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Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada isn’t going to push Masahiro Sakurai into adding any of his characters on the roster for the next Smash Bros. games. Tales series producer Makoto Yoshizumi seems to be carrying the same mentality, though Yoshito Higuchi would apparently “love” to see a character or two included.

Yoshizumi has said that getting a Tales character into the new Smash Bros. may prove to be difficult since “a character can only appear in a Smash Bros game if he already appeared on a Nintendo console.” This rule limits the selection to a few titles such as Tales of Symphonia, Tales of the Abyss, and Tales of Hearts.

Head past the break for all of Yoshizumi’s comments on Smash Bros.

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A few months ago, Nintendo filed a trademark for “The Last Ranger”. That was for Japan.

The company has followed up that initial trademark with a new filing in Europe.

It isn’t clear what Nintendo has in store for “The Last Ranger”, but if it’s an actual game, it sounds like it’ll be brought overseas.

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Nintendo’s 2012 annual report has gone live. While it doesn’t contain a whole lot of interesting information, president Satoru Iwata did include a message to consumers. He discussed the Wii U, 3DS, Nintendo Network, and more.

We’ve posted the full message above.

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Ngmoco CEO Neil Young gave a simple response when asked if he considers Nintendo to be a competitor. He said, “No … Well… no.”

Young’s company has been publishing iOS and Android titles for several years now. It’s these types of releases that are considered to be a threat to the dedicated handheld gaming business.

Young believes that the success of smartphones will impact the market that dedicated handhelds currently maintain:

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Little King’s Story made its debut on Wii, but the sequel switched things up by going to the PlayStation Vita. The original was very well received on Nintendo’s console, so what prompted the move?

When asked about the platform change, assistant producer Takanori Murayama said:

“There are three reasons for this. One, the using of the touch panel made the game’s controls much easier. The touch panel enables the users to scout dozens of citizens together which improved the operations. Two, the high resolution graphics enabled to depict many characters at once inside the screen. The movement and the depiction of the many characters in its world is what makes this game fun. Last but not least, the network affinity is high, therefore it is easy to buy avatars and other items on the PS Store. In the PS Store, users can purchase additional items which is another appealing point.”

You know… the Wii U offers everything that Murayama mentioned. The GamePad has a touchscreen, the console can output HD visuals, and DLC can be made possible. Who knows – maybe we’ll see Little King’s Story on Wii U.

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U.S. District Court Judge Grants Summary Judgment

REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 1, 2012 – A U.S. District Court judge has summarily dismissed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Nintendo brought by Copper Innovations Group, LLC. Copper had alleged that the Wii console and its controllers infringed on one of its patents (U.S. Patent No. 5,640,152). Judge David Cercone of the U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh granted summary judgment in Nintendo’s favor and ruled that there was no need for a jury trial.

“We are very pleased with the court’s decision,” said Richard Medway, Nintendo of America’s deputy general counsel. “Nintendo has a long history of developing innovative products while respecting the intellectual property rights of others. We also vigorously defend patent lawsuits when we firmly believe that we have not infringed another party’s patent, despite the risks that this policy entails. I would like to express our sincere appreciation for the tireless efforts of our legal team.”

For more information about Wii, visit http://www.nintendo.com/wii.

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Elsa Garcia Rodriguez Blancas, a gymnast representing Mexico in the Olympics this year, used a unique song for her qualification performance. You wouldn’t normally expect to hear video game music playing during an event like this, but a Zelda medley rang through the arena during her routine.

Take a look at the performance above. You can also listen to the medley in full here.

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Some tracks came out better than others… you have to appreciate the effort in any case!

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Between Bayonetta and Viewtiful Joe, Hideki Kamiya would prefer working on the latter. Kamiya told Famitsu this week that he’d like to make a sequel if given the opportunity.

That may be slightly difficult to realize at this time. Kamiya, of course, is no longer with Capcom and is currently leading development of Platinum Games’ new Wii U title, Project P-100, as the game’s director. However, Capcom has been very open to working with outside studios as of late, so maybe another Kamiya-made Viewtiful Joe entry could happen one day.

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