Game Freak doesn’t think Pokemon will ever appear on another platform outside of Nintendo
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Game Freak’s ties to Nintendo go back even before the studio started working on Pokemon games. The company’s first project was Quinty for the NES, followed by Yoshi a couple of years later. Pokemon has been Game Freak’s bread and butter for many years, though they’ve started to branch out with titles like Tembo the Badass Elephant (a game not on Nintendo platforms) and Giga Wrecker (currently just announced for PC). Still, Pokemon is very unlikely to leave the Nintendo family by appearing on competing platforms.
Game Informer spoke with Game Freak co-founder Junichi Masuda as part of a big feature in its latest issue. One topic brought up is who exactly owns Pokemon. It’s a bit tricky, but ultimately Masuda highlighted that the rights lie with three companies: Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures.
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Nintendo Minute – “Back to School Giveaway + Embarrassing Stories”
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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta hold a new giveaway and share some embarrassing school stories from their school days. Watch today’s full episode below.
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Nintendo and Post consumer brands team up for a new cereal promotion
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Beginning this fall, gamers can enter codes found in specially marked packages of Post cereals for a chance to win one of 500 Nintendo Switch Prize Packs. Along with a Switch system, winners will receive Super Mario Odyssey.
Codes will be spread across 20 million Post Consumer Brand cereal boxes such as Honey Bunches of Oats, Grape Nuts, Honeycomb, Golden Crisp, and Alpha-Bits. Malt-O-Meal cereals including Honey Graham Toasters, Coco Roos, and Marshmallow Mateys will have codes as well.
My Nintendo updates with new discounts in Europe
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, General Nintendo, News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments
As we ring in a new month, My Nintendo has updated with a number of discounts. Members can save on the likes of Metroid Fusion, Star Fox games, and more.
The full lineup is as follows:
Platinum Points
– 30% discount on Metroid Fusion – 140 Platinum Points
– 20% discount on Nintendo Selects: Star Fox 64 3D – 250 Gold Points
Gold Points
– 50% discount on Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones – 25 Gold Points
– 50% discount on Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon – 40 Gold Points
– 30% discount on Star Fox Guard – 35 Gold Points
– 40% discount on Star Fox 64 – 30 Gold Points
– 50% discount on Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old is Your Brain? – 25 Gold Points
All of these discounts are available here.
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Shovel Knight – new amiibo reveal trailer
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A new trailer is live introducing the three new Shovel Knight-related amiibo revealed tonight. Get a look at it below.
New Shovel Knight amiibo revealed
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Update: Added in additional information from Yacht Club’s blog below.
Original: Three new Shovel Knight amiibo have been revealed, as was just shown in the Nindies@Night stream. Specter Knight, Plague Knight, and King Knight will all be sold in a 3-pack.
In terms of functionality, each figures unlocks helper fairies. They’ll also provide new challenge stages and new visual armor. “Some other things” were teased in a reveal trailer as well.
No word yet on when the amiibo will be available. They should be out sometime in the near future though.
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Play Nintendo Show episode 27 – “Miitopia Gets 5 Thumbs Up!”
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The latest episode of the Play Nintendo Show has gone live. This time around, Andrew, Jenna, and Izzy journey through Miitopia. Check out the full episode below.
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GameStop says demand for Switch is similar to Wii or greater, explains approach to online bundles
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Recently, Rolling Stone spoke with GameStop’s Eric Bright. One topic brought up in the discussion is the continued to demand for Switch, of which Bright said “seems to be similar to the Wii or greater.”
Bright noted:
“We are constantly selling out of our weekly allocations of the Switch. We kind of go up and down with stock. Nintendo did this before with the Wii. It was highly successful and extremely hard to find. Looking at demand – I can’t comment on rate of sale – demand for the Switch seems to be similar to the Wii or greater.”
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Star Fox 2 manual posted online – new art, design documents, more
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Ahead of the SNES Classic Edition’s launch in a few weeks, Nintendo has uploaded a new manual for Star Fox 2. It’s packed with all sorts of goodies pertaining to the game.
For one thing, the manual has some new pieces of art. One of those images is above. Another, added below, features early concept art of Star Wolf.
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SimCity NES prototype cartridges appear in the wild
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SimCity was once going to be made for the NES. That never happened though, and it was thought that it was lost to time – until now.
It’s a bit unclear where they came from, but NintendoAge reports that the owner of the game store chain Back in Time recently got his hands on two prototype cartridges. An off-screen video, posted below, gives us a first look at SimCity on the NES since its appearance on Johnny Arcade in 1991. If you happen to be attending, it will be playable at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo.
