Nintendo files lawsuit against hacker Gary Bowser
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On Friday, Nintendo of America filed a lawsuit against Gary Bowser, an apparent leader of hacking group Team Xecuter. It claims that Bowser infringed on the company’s copyright in creating and selling hacks. Polygon notes that Nintendo is pursuing two trafficking counts and one copyright violation.
The lawsuit refers to Bowser’s operation as “an international pirate ring” that sells Switch hacking devices designed to circumvent security measures. These devices allow users to run pirated games.
Tingle creator says the character appeared often in Zelda: The Wind Waker since he helped plan the game
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Tingle was first introduced to the Zelda series with Majora’s Mask, but the character had an even bigger role in The Wind Waker. Players encounter him fairly regularly during the adventure, and the Tingle Tuner was a notable part of the original release on GameCube. If that wasn’t enough, there was the Tingle Island as well.
Takaya Imamura had a lengthy and memorable career at Nintendo having come up with various characters like Captain Falcon, Fox McCloud, and yes, even Tingle. Imamura also worked on The Wind Waker during its early stages of development, and it seems that his involvement led to Tingle being more of a prominent character in the game.
Nintendo Minute – “Animal Crossing: New Horizons Prom Night w/ @kungfufruitcup and @StephenPlays”
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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta return to Animal Crossing: New Horizons with StephenPlays and kungfufruitcup to relive real life prom memories. Check out the full episode below.
LEGO Super Mario firmware update released, hints at Luigi set
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LEGO and Nintendo have collaborated over the past year on a number of different sets based on the Super Mario series. Luigi now appears to be joining the lineup.
Despite technically being a toy, LEGO Super Mario received a firmware update this week. Twitter user AyliffeMakit noticed that the character is now calling out to Luigi – something that hasn’t happened before.
Here’s a look:
Netflix’s Castlevania show reportedly ending with fourth season, but new series planned
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Update: Trailer for the fourth season of Castlevania added below.
Original: The Castlevania animated series has been airing on Netflix with three seasons, with a fourth to follow soon. If Deadline is to be believed, the upcoming season will be its last.
Although that may come as disappointing news for some, there’s apparently still more planned for the franchise in the future. Deadline claims that “Netflix is eyeing a new series set in the same Castlevania universe with an entirely new cast of characters.”
Deadline reports that Castlevania season 4 will premiere on May 13. The previous seasons can be watched on the streaming service now.
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Retired F-Zero artist Takaya Imamura says that the series is not dead, “but without a grand new idea, it’s hard to bring it back”
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Takaya Imamura retired from Nintendo in January 2021 after 32 years of working for the company. He served as a character artist and designer on numerous Nintendo classics such as F-Zero, Star Fox 64, and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. Now, in a new interview by IGN, he spoke about his time at the big N and what he wishes they would’ve been able to do.
He commented that bringing the F-Zero series back after its stagnation in 2004 is something “of course, I’ve thought about it many times.” However, it’s a feat that “without a grand new idea,” it would be “hard to bring it back.” This is because Imamura considered F-Zero GX (the last F-Zero game to come out on home consoles in 2003) to be “the ultimate F-Zero” and to top it would take a completely new, fresh perspective on the game.
Imamura made sure to stress that the F-Zero series is not dead, and he still hopes to see its return despite his departure from Nintendo.
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Hallmark’s 2021 gaming ornaments revealed
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It’s usually around this time when we hear about the latest ornament offerings from Hallmark. The tradition continues with lots of designs having been revealed featuring Nintendo as well as Sonic, Kingdom Hearts, and more.
Here’s the full lineup:
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Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania rating surfaces
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SEGA may soon be revisiting its Super Monkey Ball franchise. Over in Australia, a rating for Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania just surfaced.
Super Monkey Ball has had strong ties to Nintendo platforms since its debut nearly two decades ago, so we’d hope that any new entries would end up on Switch. At the end of 2019, SEGA released Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD on Switch.
We’ll let you know if there any any additional developments concerning Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania as it relates to Nintendo.
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Nintendo shares special art for the 20th anniversary of Animal Crossing
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The Animal Crossing franchise is officially 20 years old. In Japan, the series first debuted on April 14, 2001.
Animal Crossing first started out as an N64 title, which was Japan-exclusive. It received an updated version on the GameCube at the end of 2001, with a worldwide release happening later.
The latest Animal Crossing game, New Horizons, came to Switch last March.
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Nintendo Minute – “Who’s That Pokemon? Featuring New Pokemon Snap”
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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta challenge themselves to see if they can guess Pokemon just by their silhouettes to prepare for New Pokemon Snap. Check out the full episode below.
