root of the character that delves beyond his actual abilities. Tomlin also said it’ll “be universal and primal and emotional and everybody can kind of relate to.” Although the film will be something kids can enjoy, “it is not squarely in the kid territory.”
Here’s the exchange between Polygon and Tomlin:
Nintendo Power Podcast episode #30 now live
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The latest episode of Nintendo Power podcast is now live. This time around, all of the news from today’s Indie World Showcase is covered and more.
Here’s the full episode:
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Mario getting a pair of Switch controllers in September
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New Mario controllers are on the way from PowerA and HORI.
First up is the “Golden M” enhanced wired controller. It comes with “a 3.5mm audio jack, mappable advanced gaming buttons, and standard ergonomic layout.”
Here’s some additional information:
Nintendo planning mysterious Management Briefing Session for September
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Nintendo has announced that it will host a Management Briefing Session next month. It’s set to take place on September 16 in Tokyo.
Details about the meeting have not been disclosed. However, there will not be any announcements pertaining to the likes of new products and services.
Despite the lack of uncertainty as to what the event is actually planned for, it’s fairly noteworthy. We typically don’t see Nintendo host these types of in-person events. There have been financial results briefings many times before, but this is something else entirely. We can only speculate as to what Nintendo will be discussing during the event.
Igarashi talks Bloodstained’s success, growing the IP as a series, hints at something brand new
Posted on 3 years ago by Oni Dino(@Oni_Dino) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
In a recent interview with Famitsu, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night creator Koji Igarashi reiterated interest in turning the IP into a series. However, he stressed the importance of wanting to “take my time and do things right.”
Igarashi also spoke about interest in working on something else entirely. While he didn’t give anything away regarding what sort of game ideas he could pursue, he’d want to develop “something a little more challenging if I were to create something brand new.”
Here’s our full translation of the interview excerpt:
The Art of Shantae cover, pre-order discount
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments
When we recently posted about The Art of Shantae, the book’s cover wasn’t available. That has since changed following an update on Amazon. You can check it out above.
Pre-orders for The Art of Shantae are up on Amazon here. There’s currently a $5 discount on reservations. We’ll also mention that pre-orders have since opened on Amazon ($10.57 discount) and Amazon UK (no discount).
The Art of Shantae is tentatively planned for release on December 1.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
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Nintendo Minute – “We Attempt Expert Paper Mario: The Origami King DIYs”
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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta try to make some origami based on Paper Mario: The Origami King. Check out the full episode below.
