Nintendo promotes Aya Kyogoku, Hisashi Nogami, Eiji Aonuma, and Yoshihito Ikebata
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Nintendo’s E3 2019 press website contains biographies for a variety of its employees who attended the show. Among them are Aya Kyogoku, Hisashi Nogami, Eiji Aonuma, and Yoshihito Ikebata. It appears that each of these staffers have been promoted.
Aonuma is still the producer of the Zelda series, but is now listed as a “Deputy General Manager”. Hisashi Nogami also holds the same managerial position. As for Aya Kyogoku, she’s now “Manager of Production Group No. 5” – otherwise known as the Splatoon and Animal Crossing team. Finally, Yoshiko Ikebata is a developer in “Production Group No. 6” – involved with Luigi’s Mansion and Metroid Prime.
Nintendo’s Doug Bowser on loot boxes and pay-to-win mechanics
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Additional in-game purchases like loot boot boxes and pay-to-win mechanics are popping up in more and more games these days. With these elements appearing regularly, Forbes decided to ask Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser for this thoughts.
Here’s what Bowser shared on the topic:
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E3 2020 dated
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With E3 2019 starting to wrap up, we do actually have a little bit of news about next year’s show. E3 2020 will take place between June 9 and June 11. Once again, it will be a three-day affair.
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Square Enix looking to offer its complete library digitally, code for older games possibly lost
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Square Enix continues to re-releases its older games through remasters and ports. That doesn’t mean you can play everything, however. As one example, there’s currently no way to experience Chrono Trigger on Switch. Square Enix also has a bunch of older titles that have yet to make their way to newer systems.
Interestingly, Square Enix president and CEO Yosuke Matsuda told Game Informer that hes’ aware of the demand to have the company’s library to be available completely digitally. Matsuda said that a “variety” of plans are in the works on that front, with Square Enix “working hard” to offer “classic titles that you might have played on NES”. In fact, a dedicated project is now in place to port those kinds of titles.
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Nintendo Minute – “E3 Vlog Day 2 – Gettin’ Spooked in Luigi’s Mansion 3”
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The latest episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta continue their E3 2019 journey with Luigi’s Mansion 2. Check out the full episode below.
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Nintendo wants content for every kind of gamer, says Doug Bowser
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In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser was asked about appealing to M-rated gamers. That prompted him to note that the company wants to appeal to all types of players across different genres, art styles, and more. The only type of title Nintendo doesn’t accept is something rated Adults Only.
Below are Bowser’s full words:
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Video: Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka play “Spin the Wheel”
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Nintendo shared a fun little video on its Twitter page a few minutes ago with Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. Watch the legendary developers play some “Spin the Wheel” below and have a brief talk about Mario.
Mr. Miyamoto and Mr. Tezuka Spin the Wheel at #E32019! What fun facts will these two reveal? pic.twitter.com/zuvcrQhkgn
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) June 12, 2019
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Nintendo E3 2019 day one recap announcement
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Nintendo just passed along a press release recapping all of its activities at E3 2019 today. We have the full thing below.
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo kicked off the first day of the E3 video game trade show with big announcements in its morning Nintendo Direct presentation. Nintendo followed its presentation with a day of Nintendo Treehouse: Live gameplay and interview segments designed to give fans a deeper look at various games:
Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield: Developers from GAME FREAK inc. explained how wild and random encounters work in the game. They also showed off the in-game battle system, Max Raid Battles and details of the Wild Area. The games are scheduled to launch Nov. 15.
Nintendo Minute – “E3 Vlog Day 1 – Playing The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening”
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The latest episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta highlight Zelda: Link’s Awakening with series producer Eiji Aonuma. Check out the full episode below.
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Video: Nintendo’s Bill Trinen on Microsoft relationship, future of amiibo / Labo, more
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At E3 2019, GameXplain spoke with Nintendo’s Bill Trinen about a variety of topics. He commented on the company’s relationship with Microsoft, the future of amiibo and Labo, and more. Listen to the full interview below.
