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.

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Nyannyan Neko Mario Time episode 141

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The latest episode of Nintendo’s Japanese show Nyannyan Neko Mario Time has now gone live. We’ve included it below.

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Nintendo’s player research showed Luigi was an attractive lead character to a female audience

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Luigi appears to be a hit with the ladies. According to Nintendo’s Bill Trinen, the company’s player research showed that the character was a particularly attractive lead character to a female audience. Trinen shared that tidbit of information in an interview with Eurogamer.

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Nintendo talks crunch, wants staff to have “good work-life balance,” won’t release a game before it’s ready

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With the topic of crunch becoming very prominent in the gaming industry over the past few months, IGN asked Nintendo president Doug Bowser regarding his thoughts on the subject. Here’s what he had to say:

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Nintendo Direct E3 2019 live stream, live blog

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The E3 2019 press conferences and presentations are closing out with a final broadcast from Nintendo. Today’s Nintendo Direct goes live at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET / 5 PM in the UK / 6 PM in Europe.

Nintendo has been quiet on what will be shown here aside from a focus on 2019 titles. That means you’ll likely be hearing more about games such as Zelda: Link’s Awakening, Pokemon Sword/Shield, and Astral Chain. A new announcement or two is probably in the cards as well.

We have a live stream for today’s Nintendo Direct below (which also includes activities for the first day Treehouse: Live), along with a live blog. Posts will also be made separately during and after the show.

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Nintendo sent a cease & desist letter to a prominent E3 leaker ahead of the Nintendo Direct tomorrow

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If you’ve been following the general E3 coverage this year so far, you’ll know that many major announcements from various companies have leaked in advance – and much of it came from one source, a leaker known as Sabi on Twitter. Nintendo’s big E3 Nintendo Direct is tomorrow, and it seems like they weren’t going to take any chances: Sabi stated on Twitter that she has received a cease & desist letter from a lawyer representing Nintendo, meaning that she’s not allowed to reveal any private trade secrets of Nintendo Co., Ltd. According to some further posts on her account, she said she’ll stick to that, although she said she will continue to leak announcements from other companies (which might include games coming to Nintendo Switch).

Seems like Nintendo has some surprising announcements in store for tomorrow if they’re taking such actions.

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E3 2019 Nintendo Direct officially confirmed to be 40 minutes long

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Yesterday, we heard from Japanese streaming site Niconico that the E3 2019 Nintendo Direct would last approximately 40 minutes. Nintendo has now officially confirmed that length. The presentation, which will focus on Switch games launching in 2019, will indeed be about 40 minutes long.

You can catch the E3 2019 Nintendo Direct on June 11 at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET / 5 PM in the UK / 6 PM in Europe. We’ll carry the live stream here, and we’ll also be running a live blog.

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A look at the E3 2019 badge lanyard

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With E3 2019 essentially in full swing, we have a look at the expo’s new badge lanyard. A few different Nintendo games are featured this year, including Zelda: Link’s Awakening, Pokemon Sword/Shield, and Luigi’s Mansion 3.

Here’s another look with some Mario & Sonic action:

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Nintendo says it’s always looking for ways to be inclusive of all gamers, “evaluating different technologies to expand accessibility options”

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Accessibility has become a more prominent topic in the gaming industry over the past few years. While many are able to play games without hurdles, that isn’t the case for everyone. Fortunately, we’ve started to see companies like Microsoft come up with products such as the Xbox Adaptive Controller for those with disabilities.

What about Nintendo? Unfortunately, COO Steven Spohn told Game Informer that discussions with Nintendo of America about promoting accessibility tend to go nowhere when “corporate gets involved.” He said, “We have tried reaching out to Nintendo on the corporate level only to be met with silence.”

Nintendo World Championship 2019 tournaments recap announcement

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Nintendo has distributed an announcement recapping all of the fun from today’s Nintendo World Championship 2019 tournaments. We have the lowdown on what happened with the Super Mario Maker 2 Invitational 2019, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate World Championship 2019 3v3, and Splatoon 2 World Championship 2019. That includes announcements that were made by Splatoon 2 producer Hisashi Nogami.

Here’s the full press release: