Video: “Rare Revealed: Five Things You Didn’t Know About Banjo-Kazooie”
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 1 Comment
Rare is still sharing neat videos and secrets for some of its games. That continues today with “Five Things You Didn’t Know About Banjo-Kazooie”, which you can watch below.
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The Pokemon Company hopes to open Pokemon Centers outside of Japan
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 14 Comments
The latest issue of Famitsu has an interview about the new Pokemon Center in Kyoto. Interestingly, this same discussion contained a brief mention that there are plans for more of these stores in Japan, and the hope is to expand to other countries as well. It’s not yet known which territories are being considered, however.
Only two Pokemon Centers have opened outside of Japan. One location popped up in New York, but became Nintendo World in 2005. There was also a pop-up store in Paris for the launch of Pokemon X/Y in Summer 2014.
You can find photos of the new Pokemon Center in Kyoto on Kotaku here.
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Video: Guess the amiibo with Takashi Tezuka
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Nintendo of Europe has posted the third “Guess the amiibo” video with the Big N’s developers. In today’s video, it’s Takashi Tezuka’s turn to imitate one of the figures. Check it out below.
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Total sales for mainline Pokemon games surpass 200 million
Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in General Nintendo, News | 3 Comments
Famitsu published some sales numbers for the Pokemon series as a whole today. As of February 29th, 2016, worldwide sales for mainline Pokemon games have surpassed 200 million – more than 201 million copies have been sold.
If you add in the various spin-off games, that number rises to 279 million games sold.
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Satoru Iwata given a tribute at the 2016 Game Developers Choice Awards
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments
Satoru Iwata was honored at the DICE awards last month with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Tonight, it was GDC’s turn to celebrate the life of the late Nintendo president.
David Hellman and Raber Umphenour created a special animation that was shown at the 2016 Game Developers Choice Awards a short while ago. Here’s the full clip:
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My Nintendo launched in Japan
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 61 Comments
My Nintendo has now officially launched in Japan. If you live in the country, you can access the site here. Those outside of Japan will only be shown a teaser page.
Here’s the lineup of rewards as of now:
Miitomo
Mario Suit – 250 Platinum Points – can be redeemed until 5/1
1 game ticket – 85 Platinum Points – can be redeemed 5 times until 4/1
5 game tickets – 420 Platinum Points – can be redeemed 2 times until 4/1
10 game tickets – 250 Platinum Points – can be redeemed 1 time
Discounts
20% off Mario Kart 8 (Wii U) – 950 Platinum Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 7/1
20% off Dr. Luigi (Wii U) – 230 Platinum Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 7/1
20% off New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS) – 750 Platinum Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 7/1
20% off Brain Age: Concentration Training (3DS) – 600 Platinum Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 7/1
40% off Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D (3DS) – 130 Gold Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 7/1
40% off Ultimate NES Remix (3DS) – 105 Gold Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 7/1
50% off Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move (3DS) – 50 Gold Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 7/1
40% off New Super Mario Bros. U (Wii U) – 160 Gold Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 7/1
50% off Metroid: Other M (Wii U) – 90 Gold Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 7/1
50% off Super Mario Galaxy (Wii U) – 90 Gold Points – can be redeemed 1 time until 7/1
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Video: Mario, Luigi and friends visit Whistler Blackcomb
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Random, Videos | 9 Comments
Nintendo has a new off-beat video up showing Mario and Luigi visiting Whistler Blackcomb. This is a big ski resort located in British Columbia, Canada. Check out the video below.
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Ryu, Roy and more Animal Crossing amiibo unboxed
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It’s time for another unboxing video! While we do have another look at the latest Animal Crossing amiibo (showcased on the site earlier today), the big ones here are Roy and Ryu. Take a look at the full unboxing amiibo.
Timmy & Tommy, Rover, Kapp’n and Isabelle Summer amiibo unboxing
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MyGamingBoulevard has posted an unboxing video for the latest wave of Animal Crossing amiibo. Get a close look at Timmy & Tommy, Rover, Kapp’n and Isabelle Summer below.
Video: Guess the amiibo with Tsubasa Sakaguchi
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 8 Comments
Yesterday, Nintendo of Europe put up a new video that had Shigeru Miyamoto impersonating an amiibo. Fans were asked to guess which figure he was trying to duplicate. Another similar video just went live, which features Splatoon co-director Tsubasa Sakaguchi. So, who’s that amiibo?
