Nintendo Tokyo to open in late November
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Earlier this year, the new Nintendo Tokyo store was announced. At the time, we heard that it would be opening sometime this fall. Parco now says that Shibuya Parco, which will house the store, is set to open late November.
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa previously said that Nintendo Tokyo “will be a new point of contact between consumers and Nintendo that a wide range of people, regardless of age, gender, or experience with games can enjoy. In addition to selling products such as video game systems, software and character-based merchandise, we plan to host events and offer opportunities to play games, and are preparing to make this shop a new base for communicating Nintendo information in Japan.”
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Monster Hunter movie’s first trailer leaks online
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The Shanghai International Film Festival hosted the very first trailer for the upcoming Monster Hunter movie. While it hasn’t been shared online officially, the video was recorded and posted online.
Here’s the trailer:
In Asia, Toho and Tencent will be bringing the movie to movie theaters.
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E3 analysis shows significant rise in Nintendo media coverage since 2016 and more
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ICO Partners has published a new report on E3 media coverage after its technology monitored everything that took place last week. Aside from insight into this year’s show, there’s interesting analysis for Nintendo and more on the whole.
The first chart above shows the amount of attention that Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox have received since 2014. Nintendo was at one of its lowest points in 2016, but started to rebound after that. This E3 was one of the best for the Big N, which can be attributed to Switch’s success.
Level-5 attending Anime Expo 2019, surprises teased for upcoming panel
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Level-5 has announced that it will be attending Anime Expo 2019 next month. Not only that, but it sounds like some surprises will be sharing during an upcoming panel.
Here’s an official description of the event:
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European My Nintendo rewards update – June 17, 2019
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My Nintendo has updated in Europe with the latest rewards. Five new discounts are up for grabs, including Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros., Mario Tennis, and more.
Here’s the full lineup:
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Link, Squirtle, Snake, and Ivysaur amiibo up for pre-order at GameStop
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GameStop is taking pre-orders for the latest round of amiibo. You can reserve Link, Squirtle, Snake, and Ivysaur here.
As a general note, a number of these amiibo have been selling out at retailers. The new Link figure in particular has proven popular so far.
Video: A quick look at Nintendo’s E3 2019 booth
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E3 2019 might be over, but we do have another video from the show. We’ve put together a brief video highlighting Nintendo’s overall booth below.
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SEGA wants to take on a new challenge for Sonic’s 30th anniversary, mixed thoughts about eSports
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2021 will be a big year for Sonic, as the character and the franchise as a whole will be turning 30 years old. According to Sonic Team boss Takashi Iizuka, the team wants to take on a new kind of challenge for the the series’ big milestone.
Iizuka shared that news in a recent interview with 4Gamer. During the same discussion, he was also asked about the possibility of Sonic crossing over into eSports territory. Given the nature of the main games, Iizuka believes it’s unlikely. Other genres may be a better fit for the idea, however.
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Elite Beat Agents creator pitched a music-based platformer to Nintendo
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At GDC over a decade ago, Elite Beat Agents creator Keiichi Yano mentioned that he pitched an action game to Nintendo. We now actually know that this was a music-based platformer, though it never really moved forward beyond that initial talk with the Big N. Yano thought it would be interesting to have a platformer in which the music synced to your movements.
Yano also told Liam Robertson during an interview that he made a number of other pitches to Nintendo. However, it’s unclear what exactly these were.
Here’s the full interview clip with Yano:
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Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma still finds it exciting to collaborate with Shigeru Miyamoto
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Eiji Aonuma has had a very long career at Nintendo, and specially working on Zelda. Aonuma first got involved with the series on Ocarina of Time and has been one of the key members of the development team since then.
At E3 2019 this week, Game Informer decided to ask Aonuma about his career. The developer said that as opposed to before, “I have a great team with great people with different skills to help me create things together.”
