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

Joe Madureira is leaving Vigil Games. The comic book writer has been with the studio for seven years, working on the two Darksiders titles. He’s now moving on to greener pastures.

Madureira wrote on Twitter recently:

“So long @Vigilgames @THQ. Thanks for all the memories! @Darksiders was definitely a career highlight. Keep on kicking ass I’m a fan for life!”

He also left a message on his Facebook page:

“Farewell and best wishes to all my brothers and sisters at Vigil Games! After seven long years and two hit games (Darksiders BABY!) I’m afraid the time has come for me to move on to new adventures. I could not be more proud of what we achieved, or the awesome people who helped build up this studio. I can safely say Vigil’s future is in very good hands, so expect only awesomeness down the road. This feels surreal… I miss the place already.”

Madureira is planning on returning to the comic book world. Fans will learn about “the next big thing” sometime within the next few months.

In the meantime, THQ teased Darksiders II DLC over the weekend. The image above was released, and the following message was posted on Twitter:

“A new adventure awaits Death!”

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

River City Ransom 2, announced for WiiWare and PC well over a year ago, is now on hold. Miracle Kidz confirmed on Twitter that this is an indefinite move, so the game will probably never see the light of day… at least as far as we can tell.

If there’s a bright spot to this, it’s that River City Ransom’s 2 developer isn’t going anywhere. Miracle Kidz plans to work on original games going forward.

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

We’re slowly but surely starting to see more of Burger King’s Wii U toys. Photos of additional ones have emerged, and they’re all in the gallery above.

Keep in mind that the items pictured aren’t the only Wii U toys that the fast food restaurant is offering. In total, ten toys should be made available.

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

Bry Sharland isn’t pleased that Nintendo Power will soon be shutting down. Actually, he tells us that he’s been “depressed” over its imminent closure.

In hopes of paying tribute to the magazine, Bry has been working on a painting since August while being involved with two jobs. It features some of Nintendo’s most popular characters as well as Nester – one of Nintendo Power’s older mascots.

Props to Bry for making this painting. There’s no way we could have made something like this!

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

Iwata Asks discussions tend to pop up in bunches. We’ve seen two Wii U interviews over the past couple of weeks, and Nintendo has now added in talks for Pokemon Black/White 2, Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone!, and Style Savvy: Trendsetters.

Links to each can be found below.

Pokemon Black/White 2
Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone!
Style Savvy: Trendsetters

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

Impulse Technology Dismisses Suit Following Relevant U.S. District Court Ruling

REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 22, 2012 – A patent-infringement lawsuit brought against Nintendo of America was voluntarily dismissed by plaintiff Impulse Technology Ltd. Impulse had alleged that Nintendo’s Wii console, Wii Remote controller, Wii Balance Board accessory and Wii Fit Plus software infringed one of Impulse’s patents (U.S. Patent No. 5,524,637). Impulse abandoned the lawsuit following an unfavorable decision from Judge James Gwin of the U.S. District Court in Cleveland that undermined Impulse’s legal arguments.

“We are very pleased with the court’s ruling, which forced Impulse to walk away from this lawsuit,” said Richard Medway, Nintendo of America’s deputy general counsel. “Nintendo vigorously defends patent lawsuits when we firmly believe that we have not infringed another party’s patent. We will continue our tradition of developing unique and innovative products while respecting the intellectual property rights of others.”

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Source: Nintendo PR

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

Disney Interactive is working on a new title (tentatively) known as “Toy Box”. As spotted by Superannuation, the game will see Pixar and Disney characters interacting with each other for the first time.

The New York Times reports that Toy Box is “a console game with extensive mobile and online applications”.

Beyond this, not much is known about Toy Box. Disney hasn’t officially announced the project, and the final name could very well change. Potentially though, maybe we could see something such as Toy Story’s Woody interacting with Simba from Lion King… or something along those lines.

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

In an homage to (or perhaps parody of) the upcoming ‘Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale’, mod community ‘KittyCorps’ has put out arguably their biggest mod ever (at least in a while), consisting of 26 characters mimicking those that will appear in Sony’s upcoming brawler, plus a few others. The fighters are as follows:

Kratos, Fat Princess, Cole McGrath, Heihachi Mishima, Toro/Kuro, Parappa, Big Daddy, Nathan Drake, Sweet Tooth, Sly Cooper, Jak, Sackboy, Dante, Ratchet, Spike, Raiden, Nariko, Sir Daniel Fortesque, Snake, Isaac Clarke, Commander Shepard, John Marston, Kazuya Mishima, Lara Croft, Niko Bellic, and Tomba.

Now, the models aren’t perfect and the gameplay is far from flawless, but hey… at least it functions! You can read more about the game via the source link.

Via KittyCorps

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

A new downloadable reward is available on Club Nintendo.

3D Classics: Urban Champion has been swapped out for Pro-Putt Domo. The game is available for 100 coins.

You can order Pro-Putt Domo here. It’s available as a DSiWare download until November 4.

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

Nintendo is running a unique Club Nintendo promotion in Europe. Register Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask before 9am CET/8am BST on October 26 and you’ll have a chance to receive a limited edition leather luggage tag.

Nintendo says that the item is comprised of “real leather and branded with Layton’s trademark top hat logo”. Only 5,000 tags are being made. Due to the nature of limited edition item and availability, it will only be handed out while stock lasts.

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