Nintendo celebrates women’s history month
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Random | 64 Comments
This is indeed a real thing Nintendo has been sending out to members of the press. It’s a bit random!
· In The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, Princess Zelda was actually a tough and spunky captain of a ragtag group of pirates. Tetra saves Link from Ganondorf’s clutches, and later helps Link defeat Ganondorf for good to save the world.
· Toadette is a recurring Toad character in the Mario series. These days, she’s a plucky treasure-hunter in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, who puts on a brave face to find rare goodies and save Captain Toad from the monstrous and greedy bird, Wingo.
· Bayonetta is a sassy and incredibly stylish witch with pistol-stilettos and a vendetta against the armies of angels and demons that hunt her. She’s a force to be reckoned with, an ally to her best friend and fellow witch Jeanne and doesn’t take flak from anybody.
· Rosalina is an interstellar observer, protector of the Lumas and friend to Mario in Super Mario Galaxy. She is mother to the Lumas, who are little star-like creatures capable of becoming new galaxies!
· Lucina is an unwavering warrior with a strong sense of justice and commitment to her family. Her power, determination and wisdom gained from watching the destruction of her world are priceless strengths as one of Fire Emblem Awakening’s many playable female protagonists.
· Samus Aran shocked the video game world at the end of the original Metroid game by revealing her gender and changing the way we think about video game characters in the process. Video game protagonists need not be male in order to be strong. Samus is a space bounty hunter in an armored suit, outfitted with a powerful blaster on the arm and extreme heat resistance.
· Bombette is a Bob-omb who joins Mario on his quest in the original Paper Mario for the Nintendo 64. As a member of Mario’s diverse team of fighters, she has an explosive fighting style and isn’t afraid to get physical with her body slam and powerful bomb attacks.
Source: Nintendo PR
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Another round of off-screen Xenoblade Chronicles 3D footage
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Pokemon Rumble World rated in Australia – new game?
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An interesting title entered the Australian classification database today. Something known as “Pokemon Rumble World” has been rated, which I don’t believe is a game that already exists.
Unfortunately, the entry doesn’t provide much information, but Ambrella is listed as Pokemon Rumble World’s developer. Ambrella worked on previous entries in the Pokemon Rumble series. There also appears to be online interactivity of some sort.
We’ll keep you updated as we learn more about Pokemon Rumble World.
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Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden heading to Japan in June, demo, bonuses
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments
Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden is launching in Japan on June 11, the latest issue of V Jump confirms. V Jump shares other updates pertaining to the game too.
By pre-ordering Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden, fans will receive Gold Frieza as a playable character as well as Super Saiyan 4 Vegeta if they have a save data for Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2. Bandai Namco is also giving out a code to play Dragon Ball Z: Super Butoden 2, a Dragon Ball Heroes Revival of F Goku card, and a Golden Frieza Dragon Ball Discross disc.
Last but not least, a demo code will be included in next month’s issue of V Jump. The demo will let 3DS users play as Goku, Gohan, Vegeta and Majin Buu. Save data – including your power level – can be transferred to the final game, and a playable Revival of F Goku character will be unlocked.
DeNA on the need to begin its Nintendo partnership with the right game, Big N’s IP strength, not too late with mobile, more
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GamesBeat spoke with DeNA West CEO Shintaro Asako following Nintendo and DeNA’s business and capital alliance announcement today. Topics included how talks between the two sides evolved, the need to kick off its partnership with the right game, the strength of Nintendo’s IPs, how it’s not too late for the company to enter the mobile market, and plenty more.
We’ve rounded up Asako’s various comments below. Be sure to check out GamesBeat’s full post here.
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Toad and Bowser Wii Remote unboxing video
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Thanks to Jake for the tip.
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Another Warlocks trailer, out in Q3 on Wii U
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A full trailer for Warlocks has been released today, which you can find above. The game’s developer has also confirmed a Q3 2015 launch on Wii U. When we have a more specific date, we’ll be sure to let you know!
Nintendo’s first smartphone games will come out this year
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It won’t be too long before we see the first product from Nintendo and DeNA’s new partnership. We know that their first smartphone games will be releasing this year, though nothing has been said beyond that. Is there a Nintendo IP you guys would like to see make its debut on smart devices?
Jackbox Games’ lack of Wii U support is due to production resources and market size, but could change in the future
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Jackbox Games has dabbled with various platforms over the years, but the company has never supported Wii U. In an interview with Destructoid, CEO Mike Bilder explained why.
Bilder noted that Jackbox’s lack of Wii U support comes down to production resources and market size. However, he did also say that the team “may support” Nintendo’s console in the future.
Below are Bilder’s full comments:
We’re a small team and we’ve done the development for all of our platforms in-house and we’ve self-published all of our recent games. We like the Wii U and may support it in the future but our recent lack of support is really a function of production resources, as well as market size. Amazon, Ouya, and others have been easy platforms to get to because of our technology.
We really feel the type of games we make – party games – are uniquely suited for this recent generation of set-top-boxes that feature games. Consumers of those boxes aren’t looking for AAA console quality games. If they are, they likely already have a console. But, some awesome, affordable party games (our games) that you can easily fire up on your TV seem like a perfect fit for that audience.
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Japan getting Kouenji Joshi Soccer 3 in June
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Starfish’s Kouenji Joshi Soccer 3 was announced for 3DS last July. In this week’s issue of Famitsu, a final release month has finally been confirmed.
Kouenji Joshi Soccer 3 will launch in Japan this June. A limited edition is apparently planned, though details have not yet surfaced.
