Sakurai on the topic of presentations, including Smash Bros. Ultimate’s E3 reveal
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Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai has posted a new column in this week’s issue of Famitsu. Sakurai goes in-depth on the topic of presentations, and discusses how he went about the (roughly) 20-minute reveal of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at E3.
He shares some tidbits as well, including the fact that Digital Frontier worked on CG. The design document for Smash Bros. Ultimate is also 200 pages long.
Nintendo’s Gamescom 2018 lineup – first consumer hands-on with Super Mario Party
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Nintendo has announced its lineup for this year’s Gamescom. Those who stop by the company’s booth will be able to try out Super Mario Party for the first time and its fun new mini-games, though other titles will also be present.
Other playable games include:
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Nyannyan Neko Mario Time episode 120
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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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My Nintendo adds a number of new rewards in North America
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My Nintendo has updated with several new rewards in North America. These are mostly discounts, but a few other options are sprinkled in as well including a Metroid: Samus Returns 3DS theme and Smash Controller app.
Here’s the full roundup:
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HAL Laboratory president reflects on his friendship with Satoru Iwata
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Satoshi Mitsuhara might know late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata better than anyone. Mitsuhara first joined HAL in 1990, and worked with Iwata for several years. The two would end up being close friends.
Forbes recently spoke with Mitsuhara, who is now the president of HAL. Mitsuhara shared some thoughts about Iwata during the discussion, and mentioned that they used to visit the arcades “and play Daytona USA exactly twice” after work.
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Latest Pokemon film releasing in the west as Pokemon the Movie: The Power of Us, English teaser trailer
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Pokemon the Movie: Everyone’s Story debuted in Japan earlier this month. It was only a matter of time until an announcement was made for the west, which happened today.
The new film is coming west as Pokemon the Movie: The Power of Us. Here’s the first English teaser:
Animal Crossing: New Leaf co-director departs from Nintendo
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Isao Moro joined Nintendo close to decades ago. However, on July 26, Moro made it known on his Facebook profile that he has departed from the company. It is unclear why he is no longer with Nintendo.
Moro’s most prominent role was in 2012, when he acted as one of the directors on Animal Crossing: New Leaf. He worked on the series prior to that entry, and was also an assistant director on Zelda: The Wind Waker.
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Wonder Festival 2018 Summer news – Inkling Girl figma, KOS-MOS figure, Layton Nendoroid, more
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It’s that time of year once again. Wonder Festival 2018 Summer is being held in Japan, and that means we have a bunch of news about upcoming figures.
Some figures that were previously announced are being shown for the first time, and there are others which have been painted now. We also have news about some brand new products.
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Netflix Castlevania animated series season two trailer
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The first trailer is in for the next season of Netflix’s Castlevania animated series. Take a look at the video below.
Castlevania season two will debut on October 26.
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Atlus teases the future of Etrian Odyssey with new video
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Etrian Odyssey X is launching in Japan on August 2. As we know, this will be the last entry on 3DS. But the series won’t be stopping anytime soon.
Atlus put out a teaser video during a live stream for Etrian Odyssey X a short while ago, attached below. The developer teases the series’ future, though doesn’t share any details as to what form the franchise will take.
