FUNimation distributing Bayonetta: Bloody Fate film in US and Canada
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 3 Comments
FUNimation has nabbed the distribution rights for the Bayonetta: Bloody Fate full-length feature film in the United States in Canada.
A “sneak peek” of the English dub of Bayonetta: Bloody Fate will be shown at the Anime Expo early next month. Additionally, director Fuminori Kizaki will be on hand at the expo on July 5 for a special Q&A.
Here’s an official overview of Bayonetta: Bloody Fate:
From the team that brought you the Emmy nominated AFRO SAMURAI RESURRECTION, studio GONZO and internationally acclaimed director Fuminori Kizaki have come together once again to create this feature-length animated film based on the hugely popular video game franchise “BAYONETTA.” The film faithfully captures the extreme action and sexiness of the original, crafting a storyline that expands and further establishes the world of the sexy, shape shifting witch, Bayonetta.
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Scott Moffitt talks Amiibo, says Nintendo doesn’t want to mimic the competition
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 0 comments
Nintendo of America executive vice president of sales and marketing Scott Moffitt shared a few more words about Amiibo while speaking with GamesIndustry.
Moffitt brought up a few points, such as how Nintendo wants to do something different and not mimic the competition. He also mentioned that Amiibo offers “a great value as parents don’t have to buy a starter kit.”
Moffitt ultimately sees Amiibo as something with a lot of potential due to the growing market and adoration of Nintendo IP.
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Aonuma talks all about Zelda – female hero, voice acting, and more
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 10 Comments
Kotaku has put up its full interview with Eiji Aonuma (and Team Ninja head Yosuke Hayashi) about the new Zelda game for Wii U and Hyrule Warriors. Topics addressed include having a playable female hero, voice acting, and what the essence of the series is now.
Check out some excerpts from the interview below. For the full discussion, head on over to Kotaku.
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Ubisoft CEO: “Nintendo has to perform this year, otherwise they will have less games”
Posted on 9 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 92 Comments
According to Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot the pressure is on Nintendo this financial year with the Wii U, as another failed year for the system could cost the company third party support. In an interview with CVG, he had this to say:
“With Mario Kart, Wii U made one step and we expect with Smash Bros. it will also do more. If Nintendo put the right price on the machine then they will probably have a chance to do further,”
“We are coming with Watch Dogs and Just Dance this year. We also have another game on the shelves that we expect to come at some point when there will be more machines,”
“That game is waiting for more machines to be available,”
“We are also waiting for them to achieve more sales so that we can invest more. Because the problem we have with next-gen now here, is that we are seeing less games that are on next-gen and last-gen consoles.”
“Nintendo has to perform this year, otherwise they will have less games. Justifying investing in the machine needs a larger install base,”
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Tezuka personally wants to see Mario Sunshine sequel and Majora’s Mask for 3DS, but doesn’t have any info
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 21 Comments
In closing out an interview with Takashi Tezuka, NZGamer asked the legendary game designer if there’s any hope for a Mario Sunshine sequel or a Majora’s Mask remake for 3DS.
Tezuka responded by saying – off the record – that he wishes Nintendo could explore these kinds of ideas. “I personally would like to enjoy those again,” he noted “but I don’t have any information.”
Check out the full exchange between NZGamer and Takashi Tezuka below:
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Miyamoto will see what he can do about accommodating left-handed gamers better
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments
Being a left-handed gamer isn’t so easy. A lot of titles don’t accommodate such users too well, making it difficult to play.
This is something that Shigeru Miyamoto seems to understand. And he told Kotaku that he’ll talk to his teams about seeing what can be done.
Miyamoto stated:
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Player finds new Super Mario Bros. infinite lives glitch
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments
Super Mario Bros. has been around for nearly thirty years. At this point, most would have expected that the game’s major glitches and infinite lives tricks would have been discovered. But apparently not!
As shown in the video above, one player has seemingly managed to uncover a new glitch leading to a constant stream of 1-ups.
Here’s how the technique is described:
First, you must first take player one’s Mario to the second level of the game and throw away your first life. With Luigi taking over, player two must traverse all the way to World 5-2 and find the hidden beanstalk block halfway through the stage. Once there, Luigi must start climbing the vines, however, he must await – and take on the chin – an incoming projectile from one of the Hammer Bros. Upon being hit, once player one resumes control of Mario, the beanstalk from World 5-2 will start growing in World 1-2, providing all you need to infinitely kick shells for unlimited bonuses.
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Video: Watch Eiji Aonuma do a cucco dance
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Random, Videos | 6 Comments
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Nintendo dominates E3 2014 social media conversation on Twitter
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According to social media intelligence analytics provider Crimson Hexagon, Nintendo experienced the highest level of Twitter success during E3 2014.
Crimson Hexagon reports that 47 percent of all tweets mentioned Nintendo. Two of the most popular tweets included a message made by Nintendo of America teasing Shigeru Miyamoto’s appearance on a live broadcast and another from @Dropkickpikachu, who said: “Nintendo has just shown more playable female character’s in one game preview than the other companies have all E3 so far.”
As a whole, the #Nintendo hashtag was tweeted 30,000 times. The #e32014 hashtag was tweeted another 55,000 times.
