I’m sure most of you have heard by now, but acclaimed Nintendo game designer Shigeru Miyamoto has purchased a cat. In the past, Miyamoto has expressed his interest in caring for cats and things of that nature, so it’s only natural that he’d buy one eventually. For those new to the Nintendo scene, often times when he talks of his hobbies and interests, Miyamoto reveals insight on upcoming games and hardware from Nintendo. For instance, soon after expressing his love for dogs, Nintendo announced Nintendogs, and before Pikmin was announced, he had discussed how he imagined little things living in the dirt while he was gardening. Does this mean that Nintencats is coming, or that Link will ride a giant cat in the next Legend of Zelda? Of course not, but don’t be surprised if this isn’t the last you hear of Myamoto’s feline friends.

Charles Martinet: More Mario games are always coming, Miyamoto is a great leader

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This information comes from Charles Martinet, the voice behind Mario, at this year’s Eurogamer Expo…

“You know, I can always say, there are more great Mario games coming, more great games coming from Nintendo. Mr. Miyamoto is such a creative genius and, you know, he’s a great leader too because everybody that gets on board is like, ‘Let’s go.’…Create the best games we can. So I know there’s always lots of fun coming around the corner.”

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GTTV’s Geoff Keighley teases “big Nintendo episode”

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GameTrailers TV, which is featured on Spike on Fridays, will be having a big Nintendo episode according to Geoff Keighley, the show’s executive producer. The last time Nintendo was a focus on the program, Reggie Fils-Aime presented a new Punch-Out!! trailer and unveiled the game’s multiplayer mode. Below is what Keighley posted on his Twitter a short while ago.

“Big Nintendo episode of GTTV coming up on Thursday – more details soon.”

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Thanks to Jack R for the last two news tips!

Iwata: Game industry lacked hit titles in first half of 2009, caused “worldwide market contraction”

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Nintendo President Satoru Iwata recently admitted that the “Wii has stalled” and that this is due to a lack of “strong software.” However, Iwata also delivered a keynote at a semi-annual financial results briefing in Japan and made a similar claim, but this time it was about the gaming industry in general. In his keynote, Iwata stated that there were no big hits in the first half of 2009, which caused “worldwide market contraction.”

“So far I have been talking about the market based on the number of units. Now I would like to look at the market in terms of monetary sales volume…We attribute the main reason of worldwide market contraction to the lack of hit titles across the industry in the first half of the year.”

Bowser’s jumping challenge speed run in 7:58.44

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Thanks to Ross M for the news tip!

Rumor: Art for new Mistwalker game found on the company website

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Mistwalker artist Watanabe may have provided a first look at the art in the company’s new game. The picture, which we’ve posted above, can be found on Mistwalker’s official site under the creator’s page.

Less than two weeks ago, Mistwalker boss Hironobu Sakaguchi said that he is “working hard on a new project” and that the development team is hurrying into the finishing stage. Also, a number of months ago, the company was seen with a Wii development kit in a picture posted on the Mistwalker website before it was edited out shortly thereafter. However, it has not been confirmed where this new game will end up.

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Gau’s General Leo Rage (Final Fantasy III SNES)

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Thanks to Ross M for the news tip!

Buzz Buzz in Magicant – Earthbound

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First Zelda game received heavy opposition from Nintendo

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Although The Legend of Zelda is one of Nintendo’s most successful and beloved franchises, everyone wasn’t always on board with its main concept. At the Digital Contents Expo, Shigeru Miyamoto spoke about the series in his keynote and stated that initially, the first game received tremendous opposition because there was a belief that no one would know where to travel in the game’s open world. In other words, the amount of freedom in Zelda was questioned. There are so many options and paths available to the gamer, causing concern that players wouldn’t know what to do next.

Legend of Neil, Season 2, Ep. 7

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Thanks to Sarah for the news tip!