Nyannyan Neko Mario Time episode 14
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments
More: Japan, Nyannyan Neko Mario Time
Video: Zelda: A Link Between Worlds stop motion 3D chalk art
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Random, Videos | 0 comments
Tecmo Koei becoming Koei Tecmo in Europe
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments
Tecmo Koei is changing its name ever-so-slightly in Europe. Starting on July 1, the company will be known as “Koei Tecmo”.
From July 1st, our company name will be changed from TECMO KOEI EUROPE to KOEI TECMO EUROPE. This means #TKfamily will become #KTfamily.
— TECMO KOEI EUROPE (@tecmokoeieurope) June 24, 2014
It’s unclear if Tecmo Koei will be making the same name change in the US. If that is the case, we’ll update this post.
More: Europe, Koei Tecmo, Tecmo Koei
Iwata had surgery last week to remove bile duct growth, came through well
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 8 Comments
Prior to this year’s E3, we learned that Satoru Iwata would not be attending the expo due to health reasons. Now we know just what happened exactly.
Iwata explained in an official message today that he suffered from a bile duct growth. Fortunately, it was detected very early and was surgically removed last week.
Iwata is now recovering, though it’ll be a little whole longer before he returns to work. He will not be attending the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders this week.
You can find Iwata’s full message below.
More: Satoru Iwata, top
Marvelous on Story of Seasons’ name, series will continue, more
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment
At E3 2014, GameSpot and NintendoWorldReport spoke with Yoshifumi Hashimoto, head of development over at Marvelous AQL, to discuss Story of Seasons. Hashimoto spoke about the game’s name, the separation between the title and Harvest Moon and plans to continue the series, same-sex relationships, and more.
You can find excerpts from the interview below. Head on over to this link for the full thing.
More: marvelous, Story of Seasons, XSEED
N64 celebrates its 18th birthday today
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 17 Comments
Can you believe that the N64 has been around for 18th years? Yes, it’s true! The console originally came out on this very day in Japan, 18 years ago.
The N64 provided us all with some truly memorable experiences. Zelda and Mario both made their jump into 3D for the first time. Rare produced several standout titles like Banjo Kazooie and Conker’s Bad Fur Day. And let’s not forget Paper Mario, GoldenEye 007, Star Fox 64, Mario Kart 64, and Super Smash Bros. There were more fantastic games as well!
More: N64, Nintendo 64, top
Renegade Kid teases “something new in the works” with mysterious photo
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments
Renegade Kid posted a mysterious tease to its Twitter account earlier today. Only an off-screen photo was shared, with studio co-founder Jools Watsham stating that it’s “something new in the works”.
Here’s the relevant tweet:
A little Monday morning tease of something new in the works at Renegade Kid… pic.twitter.com/TadRjek3oj
— Jools Watsham (@JoolsWatsham) June 23, 2014
More: indie, Jools Watsham, Renegade Kid
Nintendo is fine with Animal Crossing-inspired iOS game Castaway Paradise, Wii U version possible
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments
Stolen Couch Games is coming out with the iOS project Castaway Paradise – an Animal Crossing-inspired life simulation game. You may have seen the title in the news last week, as people were understandably comparing it to Nintendo’s hit series.
However, despite the similarities between Animal Crossing and Castaway Paradise, Stolen Couch Games co-founder Eric Diepeveen tells Eurogamer that Nintendo is aware of the studio’s game and “everything is fine”. Additionally, a Wii U version is in consideration.
According to co-founder Eric Diepeveen told Eurogamer:
Nintendo comments on Philips’ patent win in the UK
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii | 7 Comments
Late last week, Philips announced that it had secured a patent win against Nintendo in the UK. Now Nintendo has followed up by responding to the situation with a lengthy statement. You can find it in full below.
Atlus teasing new Etrian Odyssey?
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments
A new Etrian Odyssey game could be on the way, based on a newly opened teaser site from Atlus. You can find the page here.
On the site, Atlus included a picture of a giant tree and the title, “This is not broccoli #ATLUS.” The tree and font both seem like they could be connected to Etrian Odyssey. We should find out in a few days!
