Nintendo music was originally planned for Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony, scrapped Mario proposal with Lady Gaga and Naomi Watanabe
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If you watched the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics a few days ago, you may have recognized some familiar tunes. The event featured music from a bunch of different gaming franchises ranging from Final Fantasy to Sonic. Nintendo, however, wasn’t involved at all.
For some, this may have come as a surprise. Nintendo is a top icon when it comes to gaming in Japan, and Mario had a notable presence for the Rio Olympics in 2016. Not only did the character appear in a video, but Shinzo Abe – who was the Prime Minister of Japan at the time – came out of a Warp Pipe wearing the plumber’s hat.
My Nintendo adds Mario Golf: Super Rush luggage tag in the UK
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A new Mario Golf: Super Rush themed reward is up for grabs through My Nintendo UK. Members there can spend points plus shipping to get a Mario Golf: Super Rush luggage tag featuring the titular plumber.
This reward costs 300 Platinum Points and can be bought by eligible members here.
Netflix developing new Pokemon live-action series
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According to a Variety report, Netflix has started development on a new live-action Pokemon series. Specifics regarding the plot are not yet known as the project is in its early stages.
Variety does say that Joe Henderson will serve as a writer and executive producer. Henderson has been a co-showrunner and executive producer on Lucifer, another show from Netflix.
Netflix has been home to the Pokemon anime, and all of the latest episodes can be viewed on the service now.
Valve on Switch and Steam Deck comparisons, says they were designed around differing philosophies
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
Last week, Valve unveiled its new Steam Deck system. The device has drawn plenty of comparisons to Switch since it’s capable of playing big games on the go (with docking support as well) and in some ways reminds gamers of Nintendo’s console from a design standpoint.
Valve itself has now commented on those comparisons. Designer Greg Coomer is the first to weigh in, telling IGN that Switch a “great device,” but feels the company is targeting a different audience.
He said:
Atlus hasn’t forgotten about Etrian Odyssey and the new project that was teased
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The Etrian Odyssey series was prevalent on DS, and even more so on 3DS. There have been several mainline entries, remakes, and even crossovers with the Mystery Dungeon series.
Etrian Odyssey Nexus, the latest title in the franchise, initially debuted in 2018 so it hasn’t been terribly long since the last game. But fans are curious to know what’s coming next. Atlus seemed to tease what looked to be “the next stage” of Etrian Odyssey back in 2018, though we haven’t heard anything since.
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Nintendo Minute – “Nintendo Switch Extreme Close-Up Challenge”
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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta do a challenge where they look at an extreme close-up of boxart for Nintendo titles to see if they can guess what game it is. Check out the full episode below.
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My Nintendo adds Zelda: Skyward Sword themed drawstring bag in Australia and New Zealand
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A new Zelda: Skyward Sword themed reward is now available to My Nintendo members in Australia and New Zealand. Members can spend some points to get their hands on a new drawstring bag themed after the Small Bomb Bag item.
The reward comes in at a cost of 500 Platinum Points. Eligible members can purchase it here.
Good Smile does a fourth release of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword figma Link figure, now available for pre-order
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2021 Game Developers Choice Awards winners announced
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Winners of the 2021 Game Developers Choice Awards were announced today during an online ceremony. Hades was the big winner having been selected in three categories, including “Game of the Year”.
Below are the full results:
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New EarthBound 64 footage emerges from Nintendo Company Report 1998 / SpaceWorld 1997
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Things have never been quite easy for the EarthBound series. Mother 3 in particular went through a very troubled development cycle having been in the works for multiple Nintendo consoles. It was also planned as a 3D title at one point as EarthBound 64 for the N64 before being scrapped. Mother 3 did ultimately release as a 2D game on the Game Boy Advance, but it has never received English localization.
A couple of years ago, we did receive a new look at EarthBound 64 thanks to a video taken at SpaceWorld 1996.
Zen64 has now managed to obtain the Nintendo Company Report 1998 via an auction, which contains more footage from the game. This ties in with SpaceWorld 1997.
Here’s the video in full:
