Club Nintendo Japan adds Yoshi plush, Mario decoration tape
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A pair of new rewards have been added to the Japanese Club Nintendo website. A Yoshi plush is now available, along with a Mario decoration tape set (three different tapes). Pricing is set at 650 points and 200 points respectively.
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GameStop ad (7/16 – 7/22)
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This week’s GameStop ad has gone live. You can find it in full below.
Fatal Frame presentation guests include Shigeru Miyamoto
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On Thursday, a presentation will be held on Niconico for the new Fatal Frame Wii U game and related media efforts such as the upcoming movie. The event seems to be rather significant – as one would expect – given some of the guests attending.
Perhaps mostly importantly, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto will be showing up for this week’s presentation. Other guests include staff from Kadokawa and Koei Tecmo, Keisuke Kikuchi (Fatal Frame series), Shin Kibayashi (the author of the manga), Mari Asato (movie director), Nakajo Ayami (actress) and Aoi Morikawa (actress).
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Half of Sonic’s lifetime sales have been in the US, 35% in Europe
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Peter Warman, CEO of video game research firm Newzoo, shared an overview of Sonic’s lifetime sales in different territories with Fortune.
The Blue Blur is most popular in the United States, which is where about half of the total sales have originated from. Europe makes up another 35 percent, with the remaining 15 percent of sales stemming from other countries like Japan.
As stated by Warman:
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Famicom celebrates its 31st birthday
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It was 31 years ago that Nintendo released the Famicom in Japan. The system launched on July 15, 1983. Of course, in other parts of the world, the Famicom is known as the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System).
Sony wants to bring some of the Wii audience over to PS4
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With the PlayStation 4, Sony is looking to bring in some of the consumers who previously purchased Wii.
That tidbit comes from Sony Computer Entertainment president Andrew House, who was speaking with Eurogamer. He told the site:
“Our big opportunity is to welcome back an audience much earlier in the lifecycle that possibly bought into the Wii previously. Whether it’s based on this is a really good all-round entertainment device for a family in addition to having great games, our consumer data suggests some of those people are already coming in now and that’s what’s contributing to the really great sales we’ve had.”
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Keiji Inafune open to the idea of a Mega Man Legends-style Mighty No. 9 game
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Keiji Inafune has shown some interest in going the Mega Man Legends-style route with Mighty No. 9.
Inafune, fielding a question about the possibility during a Q&A session at SGC 2014, said that he’d “love to see” Mighty No. 9 go in “any directions that would fit the series”. He then asked attendees if they’d back a project that incorporates the same kind of gameplay as Mega Man Legends – which was met with a roaring cheer.
Inafune’s translator ended by saying, “he’s got nothing to announce today but the fact is he’s heard all of you shout out like that. He’s definitely putting that in his pocket and taking it back with him.”
Team17 came close to losing the Worms franchise
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Team17 came close to losing its Worms IP – not once, but twice.
In the late 1990s for example, Team17 signed a publishing deal after receiving extra funding for a game behind schedule. The Worms IP would have been relinquished to the publisher if sales targets for the title were not met within 12 months.
Thankfully, everything ended up working out, as the target was eventually beaten by 1.7 percent.
Team17 owner Debbie Bestwick wrote in a Develop column:
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Mercedes-Benz says its Mario commercial has exceeded expectations
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Back in May, Nintendo announced that Mario Kart 8 would be receiving Mercedes-Benz DLC. The news was accompanied by a commercial featuring a crossover between Mario and the car company.
According to Mercedes-Benz Japan president and chief executive officer Kintaro Ueno, the ad “has exceeded our expectations.” No surprise there, as the video has been viewed over two million times. Mercedes-Benz Japan has also confirmed an increase in visitors to its showrooms and demand for the car.
Ueno said:
“[The commercial] was quite a talking point, bringing a lot of people to the showroom. This is a new market segment for us, but it has exceeded our expectations. I can say that it’s going well.”
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Video: Shoot arrows without a bow in latest Zelda: Ocarina of Time glitch
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time may have originally launched close to 16 years ago, but new glitches are discovered every now and again. The latest, shown above, lets players shoot arrows without a bow. Check it out!
