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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

MEL Magazine has a huge article up looking back on GoldenEye 007. Lead environment artist Karl Hilton, gameplay / engine programmer Mark Edmonds, and developer David Doak were brought in for the retrospective piece.

The interview has a number of highlights, some of which we have below. There’s talk about toning down the violence with Nintendo being concerned about the amount of killing, how using Oddjob is cheating in their view, and huge success including Nintendo being unable to keep up with the initial demand.

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Earlier today, Shigeru Miyamoto delivered the keynote address at the 2018 Computer Entertainment Developers Conference. It was here that we heard Miyamoto praising Minecraft, among other things.

Kotaku also has a small translation of another topic addressed in Miyamoto’s keynote. The Nintendo developer said that he’s not interested in making an MMORPG due to the business model and not wanting to focus on a single game.

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CEDEC 2018 kicked off today, and it started with a big. Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto opened the developer conference with a keynote.

During his speech, Miyamoto suggested that developers look back their own experiences in order to create globally-accepted games. This is in contrast to pursuing what’s trending in the industry.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Switch, Videos | 0 comments

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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At Gamescom 2018 this week, Nintendo has some amiibo on display at its booth – specifically the Wolf Smash Bros. Ultimate and Octoling figures. Get a closer look at all of the amiibo below.

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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta host a new giveaway as school begins to start up for many once again. Check out the full episode below.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Matt O'Keefe(@matt_okeefe) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

We’re sad to learn that Ishizuka Unshou, the longtime Japanese voice of Professor Oak in the Pokémon anime series, has passed away due to complications with esophagus cancer. Best wishes to his friends and family.

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments

Diablo III Eternal Collection on Switch is significant. It’s the first time in close to twenty years that Nintendo and Blizzard have worked together. Now that the two sides are close, there’s naturally one topic to discuss: Smash Bros.

Game Informer asked Blizzard senior producer Pete Stilwell and PR manager Joshua Wittge who Blizzard would like to see as a guest character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Here’s the full exchange:

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Posted on 6 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, General Nintendo, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Last week, we reported on the rebranding of Nintendo of Europe’s online stores as “My Nintendo Stores”. Today, we’re seeing the first implementation of the My Nintendo rewards program with these stores. You can now buy My Nintendo Store vouchers using Gold Points. There are three vouchers available – 1€, 3€ and 5€, which cost 100, 300 and 500 Gold Points, respectively. These vouchers can be used on the European My Nintendo Store on a minimum order total of €20 (not including shipping costs). One voucher can be used per order. You can get the vouchers here.

Some other rewards have also been added to My Nintendo in Europe – among them the eight printable Octopath Travelers box art covers which have been available in other regions for a while now. Here are all the new rewards:

Print-it-yourself cover – Octopath Traveler – 50 Platinum Points

Wallpaper – Splatoon 2 (Octolings) – 50 Platinum Points

30% Discount on Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console) – 50 Platinum Points

40% Discount on Metroid: Other M (Wii U) – 80 Gold Points

30% Discount on Nintendo Selects: Star Fox 64 3D (Nintendo 3DS) – 60 Gold Points

50% Discount on Balloon Kid (Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console) – 15 Gold Points

40% Discount on Polarium Advance (Wii U Virtual Console) – 30 Gold Points

40% Discount on Paper Mario: Color Splash (Wii U) – 200 Gold Points

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Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

GameStop is taking pre-orders for the Dark Souls – Solaire of Astora amiibo once again. You can reserve it here. If you’re having issues, give the mobile site a try here.

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