Kirby’s 27th anniversary celebrated with special art
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Kirby’s Dream Land, the very first entry in the Kirby series, first debuted on the Game Boy in Japan way back in April 27, 1992. As it’s now April 27 in Japan, the franchise and the character are 27 years old.
The occasion is being celebrated on the official Japanese Twitter account with some special art. We have the new piece attached above.
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Nintendo on its IP expansion business
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This information comes from Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa…
We are continuing to implement a variety of initiatives in our IP expansion business. Starting in April, we launched a T-shirt collaboration with UNIQLO CO., LTD. in various regions of the world earlier this month. We will continue our efforts to increase opportunities for people to have access to Nintendo IP and increase the value of that IP, which is the source of our competitive edge.
Nintendo comments on E3 2019 plans, will have a video presentation
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This information comes from Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa…
Finally, let me talk about the E3 video game trade show that will be held in Los Angeles this June. Once again, Nintendo will not be hosting a large-scale conference for institutional investors, securities analysts, and the media. Instead, we plan to continue our practice of the past few years, which is to release a video presentation discussing the games that are planned for release during the fiscal year, provide hands-on opportunities, and so on. The world championship tournaments for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Splatoon 2 will be held on June 8, right before the start of E3.
Nintendo financial results briefing live blog (fiscal year ended March 31, 2019)
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Nintendo’s 2018 fiscal year financial results briefing is about to begin. Just like last time, analyst David Gibson is attending the event, and intends to share any notable information while it’s going on. We’ll be rounding up the various tidbits below.
Psyduck, Snubbull getting the Build-A-Bear treatment
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Two new Pokemon are joining the Build-A-Bear line. Starting tomorrow, consumers can get their hands on new plushies featuring Psyduck and Snubbull.
Below are the full details:
More: Build-A-Bear, Pokemon
Team Sonic Racing Overdrive Part 2 now live
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SEGA has revealed the second part of Team Sonic Racing Overdrive, a brief animation series developed by Tyson Hesse and Neko Productions.
Here’s a brief description of the piece:
More: SEGA, Sumo Digital, Team Sonic Racing
Furukawa on Switch’s momentum, China
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During a financial results briefing today, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa commented on a couple of topics. Along with discussing Switch’s momentum, he also discussed plans for entering China.
Here’s the roundup:
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Nintendo: No plans to announce new hardware at E3 2019
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Many rumors have surfaced over the past few months regarding Nintendo’s plans for future Switch models. In one report, we heard that the company could be making an announcement at E3 2019. Apparently that won’t be happening after all.
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa commented on some of the speculation during a financial results briefing today. New hardware will not be announced at E3, he said. Furukawa added that the company has nothing to announced on possible new hardware, but it is always developing hardware internally.
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Pokemon Detective Pikachu behind the scenes featurette
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Warner Bros. has shared a new behind the scenes featurette for Pokemon Detective Pikachu. In the video below, you can listen to Pikachu voice actor Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith (who plays Tim), and Kathryn Newton (who plays Lucy) speaking about the film.
Nyannyan Neko Mario Time episode 138
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The latest episode of Nintendo’s Japanese show Nyannyan Neko Mario Time has now gone live. We’ve included it below.
