Nintendo World Championships 2017 qualifying round in Miami postponed due to Hurricane Irma
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment
Over the past few weeks, qualifiers have been held for the Nintendo World Championships 2017 leading up to the big tournament next month. Various events have been held in partnership with Best Buy to determine who would be making it to the finals.
Unfortunately, Hurricane Irma is approaching, and it may have a huge impact on the Miami area. Due to this, Nintendo has postponed the full weekend of events originally planned for September 9 and September 10. It’s unclear if and when a makeup event will take place.
Nintendo’s full statement reads:
“Due to the serious threat posed by Hurricane Irma, Nintendo and Best Buy are postponing the Sept. 9-10 Miami qualifying round for the Nintendo World Championships 2017. We will continue to monitor the situation in Florida to determine whether a makeup event will be scheduled.”
Nintendo on the creation of Star Fox 2, the SNES controller, and more
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Just like with the NES Classic Edition, Nintendo is producing a series of interviews centered around the games included in the Super NES Classic Edition. First up: Star Fox 2. Shigeru Miyamoto, Takaya Imamura, and Tsuyoshi Watanabe were all brought in for the discussion.
All three developers talked about the creation of Star Fox 2, why it was cancelled, and bringing it back for the SNES Classic Edition. They also spoke about making the original controller for the SNES, among other topics.
Continue on below for the full interview.
Super Famicom Mini getting Fighting Commander controller
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When the Super Famicom Mini launches in Japan early next month, HORI will be putting out a special controller. The Fighting Commander controller was popular back in the day, and a new version is being created for the system.
The Fighting Commander for the Super Famicom Mini uses a 2.4GHz frequency automatic switch method so you can leisurely play without having to worry about the cord. It has two levels of Slow Motion Switch. If this Slow switch is set to 1 or 2, it will cause the game to be in a slow motion mode where it will continuously pause. There are also switches to activate Turbo or Hold mode for each of L, R, Y, X, B, and A buttons. It can launch a turbo of 24 presses per second.
The Fighting Commander controller for the Super Famicom Mini will be available on October 6. Pricing is set at 2,678 yen.
SNES Mini up for pre-order on Amazon France
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Update: Looks like it’s already sold out. Hopefully some of you had success!
Original: Amazon France has the SNES Mini up for pre-order at the moment. If you’re interested, reserve it here. Regardless of what the page says, this should ship to the US.
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Nyannyan Neko Mario Time episode 97
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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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My Nintendo adds Metroid: Samus Returns wallpapers in North America
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Along with new Metroid discounts, a pair of wallpapers have been added to My Nintendo in North America. Both cost 50 Platinum Points each.
The first wallpaper is here, and the second is here. You can nab them until the start of February. Wallpapers can be used with PCs, smartphones, and tablets.
One person is trying to preserve the entirety of Miiverse
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 14 Comments
The end of Miiverse is quickly drawing near. Once November rolls in, the social networking service will be no more. A bunch of games will be impacted by its closure, but the community itself will also be shuttered.
Nintendo is allowing members to save their own posts. Miiverse as we know it will be gone, however. So what will happen to all of the lovely artwork and user posts created over the years?
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Mega Man movie in the early stages, script being worked on
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The Mega Man movie is something we’ve heard about for awhile, though it has only become more concrete in recent months. That being said, it’s still a long ways off. Masayori Oka, who produced the Death Note adaptation for Netflix, gave an update in an interview with Collider.
Oka mentioned that the team “just started” working on the Mega Man movie. The project is in the early stages, and the script is currently being worked on.
Oka said:
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Old interview reveals why Wario and Waluigi don’t have girlfriends
Posted on 7 years ago by Tyler(@tylerlelliott) in General Nintendo, News | 37 Comments
Supper Mario Broth has posted a scan from a 2000 Nintendo Power interview with Hiroyuki Takahashi and Syugo Takahashi of Camelot. In it, the two developers discussed why Wario and Waluigi don’t have female partners like Mario and Luigi have Peach and Daisy in Mario Tennis.
The Takahashi brothers explained how they wanted Luigi to have his own partner similar to Mario and Peach. However, Shigeru Miyamoto ended up suggesting Daisy. They also wanted Wario and Waluigi to have girlfriends, but Miyamoto wasn’t interested.
Here’s the full excerpt of the Nintendo Power interview:
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Nintendo’s Japanese website says Mario isn’t a plumber any longer
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On its Japanese website, Nintendo has character profiles for various characters in the Mario franchise. One change in particular is earning a great deal of attention.
This is Nintendo’s character description for Mario:
