Celeste developer cancels new game Earthblade
Posted on 3 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Earthblade, which was being created by Celeste developer Extremely OK Games, has now been cancelled. The studio provided an update on its official website today.
The decision to cancel Earthblade was made in December. A few things factored in here, including a split with Pedro Medeiros over “the IP rights of Celeste,” according to Extremely OK Games’ Maddy Thorson. While a resolution was met, Medeiros has moved on from the team and is hard at work on his game Neverway.
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Sonic the Hedgehog 4 movie coming in 2027 [update: March]
Posted on 3 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
December 19: According to a Variety report, Paramount Pictures will be releasing a Sonic the Hedgehog 4 movie. The film is targeting a Spring 2027 debut.
The Sonic the Hedgehog franchise has proven to be a success for Paramount and SEGA. Its latest addition, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, officially arrives in theaters tomorrow. A spin-off miniseries, Knuckles, also landed on Paramount+ earlier this year.
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My Nintendo adds Donkey Kong Country Returns HD sticky notes cube
Posted on 4 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Accompanying the latest Switch release on My Nintendo is a new physical reward for Donkey Kong Country Returns HD. As of today, members can claim a sticky notes cube.
According to Nintendo, the different sides of the cube “are colorfully printed with bananas and a DK barrel, with Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong featured on every sheet. Each cube comes attached to a wooden pallet.” You’re advised to gently remove sticky notes to keep it intact. The sticky notes cube size measures 2 3/4″x2 3/4″x2″.
These are the strongest final bosses in Kirby history
Posted on 4 months ago by Ethan in 3DS, Features, General Nintendo, Switch | 0 comments
While we wait for the next entry in the Kirby series (and therefore the next galactic crisis Kirby has to stop), we figure it’s as good a time as any to rank the strongest final bosses that are most canonically powerful. Out of all of Nintendo’s big franchises, Kirby might be the one most famous for its dramatic final boss battles. The scale and scope of these clashes have only increased over the years, and it’s certainly reached a peak with 2022’s Kirby and the Forgotten Land. As new games in the series are released, more lore and story tidbits come out to help us better understand the incredibly dangerous world Kirby happens to live in.
Miyamoto explains how he came up with the famous Mario pipes
Posted on 4 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Have you ever wondered how the famous pipes in the Mario series came to be? Thanks to creator Shigeru Miyamoto, we’ve got some insight.
Shumplations recently translated a classic interview that Game Maestro conducted with Miyamoto in 2000. As he stated during that discussion, Nintendo needed to come up with a way for enemies “that went to the bottom had to re-appear at the top of the screen.” Then while he was walking in Kyoto, he “saw a plastic pipe sticking out of a wall,” and that was the solution he came up with.
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New Punch-Out!! game may not happen, future in doubt [update: another take]
Posted on 4 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
January 2: Some fans have been dying to see a new Punch-Out!! game – be it on Nintendo Switch or its successor. However, it looks like the wait will continue, and even if another entry happens, it may not be from Next Level Games.
Imran Khan, who writes for Venture Beat and is also with Kinda Funny Games (who previously leaked Everybody 1-2 Switch before it was announced), recently made a post on ResetEra claiming that he caught up with someone from “a studio close to Punch-Out” and heard that the characters in the Wii title received backlash relating to stereotypes, and the response was more than had been expected. It seems that following that, Nintendo more or less decided to pull the plug on continuing the franchise further.
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Datamine points to Pokemon Presents 2025
Posted on 4 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Fans are always anticipating a Pokemon Presents presentation to go along with Pokemon Day, and it looks like another event is planned for 2025.
X user mattyoukhana_ conducted a Pokemon GO datamine and noticed a particular piece of code that has now appeared. It’s pretty clear that based on what’s stated, we’re on tap for a new Pokemon Presents 2025 broadcast on Pokemon Day. Obviously that isn’t surprising given what’s happened in years past, but we’ll take it regardless.
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Bayonetta Origins director Abebe Tinari leaves PlatinumGames
Posted on 4 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Abebe Tinari, the director of Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, has left PlatinumGames.
Tinari updated his LinkedIn profile recently, confirming the news. He spent nearly a decade at PlatinumGames before exiting in November, but is now with the PlayStation studio Housemarque.
Sonic movie voice actor wants Smash Bros. movie
Posted on 4 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Ben Schwartz, the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog in the movies, has spoken about his desire to get involved with a Super Smash Bros. crossover movie.
Schwartz shared his comments in an interview with Variety. He was asked about Sonic crossovers he’d like to see, and the outlet brought up the Mario & Sonic series.
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Zelda: Majora’s Mask cut microphone support discovered
Posted on 4 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
It’s always interesting when something new is discovered about an older game, and it’s now been revealed that The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask contains microphone support.
This feature ultimately wasn’t used by Nintendo for the final product. However, it turns out that a few different commands are supported.
