Nintendo holding a “special” panel at PAX West 2017
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 19 Comments
Nintendo tends to appear at the regular PAX events each year. With PAX West 2017 just a few weeks away, the big N’s presence is confirmed – and in an interesting way.
The official PAX West schedule was published this week. We now know that Nintendo will be holding some sort of panel in the Hydra Theater on September 2 between 10 and 11 AM. The panel itself is a mystery at present, with its description simply stating: “A special Nintendo panel at PAX West 2017!”
Could it be for Metroid: Samus Returns? Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s upcoming DLC? Anything is on the table at this point. Nintendo should be announcing details about the panel soon, along with other plans it has in store for PAX West 2017.
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Dusk Form Lycanroc receiving its first plush
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Dusk Form Lycanroc was just announced for Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon. Next month, a plush for the new Pokemon will already be offered to consumers.
Takara Tomy is making the plush, which is about 15cm in height. Pricing will be set at 2,160 yen. We aren’t seeing it on the likes of Play-Asia yet, but we’ll let you know if that changes.
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[Let’s Talk] What are you playing? – August 2017
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A new month is here! We just entered August last week, so that means we want to know what you’ve been playing.
Have you started up something entirely new for the month? Are you trying out Hey! Pikmin or Miitopia? Or maybe you’ve been giving some of the new Switch eShop games a look. Whatever the case, let us know in the comments below!
Highlights from last week’s topic: Splatoon 2 impressions
Nintendo World Championships 2017 site open, a look at the My Nintendo pin
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Nintendo surprised us this week by announcing the Nintendo World Championships 2017. After a two-year hiatus, the big tournament is returning. At least it’s better than the 25-year wait between the 1990 and 2015 editions, right?
You can access the official Nintendo World Championships website here. The page provides a look at the special pin that will be offered to My Nintendo members.
By using your My Nintendo code at the qualifiers held at select Best Buy stores, you can receive 100 Platinum Points. Also, the first 200 people to check in each day will receive the pin.
Splatoon comic anime debut episode – “Rider”
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 24 Comments
Last month, CoroCoro teased a new web anime for Splatoon. The first episode, titled “Rider”, has gone live.
Rather than a straight up anime, CoroCoro calls the series a “comic anime”. That’s because instead of true animation, it’s more along the lines of a manga with voiced dialogue. There are bits of animation sprinkled throughout, however.
We’ve included the new Splatoon comic anime below.
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Video: Game Freak on player freedom vs. story in Pokemon
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The next piece of content from Game Informer’s month of Pokemon coverage is live. The magazine chatted with Pokemon series producer, director, and composer Junichi Masuda as well as Pokemon Sun/Moon director Shigeru Ohmori about why the Pokemon RPGs need a story and whether the team would ever make a game as open as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. View the video below.
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New Zelda: Breath of the Wild amiibo up for pre-order at Best Buy
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Best Buy is taking pre-orders for the upcoming Zelda: Breath of the Wild amiibo. Revali, Daruk, Mipha, and Urbosa are included. All figures can be reserved here.
Gray Shy Guy, cut from Super Mario Bros. 2, put back into the game
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Before Nintendo shipped Super Mario Bros. 2, the game was originally going to include a gray Shy Guy. Its description in the manual notes that the enemy “moves slowly but he’ll persistently chase after the player if he sees them.” We don’t know why the gray Shy Guy was removed, though it was seemingly done at the last minute.
This same enemy is now being rediscovered with the help of Game Genie. Twitter user bmf54123 came up with the codes XTXPLIKO XTXPGIYK AANPEXAA ZEVNIGPA to have the gray Shy Guy appear in Super Mario Bros. 2. Destructoid apparently had issues, but was able to get things working with the alternate codes XTXOAIYK XTXPYIKO AANPKXAA ZEVNIGPA.
Here’s a look at the gray Shy Guy in action:
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Game Freak on making Pokemon – designs rarely canned, approach to evolutions, why eyes have changed, more
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Game Informer published the next piece of its Pokemon-related coverage after taking a trip to Game Freak’s offices in Japan. The latest entry focuses on the actual creation of Pokemon.
Game Freak co-founder and Pokemon director / producer Junichi Masuda had plenty to say about this subject. He noted that designs are rarely scrapped, how the team thinks about evolution, why the eyes for Pokemon have changed over the years, and more.
You can read up on Masuda’s words below. Find the full article from Game Informer here.
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First Yo-kai Watch Busters 2 scan, new tidbits
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The first scan of Yo-kai Watch Busters 2 has emerged from this month’s issue of CoroCoro. A few tidbits are shared inside.
The full title for Yo-kai Watch Busters 2 is “Yo-kai Watch Busters 2: Treasure Legend Banbaraya”. It’s set on Karakuri Island, where the treasure of a pirate king rests. The island holds holds extravagent treasures and dangerous yo-kai.
Again, platforms for Yo-kai Watch Busters 2 have not been confirmed. But given the series’ history on 3DS, we’d be shocked if it didn’t end up on a Nintendo platform.
