Nintendo president on Next Level Games acquisition, not actively buying studios
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For several years now, Next Level Games has essentially been a Nintendo-only developer. The company committed to making titles for the Big N back in 2014. Their partnership goes back to 2005 with Super Mario Strikers, and has worked exclusively on Nintendo projects since Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon.
That relationship is about to take another step. Last month, Nintendo announced that it is acquiring Next Level Games. President Shuntaro Furukawa commented on the move in an interview with Nikkei, and also discussed acquisitions in general.
Here’s our translation:
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Nintendo Minute – “Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury BINGO!”
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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta play a fun bingo challenge with Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury. Check out the full episode below.
Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield Marnie Nendoroid releasing in August, new photos, pre-orders open
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Good Smile has provided a status update on the Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield Nendoroid figure. Originally, it was revealed towards the end of last year.
Fans can pick up the Marnie Nendoroid starting in August. Here’s the official product description, along with a few photos:
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Nintendo Power Podcast episode #36 now live
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The latest episode of Nintendo Power podcast is now live. This time around, there’s plenty of talk about Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, discussion about Cyber Shadow in Nintendo Power Game Club, and more.
Here’s the full episode:
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Super Mario Bros. 35th anniversary wave 2 collectible pin set now available after site issues fixed
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The Super Mario Bros. 35th anniversary wave 2 collectible pin set is now available through Nintendo’s website. You can claim it here. Technically this went up just under two hours ago, but we held off on posting this until the technical kinks of the site were worked out due to an overload of traffic – which seem to have been ironed out.
As detailed last month, you’ll need to have purchased Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury and have 14 missions completed on the official website. Note that codes for the pins may not last long – they went very quickly for the wave 1 pin set.
The second pins are based on the following games:
Furukawa on ensuring Switch has a long life cycle, approach to developing new hardware
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Japanese publication Nikkei posted a new interview this week with Shuntaro Furukawa, the global president of Nintendo. The two sides ended up discussing Switch’s life cycle as well as console development in general.
According to Furukawa, Nintendo is “always doing technical and market research” when it comes to creating new hardware. He also said “the thing that makes an idea a reality is whether we can offer a new experience or not.”
We’ve gone ahead and prepared a translation of Furukawa’s remarks. If you’re interested in reading what he had to say, continue on below.
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Charles Martinet on the Mario movie: “if they invite me to play, I’ll go in and play with great joy and happiness”
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For as long as the world has known Mario, he’s essentially had one voice. Charles Martinet has been playing the character for around three decades.
We know that Mario has his first ever animated movie coming up, though it’s unclear if Martinet will be involved. During an interview with Stardust Blaze, he mentioned that the film “sounds like great fun, and if they invite me to play, I’ll go in and play with great joy and happiness.”
My Nintendo adds Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury wallpaper in North America
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Another Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury reward has been added to My Nintendo in North America. For 50 Platinum Points, you can get your hands on a new wallpaper. Claim it here.
A few days ago, My Nintendo updated with a Cat Mario keychain based on Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury. We have more information about that here.
Grezzo, the studio behind recent Zelda titles and Ever Oasis, hiring for new “medieval” and “stylish” project
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Grezzo has worked on a few different Zelda games in recent years, including the Switch remake of Link’s Awakening. The developer is now hiring for a new project that is described as “medieval” and “stylish”.
In a job listing for one programmer, it’s indicated that the game will use Unity, VisualStudio, git, redmine, and jenkins. The staffer would be involved from the ground floor with the planning team (so it’s more than just programming). Grezzo is looking for someone with experience in Unity with C#, someone who likes games, and can great things with the player mindset.
Nintendo Minute – “Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury 4-Player Online Co-op w/ Special Guests”
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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta bring in a couple of guests to play Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury online. Check out the full episode below.
