General Nintendo

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Just a Chat, Videos, Wii U | 3 Comments

Nintendo announced a whole bunch of news on Monday, including release dates, the Mega Yarn Yoshi amiibo, and more. Daan and I talked about it all on the latest episode of Just a Chat, which you can listen to below. I was a bit exhausted while we were recording, but that’s okay!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U eShop | 38 Comments

Shin’en is still working on FAST Racing Neo for the Wii U eShop. But in terms of what the future holds, we could hear about the studio’s next game in 2016. The company, unsurprisingly, will almost certainly be sticking with Nintendo platforms with future titles.

Shin’en’s Martin Sauter told Nintendo World Report in an interview at Gamescom:

“We’re already brainstorming but we can talk about it when we’re ready. Fact is, we don’t know what’s in the future, but we’d love to stick with Nintendo hardware, eShop games and if FAST is a success we’ll keep going. Maybe next year we’ll talk about the next game.”

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments

In July, Nintendo picked up a trademark for Pikuroito in Japan. The main takeaway is that the filing is associated with stationary game consoles, portable game consoles, phones and arcade machines.

One theory floating around is that Pikuroito could be one of the mobile games Nintendo will release. It’s worth noting that a similarly-named puzzle game, a title developed by BTD Studio, is available on Android via Google Play – though perhaps that’s just a coincidence.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 41 Comments

Flowers will apparently be playing a big role in the future of Pokemon. When asked for a tease of what lies ahead for the series, The Pokemon Company director of consumer marketing J.C. Smith pointed to this keyword. Sadly, Smith didn’t share any additional information.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments

Two more Club Nintendo rewards are out now in Europe. A Kirby blanket has been added to the rewards site, in addition to a Super Mario card matching game. The prizes cost 4,500 stars and 3,000 stars respectively.

Today’s new rewards can be ordered here.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Videos | 1 Comment

Another video has come in from the Nintendo UK Summer Tour 2015. Below, you’ll find a promo for Photos with Animal Crossing.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in General Nintendo, Videos | 1 Comment

Nintendo is currently having its Summer Tour in various cities in the UK. The upcoming dates are as follows, if you feel like checking it out:

• 27th – 31st August – Westfield London
• 5 – 6th September – intu Metrocentre, Tyne and Wear
• 12th – 13th September – intu Braehead, Glasgow

Below is a highlight video of the Manchester location of the Summer Tour.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 10 Comments

Update (8/24): Bumped to the top. Mighty Switch Force! Academy has been announced, and it’s hitting Steam Early Access tomorrow. What does this mean for Nintendo players? Well, WayForward is open to bringing the game to additional platforms – hopefully Wii U and/or 3DS.

Original (8/20): A tweet sent out on WayForward’s Twitter account has started up the rumor mill once again. The message, posted below, suggests that a new Mighty Switch Force! game is on the way.

We’ve seen two Mighty Switch Force! games on Nintendo platforms thus far. It’d certainly be interesting to see what WayForward would have in store for another game.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Images | 20 Comments

Nintendo has shared the official packaging images for the Animal Crossing amiibo figures. The full set can be found below.

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Nintendo published an image comparing the size of the new Mega Yarn Yoshi amiibo to the standard plush. View it above.

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