My Nintendo adds Mario & Luigi: Brothership magnets
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Mario & Luigi: Brothership is about to launch on Switch, and a new physical reward was just added to My Nintendo to celebrate. Starting today, members can obtain special magnets based on the game.
There are five here in total. The designs are for Mario & Luigi, Connie, and Snoutlet plus the Bros. Moves UFO Spin and Red Shell. The magnet sheet size is 8″x8″ and they can be used to add some decoration to things like a locker or refrigerator.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Animal Crossing: New Horizons composer leaves Nintendo
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
Yasuaki Iwata, who was a composer on notable games during the Switch era, has left Nintendo.
His departure actually took place in July 2023. However, he went on social media this week and only just shared the news now.
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Warner Bros. pursuing Hogwarts Legacy successor
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
September 4: Hogwarts Legacy fans can count on a follow-up releasing at some point in the future.
According to WBD CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels, a new game is currently a big priority for the company. It sounds like we shouldn’t count on it launching in the near future – which makes sense – but this essentially counts as a sequel confirmation.
Wiedenfels said the following today during an interview at Bank of America’s 2024 Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference:
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe toys have come to McDonald’s Happy Meals
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Nintendo has teamed up with McDonald’s a number of times previously, and that’s the case once again with new Mario Kart 8 Deluxe toys in Happy Meals.
Ten different toys are up for grabs. You’ve got Mario, Luigi, Donkey Kong, Toad, Toadette, Bowser, Peach, Yoshi, Pink Gold Peach, and Gold Mario. The bases can actually be swapped, and karts can be customized with a sticker sheet.
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Nintendo denies rumor that Mario Club employees are being laid off
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
A few days ago, a rumor made the rounds that Mario Club is laying off employees. However, Nintendo has now come forward denying the report.
The speculation surfaced from Japanese outlet Leakpress. Mario Club has roughly 400 employees, and 150 of them were apparently being let go. Leakpress claimed that various groups would be impacted.
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Kirby 64 holds up 24 years later – here’s why
Posted on 3 months ago by Ethan in Features, General Nintendo | 0 comments
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards released in 2000. 24 years later, we decided to revisit the game with a 100 percent run. How does it hold up all these years later? We’d say that overall, yes, it does.
Kirby 64 released during an interesting era of the Kirby franchise. If you’ve ever played Kirby’s Dream Land 2 or 3, then you’re probably well aware that these games have their own unique feel to them that isn’t quite captured in future titles. Whether that uniqueness is a good thing or not is up to you, but Kirby 64, which came afterward, keeps that particular feel – in terms of not only its mechanics, but its aesthetics, characters, and general design philosophy as well.
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Miyamoto heaps praise on Banjo-Kazooie in classic comments
Posted on 3 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Classic quotes made Shigeru Miyamoto have resurfaced in which the Zelda creator spoke about his admiration for Banjo-Kazooie. These comments were shared in a May 1998 issue of Famitsu.
Fans may remember that Zelda: Ocarina of Time was originally slated for 1997 before Nintendo pushed it to the following year. We’ve heard about reasons for the delay previously, but it also looks like Banjo-Kazooie partially contributed to the release date change. Miyamoto said in Famitsu that Banjo-Kazooie is “so amazing that we don’t want to be outdone”.
[Let’s Talk] Sakurai’s next game: Smash Bros. or something else?
Posted on 3 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Let's Talk | 0 comments
This week, we learned that Masahiro Sakurai is working on a new game. After coming up with a proposal for the project in 2021, actual development started the following year.
Here’s where the fan debate comes in. Some would like to see another Smash Bros. game with Sakurai at the helm while others would like to see him work on something else. If Nintendo wants a new Smash Bros. title on Switch’s successor and Sakurai is in charge of something else, that could mean that someone entirely different would need to handle the directorial duties.
Sakurai’s legacy will always be tied to Smash Bros. However, he’s obviously worked on games outside of that. During the early days of his career, Sakurai was heavily involved with Kirby. He’s also handled Kid Icarus: Uprising and Meteos.
What would you ultimately like to see here? Smash Bros. is always an option for Sakurai, but he could also make a Kid Icarus: Uprising follow-up or something totally different. Let us know in the comments.
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Splatoon 4 should have these features and improvements
Posted on 3 months ago by Ethan in Features, General Nintendo | 0 comments
A hypothetical Splatoon 4 would certainly be a Switch 2 title – and at the time of writing, the console still hasn’t been officially announced. Seeing as Splatoon 3’s content cycle has just wrapped up, it might be a little bit too early to start thinking about the game. Still, for many, it was a high point in the series, and after the conclusion of the excellent Grand Festival, it’s only natural to think about what could be next for one of Nintendo’s most popular franchises. Today, we’re looking at all sorts of new things we think would be cool to see in Splatoon 4.
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Mega Evolution Jynx discovered in Game Freak Pokemon leak
Posted on 3 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
More interesting Pokemon discoveries are still coming in from the Game Freak hack / leak, and now Mega Jynx has been found.
Mega Jynx has long been talked about within the Pokemon community. It’s the only Mega Evolution that Game Freak cut from X and Y. Now fans have gotten their hands on the actual design.
Here’s a look:
