Nintendo on how it will position itself amid more competing platforms
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 0 comments
Compared to how things were during the NES era when gaming really took off for Nintendo, the company has to compete with many more platform holders. There’s obviously competition from Sony and Microsoft, not to mention that tons of people primarily play games on phones these days. More competing platform holders are also entering the gaming industry, so how will Nintendo position itself?
That’s the exact question one investor asked the Big N during the Q&A portion of its financial results last week. President Shuntaro Furukawa responded by stating that Nintendo “would like to grow by continuously offering the unique entertainment which is enabled by our integrated hardware-software development.” Outside of its hardware-software gaming business, Nintendo Accounts, and IP expansion, another important point is “to generate new interest in Nintendo games among people who normally do not play games, and encourage consumers who once used our game systems to return and start playing again.”
Furukawa’s full words regarding competition::
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Sakamoto: “As long as the character Samus exists, I think her adventure will continue”
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Metroid director and producer Yoshio Sakamoto has again addressed the series’ future.
Sakamoto just finished up his work on Metroid Dread, which came to Switch last month. With many fans having completed the experience, some can’t help but wonder what lies in store for the character going forward.
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LEGO Super Mario getting new Expansion Sets, including Bowser Jr.’s Clown Car
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
It’s been revealed that three new Expansion Sets are joining the LEGO Super Mario line – specifically Bowser Jr.’s Clown Car Expansion Set, Dorrie’s Beachfront Expansion Set, Big Urchin Beach Ride Expansion Set, and the fourth series of Character Packs.
Little is actually known at this time since Nintendo only delivered the news in a simple tweet without any further information. There’s also not much coming from LEGO itself either. However, with the photos released thus far, the Expansion Sets are all pretty self-explanatory.
Here’s a look at the Bowser Jr.s Clown Car Expansion Set, Dorrie’s Beachfront Expansion Set, Big Urchin Beach Ride Expansion Set, and the fourth series of Character Packs for LEGO Super Mario:
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Metroid director and producer hopes a movie will happen someday
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Nintendo is starting to dabble with the movie space in the form of the Super Mario animated film, but could we see other franchises – like Metroid – get the same treatment?
Yoshio Sakamoto started out on the original Metroid as a designer. Since then, he’s worked on almost all of the 2D games as either a director and producer.
CNET recently asked Sakamoto about a potential Metroid movie. That prompted the following response:
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Nintendo Minute – “Hades Music Studio Tour with composer Darren Korb”
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments
This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta hang out (virtually) with Darren Korb, audio director at Supergiant Games and get a tour of his home music studio. Check out the full episode below.
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Nintendo planning new system for the future, talks how cash will be used
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
While it’s not much of a surprise, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has confirmed that Nintendo will continue pursuing the idea of integrated hardware-software products. In other words, we’ll be seeing something in the future that follows the Switch.
Furukawa spoke about Nintendo’s future outlook during a financial results briefing, also stressing the importance of Nintendo Accounts and using them to “maintain a positive, lasting relationship with consumers”.
Furukawa said:
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Nintendo Osaka store to open in late 2022
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Nintendo Osaka will open as a new store in Japan, Nintendo has announced. It will be hosed at Daimaru Umeda starting at the end of 2022. More information will be shared in the future.
The company’s only store in the United States, Nintendo NY, opened in 2005. It actually began as The Pokemon Center in 2001 before it was remodeled into a proper Nintendo store and was known as Nintendo World. It was later renamed Nintendo New York in 2016.
Rumor: Donkey Kong will be getting his own solo movie with Seth Rogen
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 0 comments
A new solo animated movie for Donkey Kong is in the works, a report from GiantFreakinRobot claims.
Much about the supposed project is not yet known. However, Illumination would be in charge of handling the film and Seth Rogen would again be voicing the character. Rogen is set to play Donkey Kong in next year’s Super Mario animated movie, which is on track for December 2022.
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The future of Pikmin
Posted on 3 years ago by Luiz in Features, General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments
In a new video we’re sharing today, we’re thinking about the future of Pikmin.
At this point, the series has been around for a couple of decades. For some reason though, it doesn’t feel like it and Pikmin still feels fresh to me – maybe because there are only three mainline games (a number that Splatoon is already reaching in seven years). Nintendo seems to be very fond of the IP, promoting it outside of the main games with animations, a 3D spin-off, and now the recently-released mobile title Pikmin Bloom.
With all of this in mind, in today’s video, I decided to talk about the current situation of the series: eight years without a new game, a lot of reports about a “Pikmin 4”, a recent port of Pikmin 3 for the Switch, and now a new mobile game. What do you think lies ahead for the future of the Pikmin series? Watch the video below and share your opinion in the comments.
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Zelda: Ocarina of Time clip provides first look at portals prototype
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments
Former Nintendo developer Giles Goddard has provided a first look at a prototype for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time that originally featured portals.
Earlier this year, we heard from Goddard that there was some experimentation very early on with an idea involving Hyrule Castle. Similar to Super Mario 64, players would access different parts of the map through these portals. The mechanic was ultimately scrapped and Nintendo ended up going with a more open design in the end as players visit areas by traveling through Hyrule Field.
