Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 21 Comments

The 64DD was made as an expansion to the Nintendo 64, allowing the console to use more memory and offering a handful of exclusive games. It saw a brief run in Japan, but never headed overseas. That’s why a new find may end up being very interesting.

Over on the ASSEMbler forums, user “PostedOval” claims to have come across a U.S. version of the 64DD. Although this person shared some photos that seems to indicate that it’s legitimate, we can’t completely say that it’s definitely real. We’ll let you know if there are any other developments pertaining to the situation.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Switch, Wii U | 5 Comments

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild made YouTube’s chart as one of the top trending games of June. Stemming from its big appearance at E3, Breath of the Wild ended up at the seventh spot. Minecraft: Story Mode – a game available on Wii U – was number one. You can see the full results above.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos, Wii U | 4 Comments

At Japan Expo 2016 last week, the Squid Sisters stopped by for a concert. View Callie and Marie’s full performance below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments

Some new information about Nintendo and Universal Studios Japan’s partnership emerged earlier tonight from the newest issue of Mainichi Shinbun. Now we have even more details from Sankei Shinbun.

It’s noted in the newspaper that Harry Potter area at Universal Studios Japan needed $400 million. For the Nintendo section, costs could exceed $500 million.

Other than that, multiple attractions/restaurants/stores are being jointly developed between Nintendo and Universal Studios Japan. The Nintendo area may also be “officially announced” to the public sometime before year’s end.

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The newest issue of Mainichi Shinbun has some additional tidbits about Nintendo’s partnership with Universal Studios.

Mainichi Shinbun learned from the boss of Universal Studios Japan that the Mario area will “exceed” the Harry Potter section. He also said that “many” of Nintendo’s IPs are under consideration for the theme park aside from Mario. Finally, it’s once again said that the Nintendo area of Universal Studios Japan will be open by the 2020 Olympics.

Nintendo announced its collaboration with Universal Studios last May. Specifics were not shared at the time, and the two sides have mostly been keeping things under wraps.

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Play-Asia and AmiAmi are now accepting pre-orders for a number of upcoming Pokemon figures. You can reserve the Pokken Tournament-based Mewtwo and Lucario Variable Action Heroes as well as Brock & Geodude & Vulpix and Joy & Chansey from the G.E.M. Series.

Below are links to each:

Play-Asia

Variable Action Heroes – Pokken Tournament: Mewtwo Action Figure
Variable Action Heroes – Pokken Tournament: Lucario Action Figure
G.E.M. Series – Pokemon: Brock & Geodude & Vulpix Complete Figure
G.E.M. Series – Pokemon: Joy & Chansey Complete Figure

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Variable Action Heroes – Pokken Tournament: Mewtwo Action Figure
Variable Action Heroes – Pokken Tournament: Lucario Action Figure
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G.E.M. Series – Pokemon: Joy & Chansey Complete Figure

Note that on Play-Asia, there’s a pre-order deadline for July 17. Item availability is not guaranteed afterwards.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments

The Super Mario Uno cards we reported on a few months ago are out now in Japan. Below, MyGamingBoulevard takes a closer look at the deck.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Mobile, News | 71 Comments

Stocks, share prices, and other things of that nature aren’t usually something we cover. After all, those tend to fluctuate often, and can do so quickly. However, Pokemon GO has made such an impact for Nintendo that we’re willing to make an exception.

Business Insider reports that Nintendo shares rose roughly 10 percent on Friday. And today, in early trading in Tokyo, shares increased as much as 23 percent. Bloomberg’s David Ingles notes that this is the best one-day move for Nintendo stock since 1983.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 22 Comments

One year ago, late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata passed away. He was just 55.

Iwata passed away on July 11 (it’s now that same day in Japan) of last year. We actually didn’t know about what had happened until a couple of days later. Out of nowhere, Nintendo put up an official notice on its investor relation’s website about the situation.

Looking back on that time, everything felt so surreal. I still remember seeing that notice on Nintendo’s website and questioning if what I was looking at was legitimate. We knew Iwata was dealing with a health issue, but I just couldn’t believe it. I hadn’t seen the news floating around anywhere else, so I was just hoping that it was somehow untrue.

It was an extremely sad period around this time for everyone last year. For me, Iwata’s passing really had an impact – more so than I could have ever imagined. Even though I never knew him personally, I just felt incredibly sad knowing that he wasn’t here with us anymore.

There’s no question that Iwata has been missed over the past 12 months, and that will continue. All we can do is keep his memory alive, remember all that he did for the gaming industry, and how many people he impacted.

Thank you for everything, Satoru Iwata.

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When the new Splatoon amiibo made it to store shelves this past week in Japan, they were accompanied by an amiibo diorama for the Squid Sisters. Check out an unboxing video below, along with another look at Callie and Marie.

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