Fire Emblem Music Collection: Piano – Faith & Engagement preview video
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in General Nintendo, Videos | 2 Comments
Two weeks ago, we reported on a new Fire Emblem music CD being released in Japan – Fire Emblem Music Collection: Piano – Faith & Engagement, which features piano arrangements of tracks from across the Fire Emblem series. Today, Symphony No.5, the team who are producing the CD, uploaded a video to Youtube which contains excerpts of all 16 tracks that are on the CD. Give it a watch:
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Target’s inventory system shows entry for standalone Wolf Link amiibo
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 25 Comments
The Wolf Link amiibo could finally be seeing a standalone release in North America. An entry has now appeared in Target’s inventory system, showing a price point of $15.99.
The only way to obtain Wolf Link at the moment is by purchasing the Zelda: Twilight Princess HD bundle. If Nintendo shares official news about offering the amiibo separately, we’ll be sure to let you know.
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Trio of mystery amiibo CPSIA certificates appear
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments
Three new CPSIA certificates have been spotted on Nintendo’s website. Two were published on Monday, with another one going up on today.
The item numbers of each certificate may give us insight into what these amiibo could be. One could be for a new double pack of some sort while the other two could be related to Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Of course, that’s just speculation for now.
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Luigi’s voice actor from Mario cartoons passes away
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments
Tony Rosato, known in the world of Nintendo as the voice of Luigi in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and the Super Mario World cartoon, has passed away. Rosato died on Monday of a heart attack. He was 62 years old.
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New Mario McDonald’s Happy Meal toys unboxing (wave 1)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 5 Comments
The first wave of new Mario toys included with McDonald’s Happy Meals in the UK are here. Six more will be rolled out over the next three weeks. Check out an unboxing video of the first wave courtesy of Nintendo Life below.
Runner3 blog Sadbot post, familiar faces “coming soon”
Posted on 8 years ago by Zack in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Previously confirmed in the Nintendo Force magazine, the Runner3 blog now has a short post on Sadbot.
While nothing that wasn’t covered in the Nintendo Force reveal was shown off, developer Choice Provisions provides a short tease at the end about future characters and familiar faces.
In the meantime, I would like to reiterate that Runner3 will feature faces both old and new. If you fear change, stay tuned! We’ll be talking more about some familiar faces in the near future…
You can read the full post here.
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Final Fantasy VII devs recall leaving Nintendo platforms, Square was told to “never come back”
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 186 Comments
Square made a major change with the Final Fantasy series starting with the seventh entry. Whereas previous titles graced Nintendo hardware, Final Fantasy VII only ended up on PlayStation. Since then, Square Enix has kept the main entries off Nintendo platforms.
Earlier this week, Polygon published a massive feature on Final Fantasy VII, which includes interviews with many of the RPG’s developers. At one point, the conversation specifically focused on settling on the PlayStation over the N64. Character programmer Hiroshi Kawai said “you would get nowhere near anything like a Final Fantasy running” on Nintendo hardware, later adding that he heard from the big N to “never come back.”
Former Square president Hisashi Suzuki commented on this subject many years ago. At the time, he claimed Nintendo became frustrated when Square left, but also when when Square later helped convince others (like Enix), to leave as well.
Here’s the full excerpt:
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The Legend of Zelda: Art and Artifacts Limited Edition revealed, only 10,000 copies
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 22 Comments
Update (1/10): Sold out on Amazon Canada, but now up on Amazon UK, Amazon Germany, and Amazon France.
Original (1/9): Many of you are likely aware that The Legend of Zelda: Art and Artifacts is slated for release next month. The book features art across the entire series, including Breath of the Wild. Fans can look forward to rare promotional pieces, game box art, instruction booklet illustrations, official character illustrations, sprite art, interviews with the artists, and more.
We now have word that Dark Horse Comics is preparing The Legend of Zelda: Art and Artifacts Limited Edition. The item, limited to just 10,000 copies, features an exclusive Master Sword cover and Acetate Slipcase.
As the official Amazon listing states:
“This exclusive edition of only 10,000 copies features an original cover with a raised 3D embossed Master Sword. The book fits into an acetate slip case that features a golden sheath for the Master Sword and emulates the sword being removed from the sheath when the book is removed from the top of the slipcase.
The sword itself is a 3D embossed sculpt with a metallic foil finish and is printed at the size of an actual sword hilt to give the reader the satisfaction of unsheathing the realistic-looking sword from the acetate sleeve sheathe that encases the book. The cover’s background features the Lost Woods in a deep, custom-mixed purple ink with a soft touch lamination and spot-gloss UV which is framed with metallic foil. The pages are gold gilded to round out the premium enhancements.”
The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts Limited Edition (and standard version) arrives on February 21. You can pre-order it on Amazon here or Amazon Canada here.
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The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask Life Size Replica pre-orders open
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments
First 4 Figures is now taking pre-orders for The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask Life Size Replica. It comes in deluxe full-color packaging, with a hand numbered base and authenticity card that allows you to purchase the same product number for future pieces in the Zelda Life Size Replica series.
The official dimensions are as follows:
Product Size:
Height – 25 inches (63cm)
Width – 23 inches (58cm)
Depth – 13 inches (33cm)Weight – 8KG
Similar to other First 4 Figures offerings, two versions of the statue are up for grabs. You can purchase the standard version ($354.99) or exclusive edition ($384.99). In the latter one, there are LEDs in the eyes of Majora’s Mask.
Note that it may take some time for orders to go through. First 4 Figures’ website is being hit with a ton of traffic, so it’s a bit slow.
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You can defeat Big Boos in Super Mario World by sliding down stairs
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 24 Comments
Did you know Big Boos can be defeated by sliding down stairs in Super Mario World. It’s the only Boo in the game that can be taken down in that manner, so perhaps it was an oversight on the part of Nintendo’s developers.
Some players definitely knew about this, but there are plenty who were completely unaware of it. How many of you tried out that little secret back in the day?
