You could say that Nintendo has been in the console gaming business for a very, very long time. And company president Satoru Iwata only sees a bright future ahead.

Speaking with Japanese newspaper Nikkei Shinbun, Iwata said:

“Coming from thirty years in the home console business, I don’t think we’re suffering.”

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Ubisoft won’t start a game unless it has franchise potential

Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment

Ubisoft has countless franchises at its disposal – Assassin’s Creed, Rayman, and Splinter Cell are just a few.

Watch_Dogs is one such IP that the publisher hopes can become a franchise of its own. That’s the approach Ubisoft took before giving it the green light.

Speaking with [a]list, Ubisoft’s senior vice president of sales and marketing Tony Key said that the company “won’t even start if we don’t think we can build a franchise out of it.” The comment came in response to [a]list asking if Ubisoft wants Watch_Dogs to be the foundation of a big franchise.

Absolutely. That’s what all our games are about; we won’t even start if we don’t think we can build a franchise out of it. There’s no more fire and forget – it’s too expensive.
We feel like we’re in a really good place with Watch_Dogs, but until we’re the biggest game of the year we’re not going to be satisfied.
Last year we cleaned up at E3 because we were pretty much the only next-gen game around. Watch_Dogs for us is really a franchise because we’re tapping into something people really care about, never more than when the NSA PRISM scandal broke.

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2013 Club Nintendo Elite status rewards revealed, order yours now

Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories, Wii | 15 Comments

Nintendo has revealed the rewards that are being made available to this year’s Platinum and Gold members.

Those who have reached Platinum can choose from a total of eight prizes. For Gold members, six rewards

Here’s the full lineup:

Three-poster set (Platinum only)
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask Original Soundtrack (Platinum Only)
2014 Club Nintendo Calender (Gold/Platinum)
Super Smash Bros. (Gold/Platinum) – download on Wii
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase (Gold/Platinum) – download on Wii
Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX (Gold/Platinum) – download on 3DS
Super Mario Land (Gold/Platinum) – download on 3DS
Sakura Samurai (Gold/Platinum) – download on 3DS

If you reached Platinum or Gold status this year, you can redeem your reward here. Downloadable items will be sent to you right away, but it’ll take a few months for physical products to ship.

Which reward will you be choosing?

Smash Bros. Melee becomes most-watched fighting game in history, thanks to Evo 2013 stream

Posted on 12 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories | 2 Comments

Nintendo’s decision to allow for Super Smash Bros. Melee streaming at Evo 2013 was a good thing – especially for the event itself.

Tournament founder Tom Cannon announced on Twitter has become the most-watched fighting game in history. Over 100,000 people tuned in to see the game in action, and that count continues to rise.

For now, Smash Bros Melee is the most watched fighting game in history, with 100k concurrent #evo2013 viewers!
— Tom Cannon (@ProtomCannon) July 14, 2013

You can watch the stream above. At the moment, over 130,000 fans are connected to the stream.

Thanks to lmalafaia for the tip.

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A look at early Shantae sketches

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