Happy 35th anniversary, Donkey Kong
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 16 Comments
Donkey Kong – and the series itself – is celebrating its 35th anniversary today. The very first game debuted way back on July 9, 1981 in arcades. Donkey Kong is one of Nintendo’s oldest franchises, so it’s great to see that it’s still very relevant today!
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European SEGA / Atlus deal with Deep Silver further explained, why SEGA Europe isn’t publishing
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 3 Comments
SEGA / Atlus announced this past week that, going forward, Deep Silver will be publishing their games across Europe. It’ll begin with the likes of 7th Dragon III: Code VFD and Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse, with the relationship continuing in the future.
SEGA recently took to its official blog and commented on the situation further in a new post. Additionally, the publisher explained why it has chosen not to handle games internally through something like SEGA Europe.
Here’s the full response:
Stop me if you’ve heard this before:
“We’re working on it.”
It’s an oft-used PR phrase that people have come to see as a general throwaway response. And while I can’t speak for every case, I can at least tell you that when it comes to publishing SEGA Japanese IP games (and ATLUS’!) in Europe, it’s true. We are working on it. Or were, really, since we just inked a deal with Deep Silver to release multiple upcoming titles in Europe. Physical versions.
That means that 7th Dragon III Code: VFD will be coming to European regions as both a physical and digital title, which will be published by Deep Silver for the EU territory.
More: Atlus, Deep Silver, Europe, SEGA
Photos of Japan’s new Pokemon Center
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Images | 6 Comments
A new Pokemon Center opened in the Skytree commercial facility within Tokyo, Japan earlier this week. It’s the 11th store that’s been established.
Thanks to Famitsu, we have several photos of the store opening. Hit up the gallery below for the images.
Nintendo Minute – “Backlog Buster! The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening”
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments
This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta take on The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX. Watch it below.
Teen stumbles upon dead body while playing Pokemon GO
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Mobile, News, Random | 33 Comments
Update: Shayla told Kotaku that she did not capture the Pokemon she was looking for since she stopped playing to call the police.
“[The police] didn’t really know what [Pokemon Go] was. They’re were just like ‘okay.’ I was like, extremely scared, I didn’t know what to do…I was shaking and crying.”
All sorts of stories have been popping up since the launch of Pokemon GO. A few have been heartwarming, others have been unexpected, and some have been downright strange. We aren’t going to be posting too many of them since they’re a bit off-beat for the site, but there is just one we’ll share here due to how odd (and yet very sad at the same time) it is.
19-year-old Shayla Wiggins was playing Pokemon GO earlier today… and happened to come across a dead body floating in the river. She was hoping to capture a creature from a natural water resource. That’s when she took a glance at the shore and saw something in the water. After realizing what was happening, Shayla called the police, who arrived quickly.
Detectives believe the body had been there for less than 24 hours. Additionally, police are saying that “the death appears to be accidental in nature and possibly that of a drowning.”
For something a little more upbeat, Polygon has a story on how Pokemon GO is bringing together. GameSpot also published something about a new father catching a Pidgey as his wife gave birth.
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice art book coming to Japan next month
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Capcom is preparing a new art book for Japan. The Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice Official Visual Book releases on August 25 for 1,900 yen.
Key art, character illustrations, 3D character models, background illustrations, and developer commentary/interviews will be included.
Those who reserve the book at Ebiten will receive a clear file.
We’ve attached a couple of small photos below.
Nintendo’s Hyper Japan Festival 2016 stage schedule
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Switch, Wii U | 2 Comments
Nintendo shared more details on its plans for Hyper Japan Festival 2016 yesterday. The company will have a bunch of playable games, activities, and more. Additionally, various games will be showcased on stage, including Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Nintendo now has a full schedule for its stage show lineup. Head past the break to see it in full.
First Pokemon Sun/Moon plushies releasing in Japan on November 18
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments
The first Pokemon Sun/Moon plushies have been revealed for Japan. Ones based on Rowlet, Litten, and Popplio will release on November 18. Stay tuned for additional details!
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New Splatoon amiibo now available on Amazon
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments
It took until release day, but the new Splatoon amiibo are finally up on Amazon. This includes the Squid Sisters and new colors for the new colors of Boy/Girl Inkling as well as the orange squid. Each one can be found here.
Rain Games says Teslagrad “sold surprisingly well” on Wii U, World to the West platforms talk
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
Rain Games on the reception of Teslagrad as part of an interview with Nintendo-Okie. According to the developer, they’re “very happy with Teslagrad‘s performance, the vast majority of reviews were very positive and the audience reception has been great.” It was also mentioned that the game is sitting at roughly 1.6 million copies in total, and it “sold surprisingly well” on Wii U “considering the smaller install base”.
Next up for Rain Games is the company’s brand new project World to the West. Regarding potential platforms, the studio would only tease the following:
We’re definitely aiming for a multi-platform release and it will definitely be released in the future- We’re keeping a bit mum on the subject of which platforms it will launch on first- there’s some new hardware coming up, too, so that’s exciting. who knows, maybe it’ll even release on that (sly look)
