Yuji Naka officially confirms that he’s left Square Enix, not ruling out retirement
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News started to make the rounds yesterday that Sonic the Hedgehog creator Yuji Naka had possibly left Square Enix. His first and only project with the company was Balan Wonderworld, which hit Switch earlier this year.
Naka has since addressed the situation with a message on Twitter. Aside from officially confirming that he left Square Enix at the end of April, Naka also noted that he’s considering retirement.
Here’s Naka’s full statement, courtesy of Siliconera:
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Nintendo Minute – “Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 8 Challenges in 8 Minutes!”
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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta take on eight challenges in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in just eight minutes. Check out the full episode below.
Nintendo Monthly Rewind – May 2021
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A new Nintendo Monthly Rewind video has gone up for May 2021. Fans can catch up on various news, including the announcement of Game Builder Garage, Pokemon release dates, Zelda & Loftwing amiibo, and more.
Here’s the full video:
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E3 2021 to feature events for Square Enix, Capcom, Bandai Namco, and more
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The ESA has shared more information about its schedule for E3 2021.
We previously heard about a few things such as the Nintendo Direct and Nintendo Treehouse: Live on June 15. In addition to that, it’s been announced that companies such as Square Enix, Capcom, and Bandai Namco will have events as well.
Here’s the full schedule rundown:
Nintendo Power Podcast episode #39 now live
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The latest episode of Nintendo Power podcast is now live. This time around, host Chris Slate as well as guests Stephanie and Anthony talk about summer games for Switch, including Mario Golf: Super Rush, Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, Game Builder Garage, No More Heroes 3, and more.
Here’s the full episode:
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Nintendo announces “Nintendo Gallery” as new museum in Japan
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Nintendo has announced that it is turning its Uji Ogura Plant into a new gallery to showcase the various products released throughout its history. The museum will also feature “exhibits and experiences”. Tentatively known as “Nintendo Gallery”, work on the area will be finished by March 2024.
As noted in today’s announcement, the Nintendo Uji Ogura Plant was built in 1969. The facility “has been used to manufacture both playing cards and Hanafuda cards, and it also operated as a customer service center for product repairs.”
Here’s the full announcement:
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1/7th scale Marth figure due out July 2022, new photos and pre-orders open
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The new 1/7 Marth figure, made by Intelligent Systems, has received a proper update. A new release window of July 2022 has been shared, and we have new photos as well.
Here’s the official product description and pictures:
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E3 2021 Awards Show announced
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To close out E3 2021, a special Awards Show has been announced. Editors from IGN, GameSpot, PC Gamer, and GamesRadar+ will determine the winners based on titles featured during the four-day live event.
The panel will focus on selecting the “Most Anticipated” game of E3 2021, as well as recognizing “Most Anticipated” titles from each participating publisher and developer.
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Nintendo wins $2.1 million in lawsuit against ROM site
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You may recall that, back in 2019, Nintendo filed a lawsuit against ROM website RomUniverse. The case has now concluded with a judge ruling in the company’s favor.
Nintendo said that the situation involving RomUniverse was “a straightforward video game piracy case”. The company explained that for over a decade, the site was “populated the website with pirated copies of thousands of different Nintendo games and distributed hundreds of thousands of copies of those pirated games.” RomUniverse also sold paid premium accounts, allowing users to download an unlimited amount of titles.
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The Pokemon Company achieved record profits in 2020
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The Pokemon Company reported its latest financial results today, showing that 2020 was quite a good year for the legendary franchise.
For the year ended on February 28, 2021, sales came in at 120 billion yen ($1.1 billion). Operating profit stood at 27.8 billion yen ($254 million) and net profit was at 18.6 billion yen ($170 million).
Here’s a chart comparing net income in euros:
