Miyamoto showing “some of his new projects” at E3
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 30 Comments
Check out this tweet posted a little while ago on Nintendo of America’s Twitter account:
Mr. Miyamoto will be on #Nintendo Treehouse: Live @ #E3 tomorrow afternoon to show some of his new projects. Stay tuned for updates!
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) June 9, 2014
Just how many projects will Miyamoto show? And what exactly will he be showing? Feel free to speculate!
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Nintendo Digital Event estimated to be a half hour long
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 43 Comments
Just how long will Nintendo’s Digital Event on Tuesday be? Japanese website NicoNico provides an estimate of sorts, listing a half hour time slot.
As we tend to say in these sorts of situations, that’s not an official confirmation. I’d also guess that it’ll run slightly over a half hour if NicoNico is accurate. I could see it being something like 35 minutes long. We’ll see.
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Nintendo picks up a trademark for 3DS/smartphone connectivity in Japan
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments
Update: Thinking about it, this may just be related to the tethering app Nintendo released in Japan last month. We’ll see.
In Japan, Nintendo has trademarked something involving connectivity between a smartphone and a 3DS.
A translation of the filing reads:
Here’s a translation of the trademark:
[Trademark ID 2014-36705]
Trademark: [image]
Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Filing Date: May 9, 2014
Publishing Date: June 5th, 2014
Class: 9 (home video game machine program, etc.), 38 (providing information and communication by electronic bulletin board), 41 (mobile games)
It’s unclear how Nintendo will use this trademark, if at all. Remember, just because something is filed, it doesn’t necessarily mean it’ll be put to use.
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Photos of the Play Nintendo Tour
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Images | 1 Comment
Photo 1:
In this photo provided by Nintendo of America and released June 7, 2014, kids play some of Nintendo’s hottest video games on Nintendo 2DS at the “Play Nintendo Tour 2014” inside the Westfield Culver City mall on June 6, 2014. The free three-month tour kicked off on June 6 and will visit malls and events in a dozen major cities across the United States, showcasing games that feature family-friendly characters like Mario, Donkey Kong and Yoshi, all played on Nintendo 2DS, the latest member of Nintendo’s hand-held family. (Photo by Nintendo/Bob Riha, Jr.)
Photo 2:
In this photo provided by Nintendo of America and released June 7, 2014, Maxwell H. of Los Angeles races with other attendees in “Mario Kart 7” on Nintendo 2DS at the Westfield Culver City mall on June 6, 2014, as part of the “Play Nintendo Tour 2014.” The winners of “Mario Kart 7” competed on a giant HD TV screen in “Mario Kart 8,” the new high-definition anti-gravity game for Wii U. The free three-month tour kicked off in Los Angeles and will visit malls and events in a dozen major cities across the United States. (Photo by Nintendo/Bob Riha, Jr.)
Photo 3:
In this photo provided by Nintendo of America and released June 7, 2014, Ronghua W., 64, of China and her granddaughter Sophia X., 2, of Los Angeles, enjoy playing “Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D” at the Westfield Culver City mall on June 6, 2014. The free three-month “Play Nintendo Tour 2014” kicked off in Los Angeles on June 6 and will visit malls and events in a dozen major cities across the United States, showcasing games that feature kid-friendly characters like Donkey Kong, Mario and Kirby, all played on Nintendo 2DS, the latest member of Nintendo’s hand-held family. (Photo by Nintendo/Bob Riha, Jr.)
Photo 4:
In this photo provided by Nintendo of America and released June 7, 2014, Teoko P.,17, of Los Angeles plays “Yoshi’s New Island” in a Yoshi egg-shaped seat at the Westfield Culver City mall on June 6, 2014, as part of the “Play Nintendo Tour 2014,” which kicked off in Los Angeles on June 6. The free three-month tour will visit malls and events in a dozen major cities across the United States. Nintendo 2DS is an ideal first-time system. (Photo by Nintendo/Bob Riha, Jr.)
Source: Nintendo PR
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New Mega Pokemon revealed: Mega Sceptile, Swampert, and Diancie
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 10 Comments
This month’s issue of CoroCoro has started to leak, and it contains new details about Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire. Thanks to the magazine, we know of three new Mega Pokemon: Mega Sceptile, Swampert and Dianice.
Mega Sceptile is a Grass/Dragon-type, while the other two maintain their type. Groudon and Kyogre’s Mega Evolutions are known as Atom Groudon and Atom Kyogre and are said to be an atomic regression.
Nintendo Minute – Animal Crossing: New Leaf
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Nintendo World to host private viewing party for the Super Smash Bros. Invitational
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Nintendo World previously announced plans to host a live broadcast of Nintendo’s E3 Digital Event. And just a couple of minutes ago, the store also revealed that a private viewing party will be held for the Super Smash Bros. Invitational next Tuesday between 7 PM and 10 PM.
Only 75 tickets will be made available. They’ll be free, and will be dished out on a first come, first serve basis on June 9 starting at 6 PM.
#NintendoWorld will host a private viewing party for the Super Smash Bros. Invitational on 6/10 from 7pm-10pm, 75 tickets will be available.
— Nintendo World Store (@Nintendo_World) June 6, 2014
Tickets for this event are free to the public and will be available on a first come, first serve basis in-store only on 6/9 starting at 6pm.
— Nintendo World Store (@Nintendo_World) June 6, 2014
Tomodachi Life Hangout – full video
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Nintendo Spain successful in latest battle against R4 card retailer
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Nintendo has prevailed in another legal battle in the fight against R4 cards. ChipSpain, a retailer that had been selling and distributing these products, admitted fault before the two sides entered a court room. ChipSpain acknowledged that the sale of the cards was illegal under Spanish law.
In a statement, Nintendo Spain deputy general manager Rafael Martínez Moya-Angeler said (roughly translated):
The marketing of devices that violate the protective measures of consoles and video games has led to the proliferation of illegal game downloads online. This situation has caused irreparable economic harm. Piracy is the biggest threat to creativity in this industry, so this statement is a big step forward for the gaming industry.
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Oxygene Media slams I’ve Got to Run! dev on Miiverse over review
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 17 Comments
Update: The thread has now been removed, but the evidence sadly remains.
This is about as bizarre as it gets. Oxygene Media, who may now be most well-known for astroturfing on Miiverse, has slammed the developer of I’ve Got to Run! over a review.
Syrenne McNulty reviewed one of Oxygene Media’s latest games, Fit Music for Wii U, as she is both a developer and journalist. Oxygene wasn’t pleased with the verdict, and after learning that McNulty is the creator of I’ve Got to Run!, posted the above message on Miiverse.
Things didn’t end there though. Oxygene continued its posts, and McNulty also stepped in briefly to mention that the company isn’t being professional:
Definitely sad to see something like this. Can’t we all get along?!
