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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Site updates | 10 Comments

Update: Winner has been announced! Congratulations to Zeyphersan.

Did you know that Nintendo Everything is on Twitter? You can follow us right here! We’re also on Facebook by the way.

We tend to do giveaways on our Twitter account every now and again. Today, we’ve kicked off a new giveaway with a prize that’s slightly larger in scale.

Entering is extremely simple. Make sure you’re following us, and just re-tweet this post. That’s all! We’re limiting the giveaway to those in US and Canada (other giveaways open things up a bit more), and a winner will be announced next Saturday. Best of luck!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Site updates | 16 Comments

I do not sleep much. That’s probably why I’m tired all of the time! Much of my day is dedicated to ensuring that we’re totally up-to-date with news. But during those few hours when I hit the hay, there are a couple of folks to fill in for me. Jon joined us about a year ago and has typically posted a bunch of news Monday through Friday for a few hours. Kira fills in a bit later in the early morning. That’s how things have been on the site for awhile, but the situation is changing starting next week.

Due to the way Jon’s personal schedule has worked out, he’s unable to carry on with posting news from this point on. He’ll still be with us contributing features and other content, and we’re going to go over some possibilities in the near future. In terms of news though, which is the most important aspect of the site, I’m happy to say that we’ve found someone to take over Jon’s role – and you may have seen some of his work already.

Join me in welcoming LyonHart, everyone! LyonHart – or Dennis – actually started earlier this week, as he’s been tag-teaming the night shift with Jon while Kira has been on vacation over the past few days. Kira will be back next week, and that’s when LyonHeart is taking over Jon’s shift permanently. Kira is remaining on board with her regular shift.

I’m extremely grateful for Jon and Kira’s efforts over the past several months. Both of them have been instrumental in keeping the news cycle going all day long on Nintendo Everything! LyonHart is now up to the task of handling news, and I’m very confident in his abilities. Say hello if you have a moment. I’m sure he’ll appreciate it!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Site updates, Wii U eShop | 50 Comments

Winners are in! For North America: Ben and peter. Our European winners are Fran Mora and David Rebulà Sánchez. Codes will be sent off tomorrow. Thanks for participating, and thanks to Max Criden for working with us on the giveaway!

It’s time for another giveaway! We have a total of four Cosmophony codes to hand out to you guys – two for North America, and two for Europe.

You can enter in the comments section below by telling us about your favorite rhythm or rail shooter game, or a combination of both. Just make sure to specify which region you’re entering for. We may give more consideration to entries that put effort into their submissions.

Check back on Sunday night for an update on the winners!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Site updates | 13 Comments

Bumping this to the top! For those who are seeing annoying/redirecting ads on mobile, if possible, please send us screenshot of the ad(s) in question (preferably via email), and/or link to URLs where the redirects go. It’ll assist us in getting to the bottom of things. Thanks!

Our mobile site has been up for a short time now. For the most part, people seem pleased with it, but there are definitely a few things that need to be addressed. We’ve been looking at all feedback and will improve the mobile site as soon as possible.

There seem to be two points in particular that we need to tackle. First, there are those who want an option to visit the site normally on Wii U. The second is that some type of ads are causing the page to not appear properly. There are some smaller things we hope to tackle like the display of the page for iPads in landscape mode, and adding a favicon.

Have any of you experienced any other issues? Is there anything else you’d like to see on the mobile site? Let us know in the comments or via email.

On a slightly related note, I’m curious about how everyone feels about our ad situation at present – particularly on the mobile site. I’ve heard about a couple of issues pertaining to ads that shouldn’t be appearing, and others that are causing redirects. I’m wondering if these are isolated issues or part of a larger problem since I haven’t experienced anything on my end. I’d like to get to the bottom of it either way.

In any case, if you have feedback of any sort – be it the mobile site, ads, or anything else – get in touch! We’re easy to reach. Well, when my email isn’t broken anyway!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Site updates | 20 Comments

Update (1/9): Winners are as follows:

Ryan
HigiCura
Link Floyd

Congrats to all! Codes will be emailed shortly. Be on the lookout for another giveaway in the near future!

It’s time for another giveaway! We have three copies of Alien on the Run available for North American 3DS owners (thanks Max Criden).

