Nintendo Minute – “Mario Kart 8 Deluxe LAN Party”
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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta have some fun with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in a LAN party. Watch the full episode below.
Reggie: 3DS announcements at E3 and beyond, support into 2018, acknowledges Virtual Console interest
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 85 Comments
Nintendo has once again reaffirmed its commitment to 3DS. If last night’s reveal of the New 2DS XL wasn’t enough, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime promises that more game announcements are in the pipeline – including some for E3.
Reggie told IGN:
“We will certainly be announcing new titles for the 3DS platform, and we’ll do that continuously. Some things that will be announced at E3. There will be some that we announce after E3. For us, E3 is an important event but it’s not the one defining moment. Obviously with Nintendo Direct, we’ve created means to speak directly to our consumer base. We want to provide news and information when we believe it’s most relevant.”
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Reggie on how Nintendo handles production, New 2DS XL supply won’t be an issue
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Switch | 15 Comments
The NES Classic Edition was tough to find ever since it launched towards the end of last year. Nintendo didn’t help the situation by announcing its discontinuation. In light of that, The Verge asked Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime about how Nintendo determines how many units of a product to make.
He said:
“We create a plan, we build our programs against that plan. But based on what we see in the marketplace we make adjustments, and we go from there.”
Regarding Switch, Reggie confirmed that Nintendo did indeed increase production following the early response.
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Reggie says NES Classic Edition sold 2.3 million worldwide, stopping production to focus on the future
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The last official sales figure for the NES Classic Edition was 1.5 million worldwide at the start of February. In an interview with TIME, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime confirmed that this number has increased to 2.3 million.
Reggie also spoke about the response to the NES Classic Edition and how production was initially increased following demand:
“We had originally planned for this to be a product for last holiday. We just didn’t anticipate how incredible the response would be. Once we saw that response, we added shipments and extended the product for as long as we could to meet more of that consumer demand.”
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Nintendo NY giving out Mario Kart 8 Deluxe poster through My Nintendo check in
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My Nintendo members located close to Nintendo NY have a chance to nab unique merchandise. If you check in with your My Nintendo QR Code when you visit the store, you’ll be provided with a unique Mario Kart 8 Deluxe poster. The offer is valid through April 30.
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Amazon UK: Skyward Sword Link amiibo, 3DS games up for pre-order
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Tekken 7 producer comments on possibility of Switch port
Posted on 7 years ago by Zack in General Nintendo, Switch | 40 Comments
In a recent interview with Gamespot, Tekken series producer Katsuhiro Harada commented on the possibility of Tekken 7 arriving on the Nintendo Switch. When asked about what the future would hold for Tekken 7 fans on the Switch, Harada had this to say:
“Officially, we can’t really comment on that because our company has strict policy about which titles we talk about for Switch. But personally, we’ve been so busy with trying to master up Tekken for the current platforms that we haven’t really had enough time to study the hardware. We couldn’t even buy it–it was sold out every time we went to look for it.”
Unfortunately, it seems like the possibility of Tekken 7 coming to the Switch is far in the future, at best. You can read the full interview here.
Kimishima has nothing to say about a SNES Mini right now
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Speculation about Nintendo bringing out a SNES Mini emerged last week. The Wall Street Journal reporter Takashi Mochizuki was able to ask president Tatsumi Kimishima about the rumor at the company’s financial results briefing today, though unsurprisingly, he didn’t say much. Kimishima simply said that he has nothing to talk about now.
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Genyo Takeda retiring from Nintendo
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 9 Comments
Genyo Takeda has been working at Nintendo since the early 1970s. Sadly, his time with the company is coming to an end. A document included with Nintendo’s latest financial results confirms that he’s retiring.
Takeda was most recently assigned the role of Representative Director and “Technology Fellow” in 2015. He has largely worked on the hardware side of things at Nintendo, but was the director and producer of several titles such as Punch-Out!! and Pilotwings 64.
Ko Shiota should be taking over Takeda’s role. This should all be made official following the 77th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on June 29.
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Taiko no Tatsujin: Yellow Version – Zelda: Breath of the Wild collaboration video
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The arcade game Taiko no Tatsujin: Yellow Version has been updated with new Nintendo collaboration content – specifically from Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Kirby. A video for the Zelda costume and music is posted below.
