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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment

Starting today, the online exclusive Squirtle set is available for purchase at buildabear.com and buildabear.co.uk. Additionally the Ultra Ball Hoodie and Make-Your-Own Squirtle plush can be purchased separately at all U.S., U.K. and Canada Build-A-Bear Workshop stores.

Eevee is also back at Build-A-Bear Workshop. You can purchase the item once more at either buildabear.com and buildabear.co.uk. And just like Squirtle, the Make-Your-Own Eevee plush, and Poke Ball Sleeper, are available separately in U.S., U.K. and Canada stores.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

It’s not all leaks coming out of the Japan Expo Twitter account today. The account also confirmed that The Legend of Zelda mastermind Eiji Aonuma will hold a “The Art of The Legend of Zelda Series” masterclass at the convention in Paris in July.

Aonuma won’t be the first big Nintendo developer to appear at Japan Expo. Last year, Game Freak’s Junichi Masuda was there to talk about Pokemon and in 2015, Shigeru Miyamoto himself also held a masterclass there.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, General Nintendo, News, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments

It’s a new month, which also means new rewards on My Nintendo. Here’s what’s new in Europe:

Nintendo 3DS / Wii U software discounts:

20% discount on Nintendo Selects: Mario Tennis Open (3DS) – 300 Platinum Points

40% discount on The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (3DS) – 20 Gold Points

40% discount on The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (3DS) – 20 Gold Points

40% discount on The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii U) – 60 Gold Points

10% discount on Harvest Moon: Skytree Village (3DS) – 30 Gold Points

50% discount on F-ZERO (Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS) – 30 Gold Points

Smart device / PC rewards:

Wallpaper – Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Link – 50 Platinum Points

Wallpaper – Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 50 Platinum Points

Wallpaper – Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers: Akuma – 50 Platinum Points

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Starter Guide – 10 Gold Points

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Switch | 5 Comments

Just like in previous years, Twitch will be live streaming several days of Twitch coverage. The specific time slots are still being filled in, but we have an overall idea of the schedule.

Of course, you’ll be able to watch the Nintendo Spotlight video presentation on June 13. Additionally, Nintendo will be stopping by later that day as well as on June 15 to showcase upcoming titles on Twitch’s stage show.

Twitch is also teasing exclusive news from Nicalis on June 11. It’s not clear if the reveal will be Nintendo-related, but we do know that the company has been giving Switch a lot of love as of late.

In any case, Twitch’s live stream schedule for E3 2017 is as follows:

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Posted on 7 years ago by Andrew in General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments

Steve Butler, an employee from Archie Comics, has posted some concept art of a Metroid comic series that he had made for Archie Comics almost six years ago. Archie Comics wanted to do a licensed video game comic and they decided to go with Mega Man over Metroid in the end. Check out below to look at the concept art for the Metroid comic series.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Andrew in General Nintendo, News | 10 Comments

A recent article from Serkan Toto has just reported that the Pokemon Company has disclosed their financials from over the past five years. During this past year. their sales profit has gone up by 26 times then the previous fiscal year.

Here is The Pokemon Company’s net profit for the last five years (all past fiscals ended on the last day of February):

• 15th fiscal (for the year that ended on February 28, 2013): US$16.6 million
• 16th fiscal: US$10.6 million
• 17th fiscal: US$18.4 million
• 18th fiscal: US$5.6 million
• 19th fiscal: US$143.3 million

It is most likely that the jump in sales have to do with the releases of Pokemon GO and Pokemon Sun & Moon from last year. Overall, it is amazing how big their profit blew up from last year compared to the year before that.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 67 Comments

Update: Ubisoft has now shared the news on its blog. We’ve added in their official comments below.

Original: French outlet Challenges provides a first look at a new logo that Ubisoft will be using going forward. We’ve attached it above.

Speaking with the site, Ubisoft’s Courtney Riss spoke about wanting to take advantage of the spiral design, which signifies original creation – along the lines of the Big Bang. However, it needed to be modernized so that it would be more direct and simple.

This is the third time in Ubisoft’s history that the company is changing its logo with four designs overall. Here’s a look at past designs:

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments

Like some other Zelda amiibo, the Wolf Link figure isn’t the easiest thing to purchase at a standard price. That could be changing soon, however.

A new listing on Nintendo of America’s CPSIA page indicates that the Wolf Link amiibo experienced a new manufacturing run this month. More units may very well be distributed at retailers very soon.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments

The Nintendo UK store is now taking pre-orders for the new variations of the Link amiibo. These include the Majora’s Mask, Twilight Princess, and Skyward Sword versions. Pre-order them all here.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 5 Comments

In this week’s issue of Famitsu, Seiken Densetsu Collection producer Masaru Oyamada is interviewed. Oyamada spoke about why the package was brought to Switch and also teased new developments for the series’ 25th anniversary.

Below are several tidbits from the interview, as translated by Gematsu:

• (Regarding the release of Seiken Densetsu Collection🙂 When I thought that I wanted to release a packaged edition that compiles the first three Seiken Densetsu games, Nintendo Switch, the most suitable hardware, was announced. The platform makes it easy for users to enjoy multiplayer.
• Today’s elementary school students only know the latest high-definition graphic titles. I want parents and children to enjoy the classic Seiksen Densetsu titles together.
• The point I want you to pay attention to is the transition and connection of the series. I want you to become acquainted with these amazing games released over 20 years ago.
• The tricks from the original versions of the games were left almost as is.
• (Regarding a new title:) Of course, I would like to announce new developments on the series’ 25th anniversary.
• It’s still undecided, but there may be some sort of movement when playing Seiken Densetsu Collection.
• I want to develop the series more and more from here on. Please support us.

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