Nintendo celebrating Kirby’s 20th anniversary on Wii
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Kirby turns 20 this year. Unlike Metroid, Nintendo hasn’t forgotten about the character’s birthday.
On the latest Japanese Nintendo Direct, Satoru Iwata announced that the company will celebrate by releasing “memorial versions” of classic Kirby titles on Wii. This will begin in the summer. Club Nintendo products will be made available as well in Japan.
Japanese Nintendo Direct (4/21/12)
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It’s the 21st in Japan, so we’ll stick with that date! The presentation should begin in 15 minutes.
Keep tabs on the site once it has begun. Trailers, news, and other content can be found here.
Rumor: Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 promo box shows up at retailer
Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 0 comments
IGN appears to have obtained a promotional box for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. A retailer employee sent in the photo above to the site, which will be placed in stores soon.
The box looks exactly the same as the rumored poster image found earlier this week. I suppose we’ll be getting something for Black Ops 2 on May 2 after all…
No Nintendo Direct for North America after all
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This is rather odd. Nintendo of Japan is getting a Nintendo Direct with their president. So is Europe. North America, though? Nothing!
However, Nintendo of America will be providing updates on something at 11:30 PM EST. There will be news tonight and through the weekend.
IGN’s Rich George tweeted:
“Nintendo: ‘While there will not be a video specific to North America, we will be revealing info this evening and through the weekend.’ …That is shortened from NOA statement. Because… Twitter. But the gist is – no video but an announcement and some via Nintendo social.”
Famitsu teases unexpected Capcom title for next issue
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Most of Capcom’s game announcements and updates came from this month’s Captivate event. But apparently the company has one more title to reveal.
Famitsu has posted a preview of their issue next week, and it says they will cover Capcom’s upcoming lineup, including an unexpected title.
No word on what the mystery game is. It’s also unknown which platforms the project is in development for.
There will be Kid Icarus: Uprising news on today’s Nintendo Direct
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Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai wants you to watch today’s Japanese Nintendo Direct broadcast. That’s because there will be some sort of news for Kid Icarus: Uprising. And yes, people are still speculating that there will be something Kirby-related on the show. I personally wouldn’t count on it, but you never know…
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy developer head Masanobu Suzui has also advised his Twitter followers to watch the live-stream.
Thanks to 4Him for the tip.
North America probably getting its own Nintendo Direct today
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Update: Some clarification from Nintendo of America’s Facebook.
The following message was posted:
“Wondering how you’ll understand tonight’s Nintendo Direct since it’s all in Japanese? Don’t worry, we’ll be sharing North American related announcements (in English). Check back here and on our @NintendoAmerica Twitter around 8:30 PM PT to get all the news.”
So… it sounds like there will be announcements for North America. Or news. Or something. Point is, there will be something for North American Nintendo fans. Whether they share this news in the form of a Nintendo Direct video remains to be seen.
Original post:
It seems as though North America will be getting its own Nintendo Direct later tonight. At the very minimum, there will definitely be “some news” from Nintendo of America.
The company will be sharing updates beginning at 8:30 PM PST / 11:30 PM EST.
Nintendo of America tweeted just moments ago:
“We’ve got some news to share 2nite around 8:30pm PT. Be sure to check back to get the latest!”
Tetsuya Nomura teases more The World Ends with You
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The World Ends with You is one of the most critically-acclaimed DS games. Square Enix’s Tetsuya Nomura has hinted that the series could return one day on a number of different different occasions, and with character cameo appearances in Kingdom Hearts 3D, the possibility of a new game is stronger than ever before.
Nomura added more fuel to the fire in an interview with Nintendo Dream. Rhyme, Beat’s younger sister, was given a voice in Kingdom Hearts 3D. In The World Ends with You, the development team only implemented reaction voices. Nomura told the magazine that Kingdom Hearts 3D features voice acting for Rhyme “out of consideration of the future of The World Ends With You series.”
Nomura went on to tease, “Regarding The World Ends with You, I can’t say anything at present… (laughs). But there probably is something.”
Bring on The World Ends with You for 3DS (please)!
Europe’s Nintendo Direct Swapnote from Satoru Shibata
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Square Enix registers European trademark for “A Realm Reborn”
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Square Enix has filed a new European trademark for “A Realm Reborn”. There’s some speculation that the name could be used as a subtitle for Dragon Quest X, but that has not been confirmed.
We do have one clue from the trademark. Square Enix’s Japanese division registered the name, which means the filing pertains to a Japanese IP.
