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.)
More: Goichi Suda, interview, Killer7, Suda51
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.
Yo-kai Watch: The Movie will air in select U.S. theaters on October 15 only
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 13 Comments
Yo-kai Watch: The Movie is airing in the United States next month. The thing is, it’ll only be in theaters for just a single day. You’ll be able to watch the movie on October 15.
Tickets for Yo-kai Watch: The Movie can be purchased from Fathom Events here. The page will also tell you which theaters will be carrying it.
Watch a teaser for the upcoming film below.
Thanks to Lars for the tip.
More: Level-5, movie, Yo-kai Watch
Interplay to sell off its various IPs
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 20 Comments
Interplay owns the rights to a slew of gaming IPs, a number of which have appeared on Nintendo platforms. The company is responsible for Earthworm Jim, Freespace, Giants, Kingpin, Messiah, MDK, Run Like Hell, Sacrifice, Battlechess, Clayfighter, Dark Alliance, Descent, and more.
Interplay is now looking to sell off its library of gaming assets and intellectual property. In total, about 70 titles and dozens of characters will be up for grabs. Interested parties will now be able to submit offers, though it’ll likely be awhile before we hear about any purchases.
Thanks to Lars for the tip.
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Ace Attorney anime to receive a dubbed version
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments
The Ace Attorney anime series has been going on for several weeks, and Crunchyroll has been airing it with English subtitles. However, in the future, Funimation will offer a dubbed version. This comes as part of a new partnership with Crunchyroll.
When exactly we’ll be seeing the Ace Attorney anime in English is unknown. We’ll keep you posted on future updates.
