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In its latest financial report, Ubisoft provides a look at the top 20 best-selling game series between 2005 and 2013. Mario, Assassin’s Creed, Wii Fit, and other prominent franchises make the cut. You can find the full results above.

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Update: Unfortunately, the floor plans appear to be outdated:

Original: Looks like Nintendo has rented out a sizable area for its E3 2014 showing, judging by the image above. The company will be operating three separate booths this year – one more than usual. I suppose they either have a lot to show!

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Nintendo is continuing its partnership with McDonald’s – this time in Malaysia. A new set of Mario Happy Meal Mario toys will be available in the country starting tomorrow.

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The image above has been surfacing in various Twitter and Instagram posts. Unfortunately, no one seems to be sure of the original source at the moment.

It was initially thought that the character in question could be Marine. But there are quite a few differences between the two, leading many to believe that it’s a completely new character.

This is all assuming the image above is legitimate, of course!

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Masahiro Sakurai published a new Weekly Famitsu column in the magazine’s most recent issue. In his latest piece, the Smash Bros. director touched on his interest in VR technology.

First, Sakurai expressed interest in seeing VR tied into driving. “I often think to myself, ‘if only this dashboard and stuff around my feet were transparent’,” he wrote. Sakurai most enjoys seeing the world around him while driving, but he can’t see below the front of the vehicle. This is something that he believes would feel exhilarating, and the combination of gaming and VR would make it possible to experience.

Sakurai also feels that VR tech is better suited for games in which the direction of movement is fixed (think driving games). “Because, having two concepts of direction – like with movement of a tank and the rotation of its cannon – is quite complex.”

As for what sort of titles he would like to play, Sakurai commented:

“Personally, I’d like to play Jumping Flash! It’d probably be quite scary, though. You could probably make a crazy Love Plus game as well. A horror game like Resident Evil or Fatal Frame could be good, too.”

Of course, we won’t be seeing any sort of virtual reality elements in the new Smash Bros. titles (“Sadly, such a device is ill-suited for the Smash Bros. game I’m working on right now.”) But Sakurai did say he would be interested in using the tech in a first-person 3D game.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 34 Comments

Philips has filed a suit against Nintendo in relation to two patents.

In the case of the first one, Philips believes that Nintendo has potentially infringed upon it deliberately. Philips claims Nintendo is aware of the patent, but has not been willing to take a license and continued violating it. This patent mentions that the technology can be used in conjunction with games.

We’re also hearing that the second patent mentions a wireless device that can be controlled via a secondary device through motion input.

Philips is ultimately seeking damages and a Wii U sales ban.

Here’s an excerpt from Philips’ filing:

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In a wide-ranging interview with GamesIndustry, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick discussed the company’s current stance when it comes to Nintendo. Zelnick did say that the company still considers Nintendo to be an “important business partner,” though “we haven’t talked much about it and have nothing announced at the moment.”

Take-Two and its subsidiaries have backed away from Nintendo platforms in recent years. For instance, the company’s only Wii U-related release was the launch title NBA 2K13 through its 2K Sports division.

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The “GBA4iOS” app for iPhone allowed users to play Game Boy and Boy Boy Advance titles on their devices with little trouble. In fact, absolutely no jailbreaking was involved to get the thing working.

The emulator was available for several months, but has finally been taken down following a DMCA notice sent out by Nintendo.

On Twitter, the app’s creator wrote:

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Tappingo developer Goodbye Galaxy Games has announced that it has received a publisher license from Nintendo. Going forward, the company will be in a position to publish its own games as well as titles from other indies. Goodbye Galaxy Games intends to focus on its own releases first, though other developers will be assisted in bringing out their 3DS eShop games as well.

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