Nintendo on why EarthBound isn’t included on the Super Famicom Mini
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 26 Comments
The Super NES Classic Edition and the Super Famicom Mini are fairly similar in the games they offer. However, there are some differences. On the Super Famicom Mini for example, EarthBound (Mother 2) isn’t included.
Nintendo’s Kazuyoshi Nishi explained the omission in an interview with Famitsu. Nishi spoke with the site about wanting to balance out the games according between various genres and titles people loved.
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Pre-orders open for the Fire Emblem Fates Sakura Nendoroid
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Retailers have started taking pre-orders for the Fire Emblem Fates Sakura Nendoroid. You can reserve it on Play-Asia, Good Smile, or AmiAmi.
Sakura will come with optional parts, including her staff together with healing effect parts as well as a rod of dumplings. The Nendoroid is tentatively scheduled to ship towards the start of June 2018.
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EDGE #312 review scores
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Switch | 63 Comments
This month’s EDGE review scores are as follows:
Super Mario Odyssey – 10
Destiny 2 – 8
Absolver – 8
Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite – 6
Steamworld Dig 2 – 8
Project Cars 2 – 8
Divinty: Original Sin 2 – 9
Star Fox 2 – 5
Metroid: Samus Returns – 6
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Nintendo World Championships 2017 had the highest eSports TV ratings on Disney XD this year
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 11 Comments
The Nintendo World Championships 2017 took place this past weekend, and while it was happening, the event was being shown live on Disney XD. It seems to have gone over quite well given how the broadcast had the highest ratings for an eSports program on the channel this year. It beat out the Smash Bros. Wii U finals at EVO 2017 and repeats of Nintendo’s Splatoon 2 tournaments.
We also have a look at how the Nintendo World Championships 2017 stack up against eSports ratings across all channels in 2017. It came in 20th, which is pretty respectable, especially since many of the top spots are for CBS’ Candy Crush show.
Some Amazon customers still waiting on SNES Classic Edition pre-orders to be fulfilled
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments
Amazon hasn’t exactly done the best job with pre-orders of the Super NES Classic Edition. Many customers have yet to receive their units, despite putting down their reservation months ago.
Amazon also sent out emails to customers this week, stating that shipments have been delayed. Making matters worse, the retailer still doesn’t have a concrete date as to when they’ll have the SNES Classic Edition ready to ship out. The email also asks those who placed orders whether they “still want to receive this item.”
Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon toys are coming to McDonald’s Happy Meals in the US
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments
A new Pokemon promotion is coming to McDonald’s. According to the official website, new toys based on Sun and Moon are bound to be offered in Happy Meals soon. The three starting Pokemon, the Legendary Pokemon Solgaleo and Lunala, and more are pictured.
We don’t have an exact date as to when these toys will be appearing. The McDonald’s website indicates that they’re up next though, so they’re probably not too far off.
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Nintendo teams up with shu uemura for Super Mario Bros. beauty products
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 11 Comments
Nintendo has another collaboration under its belt. In partnership with shu uemura, a number of Super Mario Bros. beauty products are now available.
Consumers can purchase limited-edition eyeliners, blushes, and other makeup. The collection also has “a cool way to organize it all with the Adventure Makeup Box.”
The Super Mario Bros. beauty products are up for grabs on shu uemura’s site here.
Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Famicom sells over 368,000 units within first 4 days
Posted on 7 years ago by Andrew in General Nintendo, News | 11 Comments
Famitsu has reported that the Nintendo Classic Mini Super Famicom has over sold 368,913 units in the first 4 days in Japan. This is almost double the sales of the Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer if you compare the 262,000 units sold on its first 4 days.
Photos of the Mario Odyssey event at Universal CityWalk
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Switch | 0 comments
Earlier today, Nintendo kicked off its cross-country promotional tour for Super Mario Odyssey. The fun began at Universal CityWalk in Los Angeles where the game was playable, the musical video debuted, and more.
Nintendo just sent out a few photos of the festivities at Universal CityWalk. You can find them all below, along with their descriptions.
Photo 1
In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, fans welcome Mario at Universal CityWalk at the Super Mario Odyssey Tour Kick-off Event in Los Angeles. The event marks the start of Mario’s cross-country journey, which will stop in five states and end in New York on Oct. 26. The Super Mario Odyssey game launches exclusively for the Nintendo Switch system on Oct. 27.
Photo 2
In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, Mario poses in front of his newly revealed trailer at the Super Mario Odyssey Tour Kick-off Event in Los Angeles. Over the next two weeks, Mario and his new ally, Cappy, will travel cross-country to five states to celebrate their new game, Super Mario Odyssey, which launches on Oct. 27 exclusively for the Nintendo Switch system.
Photo 3
In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, fans watch the world premiere of the “Jump Up, Super Star! – Super Mario Odyssey Musical” video, featuring a jazz-themed song from the game. Fans gathered at Universal CityWalk in Los Angeles to celebrate the launch of the Super Mario Odyssey Tour, which will take Mario to five special stops across the country, ending in New York on Oct. 26, the eve of the game’s launch exclusively for the Nintendo Switch system.
Photo 4
In this photo provided by Nintendo of America, YouTube personalities Meghan C. of Strawburry17 and Roger D. of RogersBase play the Super Mario Odyssey game on the Nintendo Switch system at the Super Mario Odyssey Tour Kick-off Event at Universal CityWalk in Los Angeles. Fans had the opportunity to demo the game and meet Mario at the start of his cross-country tour to celebrate his new game, Super Mario Odyssey, which launches exclusively for Nintendo Switch on Oct. 27.
Source: Nintendo PR
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Super NES Classic Edition will be back at GameStop this week
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments
GameStop has some good news for those who missed out on the launch of the SNES Classic Edition at the end of September. This week, the hardware is returning.
GameStop stores across the U.S. will begin to receive new shipments today. The retailer is saying that an online restock is planned for tomorrow, October 11. The news applies to Think Geek as well.
Even if you’re unable to secure a SNES Classic Edition this week, don’t worry just yet. GameStop noted that it will have weekly shipments, and believes it will be able to continue with restocks throughout the rest of 2017.
