General Nintendo

Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Videos, Wii | 0 comments

On this week’s episode: Mario Kart 7, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Sonic Generations, Club Nintendo rewards and uDraw Studio Instant Artist.

Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Nintendo has announced a new art book, Hyrule Historia, that’s coming out in Japan on December 23 for 3,255 yen. You can check out a sneak preview of it in the gallery above.

There’s a look to be found inside the package. 67 pages are dedicated to Skyward Sword, another 70 pages examine The World of Hyrule (including timeline talk), and there are sections that provide a look at Link’s character designs through the years.

Additionally, Hyrule Historia contains plenty of art from the various Zelda titles:

The Legend of Zelda – 4 pages
Link’s Adventure & Link to the Past – 2 pages
Link’s Awakening – 1 page
Ocarina of Time – 6 pages
Majora’s Mask – 3 pages
Wind Waker – 10 pages
Oracle series – 6 pages
Twilight Princess – 32 pages
Phantom Hourglass – 4 pages
Spirit Tracks – 22 pages

If you’re a Zelda fan, you’ll probably want this art book. At this time though, it’s only been announced for a Japanese release. We’ll let you know if Nintendo shares plans to bring Hyrule Historia elsewhere.

Thanks to Jonathan C for the tip!

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Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

XSEED has posted a message on their Twitter account stating that they’ll be announcing a new game tomorrow. They also sent out the following teaser image:

Some people are thinking that this reveal could be for Senran Kagura. It could be something else, though. We’ll know if that guess is correct soon!

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Nintendo isn’t finished with MotionPlus controls for Zelda titles just yet. Eiji Aonuma told the Official Nintendo Magazine that there were some ideas they had that weren’t used in Skyward Sword.

These elements will appear in future Zelda games. Perhaps we’ll see some of these ideas in Zelda Wii U if Nintendo decides to use MotionPlus rather than the tablet controller (or maybe the two could be used together).

Aonuma told the magazine:

“We will want to use the Wii Motion-Plus controls that we did not use this time in future games, so we cannot tell you now. Please look forward to seeing them in the future.”

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Head on over to Club Nintendo right to see the site’s brand new look and rewards. You can now exchange points for downloadable games, along with notebooks and a Zelda poster set.

The WiiWare/eShop titles will expire on January 10. A new round of downloads will be offered on the site once this date has passed.

You can access Club Nintendo here.

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It’s unclear if a new Pokemon game announcement will be made at Jump this weekend, but there will definitely be a reveal inside the pages of next month’s CoroCoro. The latest issue of the magazine stated that they’ll have the first information on this “world first shocking announcement.”

Although the next CoroCoro will be out on January 14, 2012, news may leak out before that date.

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Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Limited Edition copies of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword include a gold Wiimote Plus. They do not, however, come with a matching gold nunchuck.

If you want the complete experience, you’ll need to be a member of Club Nintendo Japan. That’s right: Nintendo is now offering a gold nunchuck for 600 points. You can pick up the reward for 200 points less if you’ve registered a copy of Zelda: Skyward Sword (offer ends February 20).

In other Club Nintendo news, a 3DS case has been added to the site. It can be yours for 150 points. The case holds up to eighteen games.

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Following yesterday’s tease, Atlus USA has posted a new clue for the mystery game announcement on their Facebook page. I’m really starting to get the feeling here that this is for Growlanser or Gungnir…

Both are PSP games, so I think we’ll stop coverage on this from here on out. You can find further updates about this tease on our sister site in the future.

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Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments

Shigeru Miyamoto has answered a bunch of questions in a new interview with Wired. One of the more interesting points from the discussion is that he expressed willingness to let Retro Studios collaborate with Nintendo on Zelda. He talks about Mario 3D Land, Skyward Sword, a little bit about Wii U, and a bunch of other topics.

All of Miyamoto’s comments can be found after the break.

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Posted on 13 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in Features, General Nintendo | 0 comments

Read today’s PotD here.

Okay, maybe I overexagerrated with the “forever” thing, but I think it’s safe to say that- at least for a next few console entries of the series- we’ll be ‘stuck’ using motion controls to control our favorite hero. The question is: Is this a good thing, or a bad thing? That’s where you guys come in. For those of you that have played Skyward Sword, why do you like/dislike the controls? Do you think they should stay with the series for a while? Let us discuss! (I shall start; see my comment in the comments section)