Super Mario movie producer on Chris Pratt casting, says voice is “phenomenal”
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Chris Meledandri, the co-producer of the upcoming Super Mario movie and boss of Illumination, has commented on the decision to cast Chris Pratt.
Some were surprised by the casting choices when the news was shared in September. Pratt landed the leading role as Mario himself. According to Meledandri, the actor’s voice in the film is “phenomenal”.
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Nintendo sends out internal response to Activision Blizzard harassment reports
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Last week, Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser issued an internal email to all levels of the company – including development partners such as Retro Studios and Next Level Games – regarding reports and controversies that have emerged pertaining to Activision Blizzard.
A lot has been coming through over the past few months regarding Activision Blizzard’s poor handling of its employees, particularly when it comes to sexual misconduct in the workplace. It all cumulated last week following a report from The Wall Street Journal. In its article, the publication wrote about Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick, who was aware of sexual harassment and misconduct that had been taking place within the company, intervened to protect abusers, and apparently even dished out his own abuse.
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Nintendo Minute – “Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Cozy Fall Day Game Play 2.0 update”
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Switch, Videos | 0 comments
This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta explore the new 2.0 update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Check out the full episode below.
My Nintendo adds Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl smartphone rings
Posted on 3 years ago by Ervin in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Nintendo has just revealed new physical rewards for My Nintendo members living in the United Kingdom: two Pokemon themed smartphone rings to celebrate the arrival of Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl this week.
Redeemable for 500 points each, the smartphone rings feature either Piplup or the Team Galactic emblem to attach to your smartphone. The rings are made from acrylic and zinc, and each have a limit of 1 per customer. As with all physical rewards from My Nintendo, in addition to the points themselves, you will need to pay a shipping fee.
Playtonic sells minority stake to Tencent
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Yooka-Laylee developer Playtonic has announced that it has sold a minority stake to leading technology company Tencent.
Playtonic says it “will retain full creative control over its IP and will use the investment to scale from their current one team structure to multiple teams, with an emphasis on hiring diverse talent from near and afar, improving their HQ, as well as looking to expand in new locations.”
Speaking about bringing Tencent into the fold, Playtonic founder Gavin Price explained:
Private Division acquires Roll7
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Today, Take-Two publishing label Private Division announced that it has acquired developer Roll7.
The two sides are currently working together on OlliOlli World, which is planned for this winter. Roll7 also made the previous two entries in the series – OlliOlli and OlliOlli2 – which are available on Switch.
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How can Nintendo “expand” 3D Mario?
Posted on 3 years ago by Luiz in Features, General Nintendo, Switch | 0 comments
During Nintendo’s last financial results briefing, Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto made some comments about the series. He mentioned that the company wants to try expanding 3D Mario in new ways, but didn’t elaborate further. Although there’s nothing groundbreaking here, it’s nice to hear that they want to try something new with the series soon.
As big fan of those games, I decided to share some of my thoughts about future possibilities for 3D Mario. There are some crazy ideas here because I started to have a lot of fun producing this video, but I’m also curious to see you guys think about the topic as well. Feel free to share your dreams and expectations for the future of Mario after watching the video below.
Nintendo Minute – “Cooking Animal Crossing: New Horizons Recipes IRL”
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Random, Videos | 0 comments
This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta recreate a few recipes from Animal Crossing: New Horizons in real life. Check out the full episode below.
Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda launch trailer
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments
Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda is out around the world today, and Nintendo has gone live with a short, 15-second trailer to promote the news.
Here’s some information about the device:
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Zelda Game & Watch has a neat Easter egg, comes with My Nintendo points
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
With the release of Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda, a couple of interesting tidbits have come to light including a neat Easter Egg.
Over on the back of the device, you’ll notice that there’s a Triforce. Turn the lights off (or at least dim them), and you’ll see that the design lights up. It’s nothing overly major and it’s something that can be easily missed, though it’s a neat little detail.
Here’s a close look:
