Sakurai believes many players “gave up on Melee because it’s too technical, because they can’t keep up with it”
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The Washington Post caught up with Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai around E3 time. He shared some interesting comments about competitive gaming, among other things.
One noteworthy topic addressed is Smash Bros. Melee. In Sakurai’s view, he believes many players gave up on the game “because it’s too technical, because they can’t keep up with it.”
GameCube Controller Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Edition packaging
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Thanks to Amazon, we now have a look at the packaging for the GameCube Controller Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Edition. View it above.
Smash Bros. Ultimate, GameCube controller / adapter up on the Nintendo UK store
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The Nintendo UK store has opened pre-orders for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Additionally, you can reserve the new GameCube controller and related adapter. Everything can be found here.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – GameCube Controller live on Amazon
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Nintendo will release new GameCube controller adapter alongside Smash Bros. Ultimate for $20
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During the E3 Nintendo Direct presentation today, it was announced that Smash Bros. Ultimate will support GameCube controllers. It makes sense then that Nintendo is preparing a new GameCube controller adapter.
GameSpot heard from a Nintendo representative that the accessory will be released alongside Smash Bros. Ultimate in December. Additionally, it will cost $20.
A new line of Smash-branded GameCube controllers are also planned for later this year.
New officially-licensed GameCube controllers for Switch in the pipeline
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, News, Switch | 0 comments
PowerA is creating some new GameCube-styled controllers for Switch. Over on Reddit, user Mew_The_Creator says that he’s seen some new designs that have been delivered to the facility where he works. He adds that “Nintendo sent them to our facility to produce product layout for stores so the actual controllers aren’t in there, but the product is confirmed.”
PowerA is also producing some new controllers with Mario designs – see below. 
No word yet on when these controllers will be launching, but stay tuned.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
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Video: A look into the cancelled GameCube title LEGO Bionicle: The Legend of Mata Nui
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, Videos | 0 comments
Bionicle: The Game hit the GameCube in 2003 as developed by Argonaut Games. However, that wasn’t the original plan.
Originally, Saffire Corporation was making its own Bionicle project for GameCube and PC. LEGO Bionicle: The Legend of Mata Nui was planned to take place after Quest for the Toa for the Game Boy Advance – another title developed by the same studio. Unfortunately, after new management was brought in at LEGO, everything was scrapped despite being close to completion.
The following video from DidYouKnowGaming? and Liam Robertson explains what happened to the game and shows off quite a bit of footage:
Debug code for Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door found after 13 years
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, News | 0 comments
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door initially saw its debut 13 years ago. Even after such a lengthy period of time, the game held one random yet neat secret that apparently wasn’t discovered until today.
Did you know that Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door has a debug code? If you enter XBRBYL on the title screen, you’ll enter debug mode. It doesn’t do anything overly special, but when you hold Z on the main menu after inputting the code, it’ll show the date the game was built. Crash reports when the game crashes will be enabled as well.
Arc System Works president entering EVO 2018, will play Smash Bros. Melee
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About a month ago, Arc System Works held a special poll. Fans were able to vote on the game they’d like to see president Minoru Kidooka play at EVO 2018. The results are in, and we have a winner.
Five games in total were nominated, including two Smash Bros. titles. In the end, Super Smash Bros. Meleee beat out all choices with nearly half of all votes.
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Luigi’s Mansion GameCube vs. 3DS video comparison
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, GameCube, Videos | 0 comments
One of the more surprising announcements from this week’s Nintendo Direct was the reveal of a Luigi’s Mansion remake for 3DS. If you’re interested in seeing how it stacks up to the GameCube original, check out the video below.
