Update: Some English tweets – Iwata explains why he won’t be attending this year’s E3
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Update: Bumped to the top. Here are a couple of English tweets from Nintendo’s Twitter account:
Hello everyone! #E3 is almost here, one of our industry’s biggest shows. I’ll tweet on @NintendoAmerica w/ #Iwatter pic.twitter.com/GybpDFirJt
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) June 13, 2015
This year I will be watching #E3 from Japan, sharing the action-packed video game show’s news. #Iwatter
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) June 13, 2015
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata didn’t attend E3 last year, and he’ll be skipping the expo once again this year. In 2014, his absence was related to health reasons. This year is a bit different.
Iwata explained on Nintendo’s Japanese Twitter account that the company won’t be announcing new hardware at E3. Additionally, he’ll be hosting an investors meeting the week after E3. It’s because of these two reasons that his presence wasn’t required.
Also, here’s an updated Mii straight from Iwata, following his health issues and weight loss:
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YouTube Live at E3 – “Nintendo Power Half-Hour” on Monday (demos, interviews, NWC updates)
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YouTube is going all out on E3 this year. Throughout the entire show, the site will be streaming tons of game demos, interviews, and more.
On Monday, YouTube’s programming will have a segment on Nintendo. There are plans for “a half-hour of new live game demos, interviews and updates Sunday night’s Nintendo World Championships.”
This will take place at 2:30 PM ET / 11:30 AM PT / 7:30 PM in the UK / 8:30 PM in Europe.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
Nintendo World Championships 2015 – trophy revealed, why NES Remix, secret games and guests, more
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An interview from Game Informer provides new insight into the Nintendo World Championships 2015. The site was able to speak with Nintendo Treehouse’s Erik Peterson, producer of the event, about a number of topics. Peterson revealed the tournament’s trophy, and spoke about things like games Nintendo is keeping secret for now, which seems to apply to some guests as well.
Continue on below for a number of comments from Peterson. Be sure to give Game Informer’s article a look here, too.
Fan-made amiibo compatibility chart – version 4.3
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moldclay’s latest fan-made amiibo compatibility chart contains a couple of new games. Fire Emblem If and Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash have been added to the list while Girls Mode 3, Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, Yoshi’s Woolly World, Splatoon, and Art Academy: Home Studio have been updated. Take a look at the chart above.
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CPSIA documents suggest additional production runs for various amiibo in the U.S.
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Previously-released amiibo could be seeing a sizable restock in the United States, if CPSIA documents are anything to go by. These documents indicate that various amiibo will be seeing one month of additional production. That goes for amiibo like the Villager, Rosalina, Lucario, Captain Falcon, and more.
May 2015 NPD: amiibo leads in interactive gaming toy sales
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In the U.S., amiibo led the way in dollar sales out of all interactive gaming toy offerings during the month of May. It’s the first time since the figures launched that this feat was accomplished.
Thanks to amiibo’s strong performance, interactive gaming toy sales as a whole rose 73 percent in the U.S. last month.
NPD Group’s Liam Callahan said:
“May 2015 was a positive month for video game accessory sales, with dollar sales up 20 per cent. The top 5 accessory types: Interactive Gaming Toys; point cards; gamepads; headsets/headphones; and power supplies, all experienced year-over-year growth. Interactive gaming toy sales experienced stellar growth of 73 per cent in May 2015 as Nintendo’s amiibo accessories led dollar sales for the first time since launch.”
Armature clarifies plans to share Unreal Engine 4 code being used for Bloodstained’s Wii U port
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It was recently announced that Armature will be porting Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night to Wii U. That also means that the developer will be working with Unreal 4 on Nintendo’s console for the first time.
Since Unreal Engine 4 games on Wii U is a relatively new thing, Armature said it will be sharing its code with other developers. But what exactly does this mean? In an update posted to the company’s website, Armature explained:
We didn’t provide very many details, and there’s been some confusion, so we just wanted to clear a few things up.
What we are planning to do is share the WiiU and Vita modifications to UE4 for Bloodstained after the game ships with authorized developers for the respective platforms (and we’re not sure how we’ll deliver the code, it’s a bit complicated because of all the parties involved).
More: Armature Studio, Unreal Engine 4
Arc System Works acquires Double Dragon, Super Dodge Ball, River City Ransom, and Kunio-kun IPs
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Arc System Works has announced the acquisition of the Double Dragon, Super Dodge Ball, River City Ransom, and Kunio-kun franchises. Previously, Million was the most recent rights holder. This move became effective as of June 1, 2015.
Source: Arc System Works PR
Nintendo E3 2015 schedule recap
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With E3 2015 just a few days away, Nintendo has sent out a new schedule recapping the company’s events at the expo.
Here are some notable tidbits:
– 2015 and “select 2016 software” will be featured at E3
– Nintendo “will continue to share information on future games and initiatives in the months ahead”
– There will apparently be “additional announcements between matches” of the Nintendo World Championships
– Developers will be at the Nintendo Treehouse: Live @ E3 sessions
– On the second day of the Nintendo Treehouse: Live broadcast, there will be content not shown at Nintendo’s E3 booth
You can check out Nintendo’s E3 2015 plans in the graphic below. Lots of specific information is in the announcement below.
Sakurai’s full column on bias claims for the Smash Bros. roster, balancing
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Masahiro Sakurai’s latest Famitsu column has now been translated in full. Two big topics were addressed in his piece: those who say Sakurai has a bias for certain characters, and overall game balance.
Continue on below to check out the column transcript. The full translation comes courtesy of Source Gaming.
When it comes to Smash, every once in a while people will wrongly direct their anger towards me. They accuse me of things such as giving preference or strength to the characters that I’ve worked on in the past—in other words, the Kirby and Kid Icarus series characters. Oh my.
However, if I had worked on the Mario series, people would say, “You’re favoring Mario too much,” wouldn’t they? The same would hold true for Fire Emblem, Pokémon or Starfox. The truth is, though, I put a lot of work into all the characters. It’s a mix of labor, love, and fine tuning.
