Star Fox Zero, Xenoblade Chronicles X and more playable at EGX this month
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Nintendo will show off quite a few games at EGX 2015, one of the biggest gaming conventions in Europe. The event will take place at the NEC in Birmingham, UK from September 24th to till September 27th. Here’s the full list of Wii U and 3DS games you’ll be able to play if you attend:
Wii U
- Super Mario Maker
- Splatoon
- Mario Kart 8
- Super Smash Bros.
- Star Fox Zero
- Mario Tennis Ultra Smash
- Xenoblade Chronicles X
- Skylanders SuperChargers
3DS
- The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes
- Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
- Chibi Robo: Zip Lash
- Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
- Skylanders SuperChargers
- Pokemon Omega Ruby
- Pokemon Alpha Sapphire
#Nindies on Wii U
- Mighty No. 9 [Deep Silver, Concept]
- Rive [Two Tribes]
- Runbow [13am Games]
- Fast Racing NEO [Shin’en]
- Typoman [Brainseed/Head Up Games]
- Soul Axiom [Wales Interactive]
- Poncho [Rising Star Games]
- Extreme Exorcism [Ripstone]
- Oddworld New n Tasty [Oddworld]
- Shadow Puppeteer [Snowcannon Games/Sarepta Studios]
- Action Henk [Curve]
- Lovely Planet [Tiny Build]
- Terraria
#Nindies on 3DS
- Steamworld Heist
- Shovel Knight [Yacht Club Games]
- Terraria
Nintendo will also host several tournaments, such as squad battles in Splatoon, 200cc races in Mario Kart 8 or two-player matches in Mario Tennis Ultra Smash.
Video: A look at the making of the Mario and Luigi Rimpa screen painting
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments
In October, a special Super Mario Bros. screen painting will go on display in Kyoto. It comes in celebration of the series’ 30th anniversary, as well as the 400th anniversary of the Rimpa school.
Mario is represented as “Raijin” (Japanese god of thunder and storms) in the piece while Luigi is shown as “Fujin” (Japanese god of wind). These two tend to be paired in Japanese art, much like Nintendo’s famous brothers.
The painting itself is created in Rimpa style. For a look at its creation, check out the official Nintendo video below.
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More potential SEGA 3D Classics found within 3D Gunstar Heroes RAM
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 13 Comments
Later this month, SEGA will be wrapping up its next batch of 3D Classics. 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2 will officially conclude the second series. However, there is a possibility that more games could be coming, or were at least considered at one point.
Found within the RAM of 3D Gunstar Heroes are titles such as Sonic Spinball, Comix Zone, and Puyo Puyo 2. It remains to be seen though what sort of plans there are for the future – if any.
Job listing makes mention of Nintendo Directs
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 8 Comments
Nintendo Direct was an initiative created by Satoru Iwata. But with his passing back in July, some have wondered if this is something that will continue going forward.
There is at least one piece of news which gives hope for the future. A Nintendo of America job listing for a motion graphics artist mentions that this person will be responsible for editing video/audio for Nintendo Directs, among other content. That’s not a definitive answer regarding the status of the presentations, but it’s encouraging!
Here’s the job listing in full for those that are interested:
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Miyamoto – another Mario Galaxy game possible on other hardware, wants to surprise players
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 75 Comments
Shigeru Miyamoto has addressed the possibility of another Super Mario Galaxy game. In an interview with Eurogamer, Miyamoto told the site:
“[A new Mario Galaxy] is always in discussion. But even with Mario 64 there was a lot of feedback about motion sickness with the 3D or maybe us making it too difficult.”
“Going back to our roots and making New Super Mario Bros., anyone can play that. So that’s why we went back. We’re always thinking, is there a middle ground where people who do enjoy the 3D worlds of Galaxy and those who enjoy New Super Mario Bros. can both enjoy it? We’re always looking at those opportunities.”
“On the other hand, me and [Yoshiaki] Koizumi-san, director of Galaxy, are always looking to challenge Galaxy and do another 3D action title. However we can’t make so many games at once in parallel. But as the hardware technology gets better and advances, I think there will be a lot of opportunity for both options.”
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Watch Miyamoto and Tezuka play Super Mario Maker, how World 1-1 was made
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos, Wii U | 3 Comments
Eurogamer has posted a couple of interesting Super Mario Maker-related videos. Below, you’ll see Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka playing the game. They also discuss the creation of World 1-1 in the original Super Mario Bros.
Miyamoto: Pikmin 4 in development, “very close to completion”
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 126 Comments
Pikmin 4 is in development, series creator Shigeru Miyamoto has revealed.
“It’s actually very close to completion,” Miyamoto told Eurogamer back in July. “Pikmin teams are always working on the next one.”
Nintendo also added the following in an official statement: “We can confirm that Pikmin 4 is in development but that is all we can confirm at present.”
Miyamoto didn’t say which platform Pikmin 4 is planned for, but NX is certainly a possibility.
Thanks to JurgenMcGurgen for the tip.
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Lucina, Marth, Ike amiibo up on Amazon UK
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
A trio of amiibo are available for purchase on Amazon UK. Lucina, Marth, and Ike are all in stock at this moment.
Each of the amiibo can be purchased here.
They should be available to import to the U.S. for those curious!
Nintendo spent 10% on advertising during last fiscal year
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 40 Comments
Tokyo Keizai Online recently posted an article in which Japanese companies were ranked by the amount they spent on advertising during the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015.
Nintendo was the only game company in the top 50 having spent 54.8 billion yen on advertising. For what it’s worth, that amounts to roughly 10 percent of the company’s total revenue. Nintendo was one of two companies in the list to spend more than 10 percent of total revenue in this area. Additionally, the Big N ranked number 20 overall.
In case you’re curious, the top three companies on the list are Sony (444.4 billion yen), Toyota (435.1 billion yen), and Nissan (336.7 billion yen).
Kid with life-threatening condition has dream come true by visiting NoA HQ, meeting Reggie
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Shea Sparling is a 10-year-old boy with polyarteritis nodosa, a life-threatening condition. Thanks to the charitable organization Dream Factory, Shea’s wish was recently realized.
Shea took a trip to Nintendo of America’s headquarters, and also met company president Reggie Fils-Aime. The two even played a round of Mario Kart together.
Shea’s mother spoke very positively about the experience, saying:
“We had so much fun. They had signs welcoming us and we went on a tour of the building. We met with Reggie and the kids even played a game of Mario Kart with him. He was so gracious and relaxed and spent time chatting with Shea, answering his questions.”
