Nintendo’s 75th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders Q&A up in English
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Nintendo conducted its 75th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders a couple of weeks back. The event featured some brief opening remarks from president Satoru Iwata, but the main highlight was the Q&A. Nintendo now has the entire transcript up in English here.
We already covered the Q&A in-depth last month, so we won’t be posting all of the information here. However, I’ll be picking out a few highlights throughout the day.
Thanks to Thomas for the tip.
Wii Fit Trainer amiibo available via Walmart’s mobile site
Posted on 9 years ago by Dennis Gagliardotto(@LyonHart_) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
For those of you that are still trying to complete your Holy Trinity (Marth, Villager, and Wii Fit Trainer), or have simply wanted the amiibo, you now have the chance to obtain Wii Fit Trainer while supplies last at Walmart.com! Oddly enough, only on their mobile site is this working.
Get her amiibo here
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Zelda manga getting new entry this year
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments
The Legend of Zelda manga is returning. The series will be seeing a new entry sometime this year, Akira Himekawa announced on its official Twitter account.
Details about the new Zelda manga are being kept under wraps for now. We do at least know that Akira Himekawa has already started writing.
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Nintendo on why it doesn’t release games during the summer
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 52 Comments
Nintendo of America doesn’t bring out many games during the summer. Did you know that Wii Sports Club is the only retail title since 2007 to have launched during the month of July?
Charlie Scibetta, Nintendo’s senior director of corporate communications, explained the company’s approach in an interview with Nintendo World Report. Scibetta mentioned that Nintendo’s big business tends to take place during the last few months of the year, and he pointed to school graduations as another key time for game launches.
He said:
“We do the bulk of our business in the holiday season, probably about 60% in October, November, and December. You want to launch games when people are in the mood to buy.”
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Best Buy not taking pre-orders for the Dark Pit amiibo, in-store only on July 31
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments
Earlier today, we found out that the Dark Pit amiibo will be exclusive to Best Buy in the United States. The retailer has since followed up with an official announcement.
Best Buy will be handling the sale of Dark Pit in a different manner than usual. For one thing, pre-orders won’t be available for the figure. He also won’t be sold online. You’ll need to head to your local Best Buy on July 31 for a chance of obtaining Dark Pit.
Video: Fire Emblem Fates SE, Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher) TCG, New 3DS covers unboxing
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments
NintenDaan has put together a new video in which the Fire Emblem Fates Special Edition, Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher) TCG starter packs, and New 3DS covers are unboxed. Check it out below.
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Camp Miiverse returns next week
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment
Nintendo is bringing back Camp Miiverse for a second year. Between July 7 and July 20, users can participate in “fun events for games on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS/2DS, such as Splatoon, Mario Kart 8, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and more”. This will all be done through a new community opening on Miiverse next week.
Here’s the official announcement from Miiverse’s “Tom”:
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Dark Pit amiibo confirmed as Best Buy exclusive in the U.S.
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments
Looks like we have another retailer-exclusive amiibo on our hands here in the United States! When Dark Pit launches later this month, it seems as though it will only be sold by Best Buy. You’ll notice that there’s an “Only @ Best Buy” image attached to the amiibo when searching from him over on the store’s website.
The Palutena amiibo launches alongside Dark Pit this month as well. Chances are that figure will also be a retailer-exclusive.
Thanks to CarpetCrawler for the tip.
Miiverse redesign taking place this summer
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 10 Comments
Nintendo has announced significant changes that are planned for Miiverse. What the company has in store is highlighted by a redesign, which is planned for the summer.
Aside from a redesign, Nintendo will also be introducing some new features for Miiverse. Users will be able to save up to 100 screenshots in a private “Screenshot Album” while the new Play Journal makes it possible to keep records of their gameplay experiences.
Head past the break for the full rundown of changes coming to Miiverse.
Club Nintendo has officially closed
Posted on 9 years ago by Dennis Gagliardotto(@LyonHart_) in General Nintendo, News | 30 Comments
Let’s all take a moment of silence…
Nintendo’s loyalty program that rewarded members for buying its games by providing coins that could be spent on various games across Wii, 3DS, and Wii U as well as exclusive goodies has officially closed.
The program officially launched in 2008 in North America. Most games from the Nintendo DS and onward came with Club Nintendo leaflets that had codes attached to them that you would then input at the Club Nintendo website and be given coins in return after filling out a short survey. Those that achieved 300 coins would reach “Gold Status” while those that garnered over 600 coins within a “Club Nintendo Year” would reach “Platinum Status”. At the end of each Club Nintendo Year, gifts would go out to both Gold and Platinum members. Typically Platinum members would receive better rewards, but could choose Gold rewards if they’d like.
It’s a shame to see Club Nintendo go. I was an avid member for a few years and felt like I got a lot in return. It was a nice way of feeling like Nintendo was saying “thank you” for supporting them and their games. I still think it’s odd that this loyalty program is to be replaced with another loyalty program in the future, but hopefully whatever they have planned will be one that is a little more user-friendly and lightens up on the excessive surveys with redundant questions.
Have you been satisfied with Club Nintendo since its inception? What do you want to see implemented or taken out in the new program in the future? Let us know all the cool stuff you’ve gotten throughout the years of Club Nintendo and the most coins you’ve ever collected!
Club Nintendo
October 2, 2008 – June 30, 2015
