2021 Game Developers Choice Awards nominees announced
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It’s happening a little bit later than usual, but the annual Game Developers Choice Awards will be held on July 21. Nominees for the various categories were announced today.
Various Switch titles are represented here, including Hades – which received six nominations. Animal Crossing: New Horizons also has nominations for Game of the Year and the Best Design award.
Below is the full list of nominees:
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First 4 Figures reveals Zelda: Breath of the Wild Revali statue, pre-orders open
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First 4 Figures has created a number of Zelda figures over the years, including designs for Breath of the Wild. The company is now expanding its offerings with the game’s Champions.
First up on the docket is Revali. First 4 Figures statues tend to be quite expensive, though this one can be purchased for $115.
Here’s the official product description and a promo video:
Square Enix to make announcements at E3 2021
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Several companies have confirmed their involvement with E3 2021, including Nintendo. Now you can add Square Enix to the list as well.
CEO Yosuke Matsuda confirmed to Nikkei that the company is planning announcements for this year’s E3. Naturally, he didn’t elaborate as to what’s in store.
E3 2021 will take place between June 12 and June 15. Nintendo, Xbox, Capcom, Konami, Ubisoft, Take-Two Interactive, Warner Bros. Games, and Koch Media are all confirmed for the show outside of Square Enix.
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LEGO Super Mario – Adventures with Luigi set leaked
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There’s been a lot of talk this week surrounding the possibility of a Luigi set for LEGO Super Mario. Much of the discussion started after Mario himself started calling out to his brother. An announcement is expected in the near future, but it seems that the news has leaked early.
Amazon China is now listing an Adventures with Luigi for LEGO Super Mario. Similar to Mario, he will have his own figure to connect sets to.
Below are a few photos:
Nintendo files lawsuit against hacker Gary Bowser
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On Friday, Nintendo of America filed a lawsuit against Gary Bowser, an apparent leader of hacking group Team Xecuter. It claims that Bowser infringed on the company’s copyright in creating and selling hacks. Polygon notes that Nintendo is pursuing two trafficking counts and one copyright violation.
The lawsuit refers to Bowser’s operation as “an international pirate ring” that sells Switch hacking devices designed to circumvent security measures. These devices allow users to run pirated games.
Tingle creator says the character appeared often in Zelda: The Wind Waker since he helped plan the game
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 0 comments
Tingle was first introduced to the Zelda series with Majora’s Mask, but the character had an even bigger role in The Wind Waker. Players encounter him fairly regularly during the adventure, and the Tingle Tuner was a notable part of the original release on GameCube. If that wasn’t enough, there was the Tingle Island as well.
Takaya Imamura had a lengthy and memorable career at Nintendo having come up with various characters like Captain Falcon, Fox McCloud, and yes, even Tingle. Imamura also worked on The Wind Waker during its early stages of development, and it seems that his involvement led to Tingle being more of a prominent character in the game.
Nintendo Minute – “Animal Crossing: New Horizons Prom Night w/ @kungfufruitcup and @StephenPlays”
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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta return to Animal Crossing: New Horizons with StephenPlays and kungfufruitcup to relive real life prom memories. Check out the full episode below.
LEGO Super Mario firmware update released, hints at Luigi set
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LEGO and Nintendo have collaborated over the past year on a number of different sets based on the Super Mario series. Luigi now appears to be joining the lineup.
Despite technically being a toy, LEGO Super Mario received a firmware update this week. Twitter user AyliffeMakit noticed that the character is now calling out to Luigi – something that hasn’t happened before.
Here’s a look:
Netflix’s Castlevania show reportedly ending with fourth season, but new series planned
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Update: Trailer for the fourth season of Castlevania added below.
Original: The Castlevania animated series has been airing on Netflix with three seasons, with a fourth to follow soon. If Deadline is to be believed, the upcoming season will be its last.
Although that may come as disappointing news for some, there’s apparently still more planned for the franchise in the future. Deadline claims that “Netflix is eyeing a new series set in the same Castlevania universe with an entirely new cast of characters.”
Deadline reports that Castlevania season 4 will premiere on May 13. The previous seasons can be watched on the streaming service now.
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Retired F-Zero artist Takaya Imamura says that the series is not dead, “but without a grand new idea, it’s hard to bring it back”
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Takaya Imamura retired from Nintendo in January 2021 after 32 years of working for the company. He served as a character artist and designer on numerous Nintendo classics such as F-Zero, Star Fox 64, and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. Now, in a new interview by IGN, he spoke about his time at the big N and what he wishes they would’ve been able to do.
He commented that bringing the F-Zero series back after its stagnation in 2004 is something “of course, I’ve thought about it many times.” However, it’s a feat that “without a grand new idea,” it would be “hard to bring it back.” This is because Imamura considered F-Zero GX (the last F-Zero game to come out on home consoles in 2003) to be “the ultimate F-Zero” and to top it would take a completely new, fresh perspective on the game.
Imamura made sure to stress that the F-Zero series is not dead, and he still hopes to see its return despite his departure from Nintendo.
