Mother 1 finally coming west as “EarthBound Beginnings” (Wii U VC game)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 16 Comments
Update: Bumped to the top. The game is out now and costs $6.99
EarthBound Beginnings is finally launching in the west, Nintendo announced during the pre-show of today’s Nintendo World Championships 2015.
The game is actually arriving today in both North America and Europe at 9 PM ET / 6 PM PT. It can be purchased via the Wii U Virtual Console.
Take a look at the official trailer below.
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Nintendo World Championships 2015 – Reggie vs. Hungrybox match
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Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime took on Hungrybox at the Nintendo World Championships 2015. You can view the full match below.
Mario Maker renamed to “Super Mario Maker”
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Mario Maker appears to be given a new name, even if it’s not a major change.
At the Nintendo World Championships, the title was played for the final round. The introduction video showed off some new art as well as the updated name: “Super Mario Maker”. Check it out below.
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Nintendo announces “Blast Ball” for 3DS
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Nintendo has announced “Blast Blast” for 3DS. This game debuted at the Nintendo World Championships in the short of a short promo, and was then immediately playable. Check it out below.
Stage 2 of the #NWC2015 is a never before seen game. Two teams of three will play against each other in a futuristic sport.
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) June 14, 2015
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Nintendo at E3 2015 – photos
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Update 3: Photos of Reggie, Miyamoto, and more at the Nintendo World Championships!
Update 2: (6/14): Photos of Nintendo’s E3 lanyard have come in. We also have photos from the Nintendo World Championships 2015. Since more photos are starting to appear online, we’re going to collect everything in the gallery above.
Update (6/13): Bumped to the top. Here’s a picture of Reggie:
There are going to be a whole bunch of photos leading up to E3 2015 over the next few days. We’re not going to make a new post for each new one, but we will collect all of the various images right here.
Shigeru Miyamoto kicks things off, and he’s apparently already in Los Angeles for the big show. It’ll be interesting to see what other photos come in leading up to E3!
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Nintendo World Championships 2015 pre-show (Yoshi’s Woolly World, EarthBound Beginnings)
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Missed out on the Nintendo World Championships 2015 pre-show? No worries! We’ve posted it in full below. The show featured a level from Yoshi’s Woolly World as well as the announcement of EarthBound Beginnings.
EarthBound Beginnings – message from Shigesato Itoi
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Today’s announcement of EarthBound Beginnings was introduced by series creator Shigesato Itoi. If you missed it, you can watch the video below.
Nintendo World Championships 2015 live stream
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Videos | 5 Comments
The Nintendo World Championships 2015 are beginning in just a short while. The tournament will kick off in 90 minutes from now (6 PM ET / 3 PM PT / 11 PM in the UK / 12 PM in Europe), though the pre-show goes live in an hour (5:35 PM ET / 2:35 PM PT / 10:35 PM in the UK / 11:30 PM in Europe).
We’ve attached the stream below. If any significant news is announced during the Nintendo World Championships, we’ll have it on the site right away.
Nintendo seizes copyright infringing cookies, tons of Mario products in Asia
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According to a report on TorrentFreak, Nintendo’s anti-piracy division “has seized a large quantity of copyright infringing cookies featuring popular game characters, fearing that these could cause health issues for gaming fans.” The bakery goods originated from China, though Nintendo has stopped their future distribution from a “pirate” bakery.
In a statement, Nintendo said:
After receiving a report of cookies being manufactured in China featuring Nintendo’s copyrighted characters, Nintendo took steps to protect consumers. The gaming company took its health concerns to the Chinese manufacturer and requested a halt to the baking process as soon as possible. Out of concern that unauthorized cookies could pose possible health and safety issues to consumers, Nintendo contacted the manufacturer to immediately cease manufacturing and distributing the unauthorized cookies.
Cookies aren’t the only pirated items Nintendo has been taking action against. The company additionally seized over a thousand counterfeit Super Mario products in Asia, including phone covers and backpacks.
“Nintendo of Korea provided vital support in a seizure of more than 1,400 pieces of counterfeit Super Mario merchandise at Incheon Customs in [the first quarter of] 2015,” Nintendo said.
Footage of the Smash Bros. controller app
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Earlier today, Nintendo released a new app that allows Smash Bros. Wii U players to use their 3DS as a controller. This could be done previously, but you needed a copy of the handheld game to make it happen.
Check out some footage from the app below.
