Hideki Kamiya is now a vice president at PlatinumGames, studio still open to continuing with Bayonetta
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 22 Comments
Bayonetta and The Wonderful 101 director Hideki Kamiya has a new position within PlatinumGames. IGN reports that he’s a vice president at the company, but is also “working on the mentorship and development of staff” in addition to assisting studio lead Atsushi Inaba in planning the studio’s future.
Kamiya is still working on games despite his new role. For his next project, he wants to create “something that really waves the Kamiya banner proudly. A game where you will know instantly that it came from me.”
Inaba, who spoke to IGN, also reiterated the possibility of continuing with the Bayonetta series:
“We enjoyed working on Scalebound and we want to sort of continue to explore that type of new genre. At the same time, you know, were we to continue Bayonetta, we have a certain fan base that really wants to play that kind of game, and if we were to develop that we’d want to give them the experience that they’re looking for.”
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
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Nyannyan Neko Mario Time episode 91
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, General Nintendo, Switch, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
The latest episode of Nintendo’s Japanese show Nyannyan Neko Mario Time has now gone live. We’ve included it below.
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Nintendo Spotlight: E3 2017 presentation thought to be about 30 minutes long
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 82 Comments
Update: The exact terminology Nintendo uses is that the Treehouse stream starts at “about” 9:30 PM PT. Again, we don’t think that leaves much leeway for a video much more than 30 minutes, but perhaps it’ll go slightly over.
Original: We’ve heard hints that the Nintendo Spotlight: E3 2017 presentation would be at least a half hour long. It actually looks like it’ll be pretty much 30 minutes on the spot.
With Nintendo elaborating a bit more on its E3 plans today, the company said that Nintendo Treehouse: Live at E3 begins at 9:30 AM PT / 12:30 PM ET next Tuesday (10 AM PT / 1 PM ET on Wednesday and Thursday). We also know that Nintendo Spotlight: E3 2017 will begin at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET. That doesn’t really much room for the presentation to be more than a half hour long.
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Super Nintendo World activity happening at Universal Studios Japan
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Images | 2 Comments
Update: Rather than photos of the actual Super Nintendo World, what we may have here instead is a stage of sorts being prepared for an upcoming event. One of the photos also appears to have the word “Grand” hidden in the back. In any case, these might not be construction photos.
Original: It was assumed that construction on Super Nintendo World was just starting a little over a month ago. That’s now official, with the first true photos emerging today. It’s obviously very early on, but construction images show Warp Pipes and Piranha Plants plus brick walls.
Thanks to the bunch of you that sent this in.
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My Nintendo adds several new rewards in North America
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 25 Comments
A number of new rewards have been added to My Nintendo in North America. Most are discounts as you would expect, though a couple of extra ones are thrown in as well. Members also have access to Mario Kart 8 DLC Pack 1 on Wii U and a Mario Kart 8 Deluxe wallpaper featuring Link.
The lineup of rewards is as follows:
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Nintendo’s 77th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders taking place on June 29
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments
Nintendo’s 77th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders now has a scheduled date. The event will be held in Japan on June 29. Although there won’t be any major news or announcements here, there should be an extensive Q&A with Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima.
Fire Emblem dev has interest in featuring full voice acting again in the future
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 29 Comments
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia makes full use of voice acting. It’s true that past entries have had voice over before, but with the 3DS remake, characters are entirely voiced. This may not be a one time thing, as Intelligent Systems director Toshiyuki Kusakihara has expressed interest in bringing it back in the future.
Italian site Multiplayer.it asked Kusakihara if the full voice acting will return in the future. To that, he did in fact say that he hopes to bring it back in future releases.
Continue on below for our full translation of this particular question / answer.
First look at Pokemon Sun/Moon’s Lillie Nendoroid
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
At Wonder Festival earlier this year, several Nintendo-related figures were announced and showcased. Among these was a new Nendoroid of Lillie from Pokemon Sun/Moon.
At the time, we only had a general image of what the figure would look like. Now, however, we have an actual photo. Our first look at the Lillie Nendoroid is pictured above. It arrives in November.
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[Let’s Talk] What are you playing? – June 2017
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Let's Talk | 22 Comments
A new month is here! We’ve just entered June, so that means we want to know what you’ve been playing.
Have you started up something entirely new for the month? Have you given Fire Emblem Echoes a shot? Or maybe you’re trying something on Switch like Disgaea 5 Complete or Ultra Street Fighter II. Whatever the case, let us know in the comments below!
Highlights from last week’s topic: How do you feel about ARMS?
Various deals at Amazon, GameStop – Xenoblade Chronicles X for $22 and more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 0 comments
Amazon and GameStop both have a new notable deals running at the moment. Highlights include Xenoblade Chronicles X for $22, Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse on 3DS for under $18, and deals on the Pokemon Monopoly sets.
We’ve rounded up a few notable deals at both retailers below.
Amazon
Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse – $17.40 (was $30)
Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack – $20.76 (was $30)
Monopoly: Pokemon Kanto Edition – $24.39 (was $45)
Monopoly: Pokemon Johto Edition – $36 (was $45)
GameStop
Pokken Pro Pad Pikachu Controller – $11 (was $15)
Xenoblade Chronicles X – $22 (was $30)
Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson – $24 (was $30)
Mario-branded Wii Remote controllers – $30 each (were $40 each)
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE – $35 (was $40)
