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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii, Wii U | 1 Comment

Square Enix has a pretty big collaboration in store between its Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest IPs. Fantasy XI, Dragon Quest X, and Final Fantasy XIV will all be connected through upcoming activities.

Here’s a comprehensive rundown:

– Sage from Dragon Quest X takes a Great Ark to visit Final Fantasy XI
– Sage is looking for a lost slime
– Comes with a Monstrosity event which lets you play as Blue Slime
– Can get special Slime gear
– Spriggan, a monster from the world of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn will suddenly show up in Vana’diel
– Moogles can talk to Spriggans
– Can control the monster using a Monstrosity
– Get Spriggan equipment as well
– In Final Fantasy XIV, the powerful Tarutaru black mage Shantotto from Final Fantasy XI appears in Eorzea
– Can fight Shantotto in a FATE (Full Active Time Event)
– Defeat her and she’ll join you as a minion
– Another FATE has players fight Golems from Dragon Quest X and if you win you get a tiny Golem minion
– Shantotto shows up in Dragon Quest X
– If you help her find materials for black magic you can get a Chocobo hat
– Moogle from Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn also gives Dragon Quest X players a quest
– Complete it to receive a Cactaur Mask

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment

Famitsu recently caught up with SEGA Sammy’s Naoya Tsurumi, who is now acting as the president of Index Corporation. Tsurumi was asked about the status of the Atlus brand as a whole, development structure, and more. Tsurumi’s full comments can be found below.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 1 Comment

Nintendo World Store will be offering a few Black Friday 2013 deals. You can find all of the store’s deals above.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments

Nintendo has added two new rewards to the European Club Nintendo site. Members can now order two relaxation sets: Luigi or Peach. Each costs 6,000 points.

Both sets come with a blanket, blanket case, and eyemask. You can find the Luigi page here and Peach set here.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Nintendo has published a new Iwata Asks focusing on Nintendo 3DS Guides: Louvre. You can find the full discussion here. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto both participated in the discussion.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 3 Comments

Several Mario toys now can be obtained at McDonalds locations across Japan. You can find a commercial and a few videos showing off the toys below.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Random, Videos | 1 Comment

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If you haven’t already, you can pick up Prima’s Zelda Box Set here. I imagine it won’t be around too much longer!

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo and Southwest Airlines® surprised a full flight today, giving every single Customer on board a free Wii U console. More than 100 passengers on flight 1883 from New Orleans to Dallas Love Field received Nintendo’s HD video game system after they were greeted upon arrival by Mario himself. Mario surprised the Customers with a special announcement during the flight, and Nintendo and Southwest Airlines representatives were on board to share in the fun.

The surprise kicked off a larger partnership between Nintendo and Southwest that will bring big smiles to thousands of travelers through the fun and interactive entertainment of Nintendo video game systems and games during this busy holiday season. As the official video game partner of Southwest Airlines, Nintendo is setting up Wii U Gaming Lounges in some of Southwest’s most heavily trafficked airports between now and Dec. 22. Passengers can pass the time before boarding by playing Super Mario 3D World and other newly released games, if their travels take them through the following airports: Dallas Love Field, Chicago (Midway), Denver, Atlanta, Tampa Bay and St. Louis. Up to four players can join the fun at each game kiosk for free.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments

I wouldn’t make too big a deal out of this yet as the tweet is unclear, but Namco Bandai’s Katsuhiro Harada has said on Twitter that Masamichi Abe is “working on some Nintendo original title”.

The short message is as follows:

Since Harada’s tweet is vague – especially the mention of “some Nintendo original title – it’s not worth making a big deal out of just yet.

Masamichi Abe started out at Namco, but eventually moved on to Nintendo. He’s worked on the Pikmin series, Metroid Prime: Hunters, and more.

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