Gearbox’s Randy Pitchford talks Switch and Nintendo, leaves the door open to future possibilities
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 19 Comments
Over on Glixel, there’s a pretty massive interview with Gearbox Software president and CEO Randy Pitchford. One portion of the discussion went over Pitchford’s recent comments about Switch.
Pitchford said last week that he doesn’t see Borderlands 3 happening on Switch. Communications with Nintendo had been taking place, but stopped for unknown reasons.
Now Pitchford has elaborated on that and much more in Glixel’s interview. He had plenty of praise for Switch, and did also say that “there might be some scenarios where if the Switch becomes a place where there’s a huge number of customers, and it doesn’t compromise the experience that we’re making – there could be a scenario where us or Take-Two and 2K decide to take the effort to make it happen.”
Read up on Pitchford’s full comments below.
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Cars 3 game coming from Warner Bros. and resurrected Avalanche Software
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 12 Comments
Warner Bros. announced today that a console game based on Cars 3 is in development. Platforms were not announced, but you can bet that it will appear on Nintendo platforms.
What’s particularly interesting here is that the title is being made by Avalanche Software. For those who are unaware, it’s the same team behind the Disney Infinity games. After the plug was pulled on Disney Infinity, we heard that Avalanche had closed. Apparently though, the studio is back in action. Avalanche’s Octane engine technology will also be used to develop the Cars 3 game set for release later this year.
Source: Disney PR
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Pokemon trading cards and toys achieve record-breaking UK sales
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments
Pokemon has achieved record-breaking sales figures at retail in the UK throughout 2016, for its Trading Card Game (TCG) and toys from master toy partner TOMY, The Pokemon Company announced today.
NPD figures reveal that the the Pokémon property earned a 285 percent increase in sales throughout 2016 against market growth of 6 percent in the UK toy market as a whole. During the last three months of the year, Pokemon increased sales by 512 percent compared to the 7.7 percent market growth.
The Pokemon TCG managed to surpass the one million pounds sterling barrier during Christmas week. It saw retail sales of £1.29 million for a 733.7 percent increase year-over-year.
“Thanks to the activities celebrating Pokémon’s 20th year, plus the huge impact of our video game releases, interest in the brand has escalated, ensuring figures for TCG and toy sales have been incredible. We fully expect that demand for the product will remain high throughout 2017 as new expansions are introduced to tie in with our new Nintendo 3DS games Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon.” – Mathieu Galante, Senior Market Development Manager for The Pokémon Company International,
“We are delighted to announce these sensational figures just ahead of Toy Fair and look forward to talking to our retail partners at the show about ways that we can keep the phenomenal demand going. We are very excited about our first Pokémon TCG: Sun & Moon expansion, which will be released in February.” – Steve Buckmaster Managing Director of Esdevium Games – UK distributor of the Pokémon TCG
“We’re excited to be part of Pokémon’s fantastic achievement. We’re expecting 2017 to be another huge year for Pokémon and we’re looking forward to unveiling two new product lines at Toy Fair London that will appeal to collectors of all ages.” – Camilla MacQueen, UK Brand Manager at TOMY Europe
Source: Pokemon PR
NES Classic Edition restocked at GameStop stores
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment
According to an official notice from GameStop, the NES Classic Edition is now back at its various stores throughout the United States. Customers will be limited to one purchase. Once stock sells out, you’ll need to try your luck with another retailer.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild amiibo pre-orders open on Amazon UK
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch, Wii U | 4 Comments
Amazon UK has now opened pre-orders for the new Zelda: Breath of the Wild amiibo. The full set of five are located here. If they sell out, we’ll update this post.
Mega Man animated series clip was based on internal test, character’s look still evolving
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments
Fans picked up on some footage from the Mega Man animated series during the weekend. Film Roman shared the first look, but it wasn’t intended for public consumption. Dentsu Entertainment informed Rockman Corner that the footage wasn’t final, and was based on internal animation tests.
Mega Man’s look in the show is apparently still evolving. The design shown in the clip doesn’t represent the final product.
One other note: despite what we heard previously, the Mega Man animated series doesn’t have a set network. It isn’t guaranteed to air on Disney XD.
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Unboxing video for new Zelda: Breath of the Wild figure from First 4 Figures
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments
Ahead of its release at the start of March, IGN has managed to get its hands on the new Link figure based on his appearance in Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Check it out below.
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Another CPSIA certificate goes live, likely tied to Smash Bros. amiibo line
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments
On January 18, Nintendo’s website updated with a new CPSIA certificate. This seemed to be tied to the Smash Bros. amiibo line based on the filing name.
Another CPSIA certificate was actually filed on the same day, and is just now showing. It as well appears to be from the Smash Bros. line. Now the question is, when will Nintendo start revealing these mystery figures?
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Rumor: A few hundred Nintendo Network IDs hacked
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 30 Comments
A list is making the rounds of a few hundred Nintendo Network IDs that have supposedly been hacked. In total, roughly 440 users seem to be affected.
You can see if your name is listed in the document here. Obviously, if your Nintendo Network ID is there, you should change your password immediately.
First bit of footage emerges showing new Mega Man animated series
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 35 Comments
At some point this year, a new animated series based on Mega Man will be debuting on Disney XD from Dentsu Entertainment USA and DHX Media. We hadn’t seen it until motion – until today that is.
A reel from Film Roman posted in November has a few seconds showing the Mega Man cartoon. It was originally uploaded at the very end of November, but fans came across the clip today. Take a look at the footage below.
