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Update: Thinking about it, this may just be related to the tethering app Nintendo released in Japan last month. We’ll see.

In Japan, Nintendo has trademarked something involving connectivity between a smartphone and a 3DS.

A translation of the filing reads:

Here’s a translation of the trademark:
[Trademark ID 2014-36705]
Trademark: [image]
Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Filing Date: May 9, 2014
Publishing Date: June 5th, 2014
Class: 9 (home video game machine program, etc.), 38 (providing information and communication by electronic bulletin board), 41 (mobile games)

It’s unclear how Nintendo will use this trademark, if at all. Remember, just because something is filed, it doesn’t necessarily mean it’ll be put to use.

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America and released June 7, 2014, kids play some of Nintendo’s hottest video games on Nintendo 2DS at the “Play Nintendo Tour 2014” inside the Westfield Culver City mall on June 6, 2014. The free three-month tour kicked off on June 6 and will visit malls and events in a dozen major cities across the United States, showcasing games that feature family-friendly characters like Mario, Donkey Kong and Yoshi, all played on Nintendo 2DS, the latest member of Nintendo’s hand-held family. (Photo by Nintendo/Bob Riha, Jr.)

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America and released June 7, 2014, Maxwell H. of Los Angeles races with other attendees in “Mario Kart 7” on Nintendo 2DS at the Westfield Culver City mall on June 6, 2014, as part of the “Play Nintendo Tour 2014.” The winners of “Mario Kart 7” competed on a giant HD TV screen in “Mario Kart 8,” the new high-definition anti-gravity game for Wii U. The free three-month tour kicked off in Los Angeles and will visit malls and events in a dozen major cities across the United States. (Photo by Nintendo/Bob Riha, Jr.)

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America and released June 7, 2014, Ronghua W., 64, of China and her granddaughter Sophia X., 2, of Los Angeles, enjoy playing “Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D” at the Westfield Culver City mall on June 6, 2014. The free three-month “Play Nintendo Tour 2014” kicked off in Los Angeles on June 6 and will visit malls and events in a dozen major cities across the United States, showcasing games that feature kid-friendly characters like Donkey Kong, Mario and Kirby, all played on Nintendo 2DS, the latest member of Nintendo’s hand-held family. (Photo by Nintendo/Bob Riha, Jr.)

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In this photo provided by Nintendo of America and released June 7, 2014, Teoko P.,17, of Los Angeles plays “Yoshi’s New Island” in a Yoshi egg-shaped seat at the Westfield Culver City mall on June 6, 2014, as part of the “Play Nintendo Tour 2014,” which kicked off in Los Angeles on June 6. The free three-month tour will visit malls and events in a dozen major cities across the United States. Nintendo 2DS is an ideal first-time system. (Photo by Nintendo/Bob Riha, Jr.)

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This month’s issue of CoroCoro has started to leak, and it contains new details about Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire. Thanks to the magazine, we know of three new Mega Pokemon: Mega Sceptile, Swampert and Dianice.

Mega Sceptile is a Grass/Dragon-type, while the other two maintain their type. Groudon and Kyogre’s Mega Evolutions are known as Atom Groudon and Atom Kyogre and are said to be an atomic regression.

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Nintendo World previously announced plans to host a live broadcast of Nintendo’s E3 Digital Event. And just a couple of minutes ago, the store also revealed that a private viewing party will be held for the Super Smash Bros. Invitational next Tuesday between 7 PM and 10 PM.

Only 75 tickets will be made available. They’ll be free, and will be dished out on a first come, first serve basis on June 9 starting at 6 PM.

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Nintendo has prevailed in another legal battle in the fight against R4 cards. ChipSpain, a retailer that had been selling and distributing these products, admitted fault before the two sides entered a court room. ChipSpain acknowledged that the sale of the cards was illegal under Spanish law.

In a statement, Nintendo Spain deputy general manager Rafael Martínez Moya-Angeler said (roughly translated):

The marketing of devices that violate the protective measures of consoles and video games has led to the proliferation of illegal game downloads online. This situation has caused irreparable economic harm. Piracy is the biggest threat to creativity in this industry, so this statement is a big step forward for the gaming industry.

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Update: The thread has now been removed, but the evidence sadly remains.

This is about as bizarre as it gets. Oxygene Media, who may now be most well-known for astroturfing on Miiverse, has slammed the developer of I’ve Got to Run! over a review.

Syrenne McNulty reviewed one of Oxygene Media’s latest games, Fit Music for Wii U, as she is both a developer and journalist. Oxygene wasn’t pleased with the verdict, and after learning that McNulty is the creator of I’ve Got to Run!, posted the above message on Miiverse.

Things didn’t end there though. Oxygene continued its posts, and McNulty also stepped in briefly to mention that the company isn’t being professional:

Definitely sad to see something like this. Can’t we all get along?!

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The folks over at Nintendo-Online recently examined the amount of employees working at Monolith Soft between 2007 and 2014. Below, you can get an estimated look at how the staff count changed over the years based on the studio’s website.

– Nintendo bought Monolith Soft in 2007. After that the studio headcount sank from 111 in 2007 to 75 in 2011.
– In the following years the headcount increased steadily.
– In 2013 there were 108 employees working at Monolith Soft; in 2014 that number rose to 123.
– Concludingly, 15 new people were employed by Monolith Soft within the last year.

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Nintendo has confirmed the closure of its Großostheim location. The whole area will be shut down, including the warehouse, meaning there will be only one remaining premise in Germany.

A total of 130 employees will be affected by Nintendo’s decision. Some staffers will be moved to Frankfurt.

Here’s a rough translation of Nintendo’s statement:

Nintendo of Europe has started a consultation process with respect to several changes in its organizational structure. The long term goal of these changes is that they should allow the company to better adapt to a rapidly changing market. These changes include the merging of the two sites Frankfurt am Main and Großostheim – Frankfurt would then become the new European headquarters of the company – the closure of the warehouse and the office location Großostheim, as well as outsourcing and reorganization of other functional areas. The decision to give this change measures in the consultation process was not taken lightly. Rather are their comprehensive analysis and conscientious considerations based. Unfortunately, these measures have for some of the employees in Großostheim direct consequences, as around 130 permanent employees would lose their jobs.

We’ll update this post with any additional news that comes in.

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