Niantic on what it’s like working with Nintendo
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Niantic is the main developer behind Pokemon Go. Additionally, Nintendo and The Pokemon Company are heavily involved with the project.
Niantic CEO John Hanke recently spoke with TechCrunch and talked about what it’s like working with the Big N. He said:
“Terrific. It’s an honor to have the support and insights of a company that has brought decades of joy to people through their IP, game design, technology innovation. They share our same values of using innovation and play to bring people together. We have so much respect for Nintendo, as well as The Pokémon Company and of course Google. We couldn’t ask for a better group of companies.”
A couple of days ago, it was announced that Nintendo, The Pokemon Company, and Google are investing $20 million in Niantic. This will allow the developer to continue work on Pokemon Go and expand the company overall.
Mega Yarn Yoshi amiibo unboxing
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The Mega Yarn Yoshi amiibo began to hit stores in Canada yesterday. In the video below, you can see the plushie being unboxed.
NES designer explains the front-loading slot, why the Zapper was bundled in
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Masayuki Uemura, a lead designer of the Nintendo Entertainment System, held a presentation at New York University’s Game Center last night. Uemura shared a couple of interesting insights that I wanted to relay here.
First, the front-loading slot was implemented since VHS systems were popular in the mid-190s. The team wanted to make the NES to take on a somewhat similar appearance. Uemura also commented on why the Zapper was bundled in: because Americans loved guns, apparently!
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Nintendo Minute – “Yoshi’s Woolly World Let’s Yarn!”
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Today’s episode of Nintendo Minute is all about Yoshi’s Woolly World – hardly a surprise since the game has now launched in North America. In the video below, Kit and Krysta show off two levels.
Yarn Yoshi amiibo will be on Amazon in a few hours
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Amazon will begin taking orders for the Yarn Yoshi amiibo later today. You’ll want to keep track of this link
for the pink version and this page
for the blue version.
They’ll be up at the following times:
Pink Yarn Yoshi
- 1:00pm PT
- 2:00pm MT
- 3:00pm CT
- 4:00pm ET
Blue Yarn Yoshi
- 2:00pm PT
- 3:00pm MT
- 4:00pm CT
- 5:00pm ET
Update: Mewtwo, Tom Nook – Animal Crossing amiibo 3-pack pre-orders live on Walmart
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Blue and pink Yarn Yoshi amiibo up on GameStop
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Consumers can now order the blue and pink Yarn Yoshi amiibo. You can get them here. Each one is priced at $16.99.
Monolith Soft updates recruitment page, “urgent” and “mass” openings
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Monolith Soft, developer of the Xenoblade games, has made an update to its staff recruitment page. It now seeks “urgent” and “mass” recruitment for 3DCG designers.
This is the lineup of positions available at the Monolith Soft Tokyo office recruitment section:
– Programmer
– Planner
– 3DCG Designer (Urgent!)
– 2D Designer
– Effect Designer
– Motion Designer
– Project Manager
And the Kyoto office:
– 3DCG Designer (Mass Recruitment!)
– Effect Designer
– Motion Designer
Note that the Tokyo office has been responsible for the Xenoblade games. The Kyoto office is more new and has assisted with the development of Nintendo titles.
Nintendo puts up new developer website
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A new Nintendo developer site is now up and running. Check it out here.
Of course, as this site is primarily intended for developers and publishers, there’s not a massive amount to see for the general public. It is interesting to look at though in any case!
Play-Asia taking pre-orders for the Splatoon plushies
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Earlier this week, we told you about plans to make plushies available based on Splatoon. Today, retailer Play-Asia has followed up with pre-orders. You can reserve each one here.
The various plushies are priced at $21.99 each. They’ll be shipped on December 25.
