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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, GameCube, General Nintendo, News, Wii | 2 Comments

During the 25th anniversary Sonic panel at SXSW earlier today, attendees were treated to a history lesson of sorts. The session looked back upon some of the franchise’s more notable installments as well as the Blue Blur’s appearance in other games – including the Mario & Sonic series.

Here’s what Yuji Naka, one of the creators of Sonic, had to say about those initial conversations with Nintendo:

“So yes it is true. Back in the day I did go to Kyoto to visit Nintendo and wanted to have a meeting with Mr. Miyamoto and figure out could we make a game maybe with Mario and Sonic together. Although those original conversations happened about three years before the Olympics game came out, we weren’t able to really make a game that featured Sonic and Mario back from that original conversation, but because we had those conversations, it kind of kicked off future conversations with Nintendo which afterwards led to the Olympic game coming out.”

After these comments, SEGA’s Aaron Webber asked if it’s because of Naka that we have Sonic in Smash. In response, Naka noted the following, as relayed by his translator:

“The original Sonic becoming a part of the Smash Bros. game was also part of that conversation. During the GameCube development for Smash Bros., he really wanted to get Sonic into that game, but it was just too late in the development process and couldn’t get it in for GameCube, but they did move forward and put Sonic in for the Wii version.”

More: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, Sonic the Hedgehog, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, top, Yuji Naka

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 14 Comments

Miitomo has surpassed one million users, Nintendo has announced. That milestone was reached in just three days.

Miitomo debuted in Japan on March 17. It should be making its way to other territories before the end of the month, along with My Nintendo.

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

My Nintendo Picross – The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess was made available as a My Nintendo reward in Japan this past week. Some footage of the download has now emerged – see the video below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, Rumors, Videos | 27 Comments

Update: We’ll keep the rumor tag until it’s 100% confirmed, but this is looking even more legitimate. Here’s another look at the same footage from one of the SXSW panel attendees:

Niantic may have just shown the first Pokemon GO footage during a panel at SXSW. Take a look at some off-screen gameplay below.

As this has not been 100% confirmed, we’re marking the post to indicate its current rumor status.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 12 Comments

Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice is launching for 3DS on September 27, SEGA revealed today. That announcement was just made during a panel at SXSW.

Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice was originally on track to release last holiday. However, SEGA delayed the game last September. The company said this was done “to make sure the game has the time and polish needed”.

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

Liam Robertson is back with another report on a cancelled Factor 5 project. In a new video posted today, Robertson digs into the studio’s work on an open world Superman game in partnership with Brash Entertainment.

Factor 5’s Superman project was mainly planned for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. However, the company insisted on making a version for Wii as well. Brash only ordered for game for the PS3 and Xbox 360, but Factor 5 still wanted to work with Nintendo’s console even though they wouldn’t be paid extra. Had the Superman game materialized, it’s expected that the Wii version likely would have been a scaled back form compared to the HD counterparts.

Check out Robertson’s full report below.

More: Brash Entertainment, Factor 5

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

Petite Games announced today that Midnight 2 will be coming to Wii U as an eShop download. This will mark the indie developer’s first release in Europe.

A few minutes ago, Petite Games posted on Twitter:

The original Midnight hit Wii U last January. It has players navigating a square-shaped fairy through various levels.

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

Splatoon players in Europe can now begin participating in the latest Splatfest. The two teams are hoverboard vs. jet pack. Which one do you prefer?

Like all Splatfests, this competition will run for a full day. Expect the results soon after it ends.

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

Plenty of gameplay is in for Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games’ story mode on 3DS. Take a look at 2 hours of footage below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 7 Comments

This month’s issue of V Jump has another update on Dragon Ball: Project Fusion. Thanks to the magazine, we have new information about some of the fusions.

V Jump introduces three fusions that can be found in the 3DS game: Pirilin (Piccolo x Krillin), Gorilin (kid Goku × Krilin), and Krigohan (Krillin x kid Gohan). Pirilin (some are also calling this Prilin) looks to be a standard fusion, whereas the other two are a bit unique. Gorilin and Krigohan use EX Fusion through a special arm band/bracelet created by Capsule Corp. This allows two people of different strength to merge.

Dragon Ball: Project Fusion is due out in Japan later this year.

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