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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 12 Comments

Nintendo has picked up a pair of new trademarks in Europe. “QUDY” and “Qudii” were both registered today – September 18.

No idea what these two names are at present. Perhaps you guys have some ideas?

Thanks to snow for the tip.

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Yesterday, Renegade Kid confirmed that the studio is now in possession of the Dementium IP. That means the company is free to do anything and everything with the franchise.

Renegade Kid co-founder Jools Watsham has since issued a statement about the situation to Eurogamer, and told the site, “We will be exploring all possibilities, including sequels and ports, and we’re open to the idea of working with a publishing partner or going solo.”

The full comment reads:

“We’re very excited about having Dementium return home. We will be exploring all possibilities, including sequels and ports, and we’re open to the idea of working with a publishing partner or going solo. We haven’t ruled it out, but we do not currently plan to do a Dementium kickstarter campaign. It is pretty great to have these options with a brand that both our loyal fear-loving fans and us love so dearly, and so dreadfully. The team is really looking forward to lose their minds again in the blood-soaked corridors of Dementium.”

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Those who purchased the Phonics Fun with Biff, Chip, & Kipper titles from the eShop at launch will be reimbursed, Nintendo has announced. Each release was priced at £19.99, but has since been changed to £17.99.

Nintendo said on Twitter today:

(1/2) Phonics Fun with Biff, Chip & Kipper Vol. 1-3 launched on 12/09 with an incorrect price on Nintendo #3DS #eShop – our apologies.

— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) September 17, 2014

(2/2) That price has been lowered from £19.99 to £17.99 and the difference will be reimbursed as eShop funds to all who paid too much.

— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) September 17, 2014

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Have you ever heard of a project called Mario Takes America? Probably not, as it ended up as a cancelled title for the CD-i.

Mario Takes America would have been an action-platformer from Cigam Entertainment. Nintendo’s famous plumber would have traveled across the country, and players would find themselves in levels based on real life locations like New York.

Mario Takes America was in development between 1992 and 1994, but was cancelled due to the ambitious nature of the project and failure of the CD-i. Unseen 64 has plenty of additional information here.

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Renegade Kid has regained the rights to the Dementium IP. That means, going forward, the studio can choose to make additional sequels.

Renegade Kid co-founder Jools Watsham passed along the news on Twitter a few minutes ago. He wrote:

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SteamWorld Dig developer Image & Form has announced a new partnership with Zoink, the studio behind Stick It to the Man. From here on out, Image & Form will market and publish titles for both companies. Note that this is simply a collaboration and the two studios will remain as separate entities.

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In March, Nintendo filed a US patent along with Ambrella and The Pokemon Company for “Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing System, Information Processing Method and Recording Medium”. The filing was only just made public today.

That application title may sound confusing, but it’s ultimately for a handheld device incorporating NFC/RFID figures and IC cards (smart cards). As you would expect, the device focuses on Pokemon and gaming.

How exactly this patent will be used is currently unknown. For all we know, it could just be a filing that will never be used. Only time will tell…

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