Reggie talks a bunch about Nintendo TVii and a few other things
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The Seattle Times recently sat down with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime for a lengthy chat.
For this particular interview, the main point of discussion centered around Nintendo TVii. Reggie fielded questions regarding the possibility of bringing the service to the 3DS, monetization, working with other companies, and more.
Read the full Q&A below.
Nintendo bomb threat stemmed from a computer virus
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Back in early September, an online message appeared from an anonymous source that simply stated “This week, I’m going to blow up Nintendo headquarters.”. I hadn’t heard anything about it until today (not sure why it wasn’t reported!), but it appears that Japanese police swiftly apprehended the person who made the comment, but ended up releasing him a week later. Why? The message may have been caused by a computer virus that allowed a third party to control the computer and do with it what they will. I guess they decided it would be a good idea to get a guy in trouble for claiming to want to blow up Nintendo HQ?
This isn’t the only case of the virus though: An animator who worked on series’ like Yu-Gi-Oh and Tiger & Bunny was a victim of a similar crime, which ended with him being arrested for a short while and released after authorities discovered that the root cause was this same virus.
Of course, Nintendo HQ is still here so whoever made the threats didn’t follow-through, but you do have to wonder why he or she would do something like this!
Frozenbyte on Nintendo’s support, Trine 2 Magic Mayhem mode coming later, Miiverse, patching, hints of Wii U achievement system, more
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Head past the break for a bunch of news from Frozenbyte’s sales and marketing manager Mikael Haveri. Haveri comments on how supportive Nintendo has been with Trine 2: Director’s Cut thus far, shares more information on the Magic Mayhem mode (which won’t be ready for launch, it seems), discusses Miiverse, patching, and briefly mentions achievements on Wii U – of which he is “almost 100% sure that there will be some type of system.”
Bridgestone responds to Sony’s Kevin Butler lawsuit
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Sony is suing Bridgestone and Wildcat Creek. Why? Because the company feels that Jerry Lambert, an actor who has played the role of Kevin Butler, was represented in a recent “Game On” commercial in which the Wii was promoted.
Wildcat did have a contract with Sony, but it expired. Bridgestone’s commercial started to appear three days after it ended – September 3.
Here’s what Bridgestone had to say about the situation:
“Mr. Lambert is one of the actors who appeared in the commercial as a Bridgestone engineer. Bridgestone denies that ‘Kevin Butler’ appears in the Bridgestone commercial discussed herein and thus denies that he speaks or does anything whatsoever in the commercial.”
According to Hollywood Reporter, “Bridgestone indicates that it intends to fight the lawsuit by showing that Sony has failed to register any mark on ‘Kevin Butler,’ that the character has not acquired secondary meaning and that there is no likelihood of confusion among consumers.”
3D Classics: Urban Champion available on Club Nintendo as downloadable reward
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A new downloadable reward (which is actually an old downloadable reward) is available on Club Nintendo.
Bird & Beans has been swapped out for 3D Classics: Urban Champion. The game is available for 150 coins.
You can order 3D Classics: Urban Champion here. It’s available as a 3DS download until October 21.
New PETA “campaign” focuses on Pokemon
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PETA, the organization otherwise known as People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, has its latest efforts focusing on Pokemon.
A message on PETA’s website reads:
“The amount of time that Pokemon spend stuffed in pokeballs is akin to how elephants are chained up in train carts, waiting to be let out to ‘perform’ in circuses. But the difference between real life and this fictional world full of organized animal fighting is that Pokemon games paint rosy pictures of things that are actually horrible.”
And here’s one more:
“If PETA existed in Unova, our motto would be: Pokemon are not ours to use or abuse, they exist for their own reasons. We believe that this is the message that should be sent to children.”
As it usually does for game-related content, PETA has posted a playable Flash title to its website. It’s more of a parody of Pokemon Black/White 2 than anything else, and you can play it after the break:
Ohio State University marching band performs to Mario, Zelda, more
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Sony comments on lawsuit against Bridgestone and Wildcat Creek
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Unsurprisingly, Sony’s recent lawsuit against Bridgestone and Wildcat steps from the company’s dissatisfaction that actor Jerry Lambert appeared in the “Game On” commercial.
Senior director of corporate communications Dan Race provided a comment to GamesBeat. Race said that “Use of the Kevin Butler character to sell products other than those from PlayStation misappropriates Sony’s intellectual property, creates confusion in the market, and causes damage to Sony.”
“Sony Computer Entertainment America filed a lawsuit against Bridgestone and Wildcat Creek, Inc. on September 11. The claims are based on violations of the Lanham Act, misappropriation, breach of contract and tortious interference with a contractual relationship. We invested significant resources in bringing the Kevin Butler character to life and he’s become an iconic personality directly associated with PlayStation products over the years. Use of the Kevin Butler character to sell products other than those from PlayStation misappropriates Sony’s intellectual property, creates confusion in the market, and causes damage to Sony.”
Charles Martinet interviewed
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Photos from the Pokemon Black/White 2 launch at Nintendo World Store
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