Trio of commercials for Pokemon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution
Posted on 5 years ago by Devin(@Sonicb00m111) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments
A trio of new commercials have been released promoting Pokemon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution.
All three of the spots can be viewed below. Two of them show movie footage mixed with fan reaction, while one is simply from the film.
North American My Nintendo rewards update – August 3, 2019
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
My Nintendo has updated with new rewards in North America. These include an Astral Chain calendar, discounts, and 3DS themes.
Below is the full set of additions:
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Nintendo Minute – “We Guess Nintendo Stuff Blindfolded!!”
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The latest episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta play a game by blindfolding themselves and touching a bunch of Nintendo items to see if they can guess what they are. Check out the full episode below.
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Jim Carrey comments on Sonic the Hedgehog movie controversy and redesign
Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
After Sonic’s look was shown off for the upcoming movie, fans expressed a very negative opinion. The backlash was so strong that the film was the delayed and the character’s design will be changed.
Jim Carrey, who plays Dr. Ivo Robotnik in the movie, has now commented on the situation. Speaking at the Television Critics Association presentation for Carrey’s Showtime series Kidding, he said:
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Hobonichi planning to translate their book “Iwata-san” into multiple languages
Posted on 5 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Shigesato Itoi’s company Hobonichi recently released the book “Iwata-san” about the life of the late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata to much acclaim in Japan. Fans all over the world who aren’t fluent in Japanese have expressed their desire for translated versions of the book to Hobonichi, and it seems like the company has listened. In a statement released today, they said that while they don’t have anything concrete to announce yet, they are planning to translate “Iwata-san” into multiple languages and will be working together with Tuttle-Mori Agency in order to do so. The full statement from Hobonichi is below:
A note regarding the translated version of our latest book “Iwata-san”
We are honored to receive many inquiries and requests from our readers regarding the translated version of “Iwata-san.”
Needless to say, it is our wish to spread the words and philosophy of Mr. Satoru Iwata to as many people of the world as we can.
Currently, nothing is definite yet, but we are preparing publication of “Iwata-san” in various languages in consultation with Tuttle-Mori Agency. We will make an official announcement as soon as we finalize the deals at this website and via the official twitter account as below:
We are sorry to keep you waiting. In the meantime, please note that translating this book into any languages for public distribution is a clear violation of copyright and will be subject to criminal charges. We ask for your understanding.
If you are publishers outside of Japan and interested in publishing the translated version of “Iwata-san,” please contact Ms. Manami Tamaoki at Tuttle-Mori Agency: [email protected]
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Nintendo Power Podcast episode #19 now live
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The latest episode of Nintendo Power podcast is now live. Host Chris Slate, along with Dan Owsen from Nintendo Treehouse and Jeremy Parish from Greenlit Content, celebrate the Game Boy’s 30th anniversary in North America and more.
Here’s the full episode:
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Nintendo Q2 financial results: Switch at 36.87 million units sold, Mario Maker 2 sold 2.42 million in three days, more
Posted on 5 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
Today, Nintendo shared the financial results for the first quarter of the current fiscal year (i.e. all data below is as of June 30, 2019). You can find the full report here; we’ve consolidated a couple of the highlights below. The big news are that the Nintendo Switch now had sold 36.87 million units in total, and that Super Mario Maker 2 managed to sell 2.42 million units in just three days on the market.
The Art of Mana announced for western release
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Square Enix and Dark Horse have formed a partnership to release The Art of Mana outside of Japan. This is the first official art book for the Mana series, which contains over 200 pages and 400 illustrations.
Here’s a full description of the book:
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Nintendo details Evo 2019 plans
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Nintendo has detailed its plans for Evo 2019, which kicks off later this week at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV.
As previously announced, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be featured at the tournament and will be the final game on the main stage. The four winners of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Online Open June 2019 tournament will also be competing: RamonM64, Wisdom, Seth, and Heeew.
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Wonder Festival 2019 Summer news – Bayonetta Nendoroid announced, figure updates for Zelda, KOS-MOS, Amaterasu, more
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Japan is hosting Wonder Festival 2019 Summer, which is bringing us all sorts of news about upcoming figures. Some were previously announced but have been updated, while others are entirely new.
Here are some of the highlights from the Nintendo side of things:
