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Namco Bandai has updated its “All Star Battle” site once again. Much like yesterday, the teaser page features more images. We’re now just one day away from proper news.

If we find out that this isn’t Nintendo-related, you’ll be able to find future updates on the project over at Gaming Everything.

Thanks to 4Him for the tip.

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Even six months after the initial talk started, we’re still seeing people ask Shigeru Miyamoto about his eventual retirement. One investor at Nintendo’s most recent shareholders meeting asked how the company will carry on once Miyamoto departs.

Both Shigeru Miyamoto and Satoru Iwata weighed in on the situation.

Miyamoto said that he’s been taking on fewer responsibilities overall as younger employees serve as the “main roles” for series like Mario Kart and Super Mario. He later teased some of the vague ideas he has in mind for the future.

Iwata added that “Miyamoto still will be actively creating things but we are working for the transition of power to go to younger people at the same time.”

Head past the break for the entire commentary on the topic.

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One point summarized from Nintendo’s latest shareholders meeting related to the lack of female board members at Nintendo. We now have a full translation of Satoru Iwata’s reply. It’s been posted below.

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Final Fantasy Versus XIII still hasn’t been released, yet one of the game’s songs managed to find its way into Theatrhythm Final Fantasy. In a new interview, producer Ichiro Hazama explained how the piece found ended up in the music title as downloadable content.

Head past the break for Hazama’s commentary on this topic as well as why some games in the Final Fantasy series weren’t represented in Theatrhythm, how the title’s concept evolved, and thoughts about other Square Enix IPs that could take the musical route in the future.

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Namco Bandai’s “All Star Battle” site has been updated to reflect the new countdown. Just two days remain until the project is officially unveiled.

The site also contains a few more images. You can see the updated look above or at the countdown page here.

Thanks to 4Him for the tip.

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There’s a pretty strong Donkey Kong reference in there… Neat commercial, don’t you think?

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Masahiro Sakurai tweeted the photo above earlier today, which features Smash Bros. art drawn on a whiteboard. He said that the Smash Bros. team made the “excellent” image.

This is more of a random doodle than it is a sign of the roster for the next Smash Bros., but we can appreciate the art for what it is. It’s quite nice!

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Namco Bandai has opened a new teaser site for something called “All Star Battle”.

Aside from a promise that more news will be shared in three days, there isn’t any actual game-related information to report on. It’s currently unclear which platform(s) the title is being made for, when it’ll be coming out, and what the title actually is. That’s the way it goes with teasers like these!

Fortunately, we’ll likely hear something tomorrow night through usual Famitsu leaks. It’ll then be known if “All Star Battle” is the final name of this new project, or if it’s just a tagline or catch phrase.

Thanks to 4Him for the tip.

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

EarthBound is one of Nintendo’s most-classic SNES games, yet it still hasn’t arrived on the Virtual Console service. Legal issues are preventing the game’s release. What’s stopping it, exactly?

If new rumors can be relied upon, there are three specific reasons as to why the game hasn’t appeared on the Wii Shop Chanel. Two of these points are music-related.

EarthBound Central claims that the Sky Runner and Chuck Berry battle songs must be changed. Additionally, the enemy Dali Clock must receive a name-change.

While the Chuck Berry song could be easily interchanged and the Dali Clock would involve simple modification, the Sky Runner piece is the heart of the problem. There’s talk that new music would need to be made for the Sky Runner scenes. Sadly, there hasn’t been a push to do so.

Apparently Nintendo of America had been interested in making the appropriate changes so that legal issues could be avoided, but NCL wasn’t in favor of taking action.

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A couple of new downloadable rewards have been added to Club Nintendo. But here’s the catch: they don’t expire at the end of the month.

Electroplankton Rec-Rec (3DS, 100 coins) and Mario Tennis (Wii, 150 coins) are available starting today. Electroplankton will leave the rewards site on July 15 while Mario Tennis is disappearing on July 22.

It seems as though downloadable rewards will be swapped out regularly. Rather than having to wait until the start of a new month, titles will be exchanged on more of weekly basis.

You can order the latest rewards here.