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Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

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:

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This is truly incredible. Just watch the video above!

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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.”

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Man, Charles Martinet is just awesome. He also seems like he’s having a good time!

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Update: By the look of things, a formal hearing is set for October 12. While there were attempts to settle things privately, though that didn’t work out. Thanks to Nimblest-Assassin for the heads up.

Things are getting really weird with Bridgestone’s recent Wii-related commercial.

It all started when Kevin Butler was spotted in the company’s “Game On” promotion featuring the Wii. It didn’t take long for an updated TV spot to be released, this time featuring a new actor – and not Kevin Butler.

The latest twist in this saga is that Sony appears to be suing Bridgestone and Wildcat Creek, Inc. for the commercial. Ironically enough, it seems Bridgestone hired the Wildcat advertising company for the promo, and Kevin Butler – otherwise known as Jerry Lambert – is its president.

Sony filed against the two parties around a month ago. Documents reveal that the case is centered around trademark infringement. We don’t have the exact details on the situation yet, but one would think that Sony wasn’t happy that Lambert was in the commercial.

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Posted on 12 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

This is pretty much a copy/pasta from an e-mail I got a couple hours ago, but I’m sure some of you live close enough to New York where this could definitely be of some interest– not to mention you have to know/have a thing or two relating to one of the franchises the 3DS-centric developer has worked on…

n-Space — the developer behind Heroes of Ruin, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3D and Skylanders Giants for the Nintendo 3DS — is giving away a pair of 4-Day Passes to New York Comic Con. I thought this might be of interest to your readers, who are doubtless already familiar with our work.

To enter, entrants need only submit to us via Facebook their photo of a toy representing any franchise n-Space has ever handled. (This includes toys from any of the following properties: 007, Danger Girl, Duke Nukem, Hannah Montana, Mary-Kate and Ashley, Rugrats, Skylanders, Star Wars, Toy Story, Tron, and Winx. Call of Duty can be represented by any military action figures.) Originality and creativity counts for a lot — and the best photographer will win a pair of 4-Day Passes to NYCC.

We’ll be looking to see which photo draws the most love as we put all eligible photos we receive on public display, but the final decision will be made by n-Space. (You’ll note that the contest is for admission only; travel and accommodations aren’t included.) To enter, people can visit our Facebook page and click the “Get Inside NYCC!” tab, or they can go directly to the contest via this shortlink: http://woobox.com/7kyrac

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

People in Japan are excited for the Wii U, but they’re also a tad worried that Nintendo will goof up the launch like they did with the 3DS. Here’s the rundown, as well as some quotes from Famitsu readers who were surveyed:

– 45% of respondents said they will buy the system on launch day.

– 37% said they’ll buy it eventually.

– 72% of those who will buy it are planning on getting the deluxe set instead of the basic, 8GB model.

– Most people cited the launch lineup (NSMBU, Monster Hunter Ultimate) as the main reason for purchase.

– “Now that I know I can play Monster Hunter online on it, I definitely want to buy it sometime soon.”

– “I want to see Mario and Dragon Quest X in HD as soon as I can, so I have a preorder in for launch day.”

– “I prefer the white color, but there’s a huge difference betwen 8GB and 32GB of internal memory. I’m sure I’m going to have free-space problems down the line if I get the Basic Set, so I’ll be getting the Premium version.”

– “Between the launch lineup and what Iwata has been saying, I feel like Nintendo is devoting a lot of attention to core gamers this time around. I hope they fully act on that, since that group got kind of left behind with the Wii.”

Via TheVerge

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Nintendo Power has released a public preview of this month’s magazine. Titles featured include Rayman Legends, Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Little Inferno, and ZombiU.

The issue arrives on newsstands on October 9 and has already started to reach subscribers.