Nintendo has shared a complete English translation of the company’s latest financial results briefing. I’ll be picking out a few choice excepts shortly, but you can read all five pages right here. I won’t bother posting about the sales since I’m sure most of you will find that portion of the discussion to be boring drivel and I don’t want to bog down the site with superfluous news!

Nintendo to announce numerous partnerships with third-parties this year

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Remember how Nintendo teamed up with Team Ninja for Metroid: Other M? It sounds like we can expect similar partnerships to be announced in the near future.

David Gibson has been live-tweeting from Nintendo’s financial briefing, and president Satoru Iwata said that the company will share news on “several alliances/partnerships with external parties”.

Might some of these partnerships/projects end up on Wii U?

Capcom mulling over plans for Mega Man’s anniversary, “top men” discussing series’ future

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2011 was a rough year for Mega Man. Two games in the series was cancelled, and Keiji Inafune left Capcom.

We’re not sure what lies ahead for the Blue Bomber, but Capcom is currently thinking about the series’ future.

Christian Svensson first commented on Mega Man’s 25th anniversary during an “Ask Capcom” show:

“We are continuing to noodle what our plans and what our celebration should be. There’s a whole bunch of things that we know we kind of have to get in a row before we actually really divulge or start to celebrate Mega Man.”

Svensson went on to discuss the series’ future in general:

“I hesitate to say exactly what, because I don’t want people reading more into it than is there. Let’s just say there are top men thinking about and actively discussing where we’re going to take the brand for the next ten years and how we’re going to do it.”

It probably wouldn’t be the best business decision for Capcom, but I’d personally be thrilled if the company revived Mega Man Legends 3. Probably won’t happen, though…

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Final Fantasy’s 25th anniversary logo

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It’s anniversaries galore this year! Mega Man, Street Fighter, and Metal Gear all turn 25 this year.

Square Enix’s Final Fantasy will be celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, too. The company shared an official logo for the occasion today – you can find the image above.

Skylanders Giant might be Activision’s next Skylanders game

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Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure has probably been a bigger success than Activision had expected. The game has been lighting up the software charts around the world, and has managed to be a hit among both kids and (some) adults.

So it’s no surprise that Activision is planning what looks to be a sequel to Skylanders. A number of domains under the “Skylanders Giants” name have been picked up by MarkMonitor. MarkMonitor was also involved with the domain registration for the current Skylanders title.

If this is a new Skylanders project, you can expect that it’s in the works for at least one Nintendo system.

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Nintendo Provides free Wi-Fi on your 3DS at the UK’s major airports through an agreement with Boingo Wireless

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Connecting your Nintendo 3DS to the internet has never been easier
Nintendo Provides free Wi-Fi on your Nintendo 3DS at the UK’s major airports through an agreement with Boingo Wireless
23rd January 2012 – Nintendo UK today announces a new deal with Boingo Wireless Inc. (NASDAQ: WIFI), offering Nintendo 3DS™ owners free access to Boingo hotspots at some of the UK’s largest airports. Your Nintendo 3DS will automatically* connect to Boingo’s network in many of the main airports across the UK, including London Heathrow, London Gatwick, London Stansted as well as Southampton, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.
Connecting your Nintendo 3DS couldn’t be simpler; it will automatically search for and connect to the internet via Boingo’s hotspots, allowing your Nintendo 3DS to engage in SpotPass™ as well as enabling you to browse the internet using the Nintendo 3DS Internet Browser.

Hyrulecraft screenshots

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Unsure as to what “Hyrulecraft” is? You can read about the project here

Zelda: Ocarina of Time – Minecraft edition

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A fan has gone through the painstaking process of remaking The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in Minecraft. Areas such as the Temple of Time, Zora’s Domain, and Hyrule Castle have all been recreated by using hundreds upon hundreds of blocks.

An alpha build of the “Hyrulecraft” project has been published and is available for testing. You can find a download link here, and more information here.

This is one of the more exciting Ocarina of Time remixes we’ve seen, so we’re quite interested to see what’s next for “Hyrulecraft”.

Square Enix registers trademark, website for Final Fantasy Dimensions

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It seems that Square Enix may have a new Final Fantasy game in the works. NeoGAF member “miladesn” has found a U.S. and European trademark for a mystery title called “Final Fantasy Dimensions”. The name was filed on January 16.

Interestingly, Square Enix has also acquired a website for “Final Fantasy Dimensions”. A quick lookup of the domain reveals that Square Enix owns FinalFantasyDimensions.com.

Unless this is some sort of name for an upcoming Final Fantasy localization, it appears that Square Enix has something new in store for the series.

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