Unreleased F-Zero Virtual Boy game Zero Racers “was done”, former NOA staffer says
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Back in the day, Nintendo was planning a new F-Zero game for the Virtual Boy known as Zero Racers. Although the game never released, it was apparently finished.
That news comes from former Nintendo of America staffer Jim Wornell, who worked on the project as the localizer. Wornell handled the game’s text, boxart, manual, and testing.
Did You Know Gaming has Wornell mentioning the following:
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TGS 2022 planned as physical event
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Following its announcement last October, it’s been confirmed that Tokyo Game Show 2022 will indeed have a physical presence when it takes place later this year. This new comes to us today from the event organizers, the Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association.
TGS 2022 was announced last year only a few weeks after TGS 2021. That event had also been a hybrid, with both physical events and online presentations taking place during the show. TGS 2022 seems to be more of the same, putting a greater emphasis on physical booths and exhibitions while maintaining a strong online presence.
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[Let’s Talk] February 2022 Pokemon Presents reactions
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Despite it being a weekend, a pretty big Nintendo-related presentation took place today. Pokemon Presents is something we’ve seen previously, but it made a return again for Pokemon Day.
It goes without saying that Pokemon Scarlet / Violet was the biggest announcement of the show, closing out the presentation. Gen 9 is here, and it’s bringing along an open-world with it. We also got a new update for Pokemon Legends: Arceus, Shaymin’s appearance in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl, Alola Pokemon for Pokemon GO, and more. You can catch up on all of the news here.
What are your thoughts on the Pokemon Presents video that aired earlier today? How do you feel about Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet thus far? Let us know in the comments below.
Pokemon Presents wasn’t promoted due to “major world events”
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Pokemon Presents was announced this past Thursday, but in a bit of a low-key manner. While we heard about the presentation thanks to an official website in Japan, there was no prior notice in North America and Europe. However, there was a clear reason for this.
The Pokemon Company passed along a statement saying that the new Pokemon Presents “was unable to be postponed”. At the same time, it chose to “significantly reduce the promotion of the event” in light of “major world events happening at this time and those impacted.” While not stated explicitly, we can assume this is related to the Russian attack on Ukraine.
The full statement reads:
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Pokemon Presents live stream – February 2022
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It’s officially Pokemon Day, and The Pokemon Company is celebrating with a special February 2022 live stream known as Pokemon Presents. Today’s 14-minute presentation will deliver the latest news about the franchise. As a reminder, it will go live at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET / 2 PM in the UK / 3 PM in Europe.
We’ve included today’s live stream for the February 2022 Pokemon Presents below. Any notable news and announcements will be posted on the site as they’re made known. We’ll have coverage during the event and a bit after as well.
My Nintendo adds Pokemon Legends: Arceus cable straps
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Two new physical rewards are now available on My Nintendo, with the site adding in cable traps for Pokemon Legends: Arceus. One design features Pikachu and Eevee while the other has the Galaxy Expedition Team and Poke Ball.
Nintendo says that the traps can be used to organize any Switch cables that you have. Both cables measure 10.0 x 5.0cm while the material is ATBC-PVC, iron.
Nintendo acquires SRD Co., Ltd
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Nintendo has just announced their acquisition of SRD Co., Ltd. It will now be made into a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nintendo, with the acquisition being expected to close on April 1, 2022. This doesn’t come as hugely surprising news, as SRD had been working alongside Nintendo for roughly fourty years even positioning their Kyoto office in the Nintendo Development Center. They’ve helped in the development of a significant amount of Nintendo’s games since, including more recent titles such as Game Builder Garage and Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Here is the full statement from Nintendo regarding the acquisition:
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Min Min Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo out in April, Steve and Alex delayed
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Original: Nintendo has announced a final release date for the Min Min amiibo as part of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate line. The figure will release on April 29, the company just announced. While that date technically only applies to Japan at the moment, most Nintendo products tend to release around the same time and we’ll let you know if there are any changes for North America / Europe.
In other news, the Steve and Alex Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo have been delayed. Rather than this spring, they’ll now ship later in the year. Nintendo apologized for the extra wait and explained that the move comes down to delays with production and distribution.
Although Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ended DLC support towards the end of 2021, it looks like we’ll continue to see new amiibo possibly into 2023. There are still other figures that we should see in the future including Pyra / Mythra. However, we’ll need to wait until a later date for more news about other Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo.
Update: Nintendo has now quickly confirmed the same date for North America.
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Shuntaro Furukawa on joining Nintendo and how Mario Kart changed his life
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Shuntaro Furukawa managed to make it to the very top of Nintendo as the company’s president. Tatsumi Kimishima briefly held the position following the sudden passing of Satoru Iwata, but Furukawa took over in 2018 and has stayed there since.
In a piece on Nikkei, Furukawa shared some background on his experience with Nintendo and joining the company. As it turns out, he didn’t really play most of the Big N’s games and instead was more interested in third-party titles. But after receiving a suggestion to play Super Mario Kart, he started to understand Nintendo’s greatness.
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Kao the Kangaroo dev has further plans beyond the new game
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After Kao the Kangaroo went missing for well over a decade, the franchise is finally back in the spotlight. Tate Multimedia announced last month that it’s revisiting the series with a new 3D platformer currently in development for Switch.
In an interview with GamesIndustry, head of development Wojtek Bilinski teased plans for the future. While experimenting with different prototypes, the team also thought about a remake along with “a more advanced game with a much older Kao and a bigger emphasis on combat.”
