Mystery Nintendo CPSIA appears, should be some sort of amiibo
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments
Nintendo has published a new Children’s Product Certificate, but no one seems to know what it is at present. The company generally has these items up for amiibo.
Amiibo News speculates that the certificate is for a new Smash Bros. figure. That’s because the product number is chronologically behind the new Splatoon amiibo. We should find out what this is soon enough.
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Nintendo gives fans ways to stay engaged with its E3 activities (eShop sale, Zelda in Miitomo, more)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, General Nintendo, Mobile, News, Wii U eShop | 23 Comments
Nintendo has already shared plenty of information about what it’s plans are for E3 2016 next week. But today, the company provided information about how fans can stay engaged.
First, an eShop sale will be hosted between June 14 at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET until 8:59 AM PT / 11:59 AM ET on June 21. Discounts will be available on some of Nintendo’s “most popular games as a special treat for fans.” My Nintendo members will receive “a special bonus if they buy select games included in the sale.”
The Legend of Zelda Retweet event begins! #Miitomo in-app gifts for RTs! ? https://t.co/UFrnvGjLth #Miitomo_Zelda_RT pic.twitter.com/sDkgYt3iOr
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) June 8, 2016
Nintendo also has plans to tie-in Zelda with Miitomo. If this tweet receives a combined 10,000 retweets worldwide, a “Link’s new hair wig” will be provided to users as a gift. 20,000 re-tweets will net players a “Link wig”. This must be accomplished by June 13 at 7:59 AM PT / 10:59 AM ET. Miitomo will also be getting a Zelda-themed Miitomo Drop stages as well as collaboration items and a My Nintendo reward that can be exchanged for Platinum Points.
You can find today’s full announcement after the break.
Pokemon Symphonic Evolutions adds new tour dates in the US
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments
Update (6/7): Two more tour dates for 2017:
– April 30th: concert at the Walt Disney Theater in Orlando, Florida at 2pm local time.
– May 6th: concert at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto, Ontaria (Canada) at 7:30pm local time
Original (6/3):Much like Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses, the Pokemon Symphonic Evolutions concert tour is still chugging along. Three more dates have now been added for fans in the United States.
Those are as follows:
– October 29th: concert at the Music Hall at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas at 7pm local time.
– November 19th: concert at the Cobb Energy Center in Atlanta, Georgia, starting at 7:30pm local time.
– December 3rd 2016: concert at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami Florida, starting at 8pm local time.
Tickets for these concerts can be ordered here.
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Nyannyan Neko Mario Time episode 65
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments
The latest episode of Nintendo’s Japanese show Nyannyan Neko Mario Time has now gone live. We’ve included it below.
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Super Mario Bros. film director on the script, casting Mario and Luigi, tough experience, and more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 8 Comments
SciFiNow recently caught up with Rocky Morton, one of the directors on the live-action Super Mario Bros. film from 1993. Morton spoke about the script, casting Mario and Luigi, and how it was tough creating the movie. He noted that it was “a harrowing experience”, and working with Dennis Hopper was “really, really hard.”
We’ve posted some of the interview excerpts below. You can find a bit more from Morton on SciFiNow here.
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Greninja wins new Pokemon general election
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 19 Comments
562,386 votes were cast in a general election to choose the most popular Pokemon. In the end, Greninja came out on top with 36,235 votes. Arceus was second, followed by Mew, Pikachu, and Sylveon to round out the top five.
The Pokemon Company ultimately shared the top 12. We have a look at that above. For the top 100, head past the break.
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12-city Play Nintendo Tour brings family fun and magical adventures this summer
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
The Play Nintendo Tour is returning once again this year. Between June 17 and September 5, Nintendo will host a 12-city tour at malls and other locations in the United States. Fans will be able to play various 3DS games, participate in contests, nab prizes, and partake in photo opportunities.
Here’s what Nintendo has planned in terms of activities:
Visitors can hop into a Yoshi egg to play Yoshi’s New Island, recline on a giant banana while checking out Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D and relax in pink beanbag chairs to play one of the newest games, Kirby: Planet Robobot, which launches on June 10. People who are into cool family photos or amazing selfies can take some snaps next to a huge Kirby figure, beside an oversized Yoshi egg, inside a barrel flanked by Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong, under a devastating blue Spiny Shell in the Mario Kart 7 area or next to a giant Pokéball in the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire region. The New Super Mario Bros. 2 section features a photogenic flagpole, stacks of coins and a warp pipe, while the YO-KAI WATCH area makes people look like they have stepped into Springdale, the town in the game, complete with mischievous Yo-kai lurking about.
And list of locations:
June 17-19: Westfield Culver City – Los Angeles
June 24-26: Arrowhead Towne Center – Glendale, Arizona
July 1-3: FlatIron Crossing – Broomfield, Colorado
July 8-10: Mall of America – Bloomington, Minnesota
July 15-17: Bite of Seattle – Seattle
July 21-24: Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina – San Diego
July 29-31: Memorial City Mall – Houston
Aug. 5-7: Woodfield Mall – Schaumburg, Illinois
Aug. 12-14: Roosevelt Field – Garden City, New York
Aug. 19-21: South Shore Plaza – Braintree, Massachusetts
Aug. 26-28: Tysons Corner Center – Tysons Corner, Virginia
Sept. 2-5: North Point Mall – Alpharetta, Georgia
You can read up on today’s complete announcement after the break.
Kid Icarus anime shorts available for Japanese My Nintendo users
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in General Nintendo, News | 18 Comments
Some interesting new rewards will be available tomorrow on the Japanese version of My Nintendo: users can buy the three animated shorts that were released to promote Kid Icarus: Uprising back in 2012. Each of the three shorts was produced by different, prolific anime studio: Production I.G was responsible for “Thanatos Rising”, Studio 4°C made “Medusa’s Revenge” and Shaft produces “Palutena’s Revolting Dinner”.
Each short costs a mere 80 Platinum Coins. It’s currently not known if they will be available in other regions at some point – however, English dubs of the shorts do exist, so it’s not inconceivable.
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Vans says that the Nintendo line will only be sold for a short period of time
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 11 Comments
The Vans x Nintendo collection officially debuted in the US on Friday with other international retailers following throughout the month. In addition to footwear, the two sides teamed up for some other apparel and accessories.
If you do have interest in the new items from Vans and Nintendo, you may want to make a purchase soon. A representative from the former company told Engadget the Nintendo line will only be on sale for a short period of time.
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Nintendo issues statement surrounding Chinese translations of Pokemon
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments
A few days ago, news began to circulate about Pokemon fans in Hong Kong setting up petitions and putting on protests related to the series. One of the stronger points players were upset about concerned a name change relating to Pikachu. You can read up on what’s been going on here.
Nintendo’s Hong Kong division, in conjunction with The Pokemon Company, issued a statement within the past week regarding the situation. This was distributed by Lonely Media, one of the organizers of the protest.
Nintendo cited that the new name for Pikachu in Cantonese can, and should be pronounce as Pikachu, not “Pei-kaa-jau”. Additionally, Nintendo never intended to restrict the name’s pronunciation. Instead, they just want a uniform translation for the Chinese sphere, so that it can be communicated across language barriers.
Reader VZ Blade went to the trouble of translating Nintendo’s statement in full. We’ve posted it below.
To ‘Petition to Keep Regional Chinese Translations of Pokémon’:
Thank you very much for your support.
After the announcement of Pokémon Sun/Moon being release globally this winter, the news of the Pokémon Sun/Moon’s inclusion of the Chinese language caused many reactions. At the same time, we received many opinions, which included the worry and the unfamiliarity to the new game title ??????* (Pokémon)?and the new names for the Pokémon that appeared in past games.
Following the announcement of Pokémon Sun/Moon info in May 10th, the new names of the 151 Pokémon appeared in Pokémon Red/Green was also announced. However, the suggestions in the petition was not reflected in the info announcement. At the same time, we did not give detailed explanations, causing severe negative reactions. We sincerely apologize for causing this inconvenience.
