Game Freak on why Pokemon Gray never happened, still interested in remakes
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, General Nintendo, News | 57 Comments
Following Pokemon Black and Pokemon White, Game Freak created a sequel to the two games. At the time, that was a bit surprising. Many fans were anticipating that Game Freak would make a third version as opposed to Black/White 2.
In this month’s issue of Game Informer, Game Freak co-founder Junichi Masuda explained the studio’s mindset at the time. Many staff members were interested in expanding on the original story, and they thought about creating “a game that was set a couple years after Black and White wrapped up to kind of show how things changed and expand on the events of the previous one”.
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[Let’s Talk] What are you playing? – September 2017
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Let's Talk | 33 Comments
A new month is here! We just entered September yesterday, so that means we want to know what you’ve been playing.
Have you started up something entirely new for the month? Are you giving Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle a shot, or something else?. Whatever the case, let us know in the comments below!
Highlights from last week’s topic: Third-party games you’d like to see ported to Switch
Grant Kirkhope would “love” to work on a Zelda game
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 22 Comments
Grant Kirkhope just wrapped up his work on Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle as the game’s composer. But Mario isn’t the only Nintendo franchise Kirkhope is interested in contributing to.
Speaking with GamesMaster this month, Kirkhope spoke about really wanting “to get on to Zelda”. Part of this is due to Zelda: A Link to the Past being his favorite game of all time, and having a great deal of respect for the soundtrack.
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My Nintendo adds new Metroid discounts in North America
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, General Nintendo, News, Wii U eShop | 10 Comments
With the release of Metroid: Samus Returns just around the corner, a few Metroid discounts have been added to My Nintendo in North America.
They are as follows:
– 50% discount on Metroid (Wii U / 3DS) – 250 Platinum Points
– 30% discount on Metroid II: Return of Samus – 10 Gold Points
– 50% discount on Metroid: Other M – 80 Gold Points
All of these discounts are located on My Nintendo here.
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Game Freak doesn’t think Pokemon will ever appear on another platform outside of Nintendo
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 151 Comments
Game Freak’s ties to Nintendo go back even before the studio started working on Pokemon games. The company’s first project was Quinty for the NES, followed by Yoshi a couple of years later. Pokemon has been Game Freak’s bread and butter for many years, though they’ve started to branch out with titles like Tembo the Badass Elephant (a game not on Nintendo platforms) and Giga Wrecker (currently just announced for PC). Still, Pokemon is very unlikely to leave the Nintendo family by appearing on competing platforms.
Game Informer spoke with Game Freak co-founder Junichi Masuda as part of a big feature in its latest issue. One topic brought up is who exactly owns Pokemon. It’s a bit tricky, but ultimately Masuda highlighted that the rights lie with three companies: Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures.
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Nintendo Minute – “Back to School Giveaway + Embarrassing Stories”
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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta hold a new giveaway and share some embarrassing school stories from their school days. Watch today’s full episode below.
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Nintendo and Post consumer brands team up for a new cereal promotion
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Random, Switch | 14 Comments
Beginning this fall, gamers can enter codes found in specially marked packages of Post cereals for a chance to win one of 500 Nintendo Switch Prize Packs. Along with a Switch system, winners will receive Super Mario Odyssey.
Codes will be spread across 20 million Post Consumer Brand cereal boxes such as Honey Bunches of Oats, Grape Nuts, Honeycomb, Golden Crisp, and Alpha-Bits. Malt-O-Meal cereals including Honey Graham Toasters, Coco Roos, and Marshmallow Mateys will have codes as well.
My Nintendo updates with new discounts in Europe
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, General Nintendo, News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments
As we ring in a new month, My Nintendo has updated with a number of discounts. Members can save on the likes of Metroid Fusion, Star Fox games, and more.
The full lineup is as follows:
Platinum Points
– 30% discount on Metroid Fusion – 140 Platinum Points
– 20% discount on Nintendo Selects: Star Fox 64 3D – 250 Gold Points
Gold Points
– 50% discount on Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones – 25 Gold Points
– 50% discount on Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon – 40 Gold Points
– 30% discount on Star Fox Guard – 35 Gold Points
– 40% discount on Star Fox 64 – 30 Gold Points
– 50% discount on Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old is Your Brain? – 25 Gold Points
All of these discounts are available here.
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Shovel Knight – new amiibo reveal trailer
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 13 Comments
A new trailer is live introducing the three new Shovel Knight-related amiibo revealed tonight. Get a look at it below.
New Shovel Knight amiibo revealed
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments
Update: Added in additional information from Yacht Club’s blog below.
Original: Three new Shovel Knight amiibo have been revealed, as was just shown in the Nindies@Night stream. Specter Knight, Plague Knight, and King Knight will all be sold in a 3-pack.
In terms of functionality, each figures unlocks helper fairies. They’ll also provide new challenge stages and new visual armor. “Some other things” were teased in a reveal trailer as well.
No word yet on when the amiibo will be available. They should be out sometime in the near future though.
