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Siliconera published a new interview with Hiro Maekawa, the president of Natsume. Maekawa ended up addressing a variety of topics, including Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley, why the company decided to localize A-Train, and more. Maekawa also said that Harvest Moon 64 won’t be coming to the Virtual Console due to technical issues, and noted that there isn’t any news on Natsume returning to older games such as Wild Guns.

We’ve rounded up a few of Maekawa’s comments below. You can find the full interview on Siliconera here.

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It was recently revealed that Akari Uchida and Mino Taro have left Konami. Both staffers played a significant role in the creation of the LovePlus and Tokimeki Memorial titles.

Konami followed up with an official notice today, and said that the LovePlus series will continue despite the departure of Uchida and Taro. The full message reads:

Thank you for your continued interest in our product line.

Given the resignations of Akari Uchida and Mino Taro as staff members who were formerly in charge of production on the Love Plus and Tokimeki Memorial franchises, we are aware of everyone’s concerns about the future of both franchises.

Love Plus and Tokimeki Memorial are both series of games that are deeply important to us and have earned your love and adoration for many years and as such, production of them will continue unabated and it is our sincere hope that you will likewise maintain your enduring support moving forward.

If there are still any remaining points that you wish to see clarified, you may reach us at our customer service line.

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Nintendo will release its next fiscal year earnings release on May 7, the company announced today. This period will cover the fiscal year ending March 31. When May rolls on in, we should hear more about Nintendo’s Quality of Life plans, as well as further usage of its character IP.

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On the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Nintendo shares are seeing their highest increase since June 2011.

This positive performance comes on the heels of the recent announcement of a future new console, customer membership program, as well as a partnership with DeNa.

There is no telling at this time whether or not the latest news will have a sustained affect on their shares, however we are sure to be seeing much more news coming our way over the next few months.

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Nintendo is still pumping out rewards over on Club Nintendo Japan. The latest batch includes:

Mario masking tapes (200 points, out in May)
Donkey Kong, Rosalina, and Splatoon Squid handkerchiefs (120 points each, out in May)
Block, bob-omb, and fire flower rubber coasters (150 points each, out in April)
Nikki 3DS theme (10 points, out in April)
Club Nintendo 2016 calendar (70 points, out in May)

Those aren’t the only rewards slated for Club Nintendo Japan. Last month, a Mario Kart 8 soundtrack was confirmed for the program, along with plenty of other prizes.

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A new trailer for the movie “Pixels” has come online, and we get a brief glimpse at a Nintendo character. We previously mentioned that Donkey Kong would have a cameo in the film, and you can get a look at his appearance below.

Adam Sandler stars in Pixels, which sees aliens attacking Earth after they misinterpret video-feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war against them. These games are then used as models for their assaults.

Pixels is coming to movie theaters on July 24.

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This is indeed a real thing Nintendo has been sending out to members of the press. It’s a bit random!

· In The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, Princess Zelda was actually a tough and spunky captain of a ragtag group of pirates. Tetra saves Link from Ganondorf’s clutches, and later helps Link defeat Ganondorf for good to save the world.

· Toadette is a recurring Toad character in the Mario series. These days, she’s a plucky treasure-hunter in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, who puts on a brave face to find rare goodies and save Captain Toad from the monstrous and greedy bird, Wingo.

· Bayonetta is a sassy and incredibly stylish witch with pistol-stilettos and a vendetta against the armies of angels and demons that hunt her. She’s a force to be reckoned with, an ally to her best friend and fellow witch Jeanne and doesn’t take flak from anybody.

· Rosalina is an interstellar observer, protector of the Lumas and friend to Mario in Super Mario Galaxy. She is mother to the Lumas, who are little star-like creatures capable of becoming new galaxies!

· Lucina is an unwavering warrior with a strong sense of justice and commitment to her family. Her power, determination and wisdom gained from watching the destruction of her world are priceless strengths as one of Fire Emblem Awakening’s many playable female protagonists.

· Samus Aran shocked the video game world at the end of the original Metroid game by revealing her gender and changing the way we think about video game characters in the process. Video game protagonists need not be male in order to be strong. Samus is a space bounty hunter in an armored suit, outfitted with a powerful blaster on the arm and extreme heat resistance.

· Bombette is a Bob-omb who joins Mario on his quest in the original Paper Mario for the Nintendo 64. As a member of Mario’s diverse team of fighters, she has an explosive fighting style and isn’t afraid to get physical with her body slam and powerful bomb attacks.

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An interesting title entered the Australian classification database today. Something known as “Pokemon Rumble World” has been rated, which I don’t believe is a game that already exists.

Unfortunately, the entry doesn’t provide much information, but Ambrella is listed as Pokemon Rumble World’s developer. Ambrella worked on previous entries in the Pokemon Rumble series. There also appears to be online interactivity of some sort.

We’ll keep you updated as we learn more about Pokemon Rumble World.

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GamesBeat spoke with DeNA West CEO Shintaro Asako following Nintendo and DeNA’s business and capital alliance announcement today. Topics included how talks between the two sides evolved, the need to kick off its partnership with the right game, the strength of Nintendo’s IPs, how it’s not too late for the company to enter the mobile market, and plenty more.

We’ve rounded up Asako’s various comments below. Be sure to check out GamesBeat’s full post here.

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