Miyamoto on what sticks out to him about Iwata
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments
In an interview conducted by The New Yorker, Shigeru Miyamoto was asked about the piece of advise late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata gave to him which he cherishes the most.
Miyamoto thought about the question for a bit, and then went on to mention that Iwata “had this unique ability to rally people around a vision.” Iwata was able “to take something, give it shape and then to motivate people.”
Miyamoto also spoke about how unique Iwata was from the standpoint of a programmer. Although such developers may tell designers why something would be impossible, Iwata was the opposite, and “would say he was going to figure out how to make it work.”
You can listen to Miyamoto’s full comments on Iwata below.
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Japan gets trio of SEGA 3D Reprint Archives 3DS themes
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment
With the third SEGA 3D Reprint Archives collecting launching in Japan, three new themes based on the series are out now coming in at 200 yen each. Each one is based on the different boxarts. Videos for all themes can be found below.
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Nintendo introducing new Pokemon Playing Cards in Japan this month
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment
Later this month, Nintendo will be releasing new Pokemon Playing Cards in Japan. Fans will be able to choose between two versions based on Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon. The two packs cost 540 yen each.
Each pack will have some different Pokemon. But as for the Joker cards, there are two kinds which are available in both.

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[Review] Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Posted on 8 years ago by Jakob Vujovic(@jakovujo) in News, Wii U | 4 Comments
System: Wii U
Release date: December 20, 2016
Developer: WayForward
Publisher WayForward
I’ve never been the biggest fan of Shantae games. In terms of presentation, they’ve always been top notch. With level design, I’ve always found them to be a little bit basic at best and a trudge of back-and-forth at worst. With Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, WayForward has done an impressive job remedying my faults with past entries. It definitely has its share of fetch-quest trade-sequence padding, but thanks to a revised game structure, this didn’t bother me as much as it might have on paper.
Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World amiibo bundle up for pre-order at Best Buy and Amazon
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment
Update (12/21): This is now up for pre-order on Amazon US.
Update (12/17): The Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World amiibo bundle is now up for pre-order on Amazon Canada.
Original (12/13): Best Buy is now taking pre-orders for the Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World amiibo bundle. That can be reserved right here. If you’d prefer to pre-order the standalone Poochy plush, you can do so here.
Minecraft: Wii U Edition Holiday 2016 update trailer
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
Minecraft: Wii U Edition players should have access to the game’s new holiday update following scheduled maintenance taking place later today. Find a trailer for the patch below.
New Zelda: Breath of the Wild screenshot (12/21/16)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Switch, Wii U | 16 Comments
Nintendo is continuing its promise of delivering regular Zelda: Breath of the Wild screenshots leading up to launch. Get a look at the newest image just shared on the series’ Facebook page above.
forma.8 targeted for February, still planned for Wii U
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News | 0 comments
We’ve been covering forma.8, the newest game from Futuridium EP Deluxe developer MixedBag Games, for almost three years. While it’s still without a release date, we do have good news to report. Work on the project is now complete and has moved on to the QA phase.
forma.8 also remains on track for Wii U. MixedBag hopes to have the game out sometime in February.
The studio wrote on Twitter earlier today:
We have great news: forma.8 is finished and is now in QA on #WiiU, #PS4, #PSVita and #XboxOne! Targeting a February release! pic.twitter.com/NS4WhJWzYE
— MixedBag Games (@MixedBagGames) December 20, 2016
Tank Troopers – Iceman character trailer
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 0 comments
Nintendo has prepared another character trailer for Tank Troopers, this time focusing on Iceman. We’ve attached it below.
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Monster Hunter XX footage on Capcom TV (12/21/16)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments
Unsurprisingly, Monster Hunter XX was featured on the latest episode of Capcom TV earlier today. The latest gameplay was shown, along with new 3DS themes. We’ve embedded the video where the Monster Hunter XX segment starts below.