Disney Infinity – New details
Posted on 12 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in General Gaming, General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
A new project from Disney Interactive is being teased…
– Code named “Toy Box”
– Large, ambitious project by Disney Interactive
– Most likely uses NFC/RFID to interact with physical objects
– Will be a console game
– Features Disney/Pixar characters and environments
– Interacts with mobile and online applications
– “Infinite possibilities”, according to Roger Iger
How to connect Wii U to Club Nintendo
Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 0 comments
Connecting your new Wii U to the Club Nintendo service will be a simple process. There are only four major steps involved.
You’ll first need to visit the eShop. Once things are loaded, choose the “Settings/Other button”. Then select the “Club Nintendo Account” button and input your Club Nintendo user name and password. As soon as that’s done, press link.
That’s all!
Shigeru Miyamoto is 60 years-old today
Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories | 0 comments
Shigeru Miyamoto was born on November 16, 1952. Today is November 16, 2012. That means Miyamoto is now 60 years-old.
Happy birthday, Miyamoto!
Technically it isn’t Miyamoto’s birthday since it’s Saturday in Japan now, but time zones are a complicated thing.
Spike VGAs 2012 – full listing of nominees
Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments
Spike TV published the entire listing of VGA 2012 nominees today. A total of 27 categories will be decided on next month.
25 of the categories will be voted on by the 2012 VGA Advisory Council. For a listing of those involved, click here.
Viewers can vote on two categories: Most Anticipated Game and Character of the Year.
Head past the break for the full listing of nominees in each category.
Tuesday was Nintendo Power’s last day, final issue completed
Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Nintendo Power is officially done with. The last issue has been completed and should be with subscribers and on newsstands sometime next month.
Editor Phil Theobald says the next magazine contains “some pretty outstanding stuff” and the staff believes “it’s a suitable end for the magazine’s 24 year run”.
“Just for the record, today was the final day of Nintendo Power. We finished up the final issue and shipped it off. The final issue (#285, December 2012) should be hitting newsstands on December 11, so please look forward to it (subscribers will likely get it earlier). There is some pretty outstanding stuff in the issue that we’re very proud of. We think that it’s a suitable end for the magazine’s 24 year run. Man, I can’t wait for people to see it.”
Thanks to ThomasN for the tip.
Japanese Club Nintendo platinum rewards: Nintendouji, Mario cards, Pikmin tote bag, calendar
Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Japan’s Club Nintendo platinum rewards were announced today. The downloadable game Nintendouji, a set of Mario playing cards, a Pikmin tote bag, and Club Nintendo 2013 calendar are among the prizes.
Nintendouji is probably the most-interesting of the bunch. It’s a turn-based card title for DSiWare with dungeon-crawler and RPG aspects. Nintendouji’s name, which is a pun, means “Nintendo Boy”.
Nintendouji will be available for those who choose the prize in March 2013.
Rumor: Some tidbits about next year’s Modern Warfare game
Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 0 comments
Activision released Call of Duty: Black Ops II this year. That means in 2013, we should be returning to the “Modern Warfare” sub-series.
Siliconera is reporting that voicework is already being recorded for upcoming game in Los Angeles. It’s rumored to be featuring a main character – codenamed “Ben Burke” – who is “a battle hardened veteran in his mid-thirties with a nihilistic point of view.”
Ben Burke will allegedly recite the following lines in the Modern Warfare release:
“Reminds you of Phuket, doesn’t it? Only this time the dust gives you cancer… OK, park yourself and get ready. When this thing kicks off, put a hole in anything that moves.”
“This is Sentinel Zero One, successful crypto change on C2 net break, requesting immediate update of blue force picture and status of artillery, over. I have you broken and unreadable, I say again, requesting updates to friendly positions and status of arty support. Do you read, over?”
“We’ve got KVA on the move! They’re going to strongpoint the main gate, ETA two mikes! We’re providing support for our heavy rollers! Ready up and let’s move!”
“Goliath, this is Sentinel Zero One! We have enemy armor at the gate, hundred meters north of our position! Requesting close-air grid mark three-one-six!”
Siliconera also writes that there will be a scene in the game with John “Soap” MacTavish, taking place in Somalia. It will play out as a flashback.
Capcom reckons we haven’t seen the last of Mega Man on consoles and handhelds
Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
After two cancelled Mega Man games – Mega Man Universe and Mega Man Legends 3 – things may not be looking so great for the blue bomber.
On the bright side, we do know that Capcom intends to celebrate Mega Man’s 25th anniversary. Senior vice president Christian Svensson also explicitly said fans have “not seen the last of the Blue Bomber on consoles and handhelds”, while speaking with Nintendo Power.
Svensson told the magazine:
“I can say with certainty that you’ve not seen the last of the Blue Bomber on consoles and handhelds, and, with luck, we’ll be celebrating his 50th anniversary, including all of the games you’re going to enjoy over the next 25 years. That said, an issue we’ve had in the past has been talking about games and announcing them before we’re certain they’re going to come out, which unfortunately has lead to profound disappointment for many fans. So for now, I’m going to have to stay mum about any details.”
Original Dragon Quest VII developer to be revived
Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Manabu Yamana is the president of Genius Sonority. Before he started up the company, he was in charge of an old developer known as “Heart Beat”. This is the team behind Dragon Quest VI and Dragon Quest VII.
Yamana recently announced on Twitter that he will be reviving the studio. Further news with more details is planned for spring. Yamana also teased that Heart Beat will now be doing business differently than it had before.
Harada on keeping Tekken hardcore on Wii U, working with Nintendo, Smash Bros. as a core fighter, more
Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 0 comments
Polygon has gone live with an interview featuring Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada.
We’ve picked out a few of the quotes below – the full discussion is here. There’s talk about how Nintendo wanted Namco Bandai to keep the Tekken experience hardcore on Wii U, what it was like for the Tekken team working with Nintendo (not much contact with Miyamoto), how Harada now sees Smash Bros. as a core fighter, and more.
