Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments

IGN just published another interview with Koji Kondo, the man behind much of the famous music in Nintendo’s games. You can find the full discussion here, though we’ve pulled out a few excerpts below.

What you’ll find after the break is music trivia about various Nintendo games. Kondo shared tidbits about games like Super Mario Bros., Super Mario 3D World, and more. You’ll also find some comments about why he wanted the Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D development team to stay faithful to the sound from the original game.

Read More

More: interview, Koji Kondo, top

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

An anime based on Koei Tecmo’s Samurai Warriors series was announced last month. It’s now confirmed that the anime will debut next month. If you’re in Japan, you can catch the first episode on TV Tokyo on January 11.

Source, Via

More: anime, Japan, Koei Tecmo, Samurai Warriors

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments

This month’s issue of CoroCoro has the first word on a new Pokemon movie. The film, tentatively titled “Pokémon the movie XY 2015”, will premiere in Japan on July 18, 2015.

CoroCoro doesn’t share too much information about the movie. We know that it will feature Primal Groudon, Primal Kyogre and Mega Rayquaza along with a portal that mimics the ones seen in Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire. CoroCoro mentions something about falling through the portal, which will be discussed later.

We should be seeing the first footage from the upcoming Pokemon movie soon

Source

More: Japan, movie, Pokemon

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments

More: Amiibo

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 8 Comments

When it comes to amiibo, the question on everyone’s mind is whether some of the rarer figures – like Villager, Wii Fit Trainer, and Marth – will be restocked. We’ve seen plenty of different statement about the situation from Nintendo which has only made things more confusing.

We now have yet another comment from Nintendo – this time coming from the company’s European division. Here’s what GameSpot was told:

“Nintendo of Europe would like to confirm that supplies of Amiibo are currently available in the European market. Amiibo have been very popular at launch and as such it’s always possible that a few retailers may have sold out. We are continually aiming to always have a regular supply of Amiibo brought into the marketplace and there are many waves of Amiibo to come.”

I don’t really know what to say at this point. Based on what we’ve seen at retailers, it does seem like some amiibo won’t be restocked. If you really want to be safe about getting a figure, you may as well get a pre-order in going forward.

Source

More: Amiibo

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 21 Comments

The eBay auction has concluded for the legless Princess Peach amiibo. Unbelievably, the defective figure managed to sell for a total of $25,100.00. There were more than 100 bids over a seven-day period.

Thanks to DigitalGreenTea and Stephan for the tip.

Source

More: Amiibo, eBay

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments

Since we’ve received so many different answers at this point, it’s not entirely clear if the Villager, Wii Fit Trainer, and Marth amiibo have been discontinued. The latest answer from Nintendo indicates that this is the case, but we still haven’t received total clarification.

At least when it comes to Toys “R” Us, the three aforementioned amiibo will not be stocked again. Check out a SKU listing taken from one of the retailer’s scan guns above. You’ll notice the little “X” in the picture, indicating that the Villager amiibo is gone forever. Destructoid also obtained photos showing the same status for Wii Fit Trainer and Marth.

Source

More: Amiibo, Toys R Us

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment

Nintendo updated its official Japanese website today with a massive overhaul. The content should be the same for the most part, but the design has seen a complete change and it’s more mobile-friendly. You can check out the new look right here.

More: Japan

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments

More: Japan, Nyannyan Neko Mario Time

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments

Seijiro Tomita has been engaged with a longstanding battle with Nintendo over a glasses-free 3D patent. Tomita won a lawsuit last year, and we heard this past January that Nintendo would be forced to pay Tomita Technologies 1.82 percent of the wholesale price on every 3DS sold.

Now we have a new development in this lengthy saga. The patent dispute has been sent back to a lower court because, as Bloomberg reports, “The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said that a judge incorrectly interpreted a key element in a patent related to the display of 3-D images on a screen without special glasses for the viewer.” The misinterpretation caused confusion among the jury.

Bloomberg continues:

Kyoto-based Nintendo appealed the lower court finding that its 3DS gaming system infringed Tokyo-based Tomita’s patent 7,417,664. While the appeals court said the patent element was interpreted correctly, it rejected Nintendo’s argument that the patent was invalid.

The appeals court sent the case back to New York for a new trial based on jury instructions that clarified the confusion over the patent element.

We’ll keep track of any future developments about this situation.

Source

More: Tomita Technologies, top