Don’t remember Justin Brooks? Well, maybe this will ring a bell: He’s the guy that was caught having sold a TON of counterfeit Nintendo products, and he made nearly a million dollars doing it. Here’s the original story if you’re interested.

Well, he’s been sentenced for his crimes to 32 months in jail. Which is pretty unfortunate, but I guess that’s what happens when you sell pirated Nintendo products to people after being repeatedly told to stop!

Via YourLocalGuardian

BioWare Montreal developing new Mass Effect, using Frostbite engine

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BioWare Montreal is taking the lead on development of the next Mass Effect. The team previously worked on cinematics, N7 missions, and post-release content for Mass Effect 2, and multiplayer/single-player content for Mass Effect 3.

Casey Hudson is still acting as the executive producer for the new title. This time around though, a project director will be working under him.

The next Mass Effect will make use of EA’s Frostbite 2 engine, which studio director Yanick Roy says is “enhanced by many of the systems that the Dragon Age III team has already spent a lot of time building.”

Roy also wrote on the BioWare blog today:

“The other thing I can tell you is that, while it will be very respectful of the heritage built over the course of the first three games, with the original trilogy now concluded and the switch over to a new engine, we are exploring new directions, both on the gameplay and story fronts. You can still expect the pillars the franchise is known for to be fully intact though, including diverse alien races, a huge galaxy to explore, and of course rich, cinematic storytelling.”

Roy added:

“We’re all looking forward to telling you more about this next Mass Effect game, but it’s probably going to be quite a while before you hear from us again. We know you have high expectations for the franchise and we want to make sure whatever we show you lives up to those expectations.”

BioWare Montreal is currently looking for new staffers to join the team. Job listings can be found here.

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Nintendo Power Nov. 2012 scans – Shantae, Wii U, Paper Mario

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Nintendo Power has released a public preview of this month’s magazine. Titles featured include Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse (with first screenshots and details), New Super Mario Bros. U, Nintendo Land, and Paper Mario: Sticker Star.

The issue arrives on newsstands on November 13 and has already started to reach subscribers.

Famitsu scans: Wii U, Animal Crossing, Monster Hunter 4, Fist of the North Star

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Toys “R” Us Black Friday 2012 deals: buy 1 Wii U game, get another for 40% off

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Toys “R” Us’ Black Friday deals aren’t too impressive. There is one deal that stands out, however. If you purchase 1 Wii U game, you can buy one more for 40% off.

The full lineup of video game deals is posted below.

Reggie, Wii U to be on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Friday

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Reggie Fils-Aime will once again be appearing on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon next week. The Nintendo of America president will be bringing along the Wii U to the show on Friday.

You’ll be able to catch Friday’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon episode at 12:35 AM.

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Warren Spector discusses the many projects he’d be interested in making

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Warren Spector is interested in making a few things – well, a lot of things. He’d like to bring the original Epic Mickey to HD platforms, for instance.

Spector still has a great, great deal of interest in making a Duck Tales game. He often bugs Disney with his requests, but as far as we know, nothing is in the works yet.

If it does happen, the Duck Tales title “might be a little more cinematic than adventure-y.” Spector feels the IP’s settings require “this really big, epic, Indiana Jones kind of adventure thing.” He’d also include story driven gameplay with player choices and “more than two-player co-op”.

Spector talked about one idea in which a player would control the Duck Tales triplets while another controls Launchpad McQuack or Donald Duck.

Yasumi Matsuno “in perfect health”

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A few days ago, Yasumi Matsuno announced his departure from Level-5. It came off as a bit of an odd move since his position lasted just a little more than a year.

When Matsuno left Square Enix a number of years ago, health issues were the primary reasons behind the decision.

Some fans thought that his health may have led to his retirement from Level-5 as well. Fortunately, Matsuno wrote on Twitter that he’s in “perfect health.”

“To concerned friends: I’m happy to report I’m in perfect health. Just taking a little time to recharge before my next project! thx. :)”

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New Yorkers: Reggie will be at the Nintendo World Store for the Wii U launch

Posted on 12 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 0 comments

Reading through the press release for Nintendo’s “Nintendo World Store Launch Event Bonanza (feat. Reggie)” (paraphrased title), I came across a couple of pretty interesting tidbits. If you weren’t planning on going to the event, you may want to reconsider in light of these minor details:

– NoA president Reggie Fils-Aimee will be there, and he’ll sell the first person in line the very first Wii U
– Prizes and swag will be given away to people waiting in line
– Limited edition T-shirts will be sold, with all proceeds going to the American Red Cross

Sounds like quite the event to me! Unfortunately you won’t be able to get the very first Wii U since legendary queue-er Isaiah “Triforce” Johnson is already waiting, but you might be able to see Reggie and get a great t-shirt! Someone tell Valay to get his butt down there!