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Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 11 Comments

It looks like two of the bigger Nintendo magazines – Nintendo Power and the Official Nintendo Magazine – have something special in store. Both are teasing some surprises for their next issues. It’s worth mentioning that Japanese publication Nintendo Dream is also set to unveil a surprising new title in a popular Nintendo series later this month. Perhaps these latest teases are related.

“You want creative? You want innovative? Then get ready for next issue. Our in-depth WarioWare D.I.Y. feature will tell you everything you need to know about this groundbreaking game. Plus, we’ll celebrate the 20th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. – one of the most successful games of all time – and deliver the verdicts on titles such as Red steel 2, Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions,and Infinite Space. And, of course, there’ll be a few surprises.” – Nintendo Power

“That’s right – I suggest you mark 12 March in your diaries now, as we have something very special lined up. That’s all I can say for now, so until then, enjoy the mag!” – Official Nintendo Magazine

Thanks to SuperHero1 for the news tip!

Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii | 10 Comments

– Nintendo working on new hardware
– Miyamoto busy with MotionPlus title(s) aside from Zelda Wii
– An idea used for Super Mario Galaxy came from a hamster Miyamoto was taking care of
– Galaxy set on sphere/with gravity center so that anyone could play the game
– Miyamoto’s response to making New Super Mario Bros. Wii online: “There are probably many others who could make it better than us”
– Miyamoto will be focusing on games that involve players being next to each other

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Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 18 Comments

Tetsuya Nomura, the creator of Kingdom Hearts, was interviewed in the latest edition of Famitsu. We’ve posted details from the interview below.

– The first design of Sora was of him being a lion with a tail, Nomura wanted him to be like a Disney character
– Idea of having the chainsaw as a weapon came before the keyblade idea
– Sora’s tail was drop during the development of FFVIII, a character in FFIX had a tail and therefore Sora lost his tail
– Sora’s shoes and pants were added when Nomura was discussing the character with Disney
– Sora will be in future games
– Nomura isn’t sure what the future work will be
– Nomura believes Birth By Sleep shows that the Kingdom Hearts Osaka dev team has similar ability to create a quality KH title
– Kingdom Hearts 3 will be implemented as soon as possible

Thanks to Chase for the news tip!

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

For one reason or another, Nintendo of Europe will be holding a media summit on February 25th, 2010, with no further information to be had at this time. I really have no idea what they’ll talk about, but maybe NoE will finally give out some much desired information on localization dates for a few games that the EU has yet to get their hands on. Who knows? Maybe we’ll get some big-time news on Zelda Wii or Mario Galaxy 2! Any guesses, guys?

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

This information comes from an employee at a major international publisher…

“Just heard a rumour that you may be interested in: Nintendo are going to announce a new platform at GDC. Some devs have already started work on it.”

The insider didn’t say whether the “new platform” is a handheld or console device. Also, while the insider is positive that the platform exists, he isn’t sure if Nintendo will choose to unveil it at GDC or if they will save it for another venue, such as E3.

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Posted on 14 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in General Nintendo, News | 3 Comments

This comes from a recent issue of Iwata Aska:

“I thought it was a tradition for working on a Zelda title for it to turn into a kind of exercise in suffering.” – Satoru Iwata

“I remember it was fun working on it (Link’s Awakening), and when it was over, I remember us talking to each other about how fun it was.” – Takashi Tezuka

“I’m certain it was a breakthrough element in the series. If we had proceeded from A Link to the Past straight to Ocarina of Time without Link’s Awakening in between, Ocarina would have been different.” – Eiji Aonuma

Well, that’s interesting to hear! I actually haven’t had the privilege of playing Link’s Awakening, but I’d definitely draw some major similarities between Ocarina of Time and A Link to the Past! Maybe it’s about time I grabbed a copy…

Posted on 14 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Namco Bandai seems to have trademarked another Narikiri related item today, possibly hinting at another “Tales of” series spin off. Recall that the GB spin off to the series, Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon, was followed by two more “Narikiri” titles, so this very well may be yet another entry to the series, or even a new spin-off series altogether!

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

Thanks to Ross M for the news tip!

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Thanks to Allen for the news tip!

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“Iwata-San only ever invests in something he can guarantee will work for a Nintendo audience. 3DV showed off a camera that detected motion in 3D, and had voice recognition – but Iwata-San was unconvinced he could sell it at a Nintendo price point. He also had some worries around latency during gameplay.” – a top insider at Nintendo’s Japan HQ

This isn’t the first time we’ve heard about Nintendo turning down Natal-like features. Last year, Iwata told FT.com that a camera was considered for the Wii, but Nintendo ultimately decided against using such technology.

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