Nintendo’s win confirmed in patent case against Mii characters
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments
In 2011, RecogniCorp filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Nintendo. The company claimed that Mii characters used the same techniques described in the patent for making police sketches of suspects.
But on Friday, a federal appeals court determined that the patent asserted against Nintendo by RecogniCorp should never have been granted. The lawsuit has come to a close as a result.
Ajay Singh, Nintendo of America’s director of litigation and compliance said of the verdict:
“We are very pleased with the court’s decision. The decision marks another case in which Nintendo’s unique ideas overcame unjustified threats of patent infringement. Nintendo has a long history of developing innovative products and we will continue to vigorously defend all our products from meritless patent lawsuits.”
Source: Nintendo PR
My Nintendo (Europe): Five new rewards are now available
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments
It’s the start of a new month, which means new rewards are now available on My Nintendo. In Europe, five new rewards have gone live, and the big theme this month seems to be Street Fighter.
For 20 Gold Points, Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers, Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting and Street Fighter Alpha 2 on Wii U and New Nintendo 3DS are all 30% off. Also for 20 Gold Points, Etrian Odyssey IV on 3DS is 20% off.
Finally, you can get a Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers phone wallpaper for 50 Platinum Points.
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UT Grand Prix 2017 – official Nintendo x UNIQLO contest winners announced
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 8 Comments
Last July, UNIQLO kicked off a special UT Grand Prix 2017 contest in partnership with Nintendo. Fans around the world were tasked with creating t-shirt designs based on the big N’s various franchises. Shigeru Miyamoto was even involved as one of the judges.
Over 16,000 people submitted entries for the contest. Today, the full results were announced.
The first place, grand prize winner from Japan is below (men’s / women’s / kids’ designs):
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Clue: The Legend of Zelda out tomorrow
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 17 Comments
USAopoly isn’t slowing down with its Nintendo releases. Tomorrow, the company will be putting out Clue: The Legend of Zelda. Amazon has it up here via a third-party.
Here’s the official description:
“In The Legend of Zelda Clue Collector’s Edition, the Dark Lord Ganondorf has stolen the Triforce and is threatening Hyrule with his evil plans to rule the world! In order to fulfill the prophecy and defeat Ganondorf, you must find out WHO possesses the power to defeat Ganondorf, WHAT item is required to defeat him, and WHERE he has established his hidden lair.”
This version of Clue will fully maintain the Zelda touch. It features special “Metal Hero Movers” (Master Sword, Fairy Bow, Megaton Hammer, Boomerang, Hookshot, Bombchu)” and personality cards of Link, Impa, Nabooru, Zelda, Rauru, and Darunia.
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Nintendo files takedown notice against fan-made Zelda: Breath of the Wild NES
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 116 Comments
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild NES received a great deal of attention this month. Inspired by Nintendo’s own 2D prototype, it looked to take the same concepts and turn it into more of a full-fledged game.
Unfortunately, just as we and many others feared, Nintendo caught wind of the project and sent a takedown notice. Creator Winter Drake confirmed the news on his Twitter page and also passed along the big N’s message.
Genyo Takeda isn’t fully stepping away from Nintendo
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 17 Comments
Included with Nintendo’s latest financial results was news concerning longtime employee Genyo Takeda. Takeda, a “Technology Fellow” who worked at the company for well over 40 years, is retiring as of June.
Takeda isn’t leaving Nintendo entirely, however. President Tatsumi Kimishima addressed Takeda’s status during the Q&A session of a financial results briefing this week. According to Kimishima, he will still be on hand as an adviser, as Nintendo needs his support to educate younger staff. His relationships, experience, and knowledge are also key.
Kimishima reiterated the same comments with Nikkei, noting that Takeda is a very important talent and has been involved with the development of hardware down to Switch with his leadership. After his resignation, he will not only be supporting the development of new technology, but will also instruct younger staff.
Video: The making of First 4 Figures’ Amaterasu Life Size Bust
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 1 Comment
Yesterday, First 4 Figures unveiled its latest work: the Amaterasu Life Size Bust. The news was accompanied by a making of video with additional details, which you can watch below.
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Unholy Night: The Darkness Hunter boxart
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments
Unholy Night: The Darkness Hunter is an unexpected, new SNES game from former SNK staffers. The 2D fighter features “eight special moves for the player to master as well as super moves that makes use of a three-level meter” across Story, Versus, Survival, and Practice modes.
Thanks to Amazon, we now have the boxart for Unholy Night: The Darkness Hunter. Take a look at the image above.
First 4 Figures is making an Amaterasu Life Size Bust (Okami)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment
A new Okami product is coming from First 4 Figures. The company has unveiled an Amaterasu Life Size Bust, with pre-orders beginning early next week. It will be the first Life Size Bust product launch in First 4 Figures’ Okami line.
Reservations will begin on Tuesday. An hour after a live stream takes place (times in the graphic above), you’ll be able to put in a pre-order.
Source: First 4 Figures email
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Dragon Quest creator reflects on DQ VIII, wants to aim for “a fusion of the virtual and the real”
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments
Dragon Quest VIII is arguably one of the more important entries in the series. This was in part due to the game’s world, which was quite huge at the time.
Speaking about Dragon Quest VIII in this month’s issue of Game Informer, series creator Yuji Horii said:
“If you can see a mountain in the distance, you can run to that mountain and climb up it. Nowadays, this is pretty commonplace technology, but when Dragon Quest VIII was first released, this was groundbreaking.”
“I thought that laying out the story as a guiding path would make it possible to adventure and have fun in the world. While we have provided that path, we also intended for it to be possible to diverge from the path and enjoy the game freely.”
