Posted on 9 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments

Aftermarket retro consoles seem to be all the rage this year and Rose Colored Gaming have jumped in with a new set of SNES and Super-Famicon themed Game Boy Advance units. The units have a backlit modern LCD mod with custom graphics and a number of other changes from the original hardware units. According to the company’s official Facebook page, they will be more expensive than their previous range which means upwards of $165 USD.

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Back in early March, Nintendo filed a patent in the US for something called “Eye Tracking Enabling 3D Viewing on Conventional 2D Display”. The filing was only just made public today.

This latest patent deals with eye tracking – mainly through 3D glasses – and how it can enhance gameplay.

Here’s the patent abstract:

The exemplary illustrative non-limiting technology herein enables 3D viewing on conventional 2D displays such as home television sets by tracking a person’s viewpoint. Detecting a player’s viewpoint movement to change the viewing of the displayed object gives the illusion that the object is physically present in three-dimensional space. Viewpoint movement detection can provide collision-related game logic benefits such as allowing a player to dodge projectiles, giving a game character an ability to “see” the player when not behind line-of-sight obstacles, and other advantages.

Check out the gallery above for images from the filing. You can find the full patent here and more information here.

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Videos | 2 Comments

Alright, I think we’ve filled up the front page with enough quotes from Nintendo’s 74th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. Between the comments we picked out today and the unofficial English translation posted last week, that should satiate your appetite for Nintendo tidbits! Still, you can find the full translation here.

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Despite what has said previously, some have remained concerned about Nintendo becoming a health device company following their Quality of Life announcement plans.

But no need to worry; this simply won’t happen. Nintendo’s Genyo Takeda reiterated last week, “we are not aiming to become a health device company”.

He said:

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

Nintendo delivered a little bit of a mixed message about the future of Iwata Asks during its Annual Meeting of Shareholders last week. Genyo Takeda mentioned that the series will return once Satoru Iwata returns from his health issues, while Shigeru Miyamoto said the lack of interviews is because the company “came up with the idea that Nintendo should try to attract a more broad audience through a wider range of methods.”

In any case, here are the full comments about the situation:

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

Pac-Man is joining the Super Smash Bros. series for the first time through the upcoming Wii U and 3DS games. However, it turns out that the classic character could have been included in the previous entry, Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Masahiro Sakurai wrote in the latest issue of Famitsu that Pac-Man was a possibility for Brawl courtesy of a suggestion from Shigeru Miyamoto:

“During development of Smash Bros. Brawl, Mr. Shigeru Miyamoto of Nintendo approached me and asked, ‘Can’t we have Pac-Man as a guest character?’ At the time, imagining the image of Pac-Man and his incomplete pizza shape, I thought to myself, ‘Hmmm… That’s a little too farfetched.'”

Sakurai also mentioned in his column that coming up with character ideas for a Smash Bros. game may seem easy, but it takes a great deal of work to implement on the development side.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment

If there was any ever question as to whether or not the ‘smart toy’ industry enveloping games like Disney Infinity and Skylanders was representing a new trend in the industry, a recent GameByte study has shown that over 72 million children are interested in purchasing the toys. Here’s a summary of what they found:

• 72 million chidren are interested in owning ‘Smart Toys’
• The US has plenty of choice in the market already
• Growth opportunities exist in emerging gamer markets – China, Brazil, Russia where 90%+ of gamers age 6-12 are interested in smart toys
• GameByte thinks that LEGO Fusion and Amiibo will help the marker further

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The Little Battlers eXperience manga has been licensed for North America by Viz Media. The first two volumes are due out on November 4. There are a total of 26 chapters and six compiled volumes in the manga series.

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This is just too humorous not to share with you all:

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Posted on 9 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in General Nintendo, News | 9 Comments

The North American Club Nintendo site was just updated, teasing new rewards for what looks to be the gold and platinum tiers. Any guesses as to what might be on the way?

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