Nindies@Night 2016 video recap – interviews and highlights
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, General Nintendo, Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Earlier this month, Nindies@Night was hosted for a second consecutive year. Various indie games were on display along with their developers. Nintendo has now put up a recap which you can watch below.
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Pokemon Generations animated shorts announced – revisits each generation of the games
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Following in the footsteps of Pokemon Origins, Pokemon Generations has been announced. It’s a new animated series that revisits each generation of the Pokemon games “to shed new light on some timeless moments.” We’ll see “the earliest days in the Kanto region to the splendor of the Kalos region”.
18 episodes of Pokemon Generations will air each week through December 23. You can expect each one to be around three to five minutes long.
Here’s a trailer:
The first two episodes of Pokemon Generations debuts this Friday at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET / 5 PM in the UK / 6 PM in Europe on The Pokemon Company’s YouTube channel. Check out some art below.
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Kevin Pereira puts out Nintendo-related Snapchat teases, should be for GameStop Expo 2016 presentation
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 43 Comments
GameStop Expo 2016 will be hosted this week. Just like previous years, Nintendo will be in attendance, and a presentation should be delivered at some point.
Judging by new Snapchats from Kevin Pereira – former co-host of G4’s Attack of the Show! and last year’s Nintendo World Championships – he’ll be handling things for Nintendo. That makes sense, as it wouldn’t be the first time he’s done so.
Now, some folks are running wild with dreams of an NX reveal or something along those lines. While it’s not entirely impossible, it’s very much unlikely. We could hear about items such as new bundles or smaller product announcements, but the unveiling of the platform specifically at this event is improbable. In any case, there might be some Nintendo news this week – even if it’s small. We’ll see.
Thanks to Pocholo S for the tip.
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DrinkBox “very satisfied” with Guacamelee’s Wii U sales, hopes to work on NX
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
Next week, DrinkBox’s Severed will land on the Wii U eShop. It’ll be the second release on Nintendo platforms from the indie developer. Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition previously released on the Wii U eShop.
Regarding Guacamelee’s sales on Wii U, DrinkBox told NintendOn:
“We were very satisfied with the performance of Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition on the Wii U so are excited to be bringing Severed to the Wii U/3DS. I’m not sure if cross buy will boost the game’s sales but we really just wanted to give the Nintendo player base the option to decide how they wanted to enjoy Severed.”
DrinkBox was also asked about the possibility of Severed on NX or something new entirely. There’s nothing to announce, but the company does hope to work with the platform in the future.
“Maybe? We don’t even know what the NX is so it is impossible for us to say. What I can say is that we’ve been happy to work on the Wii U and 3DS so hopefully can continue that relationship with Nintendo’s NX – whatever it is!”
Suda51 wants to remake / remaster Killer7
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, General Nintendo, News | 8 Comments
Grasshopper Manufacture made Killer7 for the GameCube and PlayStation 2 in partnership with Capcom over a decade ago. Goichi Suda, known for his work on projects like No More Heroes, directed the game. Now he’s interested in seeing it return.
Speaking with Hardcore Gamer, Suda51 said:
Basically, you are staying faithful to the vision so that new audiences can see it as intended. That’s exciting. Are there any other old works that you have done that you are hoping to revisit, to give this type of remastering treatment?
I feel that Killer 7 is the hardest of my games to play. I want to and feel that I need to do something about that. A remake, or remaster or something like that… (Sly grin.)
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Why Japan’s prime minister lacked Mario’s mustache during the Rio 2016 Olympics closing ceremony
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments
The closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympics had a rather big tie-in to Nintendo. Mario was shown in a video clip, and Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe came out of a Warp Pipe dressed as Mario to ring in the next event in Tokyo.
Abe’s “cosplay” was received favorably. Heck, even the G20 leaders were praising him for it. However, some wondered why his outfit did not include Mario’s famous mustache.
My Nintendo now shows expiring points over the next three months
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 30 Comments
All My Nintendo points have an expiration date. With Platinum Points, they’re valid six months after you collect them. Gold Points stick around a little longer at 12 months.
Now that we’re nearly six months into My Nintendo, points you’ve accumulated may be on the way out. And thankfully, the service now shows when that’ll be happening. If you visit this page, you’ll be able to see how many Regular Platinum Points, Miitomo Platinum Points, and Gold Points are expiring over the next three months. Currently, that’s September, October, and November. My Nintendo should update at the end of the month to show things for December.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
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Iwata wrote messages to Nintendo’s various employees before passing away last year
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 12 Comments
Since the passing of Satoru Iwata, we’ve heard some interesting stories about the late Nintendo president. For instance, he was said to have worked from his hospital bed on various projects and kept in touch with The Pokemon Company president Tsunekazu Ishihara on Pokemon GO.
The latest issue of Toyo Keizai has a Nintendo feature, and offers additional background information as to how Iwata approached his work while being ill. It seems that he wrote frequent messages aimed at all employees after leaving the hospital. Thinking about Nintendo’s future, it sounds like he wanted to leave the things he inherited from his predecessors to others.
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Get some amiibo for cheap on Amazon
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments
Amazon has some decent deals on amiibo at the moment. Various figures are between the $4 and $7 range, including King Dedede, Inkling Girl (green), and Lucas. You can find the full lineup here.
Nintendo Minute – “Paper Mario: Color Splash Let’s Color!”
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos, Wii U | 6 Comments
This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta play some Paper Mario: Color Splash and try out the Golden Colosseum level. Watch it below.