This latest giveaway will run for three days. We simply want you to talk about your favorite aliens in video games in the comments section below. We may give extra consideration to those who put in a bit of extra effort into their post!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Site updates | 25 Comments

Update: Bumping this to the top. I wanted to let everyone know that all feedback is being considered for updates to the mobile site. We’ll keep you posted as things develop.

Also, it’s now 2015 on the East Coast, where Nintendo Everything is based. So happy to New Year to you all! I hope everyone has a fantastic 2015.

Nintendo Everything’s mobile site is now up and running! Some of you probably came across it at some point today.

The best part is, no secondary link is required to access the mobile layout. Simply visit Nintendo Everything as you regularly would, and you’ll be presented with the proper version of the site.

Even better: the new layout works on various devices, including tablets and even the Wii U! It basically fits the needs of anyone visiting the site. Your screen will automatically adjust to the design.

One thing I must do is thank the person who made the mobile site possible. Tim Sookram updated Nintendo Everything so that the design would look proper and adjust to practically any screen. I’m extremely thankful for his time and effort. Without him, none of this would have been possible. Thank you so much, Tim!

If you come across any issues or oddities, please let us know. We’ll try to fix any problems that arise as soon as possible.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Site updates | 28 Comments

Update: Winner of our Smash Bros. 3DS giveaway is SecretX! We’ll send your code shortly.

Our latest Twitter giveaway is Super Mario Bros. 3 for 3DS. You can enter here. Retro City Rampage: DX giveaway will take place tomorrow afternoon!

There’s plenty of time to enter our Smash Bros. 3DS giveaway! Plus, we’ve kicked off our first Twitter giveaway – EarthBound for Wii U!

Christmas is upon us and New Year’s is fast approaching. Now that we’re in the heart of the holiday season, I wanted to take a moment to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for stopping by and supporting the site. Seriously, I don’t say that enough! You all are the life blood of Nintendo Everything. Those who simply check out what we’re doing, comment, and send in emails mean a great deal to me.

Hopefully you’ll take some time to relax and play some Nintendo games! I’ll be around as usual to cover any news that pops up. I’m not expecting a whole lot to come in over the next week or so, but updates will continue!

Now, since we’re on the topic of site-related stuff, there are a few quick things I wanted to bring up…

1. Many of you have requested a mobile site. It’s taken much longer than I would have liked, but we’re now making this possible! I didn’t want to say much about it and jinx the situation until something materialized, but I can absolutely confirm that we’ll be mobile-compatible very, very soon.

2. A new entry in the Developer Musings series is coming this weekend! Three indies will share their thoughts about the New 3DS.

3. My email service never seems to work properly! I unfortunately had a few hiccups this week. If you sent in a news tip this week (mainly Tuesday/Wednesday) or were expecting a reply, please resend if possible. 

4. This might seem slightly out of the blue, but I wanted to give you all a brief staff introduction. I never properly introduced our two new night shift news writers, and figured I may as well let you know who does what on Nintendo Everything.

So here we go!

Brian – I’m the one writing this post, and I’ve been here since the beginning. That was over seven years ago, amazingly enough! I handle most of the news on the site, and I’m primarily responsible for features like Developer Musings, Weekly Screenshot, Just a Chat, and the occasional article/interview. I have no real sleep schedule at this point, haha.

Austin – Austin has been here for quite awhile as well. He led the way on our podcast for over 100 episodes, and I know that I (like many of you) hope to see it return regularly in the future. Aside from podcasting, Austin also writes some very in-depth reviews and is the co-host of Just a Chat.

Patrick – Have you guys seen Patrick’s articles? He puts up some very, very interesting things, which is why I always look forward to reading his features. Patrick just recently wrapped up our “Best of DS” series. 

Jon – Jon joined us in late April. I actually can’t believe it was that long ago already! I don’t know where I’d be without Jon, since he’s handled a big chunk of the night shift. When I head off for a brief period of sleep, that’s usually when Jon comes in to post news.

Kira – Kira joined us this past summer and also helps out with the night shift. Again, I’d probably be in major trouble without Kira’s assistance. I need to sleep sometime, right? Kira recently published her first article on the site – read her thoughts on amiibo and Smash Bros. here!

