What is EclairCity?
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Back in December, a rather strange listing was added to the Australian classification database. A title listed as “EclairCity” was rated, seemingly for a Nintendo platform. Nintendo of America is included as the game’s publisher. While it was rated in December, the listing is just now making the rounds today.
Here’s the thing: we’re not entirely convinced that this is a Nintendo title at present. Listings for some indie games such as ChromaGun, Black Hole, and The Next Penelope also carry the “Nintendo of America” publisher name and even “Production Company” even though Nintendo has nothing to do with these releases.
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Detective Pikachu stickers now available on iMessage
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To celebrate Detective Pikachu’s launch, a new set of stickers are now available on iMessage. A total of eight stickers are available. We’ve included a look at the different designs above.
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Nintendo’s E3 2018 site open
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Today, Nintendo announced two tournaments for E3 2018. The Super Smash Bros. Invitational 2018 and Splatoon 2 World Championship 2018 will both be taking place during the expo.
With these tournaments having been made known, Nintendo has now opened its official E3 2018 website. You can access it here.
E3 2018 runs between June 12 and June 14. Expect Nintendo’s site to be updated over the next few weeks and months, as well as during the show itself.
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Nintendo announces Super Smash Bros. Invitational and Splatoon 2 World Championship for E3 2018
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
Two special tournaments are planned for E3 2018, Nintendo announced today. The Super Smash Bros. Invitational & Splatoon 2 World Championship 2018 will both be held at the expo in June. Both will be live streamed online.
For the Super Smash Bros. Invitational, Nintendo will be inviting a select group of players to compete in the tournament. It’ll be the first exhibition tournament hosted for the Switch game.
Sonic’s original backstory involved being a fighter pilot, why he’s blue, cut dance animations
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GDC was packed with panels today, including a session dedicated to Sonic the Hedgehog. Game designer Hirokazu Yasuhara and character designer Naoto Oshima presented a post-mortem of the classic title’s creation.
One of the most interesting pieces of information shared during the panel was that the backstory involved a fighter pilot with Sonic painted on the nose of his plane. Yasuhara and Oshima even presented a massive original design document with an extensive story in Japanese.
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New art surfaces for the Mega Man animated series, shows Robot Masters
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Just in case you forgot that the new Mega Man animated series is still happening, a previously-unseen piece of art has emerged. What’s notable here is that we’re able to see the Robot Masters for the first time.
Fire Man, Ice Man, and Drill Man are all present. However, there are also a couple of unidentified Robot Masters.
The upcoming Mega Man animated series will premiere sometime this year.
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SNES Classic Edition available again at GameStop
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In what has essentially become a weekly ritual at this point, the SNES Classic Edition has been restocked at GameStop. You can nab one here.
Based on past precedent, this will likely sell out eventually. But GameStop has been one of the few retailers restocking the SNES Classic Edition almost weekly.
Xbox boss still willing to let Banjo appear in Smash Bros.
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Back when Nintendo was producing DLC for Smash Bros. Wii U / 3DS, Xbox boss Phil Spencer said he’d like to see Banjo included. Now that Smash Bros. is returning on Switch, fans are once again asking about the possibility of Banjo appearing.
Nothing has changed with Spencer’s mindset over the past few years. When asked if he’s still willing to let Banjo – as well as Kazooie – show up in the new game, he shared a simple “Yep”.
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These 16 teams will compete for the title of Splatoon European Championships
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The dust has almost settled on the Splatoon European Championship. 16 teams will soon be battling it out, including winners and runners-up from the preliminary local tournaments that have been held over the past year.
These 16 teams have made it to the semi-final and final:
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Nintendo Minute – “Kirby Star Allies Inspired Diorama Creation with Captain Dangerous”
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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta have Captain Dangerous as a special guest. Captain Dangerous chats about what she does and shows off a special diorama inspired by Kirby Star Allies. Check out the full episode below.
