Saudi Arabia reduces stake in Nintendo
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October 8: Despite a recent report that made the rounds over the weekends that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) could increase its stake in Nintendo, its holding has actually decreased.
A regulatory filing in Japan shows that the PIF has pulled back to 7.54 percent. Previously, the stake was at 8.58 percent.
Nintendo on 2D Zelda’s future, wants it as contrast to 3D games
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Nintendo has reaffirmed its commitment to 2D Zelda titles, with series producer Eiji Aonuma mentioning in a recent interview that the company’s wants “to keep this up as a contrast to the dynamic 3D games.”
Much of the hype surrounding the franchise these days has been in the 3D space. Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom have been two of the most acclaimed games across the entire industry. Still, it’s clear that 2D Zelda isn’t going anywhere.
Super Nintendo World’s Donkey Kong Country area opening date set for December in Japan
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The new Donkey Kong Country area at Super Nintendo World in Universal Studios Japan now has an opening date. Today, it was confirmed that the park will be ready to go on December 11, 2024.
The Donkey Kong Country area will connect with the already-available Super Mario Land section. There are various things to see and do here. Aside from the previously-announced mine cart rollercoaster, visitors can play a rhythm-based activity with two other people, scan the “KONG” letters with their Power-Up Band, eat and drink at Jungle Beat Shakes, and purchase exclusive merchandise at the store.
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Super Nintendo World Direct live stream – November 2024
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The November 2024 Super Nintendo World Direct will be starting later today, and we have a live stream for the event. As a reminder, it goes live at 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET / 10 PM in the UK / 11 PM in Europe.
The presentation was announced last night. Coming in at about ten minutes long, the Direct will cover the Donkey Kong Country area at Universal Studios Japan. Nintendo has already set expectations by noting that there will be no game information here.
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Super Nintendo World Direct announced for November 11
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A new Nintendo Direct focusing on Super Nintendo World will be held tomorrow, November 11, Nintendo just announced. The event will be held at 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET / 10 PM in the UK / 11 PM in Europe.
Nintendo says the Direct will focus on the Donkey Kong Country area at Universal Studios Japan. Unsurprisingly, no game information will be shared. Expect the presentation to last ten minutes long.
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Nintendo suing man who streamed leaked Nintendo Switch games
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Nintendo has been known to take game piracy very seriously, and yet another example of that is now happening with the company’s lawsuit against a streamer.
The heart of the case involves Jesse Keighin – also known as EveryGameGuru – who is claimed to have streamed pirated and emulated Nintendo Switch games, including some prior to launch. Matters were made worse when Keighin continued his actions even after his channels were shut down, informed his audience about how to pirate games, and teased the company. Nintendo said in its lawsuit: “On October 24, 2024, after certain platforms had taken down his unlawful streams as a result of Nintendo’s enforcement actions, he sent Nintendo a letter boasting that he has ‘a thousand burner channels’ to stream from and [he] ‘can do this all day.'”
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Shigeru Miyamoto doesn’t think of himself as a “genius”
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All sorts of questions are brought up during Nintendo’s financial results briefing Q&A, and this week one investor brought up how he believes Shigeru Miyamoto is able to produce hit games because he’s a genius. Miyamoto was also asked about what he discusses during a talk to new employees every year.
Miyamoto began his response by saying that he doesn’t think he’s a “genius”, but instead feels he’s “quite ordinary.” As for his talk, it’s intended to teach developers that “game design is about planning” and “about observing the world around us and figuring out how to assemble those elements into an engaging video game.”
Miyamoto said the following:
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Nintendo on rising dev costs, Switch experience will help in the future
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During Nintendo’s financial results briefing and Corporate Management Policy Briefing this week, the company was asked about rising development costs, which has become a bit of an issue within the games industry. A few people weighed in here – namely Shigeru Miyamoto, senior managing executive officer Shinya Takahashi, senior executive officer Ko Shiota, and president Shuntaro Furukawa.
A few different things were shared here, and they were all quite interesting. Miyamoto started out by talking about how Nintendo’s “research and development expenses have been increasing each year.” At the same time, he stressed that what the company creates is more important than development costs.
Palworld dev shares which patents Nintendo and Pokemon are suing over
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Palworld developer Pocketpair today shared more details about the lawsuit Nintendo and The Pokemon Company have filed, including the specific patents that are involved.
Nintendo and The Pokemon Company say that Palworld infringes upon three patents. All of them pertain to gameplay, including throwing a ball-like object in a virtual space and riding on Pokemon.
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Donkey Kong Country 2 cheat code found after nearly 30 years
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Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest has been available for close to three decades, but it was only until this week that a new cheat code was found.
By using the cheat, players can return to the map screen. It works even if the haven’t completed the stage yet.
