Nintendo Minute – “Nindies Showcase Game Play”
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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta show off some of the Nindies from GDC 2018. Check out the full episode below.
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Nintendo filed a patent involving trading cards and NFC tech
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A few months ago, Nintendo filed a patent for a trading card set that uses NFC technology similar to amiibo. It was published online for all to see yesterday.
Here’s one excerpt from the filing:
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First 4 Figures making a new Crash Bandicoot statue
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First 4 Figures has unveiled its next creation: a brand new Crash Bandicoot statue. It’s targeted for release in Q1 2019.
As with past works, First 4 Figures is preparing “Regular” and “Exclusive” editions. The latter version includes a few extras: two Wumpa fruits, a colorful cardboard background, “Question Mark” 2D acrylic crate, and “Life” 2D acrylic crate.
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New Street Fighter TV series announced
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Entertainment One/Mark Gordon have secured a deal on a new TV series based on Street Fighter. Joey Ansah, Jacqueline Quella and Mark Wooding, who worked on the live-action web series Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist, will executive produce.
Here’s what we know thus far:
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New set of indie 3DS and Wii U games, Detective Pikachu wallpaper available on My Nintendo
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A new set of rewards are up for grabs in My Nintendo. Along with digital games, Nintendo has added in a wallpaper.
First up, in North America, you can use your points on the following titles for 3DS and Wii U:
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What is EclairCity?
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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
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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.