Scott – Scott has been doing a lot of behind-the-scenes work as of late. He’s been providing a lot of images for us in particular – including the one in this post!

Vincent – Vincent recently joined the team as a reviews editor. He plans on putting up a review of a Wii U eShop title early next year.

That’s the Nintendo Everything team at present!

5. Nintendo Everything has been around for over seven years now. However, I’d like to think that the site has continuously changed. If you look back on the 50,000+ posts added to the site since late 2007, you’ll notice that we’ve evolved in terms of how we handle Nintendo coverage.

But we don’t want to stop growing! And that’s why it’s absolutely crucial that we hear from you guys. What do you want to see from us in 2015 and beyond? Is there anything you want to see more/less of? Do you have any feature ideas that you’d like for us to consider? Your feedback is extremely important to me. Leave a comment, send an email, or reach out on Twitter/Facebook. 

We’re almost done! Keeping in line with the holiday spirit, we’re hosting a few giveaways. On the main site, we’ll be handing out a digital copy of Super Smash Bros. for 3DS, and you can win a few smaller titles on our Twitter account as well (stay tuned for news on that).

Entering our Smash Bros. 3DS giveaway is simple. Leave a comment in this post telling us about a holiday gaming memory you have. Or leave some feedback about the site. Those two types of comments are valid for the giveaway.

That’s it. A winner will be chosen at random on January 1. Please note that this giveaway is only open to U.S. residents.

If you’ve somehow gotten this far, what the heck are you still doing here? I hope you all have a wonderful holiday. Go on and enjoy it!

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Posted on 9 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in Site updates | 0 comments

Just wanted to send out a reminder to everyone that we are recording the 103rd episode of the several-months-absent “Here’s a Podcast” this week, so if you were a fan and you want to get an email read on the show in case we never make another episode again, please send it off to [email protected]. If you have no interest, no worries! This is for the people that were fans who may have missed the memo that another episode is coming.

Topics we’ll be talking about should include Super Smash Bros. 4, amiibos, what we’ve all been playing, and then whatever is brought up in listener questions mail. We’re going to do out best to read all of them on the show, so be bold! Be extravagant! Be interesting!

~ Austin, Jack, and Laura

Posted on 9 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in Features, Game of the Month, Site updates | 3 Comments

Comment: Game of the month? Austin, are you saying that you’re giving Super Smash Bros. for Wii U an award for being the best game that came out in December?

Absolutely not! I’m announcing a new feature for the website that we’re calling “Game of the Month”, where most staffers on Nintendo Everything creates some piece of content relating to a particular game as a sort of homage to its quirkiness, quality, or cultural significance. The very first game of the month we’ll be choosing is Super Smash Bros. for Wii U as a tribute to its release last month, and starting next weekend we’ll be bringing you a feature topic on that game every week. Opinion pieces, historical analysis, reviews– everything is fair game during Game of the Month!

Current GOTM Schedule

Dec. 13 – ‘Me and My Amiibo’ by Kira
Dec. 20 – ‘Namco Roulette: An Introduction to Pac & Pals’ by the Pat-man
Dec. 27 – ‘The Wonder of Smash’ by Vincent

Additionally, in the future I’m considering allowing readers to submits ideas for articles about the game of the month that they would write and then have featured on the website. If we decide to do something like that for this month I’ll let you all know soon! Get some ideas brewing about Smash for Wii U in the meantime, and look forward to these upcoming feature articles.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Site updates | 65 Comments

Update: Max has now sent along the winners!

For North America, we have…

MadCrain
Kody B.
HigiCura

And Europe:

Beta
Giovanni “Frulla” Moglia
MrLip

We’ll be in touch with the codes shortly. As always, thanks to those who entered!

It’s time for another giveaway! With the launch of Thomas Was Alone on the Wii U eShop this week, we’re ready to hand out six codes (thanks Max Criden and Curve Studios!). We have three codes for North America and three for Europe.

To enter, leave a comment below about a game whose story emotionally affected you (note: please specify your region in your comment!). We’ll give more consideration to those who put some effort into their post, as it’s only fair! That being said, we’re not expecting you to write a novel or anything – far from that!

We’ll let this latest giveaway run through Saturday. Good luck to everyone!

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