Nintendo of Europe announces updated leadership structure
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Today, Nintendo of Europe shared updates to its management structure, highlighted by Luciano Pereña serving as CEO, president, and chairman of the Management Board.
Stephan Bole had previously held the role as president. Bole has decided to leave the company after a 35-year career.
The new leadership team is now as follows:
Level-5 Vision 2024 to be held this month
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Level-5 Vision 2024, which was previously delayed to an unspecified date this summer, is now confirmed to be taking place this month.
The showcase was actually announced last November. At the time, Level-5 was planning the event for April. We never had an actual date though, and when April finally came around, the showcase was postponed.
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Ideas for the future of Xenoblade Chronicles
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By all (or at least most) accounts, the Xenoblade series sort of peaked with the release of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and its DLC, Future Redeemed. The base game told a completely new story that could technically be understood without playing the prior games (but was enhanced by doing so) while also tying together the futures of the worlds from Xenoblade Chronicles and its sequel. Without going into too much detail right off the bat, Xenoblade 3’s ending is said to have wrapped up the series – or at least the Klaus trilogy. That being said, there are a few loose ends introduced in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 that weren’t fully tied up – and today, we’re going over which of these plot points we can expect to see in future games, if any at all. Do keep in mind that there are spoilers ahead.
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Star Fox artist says Miyamoto has “strong feelings” for the IP, believes it will return at some point
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Nintendo hasn’t done much with Star Fox since Star Fox Zero on Wii U – which came out years ago – but Takaya Imamura believes it will return someday.
For those that are unaware, Imamura was the character designer for Star Fox. He naturally has ties to Shigeru Miyamoto, who took the lead on the franchise. Imamura was speaking with The Gamer in a recent interview and mentioned how Miyamoto has “strong feelings” for Star Fox. While no one can say what exactly will happen in the future, Imamura thinks it will return at some point, but in what form and when he wouldn’t make any predictions.
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New Zelda timeline featuring Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom shared
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A new image of the official Zelda timeline has been shared featuring Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom which appears to suggest that the duology are separate from the rest of the current timeline as we know it.
The information has been shared at Nintendo Live 2024, which is currently happening at Sydney, Australia.
Report praises Nintendo for improvements to use of conflict zones minerals
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Unlosing Writer recently published a new report on the use of conflict zones minerals from hardware manufactures, and it includes some praise for Nintendo.
Legislation in the US and Europe keep an eye on minerals used for production, which tends to be tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold. This is done so that companies are transparent with the countries and specific mines where their resources come from, and helps to avoid funding operations that abuse human rights.
Final Fantasy creator believes Final Fantasy I is the series’ “most complete” entry
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What’s the “most complete” entry in the Final Fantasy series? According to original creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, that honor falls to Final Fantasy I.
Sakaguchi shared a few words about the game in an interview with Invervse. Sakaguchi said that Final Fantasy I is the “closest in its final form based on what we set out to achieve.” If he didn’t go with that game, Final Fantasy VI would be the next choice given how it stands out in the franchise and was the last true pixel art entry.
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Sonic team boss says Shadow the Hedgehog is “not Vegeta in any way”
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Sonic Team boss Takashi Iizuka took the opportunity to clarify in a recent interview that Shadow the Hedgehog is “not Vegeta in any way.”
Iizuka was speaking with GamesRadar at Gamescom, and was asked if fans have interpreted the character in a different way than how he originally intended. That’s where the talk about Vegeta began.
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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie first trailer
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The very first trailer for the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie just dropped.
Fans have been waiting a long time for a proper look at the film. In February 2022, plans for the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie were announced. Yet it’s only today, four months away from release, that Paramount sent out the first trailer.
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Looking at the best partners across the Mario franchise
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Today, we’re looking at all of Mario’s partners – not just from the Paper Mario series, but from almost every game in the entire franchise.
Over the years, Mario has been accompanied by many different partners – some of whom haven’t appeared since their initial debut. At the time of writing, the greater Mario franchise is in something of a transitional period. We do have Mario & Luigi: Brothership coming up, but beyond that everything is presumably being saved for Nintendo’s next console. That means it’s as good a time as any to review all of Mario’s partners and ask: which is your favorite?
