Video: “The Nintendo Guessing Game”
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At E3 earlier this month, Nintendo hosted a game with some of its developers to find out just how much they know each other. Shigeru Miyamoto, Yoshiaki Koizumi, Hisashi Nogami, and Yosuke Kabuki all participated. See the full video below.
Details from Nintendo’s 77th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
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Update: Bumped to the top. All done. Some interesting responses from Tatsumi Kimishima, Shigeru Miyamoto, and others. We’ve rounded everything up below.
Original: Nintendo’s 77th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders is currently underway. We’ll be reporting on any news from the event as it happens below, courtesy of NStyles and cvxfreak.
Introduction
– Zelda: Breath of the Wild sales at 2.76 million units on Switch
– Zelda also sold 1.08 million copies on Wii U
– Total sales for Zelda at 3.84 million
– Switch sales at 2.74 million units during the most recent fiscal year
– Mario Maker and Kirby were well-received on 3DS
– Pokemon GO has helped sales of past Pokemon games; hardware sales up outside Japan
– On mobile, Mario Run and Fire Emblem Heroes well received
– NES/Famicom Mini also did well
– amiibo sales dropped due to lack of new games
– Assets increased by 172 billion yen
– Debt has increased by 82 billion yen, secondary assets up by 90 billion yen
– Nintendo focused on increased the populace’s access to Nintendo IP
– Working on growing game hardware & further establishing smart device biz
– Outside of games, USJ Super Nintendo World and other efforts are being made to increase appeal to past and future Nintendo fans
– 3DS sales surpassed 66 million
– 3DS software sales are on firm ground
– New 2DS XL and new games like Pokemon UltraSM/3rd party titles on the way
– Nintendo will work to continue the smart device games with new apps; Miitomo, Mario Run, FE Heroes released thus far with different concepts
– Nintendo Classic Mini Super Famicom out in Japan on 10/5, elsewhere in September; designs match what each region got originally
– Nintendo values creativity/originality and will release products that surprise consumers
– Nintendo Dividends: 430 yen/share
– Some talk about election/re-election of board members; Genyo Takeda is not seeking re-election
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Voice cast announced for Netflix’s new Castlevania animated series
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With Netflix’s new Castlevania animated series just a little over a week out, the show’s voice cast has been announced. Producer Adi Shankar and actor Graham McTavish unveiled the lineup in a new video that we have below.
Here’s the lineup in list form:
– Graham McTavish: Dracula
– Richard Armitage: Trevor Belmont
– James Callis: Alucard
– Alejandra Reynoso: Sypha Belnades
– Emily Swallow: Lisa Tepes
– Matt Frewer: The Bishop
– Tony Amendola: The Elder
Netflix’s Castlevania animated series debuts on July 7.
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Nintendo on choosing the games for the SNES Classic Edition, was “difficult” to release Super FX Chip titles on VC
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Famitsu sent Nintendo a few questions about the newly-announced Super NES Classic Edition / Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Famicom. The publication was able to get a couple of answers from the company about its new hardware.
First, Famitsu asked how the games were chosen for the Super NES Classic Edition overseas and the Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Famicom in Japan. Nintendo explained:
“It depends on the game’s popularity, whether people were familiar with it, and number of units sold. We carefully hand picked each title to ensure the game lineup appealed to a large audience, so it makes the SNES Classic an easy purchase.”
Monopoly Gamer – rules video, exclusive collector’s edition at GameStop
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We have a bit more on Monopoly Gamer, Hasbro’s new take on Monopoly featuring Mario.
To begin, here’s a new video explaining the rules, via Kotaku:
GameStop already appears to have Monopoly Gamer in stock. You can purchase an exclusive collector’s edition version for $40, which comes with a Bowser token not available anywhere else.
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Hasbro reveals “Monopoly Gamer” – new take on Monopoly with Mario
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Hasbro has revealed “Monopoly Gamer,” a new rendition of Monopoly featuring Super Mario. The board game has characters from Nintendo’s series, and also has coins instead of Monopoly money as well as special abilities.
Here’s the full rundown on Monopoly Gamer:
It’s the Monopoly game with a Nintendo twist as it joins forces with beloved Nintendo video game characters. Instead of standard Monopoly tokens, the game features Super Mario characters, each with their own special powers within gameplay. Play as Mario, Princess Peach, Yoshi, or Donkey Kong. Finish the game by defeating Bowser at the end! It’s not just about money in this game; players earn points by buying Properties, collecting Coins, and beating Bosses. The player with the highest score wins the game.
Features Nintendo’s Super Mario characters
Coins replace Monopoly money
Power-up die activates special abilities
Battle legendary BossesIncludes gameboard, 4 Nintendo Character tokens (Mario, Princess Peach, Yoshi, and Donkey Kong), 4 Character cards, 4 Reminder cards, 8 Boss cards, 16 Title Deed cards, 1 Numbered die, 1 Power -up die, 90 coins, and game guide.
Monopoly Gamer will cost $25. Hasbro will also be selling Monopoly Gamer Figure Packs for $4 a pop that contain a Character token, Character card, and Character sticker. Wario, Luigi, Toad, Boo, Rosalina, Diddy Kong, Fire Mario, and Tanooki Mario will be sold in packs.
Pikmin Short Movies, Hey! Pikmin wallpaper added to My Nintendo in North America
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My Nintendo added in three new rewards for North American members today. Each one is centered around Pikmin.
First up is Pikmin Short Movies HD (Wii U) and Pikmin Short Movies 3D (3DS). Both of these are 40 Gold Points each. You can also nab a Hey! Pikmin wallpaper for 50 Platinum Points.
The Pikmin Short Movies will be on My Nintendo until the start of September. You can use your points on the wallpaper until November 1.
Thanks to Adam S for the tip.
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Level-5 considering past projects for Switch, making Katrielle the new protagonist of Layton, Phoenix Wright crossover
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Another new interview is in with Akihiro Hino. This time, GameSpot is the latest outlet to have spoken with the Level-5 CEO. Topics include potentially bringing past projects to Switch, why Katrielle is the new protagonist of the Layton series (and whether or not she’s really Professor Layton’s daughter), and reminiscing on Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.
Find these excerpts from the interview below. You can read GameSpot’s full interview here.
Amazon Europe, GAME open pre-orders for the Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Entertainment System
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Update 7: Back up on Amazon Germany. You can order it here. Page says it won’t ship to the US, but it should work regardless.
Update 6: Sold out on Amazon Germany.
Update 5: Now up on Amazon Germany, but note that it won’t ship to the US.
Update 4: Sold out once again after just a few minutes.
Update 3 (6/27): Available again on Amazon UK. You can place an order from the US despite the page saying otherwise.
Update 2: Now sold out on Amazon UK.
Update: Amazon UK has opened pre-orders here. It should ship to the US despite the page saying otherwise.
Original (6/26): The first UK retailer has opened pre-orders for the Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Entertainment System. GAME is taking reservations here. Based on what we saw with the NES Mini, pre-orders are likely to sell out quickly.
Miyamoto on Mario – letting other devs work with the IP, New Donk City worries, not interested in remakes, more
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IGN has a lengthy new piece with Shigeru Miyamoto all about Mario. Miyamoto talked about letting other developers handle the IP, his initial worries with how players would react to New Donk City in Super Mario Odyssey, and not wanting to remake older games.
We’ve picked out some notable quotes below. The full article with more comments from IGN is located here.
