Microsoft tried to acquire Nintendo before starting its Xbox business, but was laughed out of the room during their meeting
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Microsoft has been going strong with the Xbox brand for a few generations of hardware. Originally though, the company could have pursued a much different path.
Revealed as part of a feature from Bloomberg, it turns out that Microsoft originally approached various companies about acquisitions two decades ago, including Nintendo. But when the two sides met, Nintendo was “just laughing” the entire time. That’s according to Kevin Bachus, the former director of third-party relations at Microsoft.
Here’s the full excerpt from Bloomberg:
Super Nintendo World official site open
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Nintendo has unveiled a new website for Super Nintendo World a month before the theme park’s opening at Universal Studios Japan.
The website contains an overview of several attractions and park features, including Mario Kart: Koopa’s Challenge, Yoshi’s Adventure, interactive elements, the Power-Up Band, restaurants, and merchandise available for purchase.
You can visit the new website here.
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Super Nintendo World’s Power-Up Band gets lots of new details
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Super Nintendo World is just a month out from its official opening at Universal Studios Japan. Ars Technica has now shared a bunch of additional information about the Power-Up Band and how they work inside the theme park.
Here’s the full rundown:
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Nintendo acquires developer Next Level Games
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After an agreement in which Nintendo has obtained 100 percent of the company’s shares, Next Level games has now become a subsidiary. The deal closes on March 1st, making the Vancouver, Canada company fully-owned by Nintendo. As developers of titles like Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, Super Mario Strikers Charged, as well as the more recent Luigi’s Mansion 3, it is clear that the team will be put to good use. Here is the full statement from Nintendo regarding the new acquisition:
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Street Fighter Alpha 2 hidden method discovered after 25 years to unlock Shin Akuma
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After 25 years, it’s been discovered that Shin Akuma can be unlocked in Street Fighter Alpha 2.
Gizaha, a modder, was looking to reverse engineer the game’s code in hopes of improving performance. In doing so, he came across a series of steps that lets players access Shin Akuma. While the character appeared as a secret boss character, it wasn’t until recently that the unlock method was made known.
Follow the steps below to play as Shin Akuma in Street Fighter Alpha 2 on the SNES:
Sonic the Hedgehog prototype has been discovered
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It’s been three decades since the original release of Sonic the Hedgehog. This week though, there was a major discovery related to the game. Despite how long its been since the 1991 launch, a new prototype popped up online.
Here are some of the notable changes, courtesy of MondoMega:
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EarthBound vinyl soundtrack pre-orders open
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We recently reported that EarthBound – otherwise known as Mother 2 – will be getting a vinyl soundtrack in Japan. Pre-orders have now opened.
The Mother 2 soundtrack includes 24 songs from the game. The full listing of tracks is as follows:
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F-Zero GX producer Toshihiro Nagoshi open to working on the series again, would want new game to be challenging
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Nintendo hasn’t done much with the F-Zero series in well over a decade. F-Zero GX, one of the series’ last major entries, came out way back in 2003 for the GameCube.
Toshihiro Nagoshi is known for the Yakuza series these days, but fans may remember that he held an important role on F-Zero GX. Nagoshi was actually a producer on the game all of those years ago. It seems as though he still has fond memories of the project, as he’d be open to revisiting the series.
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Nintendo-related 2021 New Year’s illustrations and messages
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As 2020 comes to a close and 2021 begins, the gaming industry is more than happy to celebrate. Various companies, developers, and more have shared illustrations and messages to kick off the new year.
We’ve rounded up a bunch of Nintendo-related celebrations below.
Super Nintendo World gets another commercial, this time for Mario Kart: Koopa’s Challenge
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A second new commercial has come online for Super Nintendo World, this time featuring the Mario Kart: Koopa’s Challenge ride. Give it a look below.
