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n-Space, a developer with over 20 years of game developing experience, is shutting down.

The news was originally passed along by artist Ben Leary. He shared the following on Twitter yesterday:

n-Space hasn’t done too much with Nintendo platforms as of late, but the company’s work can be seen across several Nintendo platforms. The studio teamed up with the Big N on Geist, created the Call of Duty games on DS, made Heroes of Ruin on 3DS, and more.

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A physical sticker book based on Nintendo Badge Arcade has just been released in Japan. The 32-page book features 301 stickers of popular badges from the likes of Mario, Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, Splatoon, Animal Crossing, Nikki, Rusty’s Real Deal Baseball, and more.

This is up on Amazon Japan right now here for 648 yen. It’ll take 2-4 weeks for shipping though.

Here’s a look at some of the stickers:

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This month’s issue of RetroGamer has an interview with a number of former Rare employees. One section has some staffers reflecting on the studio’s relationship with Nintendo, which was a two-way street.

Chris Seavor told the magazine that Rare came up with jet skis in Wave Race 64 while Shigeru Miyamoto suggested ties in Donkey Kong Country:

“Bottom line, everybody won: Wave Race 64 was originally with boats until Tim suggested Jet Skis and in Donkey Kong Country he didn’t have a tie until Miyamoto added one.”

Another ex-Rare staffer, Chris Sutherland, also noted that Miyamoto’s input was crucial when it came to another element of Donkey Kong Country:

“The ground slap that Donkey Kong performed in the DKC series originated as a suggestion from Miyamoto.”

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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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Nintendo’s relationship with McDonald’s when it comes to Nintendo Zones in Germany is ending. Today, it was announced that these hubs will no longer be available throughout the country starting on April 1. Nintendo will share news about new providers and locations for Nintendo Zone in the future.

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Several games made it into the World Video Game Hall of Fame last year, including Super Mario Bros., Tetris, and Pong. This year’s finalists have now been announced.

Here’s the full lineup:

Elite
Final Fantasy
Grand Theft Auto III
John Madden Football
The Legend of Zelda
Minecraft
Nürburgring
The Oregon Trail
Pokemon Red and Green
Sid Meier’s Civilization
The Sims
Sonic the Hedgehog
Space Invaders
Street Fighter II
Tomb Raider

There are some returning nominees such as The Legend of Zelda and Sonic. We’ll find out if these two titles make it in this time around during a special ceremony at The Strong museum on Thursday, May 5 at 10:30 AM.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Images | 1 Comment

Update (3/28): Since it’s a small update, we’re bumping this to the top rather than making a new one. Version 8.1 of the fan-made amiibo compatibility chart is after the break.

Original (3/10): moldclay is back with another update to his fan-made amiibo compatibility chart once again. In this latest version, it’s been brought up to version 8.0, adding in games like Zelda: Twilight Princess and Star Fox Zero. Check it out below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments

YouTube user SethBling has managed to inject Flappy Bird code into Super Mario World by taking advantage of several glitches. This is particularly notable, as no person has done this sort of exploit in the past. It’s a bit complicated, but you can see how the full process was accomplished below.

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As part of a large-scale restructure, Nintendo of Korea has laid off nearly 50 employees. Just ten staffers are now with the company. This comes after Nintendo of Korea has suffered financial losses during the past four years.

Nintendo of Korea plans to relocate an office to outside of Seoul. Fukuda Hiroyuki, the current CEO, will hold his current position.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Images | 6 Comments

Update 2 (3/28): Bumped to the top. Added a few more photos.

Update: Bumped to the top. Here’s a rough translation of Kimishima’s message:

Original (3/27): We’ve been covering Nintendo’s company handbooks for awhile now. Some photos of the 2016 edition have now come in, which you can find below.

Visit this post for last year’s version. Photos of the 2014 edition are located here, and the 2013 edition can be found here.

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