Nintendo of America Reggie Fils-Aime has once again said that the company could choose to hold conferences at future E3 events. For 2013, Nintendo felt that using a Nintendo Direct was the best approach based on the content they had.

“Next year and what we do at E3 next year is going to be an ongoing conversation, based on what the right thing to do is for the content we have. What we are not saying as a result of this year is that the Nintendo press conference is dead.”
“This year, we have a parade of content that once you get your hands on it, you say to yourself I gotta get this game and I mean think about it. We have all of these playable games on our floor and most of them are coming out this holiday season, three are coming in 2014. “

European Year of Luigi hub open

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Nintendo of Europe has launched a hub for the Year of Luigi. Access it here. You can get the lowdown on the three titles celebrating the Year of Luigi, and there’s a tease of “other activities” that will be taking place throughout the year.

Aonuma thinking about DLC for Zelda

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The Legend of Zelda series has never received major downloadable content. But bringing DLC to the franchise that producer Eiji Aonuma appears to be mulling over.

Aonuma recently said that Nintendo could offer “more places to explore”. On the other hand, the company could simply look “to enrich the experience beyond what is on the disc.” If Nintendo were to make DLC for a Zelda game, it would need to be something worthwhile for players.

We’re certainly looking at different ways to add on content that would enhance the experience for the user – maybe more places to explore or just to enrich the experience beyond what is on the disc. But we also have to take into consideration that if we charge for this content then it needs to be worth it for the user.
So it’s certainly a balancing an act, but I can’t say that it is something we’re not considering.

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Aonuma on revisiting A Link to the Past, Zelda overworlds, expanding Zelda single-player, new IP, more

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Eurogamer published a new interview with Eiji Aonuma today, who spoke about a number of different Zelda topics. Aonuma commented on returning to the world of A Link to the Past, making Zelda overworlds, expanding the Zelda single-player experience (which doesn’t necessarily mean multiplayer), new IP for Nintendo, and more.

For Aonuma’s responses, read on below.

Video interview with Grant Kirkhope

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Austin caught up with Grant Kirkhope, the composer of Banjo-Kazooie among many others, about a wide array of topics… including the DK Rap!

Nintendo@E3 2013 Wrap Video

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Photos from the Wii U Software Showcase rehearsal

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Iwata sure likes holding fruit…

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More photos of Nintendo’s top employees at E3

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What’s better than seeing Reggie “hanging out” with Bayonetta?

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Nintendo confirms that it didn’t start out with a timeline for Zelda, made it up later

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Nintendo did not begin the Zelda series with a timeline – it wasn’t there from the start. Rather, it was made up later.

Takashi Tezuka, who has been working on the Zelda series since the beginning, confirmed the news in a new interview.

Nintendo published an official timeline for Zelda in the Hyrule Historia book, which is filled to the brim with concept art from previous titles.

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Inafune “ecstatic” about Mega Man inclusion in new Smash Bros.

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Keiji Inafune is more or less the father of Mega Man. How does he feel about the Blue Bomber’s inclusion in the new Smash Bros. games for Wii U and 3DS? In one word, “ecstatic”. Inafune also said that he’s looking forward to “playing and beating my kids with Mega Man in Smash Bros.”

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