Former Nintendo of America staff discuss “adversarial relationship” with Pokemon U.S.
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Former Nintendo of America staffers have shared some interesting behind-the-scenes information about what it was like working in collaboration with The Pokemon Company, with the relationship described as being “adversarial”.
Kit Ellis and Krysta Yang shared the details during a recent episode of their podcast. Yang brought up how there was a “tug of war for control”. Ellis also brought up about how The Pokemon Company hammered in on pronunciations and was particular about even the finest details of its creatures.
Former Nintendo executive on why the Metroid movie didn’t happen
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Gail Tilden, former marketing manager at Nintendo of America, has spoken about the Metroid movie that never came to be.
It was around two decades ago that there were hopes of seeing Samus Aran on the big screen. The movie was planned to hit theaters in 2006, but that didn’t end up happening. Producer Brad Foxhoven would later reflect on what transpired, indicating that there were creative disagreements with Nintendo. The company was apparently hesitant after the 1993 Mario movie bombed and was unsure about allowing a different team to handle Samus’ origin story.
2025 World Video Game Hall of Fame finalists announced
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Today, The Strong’s World Video Game Hall of Fame announced the finalists for induction.
Age of Empires, Angry Birds, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Defender, Frogger, GoldenEye 007, Golden Tee, Harvest Moon, Mattel Football, Quake, NBA 2K, and Tamagotchi make up this year’s class. GoldenEye 007 was nominated previously, but was not selected. Harvest Moon is one of the new additions this time around.
Pokemon pitch for the west revealed that could have turned it into a gritty baseball game
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Former Nintendo of America advertising manager Gail Tilden has revealed that there was at least some discussion about turning Pokemon into a gritty baseball RPG outside of Japan.
Well before the franchise became the mainstream success that it is today, Nintendo was grappling with how to localize things for the west. Feeling that it wouldn’t be easy to sell in the west, Tilden said that the company’s advertising agency suggested doing something different by essentially turning it into a gritty baseball game. Thankfully that didn’t come to be, and Nintendo ended up with a localization that was faithful to the original Japanese version.
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Nintendo ranks #22 in Metacritic’s 2024 game publisher rankings
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The annual Metacritic publisher rankings just went live, and now we have the results for 2024 – including a look at where Nintendo stacks up. The selection is based on how each company fared in terms of their releases and reviews.
In 2024, Nintendo actually saw a big dip. The company sits at #22, compared to #6 for 2023 – and behind both Sony and Microsoft. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom definitely provided a big boost which was missing in 2024, but even taking that into account, it’s a significant decline.
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Nintendo, Amazon pursuing lawsuit involving counterfeit amiibo and more
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February 12: Polygon picked up on a lawsuit that Nintendo and Amazon filed in October 2023 regarding counterfeit amiibo and video game cartridges. Then this past Tuesday, a new update on the case was shared as Nintendo asked the court for a default judgment of more than $7 million in statutory damages.
According to official documents, it’s claimed that counterfeit dealers agreed not to sell fake goods on Amazon when they were onboarded as third-party sellers. However, they went against that by doing so. Amazon later provided Nintendo with the counterfeit goods for confirmation. These included posters, Animal Crossing and The Legend of Zelda amiibo, and Nintendo DS cartridges.
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Nintendo announces MAR10 Day 2025 sales, events, activities
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Ahead of MAR10 Day next week, Nintendo has announced its plans for the event. There are various things planned including activities, events, and game discounts.
For Nintendo Switch owners, select titles will be going on sale for $39.99. These include Super Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, Super Mario RPG, Princess Peach: Showtime, and Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD. We’ll also be seeing Mario vs. Donkey Kong for $29.99. Look for these discounts at Best Buy, GameStop, Target, and Walmart.
Nintendo wins lawsuit involving pirated games on sharehosting site
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Today, Nintendo announced that it picked up a win against Dstorage, which operated 1fichier.com”.
The company says that the French sharehoster did not remove or block access to pirated games on 1fichier.com. Nintendo provided multiple notifications, but no action was taken.
My Nintendo adds Super Mario stadium tote bag, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe license holder
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Not one, but two new physical rewards just released on My Nintendo in North America. Along with a Super Mario stadium tote bag, fans can get their hands on a Mario Kart 8 Deluxe license holder.
The Super Mario stadium tote bag features Mario, Luigi, and Toad from the Mushroom Kingdom. Nintendo says that it’ll come in handy for things like concerts, sports events, or just a day out.
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Sakurai says Smash Bros. may not have existed without Iwata, credits him for keeping it alive after Melee
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Masahiro Sakurai and Satoru Iwata had a close relationship over the years, and now Sakurai has spoken more about in a recent interview. As part of that, we get to hear more about how Nintendo’s late president impacted Super Smash Bros.
Sakurai, who’s the director of the series, attributed the existence of Smash Bros. to Iwata given that he worked on the original prototype. Plus, Iwata still wanted Sakurai on board with the franchise after he left HAL Laboratory. Sakurai noted that if he wasn’t asked to work on Smash Bros. following Melee, the series could have died out.
