Miyamoto talks Zelda: A Link to the Past in classic interview – name, cut ideas, open-ended Zelda interest
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments
Way back in 1992, Japanese magazine Famicon Tsuushin published an interview all about The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past with Shigeru Miyamoto. Shmuplations has now gone to the trouble of translating it in full. There are notable topics here, such as how Nintendo approached the name, Miyamoto’s interest in making an open-ended Zelda (which he’s finally realizing with Breath of the Wild), and scrapped ideas due to hardware limitations.
We’ve posted a few of the excerpts below. For the full interview, head on over to Shmuplations.
Azure Striker Gunvolt anime OVA targeted for January, will be on the 3DS eShop
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 11 Comments
Originally, the Azure Striker Gunvolt anime OVA was planned for Winter 2016. That target won’t be met, but not by much. The team now hopes to have the anime ready in January.
When it’s ready, the Azure Striker Gunvolt anime OVA will be placed on the 3DS eShop. It will be distributed in North America, Europe, and Japan.
We’ll bring you the final release date as soon as we have it.
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Get 20 My Nintendo Platinum Points by inviting a friend to check out the 3DS
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments
My Nintendo is giving users another opportunity to earn easy points.
A new page has opened up on Nintendo’s website here. Basically, it allows users to send an invitation to friends to check out the 3DS. Filling out the form will provide you with 20 Platinum Points.
Note that Nintendo is only handing out Platinum Points once. Even if you fill out the form a second time inviting another friend, you won’t be given any extra points.
More footage of Empoleon in Pokken Tournament arcade
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 2 Comments
Additional footage of Empoleon in Pokken Tournament arcade has surfaced. Get another look at the new character below.
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Video of Nintendo’s 3DS takeover on the Southwest airlines flight
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Videos | 6 Comments
Last Wednesday, Nintendo surprised a Southwest airlines flight with a special event. All passengers were given a New 3DS XL and a digital copy of Super Mario Maker for 3DS. Mario was also waiting to welcome everyone at the gate when the flight landed.
Southwest has now shared a recap video of all that transpired. Watch it below.
Surprise an entire flight with the New Nintendo 3DS? Yes! We joined @NintendoAmerica & @iJustine for one unforgettable trip: pic.twitter.com/FIJUMIv1v0
— Southwest Airlines (@SouthwestAir) December 16, 2016
Original advertisement for the NES found on eBay
Posted on 7 years ago by Zack in General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments
After a reported five years of searching, the first advertisement for what would become the Nintendo Entertainment System has been located.
Hidden a few pages into a 1984 issue of Consumer Electionics is the first advertisement for the NES, in the form of a prototype known as the Advanced Video System, or AVS. Found by archivist Frank Cifaldi on eBay, he parted with a measly $6.99 for what he considered an “extremely lucky” find.
It took five years but I finally found it: the very first advertisement for what became the Nintendo Entertainment System, from late 1984! pic.twitter.com/6r4sv7vSst
— Frank Cifaldi (@frankcifaldi) December 17, 2016
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Third Yo-kai Watch movie tops Japanese box office and beats Rogue One
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments
The third Yo-kai Watch movie, known as Eiga Yo-kai Watch: Sora Tobu Kujira to Double no Sekai no Daib?ken da Nyan! (Yo-kai Watch The Movie: The Flying Whale and the Grand Adventure of the Double Worlds, Meow!), premiered in Japan this past weekend. It managed to top the Japanese box office, beating out Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – which also opened a day earlier. We should note however that Yo-kai Watch’s box office earnings for the Saturday – Sunday time period did not overcome Star Wars.
The new Yo-kai Watch film sold 545,211 tickets for 608,033,100 yen (roughly $5.189 million) on 415 screens on Saturday and Sunday. That amount encompasses 57.5 percent of the opening weekend box office for the previous Yo-kai Watch movie, which went on to earn 5.53 billion yen (roughly $47 million).
Thanks to Mii Again for the tip.
More: Japan, movie, sales, Yo-kai Watch
A holiday message from Nintendo of Europe president Satoru Shibata – 2016 edition
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments
You may recall that Nintendo of Europe president Satoru Shibata delivered a holiday message to close out 2015. Today, he’s done something similar for 2016.
Shibata recaps the year that was Nintendo. The likes of Pokemon GO, the NES Classic Edition, and even Mario at the Olympics were all mentioned.
Continue on below for Shibata’s full message.
Hello everyone! This is Satoru Shibata from Nintendo of Europe.
I would like to thank you all for once again giving Nintendo your support over the past year.
For me personally, it has been even more exciting working at Nintendo than usual!
The first highlight was the launch of YO-KAI WATCH, which was well received in Europe and enjoyed by many people. I was happy to be able to make you all smile with my Yo-kai dance, which I practised for three days before the Nintendo Direct.
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Nintendo says competition has been its biggest challenge, but IPs and innovation give the company an edge
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 51 Comments
Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed is a new documentary series that explores the world of video games. The new show just went live this week, and one of the episodes features Nintendo quite a bit.
Two prominent Nintendo executives spoke about the topic of competition during their segments. At one point, Nintendo of America executive vice president of operations Don James was asked about the biggest challenge the company has had to deal with. That’s what led him to mention competition. While competition can be “fierce”, James believes that Nintendo franchises act like a “secret weapon”.
He noted:
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Paper Mario: Color Splash producer on lack of returning NPCs, new game would feature “a different system”
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 47 Comments
Paper Mario’s first two games featured many original characters and party members with original abilities. However, since then, the series has been moving away from that. It is especially evident in Color Splash, as many of the characters encountered are Toads.
Game Informer spoke with Kensuke Tanabe, the Wii U title’s producer, in this month’s issue. The magazine started out by asking why old NPCs from the early Paper Mario games haven’t returned. Tanabe replied with the following:
