Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Club Nintendo Europe now has 8-Bit Mario Festive Gift Wrapping Paper. The reward, which costs 2,000 stars, was added in today. An order can be placed here.

The 8-Bit Mario Festive Gift Wrapping Paper features two pieces of wrapping paper – one blue, one red. Each measures 60cm x 84cm and is decorated with a classic Mario design in a metallic finish.

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

Update: The “Master Quest” portion of The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses is actually planned worldwide. You’ll notice that some of the locations include Boston and even Japan.

Plus, we now have Nintendo’s North American announcement – find that after the break. We learn that Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and Majora’s Mask

The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses – Master Quest is kicking off in Europe next year.

Nintendo just announced the news through a message published on its Twitter account a short while ago.

For the full lineup of dates, check out this link.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Kirara Koneko(@KiraraKoneko) in General Nintendo, News, Wii, Wii U | 1 Comment

Earlier this year Dutch electronics company Phillips, filed a lawsuit against Nintendo for what they felt was a patent infringement related to their patent on “Virtual Body Control Device” as well as “User Interface System Based on Pointing Device.

Initially Phillips was asking for not only monetary compensation but also a ban on selling the Wii and Wii U.

Then in June in the UK High courts, Phillips won an early victory with Nintendo set to appeal.

Now today we learn that the two companies have now reached an agreement with Nintendo releasing this statement:

Nintendo today announced that it has entered into a global patent license agreement with Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG, AEX: PHIA). As part of the agreement, Nintendo and Philips will cross license portions of each company’s patent portfolio. This agreement ends patent invalidity proceedings brought against Philips by Nintendo in multiple countries, as well as patent infringement proceedings brought by Philips against Nintendo.
“We are pleased to have reached agreement with Philips, as it demonstrates that both companies recognize the importance of intellectual property rights,” said Martina Franke, European General Counsel of Nintendo of Europe. “Nintendo has a substantial IP portfolio and a long history of developing innovative products while respecting valid intellectual property rights of others.”
Financial details and other terms of the license agreement will not be disclosed.

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

The Samus amiibo had some interaction with the Moscow Metro gates, though it wouldn’t actually let you board the transit system for free. Here’s a look at whether some of the amiibo figures work with the Boston subway. The results probably shouldn’t shock you!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 1 Comment

alistdaily has a new interview up with Scott Moffitt, executive vice president of sales and marketing at Nintendo of America. You can find the full discussion here, though there are a couple of noteworthy excerpts that we’ve highlighted below.

On the topic of how eSports has played in the success of Super Smash Bros., Moffitt said:

There does seem to be a ton of pent-up demand for this franchise. ESports has helped to rekindle gamers’ love for this franchise and really prepare the environment for a fantastic launch. I do believe that the record sales are due to a lot of the pre-awareness activity that has gone on, including eSports. The 3DS game also helped satisfy gamers’ demand temporarily before the Wii U game. ESports is one of the things that has helped drive the pre-launch excitement for this game to a fever pitch.

Moffitt also said the following on how the Nintendo gaming audience differs from that of Sony and Microsoft:
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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 3 Comments

Niconico went live today with its Nintendo partnership for the “Creator Encouragement Program”. This allows fans to register and earn incentive pay depending on the popularity of their work and contribution.

Over 250 Nintendo games are eligible for the program across all of the company’s systems – titles on Wii U, the NES, and plenty more are included. Users on Niconico can use these games for creative activity and support.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, General Nintendo, News | 8 Comments

Hacker “Elmassivo” has managed to get the GameCube Controller Adapter for Wii U working with Windows 7 and Windows 8 PCs through the well-known emulator Dolphin.

First, download this file. You’ll next need to follow the steps below that are outlined by GamesBeat:

1. The very first thing you need to do is reboot your Windows 8 PC into a special mode that will enable you to install drivers that are not signed by Microsoft. Here is the step-by-step guide to doing that.
2. Plug the black USB cord from the adapter into your PC.
3. Wait for the USB install to fail.
4. Now, run the install file that you downloaded as an administrator.
5. Agree to installing the unsigned driver (at your own risk).
6. Install the bundled vJoy program, which lets the GameCube controller speak to the PC.
7. The GC adapter program will boot up, and you will need to click the “Start” button to enable it to work.
8. Calibrate the analog sticks on your controllers by clicking on the Windows Gamepad Info button from the GCN adapter program and selecting the properties.
9. If you want to use the controller with Dolphin, download these configuration files.
10. Copy the files into the Dolphin folder (found at documents\dolphin\emulator\config\profiles\GCPad\).
11. Boot up the Dolphin emulator, select GCPad, and load the profile.

Follow these steps and you should be golden!

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Starting today and leading up to Christmas, the Nintendo UK online store is hosting a bunch of different discounts. This includes accessories, shirts, and more. You can find the full lineup here.

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The eBay auction for the defective Samus amiibo has finally come to an end.

We reported a few days ago that bids had topped $1,000. Since the auction’s end, which happened today, the final bid reached $2,500.

This Samus amiibo was a hot item for one reason in particular: the two dual canons. Samus only has once, which made the figure a defect.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 47 Comments

Nintendo has a whole bunch of teams at its disposal. There are plenty of groups at EAD Kyoto as well as inside EAD Tokyo.

Nintendo-Online sent over a summary of their new list, which provides a look at what the different EAD departments are confirmed or speculated to be working on. View it below.

EAD Kyoto 1
– last game: Mario Kart 8
– currently working on Mario Kart 8 DLC
– confirmed to research on new two screen concepts -> new projects still in the planning phase

EAD Kyoto 2
– responsible for Wii Sports and Animal Crossing
– working on Splatoon, to be released next year
– heavily speculated to develop Animal Crossing Wii U

EAD Kyoto 3
– the Zelda team is currently developing Zelda Wii U
– co-developing Majora’s Mask 3D with Grezzo
– a completely new handheld Zelda game is speculated to be in the planning phase

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