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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 33 Comments

During a recent interview with Yahoo, Shigeru Miyamoto once again weighed in on virtual reality. He explained that, currently, the technically isn’t “a good fit for Nintendo’s philosophy of trying to create entertainment that people can play together in the living room.”

Miyamoto said:

“The current types of virtual reality aren’t really a good fit for Nintendo’s philosophy of trying to create entertainment that people can play together in the living room. We’re constantly looking at different technology and experimenting with different elements of it, but we’re not feeling virtual reality is currently in a place where it’s ready to be released – as a product that fits with our philosophy of fitting in the living room.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Miyamoto focused on the present rather than the future. He said this is why Nintendo didn’t bring along “any samples of potential virtual reality type experiences.”

“We’re here at E3 this year to really focus on the games that are launching within the next year or so. We’re not showing off or showcasing anything that’s further down the road, and that’s why you don’t see us here with any samples of potential virtual reality type experiences.”

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

Paper Mario: Sticker Star was primarily an Intelligent Systems product, but Vanpool worked on the game as well. Nintendo’s Kensuke Tanabe recently said that Vanpool ended up on Sticker Star since help was needed to make its 2012 launch.

Vanpool is now contributing to Chibi-Robo!: Zip-Lash alongside Skip. Taro Kudo, a director at the company, previously worked at Square and Love-de-Lic with Skip’s founders.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

WhootGames is bringing its adventure/action puzzle game “Castles” to Wii U later this year.

The game tasks players with making matches to raise a tower to improbable heights. Castles includes over 50 stages, single-player and co-op match-three mechanics, a story mode, plus Survival and Versus modes.

Take a look at a trailer for Castles below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 24 Comments

Update: I’m not too sure that this is really an indication of anything, but the game has apparently been pulled from the “future releases” section of the Wii U eShop. Make of that what you will!

Devil’s Third was recently dated for August in both Japan and Europe. In North America, however, Nintendo has been keeping quiet. That continued into E3 2015, where Nintendo of America’s senior director of corporate communications Charlie Scibetta had nothing to say about it.

When asked about the status of Devil’s Third last week, Scibetta only noted: “I don’t have anything for you on Devil’s Third. Sorry.”

No one seems to have a clear idea about what’s going on with Devil’s Third in North America. Let’s just hope that we hear something soon.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 5 Comments

The Peanuts Movie: Snoopy’s Grand Adventure, a new game that ties into the upcoming film, will be released on Wii U and 3DS. Activision has plans to publish the title later this year.

The Peanuts Movie: Snoopy’s Grand Adventure is a platformer that sees Snoopy fighting against the Red Baron while Charlie Brown tries to win the affection of his neighbor.

Activision should be making an official announcement about The Peanuts Movie: Snoopy’s Grand Adventure in the near future.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments

The Senran Kagura games have typically focused on action. However, producer Kenichiro Takaki is “constantly thinking about different genres” that the series could be involved with as well.

Speaking with Kotaku, Takaki shared some of the ideas that he’s thought about in the past. He brought up a dodgeball game, a pinball game, and even a “water-shooting game”.

Below are Takai’s full comments:

Yeah, as the series goes along, there are a lot more unique characters within it, so I’m constantly thinking about different genres. I always wanted to do a dodgeball game where you hit them and it just rips everything off. A pinball game, or a water-shooting game where they get drenched. I always think of something different. I always want a challenge.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments

A new YouTube video from “Master0fHyrule” compares the moveset of Ryu in Super Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS to the Street Fighter games, the character’s original home. Check it out below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments

SEGA prepared a new Stella Glow trailer today that shows off Hilda, The Witch of Destruction. Check it out below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Polygon has posted a new interview with Damon Baker, the man leading Nintendo’s indie efforts. Baker discussed how Nintendo is more open to approving content these days, the Humble Nindie Bundle, the importance of indies, and more.

Read on below for some excerpts from the interview. You can find the full article on Polygon here.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News | 0 comments

Atlus announced today that Shingeki no Kyojin: Humanity in Chains is heading to Europe, Australia, and New Zealand on July 2. The game will cost €29.99.

In North America, Atlus released Shingeki no Kyojin: Humanity in Chains – where it is known as Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains – on May 12.

Atlus confirmed on its Twitter account today:

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