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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 17 Comments

Polygon has put up another round of quotes from Reggie Fils-Aime, this time focusing entirely on amiibo. The main takeaway is how Reggie conveyed that they won’t distract Nintendo from its bread and butter: making games. Other than that, he commented more on the supply for figures and a few other areas.

All of Reggie’s comments can be read below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos, Wii U | 1 Comment

Nintendo World Report was able to hold a discussion with Warren Spector. Spector discussed Nintendo bringing games to mobile, Epic Mickey, his love for DuckTales, and more. You can view the full interview below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 4 Comments

The crossover project between Ping+ and Blok Drop is back on. Nami Tentou Mushi has announced that the studio is handling development of the title, which is planned for release this winter.

Nami Tentou Mushi announced via Twitter a few days ago:

Thanks to Tom for the tip.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 3 Comments

Disney XD has teamed up with Dentsu Entertainment to air the Yo-Kai Watch anime in the United States. Later this year, the network will broadcast 26 half-hour episodes based on Level-5’s series.

As previously announced, VIZ Media is bringing over the Yo-Kai Watch manga in September, and Hasbro toys are coming in the spring. Nintendo is publishing the debut 3DS game this holiday.

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

The latest addition to the Nintendo Family Channel has Rosanna Pansino and her sister Molly facing off in Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire. Check it out below.

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

Last week, Rising Star Games brought out a whole bunch of 3DS themes to Europe to celebrate the launch of The Lost Valley. These themes will also be coming to North America, Natsume has confirmed.

The publisher wrote on Twitter a few moments ago.

There are four Harvest Moon 3DS themes in total: Cow, Dog, Horse, and Chicken.

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

Hours upon hours of footage have come in for Fire Emblem If. Since Twitch embeds result in auto-play, we’ve posted the video after the break.

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

Following today’s localization announcement of Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden, Bandai Namco has released some material for the game. We’ve attached the North American boxart above, and you can find some screenshots and a fact sheet below.

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

Abstraction Games and Night Light Interactive Partner today announced that Whispering Willows is making its way to Wii U.

Here’s the official overview:

Project Elena’s soul outside her body to solve puzzles, reach hidden areas, and interact with other spirts to ultimately determine what happened to her father.

Rich with narrative and filled with gorgeous hand-painted 2D visuals, Whispering Willows is a horror themed side-scrolling adventure where players take the role of Elena, a young girl determined to solve the mystery behind her missing father. Using a unique amulet gifted from her father, Elena possesses the extraordinary ability to project her spirit outside of her body. While in this spectral form, she can interact with the benevolent spirits and wicked wraiths that used to dwell within the walls of the sinister Willows Mansion. Help Elena use her astral projection to solve puzzles, help lost spirits, and uncover the mysteries behind her missing father.

Whispering Willows launches on the Wii U eShop this summer. A trailer can be seen below.

Source: Abstraction Games PR

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 20 Comments

Nintendo World Report recently asked Nintendo producer Kensuke Tanabe about the possibility of Olimar and the Pikmin running into Chibi-Robo! at some point in the future. To this, he said: “That’s an interesting idea, and something I could speak to Mr Miyamoto about a collaboration.”

How would you guys feel about some sort of Pikmin and Chibi-Robo! crossover. Is that something you’d like to see?

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