Nintendo president on risk, innovation, and reducing business instability
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Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa was recently interviewed by Nikkei. Furukawa shared some interesting comments when asked about the risk of being in the entertainment industry, his approach in leading the company, the tough task of innovating, and fluctuations in business performance.
Here’s our translation of the mini discussion:
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Nintendo Minute – “New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Co-op Gameplay”
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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta show off co-op in New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. Check out the full episode below.
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe site open, Nintendo technically makes Bowsette non-canon
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Nintendo has opened the official North American website for New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. You can access it here.
Related to the site’s opening, it seems that hopes and dreams of Bowsette becoming a reality are dashed. The site indicates that only Toadette can wear the Super Crown, so Nintendo hasn’t approved imaginings of other characters wearing it.
Zelda’s version of the Minus World discovered
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Super Mario Bros. is known for having a “Minus World”. It’s essentially a glitch that lets players access a depository intended for data that exists outside of the main path.
Decades after its original release, one fan has discovered something similar in The Legend of Zelda. After spending a few hours with the game’s code to remove a particular barrier originally designed to keep players in bounds, YouTuber SKELUX was able to get into the bottom half of the world without the game restarting.
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My Nintendo Europe rewards update (1/3/19)
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My Nintendo has updated with several new rewards in Europe. Members can save on a few games or use points to redeem 3DS themes.
The full lineup is as follows:
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New Nintendo patent involves passive walking apparatus
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Siliconera has discovered that back in May 2017, Nintendo filed a US patent… that was an update to another patent for a passive walking apparatus designed to carry things. The interesting part? It apparently doesn’t have much to do with video games. Since the patent was published last week, we have an understanding of what Nintendo is going after.
Here’s what we know:
Nintendo shares more special art for the start of 2019
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Nintendo is continuing to celebrate the start of 2019 with some special art. We have images featuring Splatoon, Fire Emblem Heroes, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, and Animal Crossing attached to this post.
2019 New Year greetings from the gaming industry
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It’s already 2019 in some places of the world, and gaming companies, developers, and more are celebrating the occasion. We’ve rounded up some of the New Year’s greetings below.
Sonic Team boss interested in Sonic Adventure remake
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The Sonic Adventure series is revered by fans, but SEGA has doesn’t much with it in recent years. Perhaps the first step in bringing it back would be a remake.
Speaking with Retro Gamer, Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka said he believes the first Sonic Adventure “is a unique game offering even 20 years after its release.” At the same time though, he “can see the rough edges it has, which really makes me want to remake it again.”
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Pokemon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution debut trailer
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The Pokemon Company just released the first trailer for Pokemon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution. Watch it below.
