Kirk Scott departs from Nintendo
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After Damon Baker left Nintendo at the end of 2018, Kirk Scott took over as the new face of the company’s indie efforts. Scott has now decided to move on as well. He’s moving on following a five-year stint with Nintendo.
On social media, Scott shared the following message:
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Nintendo issues statement on situation surrounding the death of George Floyd
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Nintendo has put out a statement regarding the death of George Floyd. Floyd, a black man who was already handcuffed, passed away last week after a white Minnesota police officer held his knee against Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes.
Understandably, there’s been a lot of unrest since then. Many companies have come forward condemning the situation and have expressed solidarity with the Black community. Nintendo itself has now issued its own statement, which you can find below.
Nintendo NY window broken amid protests in America
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The United States is facing its fair share of turmoil at the moment. Protests have been ongoing since the end of last week and have continued today. While many protests have been peaceful, we’ve also seen property damage during these tough times.
Nintendo NY is one area that’s been hit. A photo snapped by Rockefeller Center today shows that the store’s front window has been smashed. Police have been on the scene, and have been spotted as they attempt to calm the situation.
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Splatoon: Squid Kids Comedy Show manga seeing English localization starting in July
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Starting in 2017, a manga based on Splatoon 2 from Hideki Goto was published in CoroCoro. Viz Media will now start to release an English version next month.
Here’s a brief overview:
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The Pokemon Company reports 14.8% profit increase, has second best year ever
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The Pokemon Company has released its financial report for the fiscal year ending February 2020.
Net profit was recorded at 15.3 billion yen, a 14.8 percent increase year-over-year. Pokemon GO is still a major contributing factor, and the launch of Pokemon Sword/Shield certainly helped as well.
The Pokemon Company ended up with its second best year in history. You can find a chart below comparing net profits since 2014.
Reggie discusses his first time meeting Shigeru Miyamoto
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Former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime had plenty of meetings with Shigeru Miyamoto over the years while working at the company. However, their very first encounter was understandably memorable. Reggie very much knew about Miyamoto and his historic career, but Miyamoto had no idea who Reggie was at the time.
Reggie recounted the story of meeting Miyamoto during an episode of the Talking Games podcast. It came about early on in his career when he was being shown for the DS for the first time. Reggie had made a comment about the importance of the handheld’s touch screen without realizing Miyamoto was in the room. After this, he quickly became aware that the legendary game designer heard what he said, and Reggie’s knees began to shake. Fortunately, Miyamoto liked Reggie’s comment, and he was able to get off on the right foot.
That’s only a summary of the story. Here’s the full transcript from the podcast:
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Nintendo Minute – “Animal Crossing: New Horizons Spin the Wheel Challenge”
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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta host a spin the wheel challenge in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Check out the full episode below.
North American My Nintendo rewards update – May 30, 2020
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The latest set of rewards are now available on My Nintendo in North America. These include Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition wallpapers, 3DS discounts, and themes.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Reggie on his first E3, says staffer backstage mistook him for a security guard
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Reggie Fils-Aime quickly became a prominent figure after his appearance for Nintendo at E3 2004. Who could forget the very first line he uttered on stage? Fans were more than happy to embrace Reggie when he said: “I’m about kickin’ ass, I’m about takin’ names, and we’re about makin’ games.” Of course, it helped that Nintendo had the DS to show for the first time and a brand new Zelda game – which would be come Twilight Princess.
Reggie spoke about the experience during an episode of the Talking Games podcast, and also shared a bit of a funny story. It turns out that a staffer who was working backstage actually thought he was a security guard, and had no idea that this person was a new, top executive at Nintendo.
Here’s the full story from Reggie:
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Another look at Super Nintendo World, including the entrance
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A couple of days ago, a new photo surfaced showing Super Nintendo World. The overhead image gave us one of the best looks we’ve had so far of the theme park.
Another photo has appeared online, which now gives us a look at the entrance. It looks like visitors will first be treated to the iconic star symbol when they first arrive, and will actually get into the venue by going through a Warp Pipe.
Super Nintendo World was originally planned to be completed in Japan in time for the 2020 Summer Olympics. However, that event was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, and it’s now unclear when the theme park will be open for business.
