General Nintendo

Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments

This information comes from GameFly editorial director Garnett Lee, who was speaking about Capcom outsourcing existing franchises to western developers on the latest Weekend Confirmed podcast…

“Boy, their E3 bombshell puts that to test. I’m not going to spill it because I don’t want to make anyone mad, but boy their E3 bombshell puts that to test.”

There are definitely several possibilities this game could be about. I just hope it ends up on a Nintendo platform!

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Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 8 Comments

These are the latest round of Japanese Nintendo trademarks…

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Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii | 0 comments

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The American Heart Association and Nintendo of America today announced a first-of-its-kind, multifaceted strategic relationship aimed at helping people create healthy lifestyles through physically active play. The two organizations will work together on multiple fronts to help consumers discover how active-play video games contribute to healthy living. Their joint efforts will arm consumers with information, provide people with hands-on experiences and arrange a summit of representatives from different backgrounds to discuss the benefits of active-play video games.

“Our two organizations come from different worlds, but we share a common goal,” said Clyde Yancy, M.D., president of the American Heart Association. “Showing people accessible ways to stay active has been a part of our mission for decades, but our research tells us nearly 70 percent of Americans are getting no regular physical activity. As an organization we are looking for ways to change this. Nintendo has demonstrated clear leadership in active-play video games with the popularity of the Wii system, and I’m confident that together we can encourage Americans to become more physically active.”

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Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments

So…We now know the official date, time, and location of the conference. Like last year, it will be held at the NOKIA Theatre. The only surprising piece of news here is that the event will be two hours long. It’s only been a one hour conference for just about as long as I can remember. Either Nintendo has a bunch of content to share, or they’ll be showing off a lot of graphs!

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Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Random | 4 Comments

Thanks to Robert for the tip!

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Thanks to Ross M for the tip!

Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii | 5 Comments

This comes from the same German Miyamoto interview from our last post. Again, this is somewhat of a rough translation…

Miyamoto on how many ideas not realized in Galaxy 1 were realized in Galaxy 2…

“We have developed two Super Mario Galaxy games for Wii, though we rarely produce two episodes of a series for the same console. Nevertheless, Super Mario Galaxy 2 was developed for Wii. The Galaxy series works with 3D animation, which offers many new game options and makes the game more user friendly. Since not all ideas could be realized after Super Mario Galaxy 1, version 1.5 was produced. But we added so many ideas that it was better to have a completely new version to develop. The result was Super Mario Galaxy 2.”

Miyamoto on whether the awards he has received puts pressure on him…

“The many awards given to me give me the feeling that I am older. Of course, an award comes with some pressure connected to be allowed to make mistakes, because I want to be a role model be for the next generation.”

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– 75,000 square feet of plants blanketing the roof
– Has a drainage system which filters pollutants from the rain
– Seven electric-vehicle recharging stations in the parking garage
– Nintendo World store for employees
– Cafe Mario restaurant
– Directional system divides buildings into Mario, Donkey Kong, Yoshi, Wario quadrants based on color
– Master Sword conference room the top floor
– Energy-efficient data center, network operations center
– Amphitheater outside
– Four-story parking garage
– Three full stories, partial fourth floor with conference rooms/gathering areas/auditorium which features stadium-style bench seats that go into the third floor
– 300,00 square feet
– Roughly 650 employees

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Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments

WHAT:

The nonprofit American Heart Association is recognized as the largest voluntary health organization dedicated to building healthier lives, free of heart disease and stroke. Nintendo is a worldwide pioneer in interactive entertainment, known for revolutionizing the video game industry with its top-selling Wii™ system and video games such as Wii Fit™ Plus and Wii Sports Resort™. On May 17, the two organizations will make a special joint announcement.

WHO:
Top executives from the American Heart Association and Nintendo of America Inc.

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The following information comes from the Q&A session of Nintendo’s investors briefing last week…

“When I spoke in January, I said that we should not think that we have to do everything with only internal resources and that I’d like to realize more speedy operations by smartly cooperating with people outside the company. My thought has not changed at all, and it is true that we are starting to share such an idea with various people, but I cannot share any concrete example here today because such a talk always involve someone outside the company and because we should publicly confirm any such alliance only after the necessary preparations are done. Hopefully, we will be able to share with you some ideas in a year or two, when you will be able to understand that it is something I was referring to today. We are making some progresses as time goes by.” – Satoru Iwata

Nintendo expressed similar sentiments following the Metroid: Other M announcement at last year’s E3. It doesn’t look like we’ll be seeing anything soon, however, seeing as how Iwata said that the company might have some ideas to share in a year or two.

Thanks to Robert for the tip!