The Game Awards 2016 – AM2R, Pokemon Uranium removed as nominees for “Best Fan Creation”
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AM2R (Another Metroid 2 Remake) and Pokemon Uranium were both nominated as “Best Fan Creation” for The Game Awards 2016. Strangely, both are now missing. Brutal Doom 64 and Enderal: The Shards of Order are now the only two projects remaining in the category.
Given how AM2R and Pokemon Uranium were both Nintendo-made fan creations, the big N may have played a role in their removal from The Game Awards. The company went after both pretty heavily earlier this year.
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Nintendo protects U-shaped controller design in Europe
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A number of months ago, it was discovered that Nintendo filed for a new patent under the name “Training Implement, Training System, and Input Device”. It was originally registered in October 2014, and published back in April. What we saw seemed to be a new U-shaped controller intended for exercise with features such as acceleration, gyro, and the ability to detect temperature.
The patent is now back in the news as a similar listing has been found in Europe. Over on the EUIPO, Nintendo submitted an application on October 10 to protect the design of the controller. It was only just published last Tuesday.
Apparently Nintendo submitted three separate entries for parts of this controller (but not the controller as a whole) to be registered as an intellectual property. According to ntower, this would make it possible to attach additional parts to the controller. It also says that only the design has been registered as an intellectual property, but not the function of the buttons and such, which might be because this is an intellectual property rather than a patent.
Off-screen Cruis’n Blast footage
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Raw Thrills and Nintendo’s new arcade game Cruis’n Blast is starting to make its appearance. Arcade Heroes captured some off-screen footage from IAAPA 2016, which we’ve posted below.
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Pokemon receiving new “Game Traveler Essentials Packs” next week
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According to Amazon, several “Game Traveler Essentials Packs” are slated for next week. They’ll come in three main versions: Solgaleo, Lunala, and “Pokemon Group“. There’s also a Solgaleo & Lunala option. A case, stylus, screen protectors, cleaning cloth, and two game card cases are included.
Get a closer look at the different packs below. Each one costs $20.
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My Nintendo giving out Platinum Points for participating in Holiday Sweepstakes
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In this week’s Nintendo Download report, the My Nintendo Holiday Sweepstakes was highlighted. If you choose the five gifts on your wish list this year, you could win a prize pack featuring Mario, Pokemon, Zelda, or Animal Crossing products.
Even if you don’t win anything, there’s an extra benefit: My Nintendo points. Those who participate in the sweepstakes will be provided with 10 Platinum Points. Additionally, you’ll earn another 10 points if you share your most-wanted gift list on Facebook.
Thanks to TruExtent for the tip.
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Nintendo Minute – “Pokemon Month – Our Adventure Begins in the Alola Region”
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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Pokemon month continues with some Pokemon Sun/Moon gameplay. Watch the full episode below.
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Eiji Aonuma wins Lifetime Achievement Award at 2016 Golden Joysticks
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Last year, late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Golden Joysticks. Another important staffer at the company was given the same honor today: Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma.
Aonuma wasn’t in attendance, but he did deliver a thoughtful pre-recorded speech. We have it in full below.
Aside from Aonuma’s award, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess was selected as the best Nintendo game of the year while Pokemon GO picked up a win as the best handheld/mobile title as well as Innovation of the Year.
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The Cat Mario Show – “Pokemon Playtime 2” (North America)
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Nintendo has uploaded a new North American episode of The Cat Mario Show focusing specifically on Pokemon. Watch it below.
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Pokemon Generations episode 13
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The latest episode of Pokemon Generations is now live on the official Pokemon YouTube channel. We’ve gone ahead and attached it below.
Pokemon Generations revisits each generation of the Pokemon games and sheds new light on some timeless moments. New episodes will be available weekly through December 23.
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The Song of Seven’s Wii U version canned, but could come to Nintendo platforms in the future
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The Song of Seven is the latest indie title that will no longer be coming to Wii U. However, rather than simply being cancelled due to the arrival of Switch, Enlightened Games seems to have encountered technical issues getting the game running properly on the console.
The developer did note in a Kickstarter update that they’ll “continue to work with Nintendo on the possibility of release on future Nintendo platforms with new hardware better aligned with our game engine.”
The full update reads:
“Firstly, we need to address the state of the union with Nintendo development. After more than a year of attempting to tweak, re-tweak, re-create, and optimize, we have run out of options for being able to make the game work on the Wii U console. This means we will be cancelling the game’s Wii U specific version, which we first thought of all of our Wii U backers before making this tough decision. We found that there is no feasible way to transition the game to that specific console without rebuilding the game from the ground up. Don’t fret, though, Nintendo faithful backers. We will continue to work with Nintendo on the possibility of release on future Nintendo platforms with new hardware better aligned with our game engine. We sincerely apologize in regards to our unforeseen obstacles, but there is a slight silver lining. In addition to releasing on the Playstation 4, we are currently working with Microsoft to add release on the Xbox One, with both versions releases slated in 2017, bringing you more options to play the game on.. If you chose to back with a Nintendo copy, but would like to choose a different copy of the game, we would be happy to send you a steam/drm free, or shoot you a copy for Xbox One/PS4 when released.”
