San Diego Comic-Con panels include Sonic Mania, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 with new reveals, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 1 Comment
Gaming will have a pretty strong presence at San Diego Comic-Con next week. A number of panels are being held, including some that may pique your interest.
Sonic Mania, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2, Jakks Pacific, and the Castlevania Netflix animated series will be featuring special sessions at the show. For the Sonic Mania panel, fans will be treated to “new insights about the game.” LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2’s session will have reveals, not to mention a new trailer.
We’ve rounded up information about the panels having some relation to Nintendo below.
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VR Zone Shinjuku commercial (Mario Kart Arcade GP VR)
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VR Zone Shinjuku is opening in Japan, and Mario Kart Arcade GP VR is going to be a big part of it. Bandai Namco uploaded a commercial for the VR area, and we have it below.
First 4 Figures is making a Spyro figure
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First 4 Figures is expanding its offerings once again. The company has unveiled the first product launch for its new Spyro the Dragon line: Spyro himself.
Pre-orders will open next Tuesday around the world. A special stream will be held at 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET / 3 PM in the UK / 4 PM in Europe. After that, reservations will begin.
Source: First 4 Figures email
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Nintendo again says Quality of Life product still in the works
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Quality of Life is an initiative originally led by late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. We first heard about plans to create a product involving sleep and fatigue at the start of 2014. Since then, nothing has really materialized.
Despite the lack of news over the years, Nintendo once again says that Quality of Life is being pursued. Here’s an excerpt from the company’s annual report:
Moreover, we are working on the development of a new product that improves people’s QOL (Quality of Life) in enjoyable ways. Our aim is to enable consumers to make daily efforts to improve their QOL in a fun manner by
making sleep and fatigue status visible and offering various services based on this information.
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Nintendo’s 2017 Annual Report now available in English
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment
Nintendo has published its annual report for the fiscal year that ended March 31st, 2017 in English online. You can read it here. It doesn’t really contain anything newsworthy that wasn’t shared at Nintendo’s 77th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, but if you want to read up on the structure of the company or its finances, it’s an interesting read.
Nintendo announces San Diego Comic-Con 2017 plans – Super Mario Odyssey playable and more
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Nintendo has announced its plans for this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. Fans at the expo or close to the San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina hotel can check out the company’s various offerings.
Those who stop by the ballroom can play games like Splatoon 2, Pokken Tournament DX, and Flip Wars. The New 2DS XL will be on hand as well. Competitions sponsored by Nintendo are also planned with prizes, along with a look at the Super NES Classic Edition hardware and Splatoon 2 game-themed activities.
Super Mario Odyssey will be playable at the San Diego Convention Center. While that game won’t be at the Marriott Marquis & Marina, many other titles will be present including:
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First photos of the Ash and Pikachu Nendoroid
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Update (7/13): Pre-orders have now opened. Links are below:
On a similar note, all of these shops are taking pre-orders for the Nendoroid More – Pokemon Kigurumi Face Parts Case:
Original (7/12): First announced at Wonder Festival back in February, we have the first actual photos of the Ash and Pikachu Nendoroid. Photos are attached below. Pre-orders should be opening in Japan tomorrow, and we’ll keep you updated on reservations at different retailers when they go up.
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My Nintendo adds three new ARMS wallpapers in North America
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My Nintendo members in North America have three new ARMS wallpapers to choose from on the rewards site.
You can order a general background, an image featuring Spring Man, and another for Min-Min. Each one is 50 Platinum Points. They also come in eleven different resolutions.
The various wallpapers are located on My Nintendo here.
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Natsume CEO on the split between Harvest Moon and Bokujo Monogatari, putting Light of Hope on Switch
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The Harvest Moon series went through a shakeup a few years ago. Marvelous took back ownership of the franchise – known as Bokujo Monogatari in Japan – and had XSEED publish future releases under the Story of Seasons name. Meanwhile, Natsume began to develop its own games under the original Harvest Moon title.
In an interview with GamesIndustry, Natsume CEO Hiro Maekawa reflected on the situation, calling it “a big surprise” and “really scary”. He said:
“That was a big surprise to us, especially to me. It was a really scary thing to me because we’d spent time and effort to establish a no-name farming simulation game to become one of the best-known farming simulation games for the entire family. We had tons of loyal Harvest Moon fans, but we couldn’t simply say to those loyal fans that there’s no Harvest Moon in the future. Fortunately, we learned and accumulated lots of know-how as to what Harvest Moon fans like and what makes them happy by localizing and publishing Harvest Moon games for the past 16 years, so we took that goodbye as a good opportunity for us, based upon our own experience, to take this franchise to the next step so we could continue to make all Harvest Moon fans very happy.”
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New Mario Kart Arcade GP VR video
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A new video has come in showing Mario Kart Arcade GP VR, a game planned for Bandai Namco’s VR Zone arcades. You can check it out below.
