Nintendo Live 2024 Tokyo cancelled due to threats against employees and participants
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Nintendo Live 2024 Tokyo will no longer be happening due to “persistent threats” made against employees as well as participants.
Nintendo Live was once again set to take place in Japan in January. The event would have offered the same sort of standard activities we’ve seen over the past few years, including tournaments and concerts. Unfortunately, the plug has been pulled entirely.
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Zelda movie director’s vision for the film is a “live-action Miyazaki”
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Wes Ball, the director of the upcoming movie based on The Legend of Zelda, has commented on what he’s going for with the film, saying that he’s aiming for “a live-action Miyazaki.” Hayao Miyazaki is the co-founder of Studio Ghibli and led the way on acclaimed animated films such as Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, and My Neighbor Totoro.
Ball spoke to EW about the project while he oversees postproduction on Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. He said his vision is “this awesome fantasy-adventure movie that isn’t like Lord of the Rings, it’s its own thing. I’ve always said, I would love to see a live-action Miyazaki. That wonder and whimsy that he brings to things, I would love to see something like that.”
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Concept images revealed for scrapped Mario Tennis character Wapeach
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Fumihide Aoki, who was the designer behind Waluigi, today shared concept art and other images of Wapeach, a character who was originally intended to be in Mario Tennis. The shots were posted on social media.
What might be most interesting of all is that the sketches above were actually made during Mario Power Tennis. Wapeach has ties to the original Mario Tennis, but Aoki said she only had a name when the N64 title was being developed and nothing further. He added that he’s unsure why the design was ultimately scrapped.
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Super Mario RPG sketches from original proposals revealed
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Jiro Mifune, who was one of the developers on Super Mario RPG when it originally came out on the SNES, has revealed a bunch of sketches that were created at the time including a concept for Three Musketeers, Wario, and much more.
Mifune wrote on social media that the project was made by staff in their early twenties. He said that Square “was a development style in which game planning and design ideas were shared among the entire staff,” suggesting that many people were able to contribute.
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EarthBound creator on fan requests for Mother 3 English localization
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EarthBound creator Shigesato Itoi recently shared a few words about fan requests for a Mother 3 localization in English. Itoi shared a few words about the game in the Earthbound, USA documentary that was just released this week.
He started out by mentioning how he’d “love for people in the U.S. to play Mother 3.” Nintendo was apparently offered the fan translation to use, but it “wasn’t quite as simple as that.”
Itoi said:
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Pokemon: Paldean Winds episode 3 released
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The animated web series Pokemon: Paldean Winds is back with its third episode. The show was created as a way to celebrate Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet.
Pokemon: Paldean Winds follows academy students Ohara, Aliquis, and Hohma as they go on a journey of growth and learning. Before the arrival of a certain transfer student, three students at an academy in Paldea are tasked with making a video showcasing their school.
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Netflix announces Pokemon Concierge animated series
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Original (2/27): At the Pokemon Presents event today, Netflix announced Pokemon Concierge. This is a brand new animated series.
Here’s the official blurb announcing the news:
Nintendo announces Black Friday 2023 offers and Cyber Deals sale
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Original (11/6): Nintendo has announced its Switch Black Friday offers and Cyber Deals sale for the 2023 holiday season with bundles and discounts.
The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate bundle, which leaked last night, has now been officially announced. It includes the system, full game download, and three-month Nintendo Switch Online subscription. The Joy-Con controllers feature a design inspired by Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. At $350, you’ll be getting $68 in savings. The bundle launches on November 19, 2023.
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Super Mario Bros. composer on first game’s music, Mario movie, more
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NHK published an interview with Koji Kondo, who has been composing music for the Super Mario Bros. games since the very first entry on the NES. The discussion delved into various topics including his work on the first title, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and more.
Given how rare it is to see Kondo involved with such an in-depth interview, we went ahead and translated the full talk. You can read it below.
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[Let’s Talk] The Legend of Zelda movie hopes and dreams
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Nintendo dropped some news out of nowhere late on Tuesday that it’s moving forward with a live-action movie based on The Legend of Zelda. We don’t have many details just yet, but Shigeru Miyamoto and Avi Arad will act as producers. Nintendo and Arad Productions will be producing it together while Sony Pictures Entertainment is involved with financing. In case you missed it, we have the full news here.
Rather than going the animated route as we saw with Super Mario, Zelda will be the first live-action Nintendo movie of the modern era. And since we know so little about it, that leaves for plenty of speculation.
Would you like to see the movie adapt the story of a specific game? Who do you think should be cast as Link? Let us know in the comments.
