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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 24 Comments

Nintendo has picked up “a resounding win” in a case against Jeramie King and his affiliated business, Go Cyber Shopping Ltd. – the seller of circumvention devices. A Canadian federal court ruled in favor of Nintendo of America, determining that the distribution of circumvention devices including “flashcarts,” “modchips” and “game copiers” (like Sky3DS, Gateway 3DS) is illegal.

Nintendo has been awarded $12.76 million (CAD) against Go Cyber Shopping, including $1 million in punitive damages. According to the big N, this marks the first time that Canadian Copyright Act’s Anti-Circumvention law has been put to the test. King will also be issuing an apology on his website for the damage that he caused to Nintendo as well as its developers and partners.

Devon Pritchard, Nintendo of America’s General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Business Affairs, said in a statement:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 16 Comments

Mobot Studios is no more. The indie developer announced through Twitter today that the company has closed.

Although Mobot Studios won’t be around any longer, Crescent Moon Games will be handling the team’s games to ensure that they remain on the eShop.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 4 Comments

The Zelda 30th anniversary concert album recently came out in Japan. We unbox the full contents below (specifically from the Limited Edition).

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First 4 Figures has a video up on its YouTube page discussing the creation of the new Zelda: Breath of the Wild Link statue in-depth. The documentary, clocking in at an hour, can be seen below.

By the way, Best Buy has once again shifted the release date for the statue. It’s now planned for March 13.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Fernando in General Nintendo, Switch | 4 Comments

President of Nintendo America Reggie Fils-Aimé has written a moving thank-you letter to all Nintendo fans in order to celebrate the launch day of Switch. Additionally, he reminds us that this will be a great year for the new console because of all the new titles that we can look forward to.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment

There are two really interesting new additions to Nintendo’s Japanese website: a Legend of Zelda portal and a Mario portal.

You can learn more about each series’ characters and games there. The Legend of Zelda portal is especially interesting since it also features behind-the-scenes info like artwork and production notes (though that section is a bit bare at the moment). There’s also a section that’s not available yet called “Keywords”, marked as “coming soon”. You will likely be able to find infos about recurring themes and names from the Legend of Zelda series there, like the Triforce or the Master Sword.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

The latest episode of the Play Nintendo Show is live. For the latest entry, Andrew and Jenna share some of their favorite Nintendo Selects games. Check out the video below.

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Mobile, News | 1 Comment

My Nintendo has added in another Super Mario Run reward. For 300 Platinum Points, the Gold Peach Statue can be yours. The Mario and Bowser Gold statues are still on My Nintendo as well.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 26 Comments

Update: Bumped to the top. Added in official upload of the trailer plus a short video.

Original: The first full trailer for Pokemon the Movie: I Choose You! just aired on the Japanese show Oha Suta. View the recording on YouTube below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 13 Comments

A new Pokemon-related trademark has been filed in Japan. Nintendo, Creatures Inc., and Game Freak nabbed the name “Pokedaringu”.

At the moment, we can’t say for sure if the trademark will actually be used, and what the final name could be overseas. It could be something along the lines of PokeDaring or PokeDulling.

Also worth noting, this isn’t actually confirmed to be a game. It could even be a merchandise line or even just an item in a game.

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