Nintendo announces its Gamescom stream schedule; day 1 footage featuring Splatoon 2
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment
Nintendo has given a more detailed look at its livestream schedule during Gamescom. You’ll be able to watch these streams here when they go live. A variety of first-party and third-party games are going to be featured. Here’s the schedule (all times are in BST):
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Super NES Classic Edition has a replay feature and more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments
In the new Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Famicom trailer Nintendo published today, some of the features are shown off. Some of these were previously unannounced. Others are returning from the NES Classic Edition.
First, Nintendo has included a replay feature. You can use the “L” and “R” buttons to scroll back and forward in time, or pause by pressing “Y”. As an example, if you die while taking on a boss, you can replay that particular section without having to start over.
Nintendo also showed that it’s possible to choose from one of twelve frames to cover the screen’s background (where the game isn’t showing). These include a standard black background, city skyline, space, and more.
The Super NES Classic Edition will have the types of features you’d expect like save / restore points in different slots and display modes. Analogue (CRT), 4:3, and Pixel Perfect options will be available.
Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Famicom trailer, first look at the menu
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments
Nintendo just released a new video for the Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Famicom. The trailer showcases the included games, and gives a first look at the menu. Check it out below.
Monolith Soft reflects on moving from Namco to Nintendo
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 31 Comments
Monolith Soft wasn’t always a Nintendo studio. The company was more closely tied with Namco, but became a Nintendo subsidiary in 2007.
As part of Monolith Soft’s overhauled website, an interview was published with co-founder and executive producer Hirohide Sugiura. A portion of the talk covered Monolith Soft shifting from Namco to Nintendo, and what that whole situation was like. You can read the translation below, courtesy of Siliconera.
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Video: All Mario + Rabbids Ubicollectibles figurines unboxed
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments
MyGamingBoulevard has posted a video unboxing the Mario + Rabbids Ubicollectibles figurines. We saw a couple of these over the weekend, but the full set is now here. Check out the unboxing video below.
Xenoblade developer Monolith Soft recruiting for ambitious new project
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 71 Comments
Xenoblade developer Monolith Soft is looking to hire a wave of new staffers as it shifts gears to a new project.
On its newly-refreshed website, the company says it’s planning an ambitious project different from Monolith’s brand image. Monolith is recruiting staff who can take on the challenge with them of releasing a title for the global market.
Monolith Soft is hiring for the following positions:
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Sakamoto wants to make another 2D Metroid if given the opportunity and fans are interested
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 63 Comments
Metroid: Samus Returns isn’t entirely new, but it’s still technically the first 2D entry in the series we’ve had in years. Before the 3DS remake, it wasn’t until Metroid: Zero Mission on the Game Boy Advance that Nintendo revisited the 2D gameplay.
Fans will be happy to hear that series producer Yoshio Sakamoto still wants to work on the series going forward. In this month’s issue of Game Informer, Sakamoto said that he’d love to make another 2D Metroid so long as the opportunity presents itself and the fans show interest. Part of this seems to be based on Samus Returns’ reception – and the amount of people purchasing the game.
Sakamoto said:
“Through the development of Metroid: Samus Returns, I was able to really grasp the possibility and fun of a 2D Metroid. Like when I finished the first game, if there is another opportunity to make another Metroid, that is something that I would love to do. Of course, that really depends on how much people really want to buy a 2D Metroid.”
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Video: A look at the Mario + Rabbids Ubicollectibles figurines
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Switch, Videos | 6 Comments
Alongside Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Ubisoft is preparing some special figurines based on characters in the game. Take a closer look at two of them in the video below.
Fire Emblem devs on how the “Battle of Revolution” April Fools’ Day joke came to be
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 9 Comments
Earlier this week, we made note of an interview Nintendo Dream conducted this summer with the developers of Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. In the same interview, Nintendo and Intelligent Systems talked about the “Battle of Revolution” April Fools’ Day joke that took place earlier this year.
It was kind of surprising to see Nintendo go all out with fabricating a game like that. A site was set up, and various images and details were created just for the joke. Basically, Battle of Revolution was imagined as a NES-style game set in the late Edo period of Japan.
Nintendo’s Hitoshi Yamagami and Kenta Nakanishi as well as Intelligent Systems’ Toshiyuki Kusakihara and Masahiro Higuchi discussed Battle of Revolution and how it came to be. It’s an interesting read, with the excerpt posted below. You can also read the full interview on Kantopia.
Best Buy selling “limited quantities” of Switch systems at Nintendo World Championships qualifiers and more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 4 Comments
Best Buy is the home of the Nintendo World Championships 2017 qualifiers. Over the next few weeks, select stores across the United States will host the events, giving gamers a chance to make it to the big tournament in New York this October.
There will be more to the qualifiers than simply securing a spot in the Nintendo World Championships, however. Nintendo already announced that Super Mario Odyssey and Metroid: Samus Returns will be playable. Best Buy is planning a few other things as well.
