Kirby 25th anniversary message from HAL Laboratory
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Kirby recently celebrated a big event – specifically the series’ 25th anniversary. With that big day in mind, two representatives from HAL Laboratory shared messages on Miiverse.
Satoshi Ishida started off with a brief introduction. He then passed things off to Shinya Kumazaki, who has directed most of the latest Kirby games.
The full message is below:
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Hallmark planning Super Mario ornaments
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 15 Comments
Hallmark is preparing some special Super Mario ornaments. One picture shows Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi.
Mario and Yoshi are both up on Hallmark’s website here. Mario should be available starting July 15, while Yoshi is coming later on October 7. Luigi will apparently be sold in October as well, but it’s not on Hallmark’s site just yet.
Below are a few pictures:
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Japanese post offices will be selling Super Mario stamps at the end of June
Posted on 7 years ago by Fernando in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments
It has recently been announced that new Super Mario stamps will be sold in Japanese post offices at the end of June – specifically June 28. A variety of pictures were made featuring Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and even Toad.
You can see all of the different Mario stamps below.
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WayForward teams up with Volks for Shantae CharaGumin figure
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
WayForward is moving forward with an official Shantae figure. Creator Matt Bozon shared the news on his personal Twitter page.
Shantae will be getting her very own CharaGumin figure in partnership with Volks. A price, release date, and more will be announced later down the road.
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New Splatoon amiibo up for pre-order on Amazon Germany
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments
Amazon Germany is now taking pre-orders for the new amiibo launching with Splatoon 2. The new Inkling Boy and Girl plus Squid are located here. In case you’re wondering, all three should ship to the United States.
Amazon UK cancelling Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia pre-orders
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 14 Comments
Some concerns are being raised regarding the overseas release of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia. Amazon UK is cancelling pre-orders that had been previously been placed. In an email to customers, the retailer states: “Our supplier has informed us that this item is no longer available.”
Over on Amazon US, the listing for Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia has been pulled. However, it’s still up on Amazon Canada, Amazon Germany, and Amazon France.
The Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia is supposedly planned for June 15 outside of Japan. We should be finding out pretty soon if that date is still on track.
Thanks to Stuart S for the tip.
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Deus Ex, Unreal composer working at Retro Studios
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 31 Comments
Accomplished video game composer Alexander Brandon has revealed that he’s working at Retro Studios. Brandon wouldn’t say what he’s involved with, but did mention that “the work is incredibly exciting and the team is awesome”.
Brandon has contributed to a variety of franchises and individual games. He previously worked on the Deus Ex and unreal series as well as Tyrian, Jazz Jackrabbit 2, Thief: Dark Shadows, Neverwinter Nights 2, Dust: An Elysian Tail, Alpha Protocol, and Torment: Tides of Numenera.
Here’s Brandon’s Facebook message:
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Nintendo Minute – Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Limited Edition unboxing
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Videos | 1 Comment
This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta unbox the Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Limited Edition. Check it out below.
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Ben Heck manages to get the SNES PlayStation in working order
Posted on 7 years ago by Fernando in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
In the latest episode of The Ben Heck Show, hacking enthusiast Ben Heck managed to test the forgotten SNES PlayStation prototype that Sony created for Nintendo. This machine never saw commercialization due to the partnership of Nintendo with Philips in order to create CD games, and it was ultimately the precursor of the first Sony’s PlayStation.
However, since it was first discovered a few years back, this prototype has ended in Ben Heck’s hands and now we got a video that shows how he tests every component and finally achieves to make it load a CD-ROM based game.
You can see the full video below. It really is fascinating.
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Play Nintendo Show episode 19: “Zooming Around Nintendo HQ with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe”
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Switch, Videos | 7 Comments
The latest episode of the Play Nintendo Show, featuring Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, has gone live. Andrew and Jenna race around Nintendo of America’s headquarters and share the best parts of Switch’s racer. Check out the full episode below.
