General Nintendo

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 3 Comments

We have a couple of updates from Nintendo NY straight from the store’s Twitter account.

First, Nintendo NY will be hosting an event for tomorrow’s Nintendo Direct. Fans can stop by and watch the presentation as it happens on a 15-foot screen.

Source

More: Nintendo Direct, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 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.

More: Japan, Nyannyan Neko Mario Time

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 36 Comments

Activision has confirmed that it will not have a booth on the E3 2016 show floor. That announcement was made in a new blog post on the publisher’s site today.

For Nintendo, this won’t mean a whole lot. Skylanders probably would have been represented in some fashion, but that would probably be it. It is an interesting move though, as EA had also announced recently that it will be opting for a fan event instead of attending the big gaming expo.

Source

More: Activision, E3 2016

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 3 Comments

The Animal Crossing amiibo 3-pack is now at its lowest price point yet. After initially being sold for $35, it can be had for just $17 on Amazon. Place an order here to partake in the discount.

More: Amazon, Amiibo, sale

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

Nintendo Life recently had the opportunity to speak with Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma about Twilight Princess HD. When asked about what makes the game an important entry in the franchise and resonating with players, Aonuma decided to refer to the experiences his wife and son had with the game.

Here’s what he shared:

This is a very difficult question. There’s lots of different things that make Twilight Princess an important title, and I don’t have a single conclusive answer for you. However, there was one thing rather personal to me that stands out. Until the original version was released, my wife had never shown any interest in playing any of the games I’d made. But all of a sudden, without any encouragement from me at all, she played through the whole of Twilight Princess together with our son, who was just three at the time.

I asked her why she decided to play and she replied that she thought the game would be too difficult for our son to play by himself, so at first she wanted to help him by playing through the first part of the game for him. Before she realized it though, she found that she wanted to play through to the end herself. I think that maybe the setting of the game somehow appeals to the kind of people who wouldn’t normally be interested in this type of game.

Even my son, who at the time was too scared of the Imp Poes to play the game has recently played through the Wii version. I didn’t have to encourage him to either, he said that he just thought that maybe now he’d be able to play though to the end. I think that maybe this game has something to it that means you can play it even now without the game feeling too dated. And I think that is even more true with this HD version where you can experience the setting much more vividly. I hope that both people who played the original and those who didn’t will be able to really enjoy delving into the game’s world in this new version. (I’m quite sad that I wasn’t able to tell my son that if he waited a little bit longer then he’d be able to play an HD version, haha).

Source

More: Eiji Aonuma, interview, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, top

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

Four NASCAR drivers recently gave Mario Kart 64 a go. Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski, Aric Almirola and Kurt Busch raced in Luigi Raceway to see who’d come out on top. Watch the full video below.

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

More: Mario Kart 64

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

SEGA is celebrating Sonic’s 25th anniversary with a panel at SXSW panel on March 19. Original Sonic creator Yuji Naka and Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka will be in attendance, as well as other guests such as Roger Smith (Sonic voice actor) and Mike Pollock (Dr. Eggman voice actor).

Here’s an overview of the event:

“Sonic the Hedgehog is turning 25! After racing to the scene in 1991 on the “SEGA Genesis,” the little blue blur has seen it all: the great evolution of gaming – including the rise of online and mobile – international expansion, multiple TV series, and an ascension that’s made him an icon and veritable mascot of gaming itself. This panel will take an in-depth look at his Sonic’s rich history across gaming, TV, merchandise and more, giving fans an inside glimpse directly from key figures in Sonic’s history. Join us as we celebrate the past and look to the future!”

The Sonic the Hedgehog: 25 Year Anniversary panel will take place from 3:30 PM to 4:15 PM.

Source

More: SEGA, Sonic the Hedgehog, SXSW

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 72 Comments

Erik Peterson spent many years at Nintendo and contributed to the localization of games for the western market. Today, Peterson announced that he’s leaving the company.

You may recognize Peterson as one of the leading folks behind the Nintendo Treehouse streams, including the ones hosted during E3. He spent 13 years with the Big N.

Peterson posted on Twitter earlier today:

Source

More: Erik Peterson

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments

Last month’s issue of Nintendo Dream has a big interview with Takeshi Yamazaki and Motohide Eshiro from Capcom about all things Ace Attorney. The two developers provided some interesting insight into Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies as well as Ace Attorney 6. It’s several pages long, so we went ahead and made a summary.

The most difficult aspect of developing Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies was moving platforms from DS to 3DS. At the time, Capcom hesitated as to whether to keep the series in 2D or make it 3D. Because of the 3DS’ selling point had been about three-dimensional views, they decided to pursue the latter option.

Something similar happened with Ace Attorney Investigations. That title took more time to develop because they needed to create a new gameplay mechanism from scratch. However, when Capcom then made Ace Attorney Investigations 2, they already had the base game set up so they could focus more on the scenario.

Read More

More: Ace Attorney 6, Capcom, interview, Motohide Eshiro, Nintendo Dream, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies, Takeshi Yamazaki

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Images | 18 Comments

Earlier today, the newly renovated Nintendo NY hosted a special celebration for Pokemon’s 20th anniversary. Nintendo has since sent out some photos from the event. All of the shots can be found in the gallery below.

Source: Nintendo PR

More: Nintendo NY, Pokemon