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CVG has received confirmation from Nintendo that new hardware will not be revealed during E3 2014 next month. “I can confirm Nintendo is not revealing any hardware at this year’s E3,” a representative said.

Rumors regarding an upcoming announcement gained significant traction yesterday after several publications came forward claiming that a system of some sort would make its debut at the expo. Chatter was first picked up on from IGN’s Nintendo Voice Chat podcast, and a few other sites backed up claims that a reveal was set for E3.

With Nintendo now denying the rumors, it would seem that the whole situation was comprised of nothing more than speculation after all.

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What will it take for Marvel to sign off on an Avengers game? TQ Jefferson, Marvel’s head of games, told IGN that this will only be possible “when we have the right partner, that has the right vision, that has the time to develop a strong, competitive triple-A title and wants to do it right.”

Jefferson’s comments in full:

“The Avengers game will come when we have the right partner, that has the right vision, that has the time to develop a strong, competitive triple-A title and wants to do it right. It has to hit our three pillars: Fun and engaging gameplay, true to the characters, compelling story. Without hitting those notes, we shouldn’t do it. Gamers, they know better. They’re not going to flock to something that’s sub-par.”

“I think the fact that there wasn’t an Avengers game turned out in time for the film is indicative of Marvel’s new attitude and the approach to how we find partners and build games. I think in the heyday of the movie licensed game, these games were popping out all the time and most of them sucked.”

Jefferson was later asked by IGN if the subpar Captain America and Thor games had any influence on this. He said, “Absolutely, absolutely. We got a bloody nose on both of those.” Marvel has since “heeded that lesson.” Going forward, the company “would rather not have a game than to just sign something to have something out on time.”

The image above comes from THQ’s cancelled Avengers game, which was thought to be in development for Wii U and other platforms at one point. That project looked promising, so it’a shame it never saw the light of day!

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Last October, Nintendo filed a patent in the US featuring a portable system with interchangeable controls. The patent was just published today.

Essentially, Nintendo’s idea would allow users to come up with their own configurations for controls. You could, for example, swap out the d-pad with something else. Need an extra analog stick? That’d be possible as well – you’d be able to add a new one in by exchanging a different part of the system.

You can get a better idea of the patent by checking out the filing here. It’s probably clearer than my explanation!

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Dentsu Entertainment USA, Inc. plans to bring the Yo-Kai Watch (guess we’ll be using that title from here on out… maybe) anime to the Americas. No word yet on when it will be debuting, but the company is said to be “seeking both broadcast and merchandising partners in these geographic markets.” Hopefully Level-5 will, in turn, bring over its Yo-Kai Watch games.

Check out the official announcement for the Yo-Kai Watch anime below.

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Bob Hoskins, known for his role as Mario in the 1993 Super Mario Bros. film, has passed away. Hoskins was 71 years-old. Aside from working on on the Super Mario Bros. movie, Hoskins starred in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Long Good Friday, Brazil, Mona Lisa, and Mermaids.

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It looks as if Nintendo is geared up and ready for a bigger presence in the merchandise world with a set of new goodies set to hit stores relatively soon. Among them is your Mario showing from plushies to mini play-sets of various stages, and a picture of what look to be figurine mock-ups for other characters like Link, Zelda and Pit among others. Perhaps most impressive however is the Mario Kart 8 branded loop tracks, which look to be pretty elaborate with a number of different characters available for purchase.

The release window is currently listed as ‘September 2014’ so hopefully we’ll have more info in the following months

Check out Banter Toys for more pictures of the full line

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Much like the physical rewards on Club Nintendo, Nintendo’s online store for the US is currently unavailable. Maintenance is being conducted on both services as the company upgrades its systems.

The Nintendo online store will return on May 9. As previously mentioned, Club Nintendo’s physical reward orders will be available again on May 13.

Here’s the message users are presented with when attempting to access Nintendo’s online store:

Nintendo Online Store is temporarily unavailable until May 9, 2014, as we upgrade our systems. We apologize for any inconvenience and look forward to serving you again soon.

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