New Layton, Inazuma Eleven games to be announced next month
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Level-5 Vision 2016 will be held next month. We’ll be seeing all sorts of announcements and updates from Level-5, including news on Snack World and more. CEO Akihiro Hino provided a sneak peek of the event during a live stream today.
First, a brand new Layton title will be revealed at Level-5 Vision 2016. It’s not Layton 7 which we saw a couple of years ago. Instead, it’ll be a true, proper entry in the series. It will also have a new protagonist, and it’s not Layton’s son Alfendi. The Japanese voice cast list will be full of all-stars from movies.
Hino also finally confirmed that a new Inazuma Eleven game is in the works. The setting will go back to the era of the first entry, but the protagonist will be a new character. The setting won’t be anything like going to space. Finally, an anime will be made based on the new Inazuma Eleven.
It’s important to note that platforms are not confirmed for both projects. However, given the history of Layton and Inazuma Eleven, there’s a good chance that they’ll end up on Nintendo systems. You can take a look at some concept art from the two games below.
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SEGA on why Dr. Robotnik started to be called Eggman
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Depending on who you ask, Sonic’s main antagonist goes by one of two names. We’re referring to Dr. Robotnik, who is also known as Eggman.
Game Informer caught up with Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka and asked why everyone began to call Dr. Robotnik as his other name “Eggman”. His explanation is as follows:
When the game was originally developed in Japan, they called the character Eggman. That was the name of the character, but when the game got localized and ported into the Sonic the Hedgehog that we know in the West, they decided to, without confirming with the development team, change his name to Ivo Robotnik or just Robotnik. That’s kind of when everyone first learned about the character. Of course, this was without consulting the people who made the game. They just kind of went off and did it. It became super popular and everyone in the West kind of learned about the character as Robotnik. That went on through the “classic” series in the Genesis/Mega Drive era, but as far as the developers are concerned – the ones who made the character and the leaders of what this character is doing next – we really didn’t want to have anyone in the universe with two names. To us, he’s Eggman, but in the rest of the world he’s called Robotnik. We wanted to unify that into one name moving forward. This is something I actually did in the Sonic Adventure series. I made it so that we understand the character’s name is Robotnik, but his nickname is Eggman, and as far as everyone is concerned in the world now, we’re just going to call him Eggman as his official name.
Miyamoto, Aonuma on why Zelda games tend to see delays
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Zelda games – the mainline console ones in particular – have a propensity to be delayed. When asked why this tends to happen, Shigeru Miyamoto told Kotaku:
“First of all, it would be great if I didn’t have to put a release date out at all. But I have to.”
“I think there’s different reasons for delays. One could be that the direction just hasn’t been decided, which is probably the worst kind of delay. And the other is that the direction has been decided but putting that into reality—implementing that—is taking time. So it might have taken us six months to do this much. It’ll take us a year to do that much.”
Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma also weighed in, sharing the following:
New video celebrates Sonic the Hedgehog’s 25th anniversary
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Sonic the Hedgehog’s 25th anniversary is today. Of course, SEGA hasn’t forgotten, and they’ve prepared a new video in honor of the occasion.
Here it is:
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Packaging for the second wave of Super Mario amiibo
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Update: Added in the missing packaging.
The packaging for most of the new Super Mario amiibo have been published. You can get a look at the various boxes below.
Nintendo FY 2016 First Quarter Earnings Release scheduled for July 27
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Nintendo’s previously-announced 76th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be happening on June 29. Aside from that, the company has now determined that its FY 2016 First Quarter Earnings Release is scheduled for July 27. Note that a results briefing is not scheduled, which makes sense given next week’s meeting – it’d be redundant to hold a briefing next month as well.
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Nintendo and Yogurtland teaming up for summer partnership – Nintendo-inspired flavors and more
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Nintendo is teaming up with Yogurtland for a new promotion. Between July 1 and September 8, visitors will find that the self-serve store will feature the faces of recognizable characters like Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Yoshi, and Bowser on the walls, cups and collectible biodegradable spoons. Also planned are Nintendo-inspired flavors such as Mario’s Chocolate Gelato, Luigi’s White Chocolate Pistachio and Toad’s Rocky Road.
Yogurtland is hosting a sweepstakes that fans of Nintendo and Yogurtland can enter for a chance to win a Wii U system and one year of free frozen yogurt. Just visit Yogurtland’s website here starting on July 1 and follow the simple steps to enter. One grand prize package will be given out every week during the 10-week promotion. Those who enter are also eligible for instant giveaways, including unlimited frozen yogurt cups, Wii U and 3DS games, as well as new 3DS systems that come with one game.
Source: Nintendo PR
Photos of the Kirby: Planet Robobot celebration event at Smashbox Studios
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Earlier today, Nintendo hosted a special Kirby: Planet Robobot event at Smashbox Studios which was attended which was attended by kids and celebrities alike. A few photos have now hit the net, which we have below.
Photo 1
In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, kids meet Kirby at the Kirby: Planet Robobot celebration at Smashbox Studios in Culver City, California, on June 22, 2016. In the new sci-fi adventure game, available now for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, Kirby has the power to save his world from enemies with his mechanized Robobot Armor.
Photo 2
In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Peyton List from Disney’s “Bunk’d’ who is starring in the upcoming feature “The Thinning” and Spencer List from “The Bachelors” interact with Kirby at the Kirby: Planet Robobot celebration at Smashbox Studios in Culver City, California, on June 22, 2016. Kirby: Planet Robobot, the latest instalment in the popular franchise, available now for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.
Photo 3
In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Peyton List from Disney’s “Bunk’d’ who is starring in the upcoming feature “The Thinning” attends the Kirby: Planet Robobot event celebrating the game’s launch at Smashbox Studios in Culver City, California, on June 22, 2016. In this new action-packed adventure, Kirby gets new abilities and transformations, such as flamethrower arms and buzz-saw hands.
Photo 4
In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, kids play the Kirby: Planet Robobot game for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems at Smashbox Studios in Culver City, California, on June 22, 2016. Kirby: Planet Robobot, the new sci-fi adventure game that features the iconic character in mechanized Robobot Armor and allows players to scan amiibo to give Kirby special abilities, is now available.
Photo 5
In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, kids show their custom Kirby t-shirts at the Kirby: Planet Robobot celebration at Smashbox Studios in Culver City, California, on June 22, 2016. In the new sci-fi adventure game, available now for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, Kirby has the power to save his world from enemies with his mechanized Robobot Armor.
Source: Nintendo PR
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Yes, Sonic Team is developing a new Sonic game
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SEGA has dropped plenty of not-so-subtle hints that a new Sonic game is in the works. As if any other confirmation was needed, Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka told Famitsu this week outright that “a completely new game” is happening. That’s in addition to a new movie from Sony and the ongoing Sonic Boom show.
Iizuka’s words in full:
We at Sonic Team – are developing a completely new game, as well as developing a full movie, actively done by Sony Pictures, and animation on Sonic Boom. We are also ready to improve sponsor ties. The most important thing is not the fact the series survived for 25 years, but how many games was developed. Our goal – add something new and overcome any potential hardships.
Many are anticipating that the new Sonic game will be unveiled during a 25th anniversary party on July 22.
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New Splatoon amiibo up for pre-order at Walmart
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