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

Mario and coins essentially go hand in hand. Although one can argue that they aren’t the most crucial element to the series, the games certainly wouldn’t be the same without them. So, could you imagine coins being replaced with fruit?

Shigeru Miyamoto revealed that this was considered for Super Mario Bros. He explained in a recent edition of Iwata Asks that, although he believed fruit would have been a fine choice, players might run away from the fruit as a result of confusion. I suppose this makes sense, as a coin is an object that gamers would be more interested in collecting.

“Thus, when we were thinking about something that anybody would look at and go ‘I definitely want that!’, we thought, ‘Yep, it’s gotta be money.'”

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

Xenoblade developer Monolith Soft is starting to make a new game. The company just opened a page on their website which states that workers are needed. Monolith is looking to fill positions such as programmer, 2D designer, planner, effect designer, 3DCG designer and motion designer.

Although it’s true that Monolith Soft has created a number of titles for Nintendo in recent years, it’s possible that this new game is for a different publisher. The developer has worked on a couple of Super Robot Taisen projects as well as Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans for Namco Bandai. It should be awhile before we receive concrete details about the game, but hopefully it’ll be worth the wait.

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

This information comes from a Yahoo! Japan poll…

1.) Mario from Super Mario Bros. (9,862 votes)
2.) Hatsune Miku from Hatsune Miku: Project Diva 2nd (6,420 votes)
3.) Date Masamune from Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes (4,333 votes)
4.) Naked Snake from Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (4,142 votes)
5.) Felyne from Monster Hunter Diary Poka Poka Felyne Village (4,033 votes)
6.) Reshiram from Pokémon Black (3,208 votes)
7.) Wada-Don from Taiko no Tatsujin DS 3 (2,962 votes)
8.) Nene Anegasaki from LovePlus + (2,446 votes)
9.) Totori from Atelier Totori (868 votes)
10.) Black Heart from Hyperdimension Neptunia (707 votes)

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

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

Thanks to Thomas N for the tip!

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

For 120 coins, you can order a red or blue suede pouche, which you can see above. According to Nintendo, you can place your Wiimote in the pouche, as well as your DS or 3DS (when it comes out, that is…). The red one turns “warm grey” while the blue one turns “cool gray.” In other words, the pouches are reversible.

Thanks to Thomas N for the tip!

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

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

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

Last night’s rumor regarding a possible Nintendo conference in Europe next month has been confirmed. The company has been sending out invitations to the press for the January 19 event in Amsterdam. As expected, it seems that Nintendo will be revealing the launch date and price of the system, in addition to other information. We only know of one conference next month at the moment, but I’d be shocked if something didn’t happen in North America as well.

Thanks to Pablo and Guillaume for the tip!

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

Dear whomever reads this,

You are hereby chosen. Chosen for what, you ask? Chosen to be the guinea pig for my new video style episodic thing nonsense. This means you must watch, and you must analyze the video above, and then comment down below regarding what you thought of it. Consider it a weekly video podcast of sorts, and pay no mind to the shoddy quality of jokes and dialogue; the style is what I’m curious about! I appreciate the feedback, guys!

~Austin