Photos of the Disney Magical World 2 event at Nintendo NY
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Disney Magical World 2 is a couple of weeks from gracing the west, so an event was held at Nintendo NY earlier today to celebrate. Hollywood Records recording artist Olivia Holt was in attendance.
Nintendo passed along some photos from the event, which we have below. Descriptions of the different images are included after the break.
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Paper Mario: Color Splash – Super Mario Bros. 3 stage footage
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In one of its recent trailers, Nintendo showed that Paper Mario: Color Splash has a stage that’s practically straight out of Super Mario Bros. 3. View some footage of the level below.
Circle Entertainment localizing Mercenaries Saga 3, publishing other games this month
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This past week we found out about Mercenaries Saga 3, which lands on the Japanese 3DS eShop next week. Unsurprisingly, Circle Entertainment is localizing the game, and we might be seeing it very soon. The English version is almost ready to be submitted to Nintendo in both North America and Europe.
Aside from Mercenaries Saga 3, other Circle-published games are on the way. Mr. Pumpkin Adventure (Wii U) and Fairune 2 (3DS) should be out next month as well as ASH (3DS) for Europe.
Monster Hunter Stories – commercial with Daigo, making of video
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Capcom has uploaded a new Monster Hunter Stories commercial featuring Daigo, a musician/actor in Japan. View it below, along with a making of video for the advertisement.
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Former Sony Computer Entertainment America boss praises Nintendo, didn’t anticipate Wii being so successful
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It’s easy to forget that Nintendo wasn’t in the best position following the GameCube. It wasn’t one of the company’s better-performing systems, so all eyes were on the big N to see what they’d come up with next.
Nintendo promised a revolution with the Wii, and that’s arguably what we got. That turned out to be its best-selling console, and one of its best-selling gaming platforms as a whole. With the initial hysteria surrounding Wii, it was incredibly tough to find for a long time. Nintendo was also successful with its mission of connecting with casual gamers.
In retrospect, not many could have anticipated the Wii’s success. Former Sony Computer Entertainment America president and CEO Jack Tretton “certainly didn’t.”
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Screenshots of this week’s Nintendo Downloads (9/29/16, North America)
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Several new games out came out this week on the Wii U and 3DS eShops. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a look at the gallery below.
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Wii U eShop charts (9/30/16)
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This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. The First Skunk Bundle
2. Zelda: Skyward Sword
3. Super Mario RPG
4. Zelda: Wind Waker HD
5. Super Mario 3D World
6. Super Mario 64
7. Minecraft: Wii U Edition
8. Super Mario Bros. 3
9. Severed
10. Super Mario World
11. Super Mario 64 DS
12. Explody Bomb
13. Zelda: Ocarina of Time
14. Super Mario Maker
15. Paper Mario
16. Minecraft: Story Mode – Episode 1
17. Mario Party 10
18. Super Mario Bros.
19. EarthBound
20. Zelda: A Link to the Past
Videos
1. Lost Reavers Video
2. Super Mario Mash-Up Pack for Minecraft: Wii U Edition
3. Play Nintendo Introduction Video
4. Pokken Tournament TV Spot
5. Severed E3 2016 Trailer
6. Zelda: Breath of the Wild E3 2016 Trailer
7. Noitu Love: Devolution Trailer
8. Zelda: Skyward Sword Trailer
9. Pokemon Rumble U Gameplay Trailer
10. Super Mario 3D World Trailer
11. Donkey Kong Country Returns Trailer
12. Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – Heroes Showdown Trailer
13. Paper Mario: Color Splash E3 2016 Trailer
14. Super Mario Maker Key Update Video
15. Mario Strikers Charged Trailer
16. Super Mario 3D World Trailer 2
17. Severed Tips & Tricks
18. Super Mario 3D World Accolades Trailer
19. WarioWare: Smooth Moves Trailer
20. Jotun Trailer
Source: Wii U eShop
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Level-5 CEO’s Mii going out to North American 3DS owners in StreetPass Mii Plaza
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National StreetPass Weekend: Yo-kai Watch Edition is currently underway in North America. To celebrate, a new Mii is going out to 3DS owners.
If you have SpotPass enabled, you should be seeing Akihiro Hino’s Mii showing up shortly. Hino is the CEO of Level-5 and the creator of Yo-kai Watch.
Thanks to Jason K and Anthony for the tip.
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Paper Mario: Color Splash character concept art
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There are a lot of neat little things in Paper Mario: Color Splash. For example, did you know that you can unlock concept art? That’s one of the game’s features, and some players have already unlocked some of the images, which are rather neat.
Since this falls into spoiler territory with the main villain, we’ve posted the gallery after the break to be safe. You’ve been warned!
Pokemon GO rolls out in another six countries
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Pokemon GO can now be downloaded and played in another six countries. Today, Niantic made the app available in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Mongolia.
Yesterday, Pokemon GO added another set of countries. That included Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macau, Macedonia, and Serbia.
