Kimishima – mobile talk, Wii U support, QoL still coming, will be around for more than a year
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Mobile, News, Wii U | 25 Comments
In addition to NX, new Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima addressed several other topics pertaining to the company while speaking with TIME. These include mobile, Wii U support in the future and how he didn’t say the system would be a failure, amiibo, Shigeru Miyamoto’s “fellow” role, Genyo Takeda, Quality of Life, and the length of his presidency.
We’ve rounded up Kimishima’s comments below. You can also find TIME’s original piece here.
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Reggie appearing at The Game Awards 2015
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 8 Comments
We have another short update on The Game Awards 2015. During tomorrow’s show, it’s now confirmed that Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime will be appearing, just like last year.
This video below confirms the news:
In other news, DJ Hardwell’s remix of the Gerudo Valley theme from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time has come online. Listen to it below.
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The Game Awards 2015 will air at the following times:
– 6 PM PT
– 9 PM ET
– 2 AM in the UK (Friday)
– 3 AM in Europe (Friday)
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PAL regions getting the Nintendo Account system in March
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 10 Comments
The Nintendo Account system saw its initial debut in Japan this week. As for the rest of the world, it looks like we’ll need to wait until next year.
Nintendo is saying that Nintendo Accounts won’t be ready for Europe, Australia, and New Zealand until March. That likely applies to North America as well. As for the Japanese rollout, Nintendo said in a statement:
“This preliminary launch represents a limited selection of the full functionality that Nintendo will eventually offer. This preliminary Nintendo Account launch is focused on bringing off-device purchase functionality to the Japanese market.”
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Pikachu Build-A-Bear now releasing this month, pre-orders open
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments
Build-A-Bear Workshop’s new stuffed animals featuring Pikachu were originally planned for release in early 2016. Its launch has now been brought forward though, and product will be available starting later this month.
Consumers can choose between two options. Here’s a breakdown of each:
Web-only
– Pikachu plush pre-stuffed
– Sound clip of its different cries
– Poké Ball hoodie
– Charizard costume
– Special trading card
– $60
In-store pickup
– Make your own Pikachu
– Get the Pikachu alone
– $28
– Can buy the Poke Ball sweatshirt for an extra $12.50
Pre-orders for the Pikachu plush at Build-A-Bear Workshop are now live. You can reserve yours here. Check out some new photos below.
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Shovel Knight amiibo unboxing
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 3 Comments
The Shovel Knight amiibo has started to reach certain parts of Europe. Check out an unboxing video for the figure below.
Nintendo’s Splatournament set for tomorrow
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments
During the November Nintendo Direct, a “Splatournament” was announced. The event, as the name implies, is a tournament for Splatoon featuring members from the Nintendo Treehouse.
The Splatournament will be taking place tomorrow at 2 PM ET / 11 AM PT. We’ll put up a live stream post an hour before it goes live.
Here’s a look at the bracket:
You can also head past the break for a look at the different teams.
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There are lyrics for the Super Mario Bros. theme
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments
Did you know that the Super Mario Bros. theme song has lyrics? That’s actually something that was made public many, many years ago, but it’s not widely talked about today.
The lyrics were originally submitted by fans to a Japanese radio station. Nintendo eventually made them official, and a recorded version of the song was released on vinyl. Listen to it below.
Since the lyrics are in Japanese, you might have some trouble understanding what they are in English. But luckily, a translation can be found after the break!
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Japan: Nintendo Account is now live; official blog launched
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in General Nintendo, News | 8 Comments
In Japan, Nintendo’s new all-encompassing account feature, Nintendo Account, is now live. You can sign up for it here.
As promised, you can register using your existing Nintendo Network ID or your various social media accounts such as Facebook and Twitter. European, Australian or North American NNIDs won’t work though – looks like we have to wait until the service officially launches in the West. Note, however, that this is not My Nintendo, the successor to Club Nintendo. That is scheduled to launch next year.
Until February 1st, there’s also a promotion where you get back 100 yen for every 1000 yen you spend on the Nintendo eShop.
Finally, Nintendo also updated its official Japanese website. Other than its new visual design, you can now also buy games there and have them downloaded directly to your Wii U or 3DS. They also launched a new blog called Topics where announcements will be made.
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Anime for Level-5’s The Snack World debuting alongside Yo-kai Watch the Movie 2 on Dec. 19
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 12 Comments
Back in April, Level-5 revealed a new cross-media project known as “The Snack World”. Along with games, there are also plans to create a full CG TV anime, manga in CoroCoro, Takara Tomy toy line, and nationwide movie release.
Level-5 has now announced that The Snack World anime will debut alongside the theatrical release of Yo-Kai Watch the Movie 2: King Enma and the 5 Stories, Nyan! in Japan. This will be taking place on December 19.
Here’s an overview of the story:
In “a certain era” on “a certain continent,” something trivial is happening…The construction of “Large-Scale Leisure Facilities” have demanded the eviction of villages. And when these demands are denied, the village and its residents are destroyed. The main character, a boy named Chup, once lived in “small happiness,” but lost it all. But he gets over his sadness and embarks on a journey of revenge… But he’s madly in love with the king’s daughter, Princess Melora. So in order to fulfill her selfish wishes, he gathers his friends to tackle the impossible.
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InfoScout: Best-selling games on Black Friday
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 18 Comments
A marketing study by researcher InfoScout ranks the best-selling games on Black Friday. Purchases were tracked from a network of 300,000 users over three mobile apps. The graphic above is based on 250,000 receipts from those users on Thanksgiving night and Black Friday.
It’s also worth mentioning that in terms of hardware, Nintendo had 19 percent share on Black Friday, compared to 20 percent on an average day among millennials. Nintendo’s share was at 30 percent among the middle-aged group in contrast to 34 percent on an average day.
