Sakurai shares development details on Kirby Super Star
Posted on 1 year ago by Nicolas in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments
Following his previous videos detailing development on Kirby’s Dream Land and Kirby’s Adventure, Masahiro Sakurai has released a new video on his channel providing a closer look at Kirby Super Star’s development.
Sakurai mentions that the game was created with two core ideas in mind; two-player simultaneous play, and an “omnibus” collection format. The first of these was actually something requested by Shigeru Miyamoto, who had apparently been wanting to implement two-player simultaneous multiplayer into the Super Mario Bros. series, but couldn’t find a way to make it work with the fast-paced nature of those games.
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New details uncovered for rejected Retro Studios Zelda spin-off, Heroes of Hyrule
Posted on 1 year ago by Nicolas in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Several weeks ago, Did You Know Gaming? released a video providing details on a couple of cancelled spin-off games that Retro Studios (of Metroid Prime fame) had pitched to Nintendo for The Legend of Zelda series. Since then, they’ve managed to acquire new information on one of these two projects via an official 22-page document, a strategy game planned for the Nintendo DS titled Heroes of Hyrule.
The game would have featured a plot mostly exempt of Link, in which a young boy named Kori finds a book that, unbeknownst to him, was used to seal away Ganon 100 years ago. He would have gathered pages of the book unaware of its true purpose in order to learn more about the stories held within, which detail the adventures of a Goron, Rito, and Zora hero who venture to Ganon’s Castle in a effort to free Link from his evil clutches.
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SEGA explains why it went forward with the Sonic the Hedgehog movies
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
SEGA Sammy senior executive officer Toru Nakahara, who has also acted as a producer on the Sonic the Hedgehog movies, has provided some insight into the backstory and why the company decided to pursue films for the franchise.
In an interview with Pia, Nakahara said that even though Sonic has been a popular video game character in Japan, due to many factors including SEGA withdrawing from hardware department after the Dreamcast, there were times when Sonic was unable to flourish.
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Super Mario Bros. animated movie getting figures from Jakks Pacific
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
According to listings on Amazon, Jakks Pacific is working on a number of figures based on the Super Mario Bros. animated movie.
Products have been spotted for most of the main characters – Mario, Luigi, Bowser, and Toad. It’s unclear if there’ll be more, but that’s what Amazon has listed for now.
Ed Sheeran song “Celestial” to be featured in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
The Pokemon Company has announced a partnership with music superstar Ed Sheeran, and the two sides have teamed up with a new song, “Celestial”. This will appear in Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet.
The “Celestial” video, which was directed by the award-winning Yuichi Kodama, is inspired by Ed’s childhood fascination with the franchise. It features some of his favorite Pokemon such as Pikachu, Squirtle, Machamp, Snorlax, and more. The video follows a typical day in Ed’s life with a Pokemon twist and has a unique ‘sketch’ themed art direction from Yu Nagaba, whose style is reminiscent of the doodles that Ed drew of his Pokemon as a child.
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Nintendo game tester says they were reprimanded and eventually fired after asking leadership about unions
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Back in April, we heard that a NLRB complaint was filed after an unnamed worker claimed that Nintendo and global hiring firm Aston Carter violated their legally protected right to unionize. Axios now has more information.
The complaint was filed on behalf of Mackenzie Clifton, a veteran Nintendo game tester. Clifton claims Nintendo and Aston Carter had them fired in February because they asked Nintendo management a question about unions.
Discussing our Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hopes impressions, Detective Pikachu 2, and more | Nintendo Everything Refresh Ep. 026
Posted on 1 year ago by Nicholas Serpa in General Nintendo, Podcast, Switch | 0 comments
Mario’s next flagship release is just a few weeks away, and we were lucky to have an opportunity to go hands-on with Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope at a recent preview event! Join your hosts Nick, Nicolas and Dennis as they dive deep into what to look forward to in this upcoming intergalactic adventure. Then stay tuned for chitchat about the long-awaited Detective Pikachu sequel, Logitech’s new cloud-streaming handheld, and more!
First 4 Figures reveals new King Dedede statues
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
First 4 Figures has revealed a pair of new King Dedede statues as part of its Kirby line.
Two variants are planned. Fans can either pick up the regular version or masked version, and both have “standard” and “exclusive” versions. The exclusive edition contains a gold plated coin.
Below is some additional information about the statues:
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Samus Aran Metroid Dread figma release date set for October 2023, new photos, pre-orders open
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Good Smile has provided an update on its Samus Aran Metroid Dread figma with a final release date, new photos, and pre-orders.
The figure was first announced in February of this year, but was only shown with a concept image. Today, Good Smile announced that the Samus Aran Metroid Dread figma will be available in October 2023.
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E3 2023 dates announced
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
E3 2023 was previously said to be returning for 2023 after skipping its annual show this year, and the final dates have now been announced.
The expo will be back at the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC) for a four-day expo between Tuesday, June 13 and Friday, June 16, 2023. Separate industry and consumer days and spaces are planned. E3 also says it “will support and uplift partnered digital events taking place starting June 11 and running throughout the show.”
