Ubisoft not hosting E3-style showcase this June
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
Ubisoft won’t be hosting an E3-style showcase this month, the publisher has confirmed.
E3 itself won’t be happening this year, but a number of companies are still moving forward with traditional presentations and online events over the next few weeks. We did also see Ubisoft Forward last June, though ultimately there won’t be anything like that again for the summer. However, Ubisoft is at least planning a showcase for “later this year.”
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Junichi Masuda stepping down from Game Freak, appointed as Chief Creative Fellow at The Pokemon Company
Posted on 2 years ago by Nicolas in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
An official press release from The Pokemon Company has just confirmed that Junichi Masuda is leaving his former role as Game Freak’s Managing Director to become The Pokemon Company’s Chief Creative Fellow, effective immediately. Essentially, that means that while he should no longer be directly involved with the development of the series’ games, he will now be focusing on managing the franchise as a whole.
Junichi Masuda’s role in the development of the Pokemon franchise is a noteworthy one; he has been involved in the development of the games ever since the original Pokemon Red Version and Green Version, has directed several games in the franchise himself, and has generally assisted in the development of other games in the franchise, such the mobile spin-off title Pokemon Go. In a way, his new role in the company should mimic that of Shigeru Miyamoto, who also stepped into the role of Creative Fellow at Nintendo to focus more on managing their brand rather than be directly involved in developing their games.
Included below is a transcript of The Pokemon Company’s full PR statement, including a comment from Junichi Masuda himself:
Kirby Nendoroid – Kirby: 30th Anniversary Edition release date, new photos, pre-orders open
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
The Kirby Nendoroid – Kirby: 30th Anniversary Edition was just shown off at WonHobby Gallery 2022 Spring over the weekend, and Good Smile has already followed up with a release date. The figure is currently planned for January 31, 2023.
As the name of the Nendoroid implies, the figure is intended to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Kirby. The included magnets make it easy to pose.
The Pokemon Company again saw record profits in 2021
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
The Pokemon Company reported its latest financial results today, and it turns out that it was another record year.
Sales were reported at 204 billion yen (about $1.6 billion). Gross revenue stands at 98 billion yen (roughly $700 million). We also know that operating income came in at 59 billion yen (roughly $470 million) while net profit was 41 billion yen (roughly $325 million).
Why Nintendo should consider consistency over constant changes
Posted on 2 years ago by Dennis Gagliardotto(@LyonHart_) in Features, General Nintendo, Switch | 0 comments
Nintendo has a long history of sticking out in the video game business and in the tech space as a whole thanks to unique ideas that more often than not bring in new and innovative experiences. Whether it’s the design of odd controllers such as the N64, the motion and remote-like controls of Wii, or the hybrid nature of Switch, these ideas and philosophies have been a core part of what makes the company exciting generation after generation. More often than not, Nintendo’s games, while somewhat gimmicky, end up standing out and leaving behind a legacy in the medium’s history that we typically look back fondly at. Some if not most will dismiss Nintendo’s ideals whenever a new generation arrives with games that take advantage of showing off the new technology and hardware, but it more often than not works out. At the same time, even though the Big N has done well to come up with new ideas time and time again, the company tends to get ahead of itself by focusing on making everything a unique “experience”, even if it’s not something built around game design. This is arguably one of the most frustrating parts of Nintendo’s culture that brings this sort of yin and yang feeling of what works and what doesn’t.
New Nendoroid reveals include Kirby: 30th Anniversary Edition and more
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
The WonHobby Gallery 2022 Spring event is happening today, which means we have a new batch of news about future figures. Some have been revealed for the first type while others have received their first prototypes.
One of the new reveals is a special 30th anniversary Nendoroid for Kirby. We also now know that Megaera is getting her own figure. Finally, we have a first look at the Shovel Knight Nendoroid.
SimCopter 64 playable build found more than 20 years after cancellation
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
SimCopter debuted in 1996 for PC, but some may be unaware that an N64 version (for the 64DD) was in the works at one point – aptly titled SimCopter 64. The game was even shown off for Nintendo’s older console at E3 1997, though it ultimately never saw the light of day. Fans apparently weren’t impressed with the graphics, and after some consideration was given to a Japan-only launch, the port was cancelled entirely.
It’s been well over twenty years, but amazingly enough, a playable build has been found of SimCopter 64. Reddit user a707northbayer made the discovery and says he picked it up from someone who worked in the game industry. This person sold and traded him dev systems in addition to a few games like this one.
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Nintendo Everything Refresh Episode 009 – Predicting the (inevitable?) summer Nintendo Direct and more
Posted on 2 years ago by Nicholas Serpa in General Nintendo, Podcast, Switch | 0 comments
The season for summer gaming reveals is upon us, but what will Nintendo have to show in their summer Nintendo Direct? Join your hosts Nick, Nicholas and Luiz as they try and predict what Nintendo might announce and showcase at its inevitable upcoming presentation, as well as their pie-in-the-sky dream game reveals. Then, stick around for some news about Sonic Frontiers, Fall Guys on Switch and more!
Our show is available on most major streaming platforms, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music and Audible, or you can check out the video version below:
Reggie reflects on Nintendo’s slow pursuit of online play
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Many recognize that Nintendo has been slow to adopt online play. It wasn’t until Mario Kart DS with the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection that the Big N tried its hand at multiplayer over the internet, and even then things were rather limited. Nintendo has provided increased functionality since then, though you could still argue that it’s behind the competition.
During an episode of the GeekWire podcast promoting his new book, former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime was asked if he has any regrets / lessons learned when it came to the company not pursuing online multiplayer more aggressively. One interesting note is that this was apparently “an area that the Americas and Europe constantly was trying to educate the company in Japan about the value of online play, investing in the online infrastructure which needed to be done in order for the experience to be a positive one”.
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Video: Kirby 64 Switch vs. Wii U vs. N64 graphics comparison
Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Switch, Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards just debuted on Nintendo Switch Online, and we now have a look at how this version compares to the N64 original and Wii U Virtual Console release courtesy of GameXplain. Switch vs. N64 is shown first, followed by Switch vs. Wii U.
Like all Nintendo Switch Online classics, Kirby 64 now has the highest resolution possible. And while Wii U made things darker, the brightness is more true to the original on Switch.
