Rumor: Nintendo was planning Mother 3 localization, but decided against it due to controversial aspects
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch | 0 comments
For many years, one of the Nintendo rumors that continued to surface time and time again was a possible localization of Mother 3. After EarthBound Beginnings was added to the Wii U Virtual Console back in 2015, things looked even more hopeful. Speculation has since started to die down though, and we haven’t really heard much about the game’s status.
Game Informer senior editor Imran Khan claims to have some information about what happened. Khan says, “It was full steam ahead for a while but upon re-evaluation there were aspects of the game that weren’t going to go without controversy”.
Khan didn’t say what those elements were specifically, but it sounds like Nintendo wasn’t interested in changing the title or censoring it in any way for the western market. That means the idea of localization was abandoned, and Mother 3 remains a game that has only been released in Japan.
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UK software sales (Week ending 2/9/2019) – Switch/Wii U/3DS charts
Posted on 6 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments
This week’s Switch/ Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Switch
1. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – Nintendo
2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Nintendo
3. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Nintendo
4. Super Mario Party – Nintendo
5. Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
6. Super Mario Odyssey – Nintendo
7. Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu – Nintendo
8. Splatoon 2 – Nintendo
9. Minecraft – Nintendo
10. FIFA 19 – EA
Wii U
1. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
2. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
4. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
5. Mighty No. 9 – Deep Silver
6. Just Dance 2019 – Ubisoft
7. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Nintendo
8. Wii Sports Club – Nintendo
9. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
10. Splatoon – Nintendo
3DS
1. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
2. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
3. Donkey Kong Country Returns – Nintendo
4. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
5. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
6. Etrian Odyssey Nexus – Atlus
7. Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey – Nintendo
8. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
9. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – Nintendo
10. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
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UK software sales (Week ending 2/9/2019)
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Famitsu’s most wanted games (2/10/19)
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 0 comments
It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. Animal Crossing is still the most wanted Nintendo game while Yoshi’s Crafted World appears for the first time.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between January 24 and January 30.
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Song of Memories dev explains Switch cancellation
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Last month, PQube announced that the Switch version of Song of Memories had been cancelled. Yasuo Omote from developer Future Tech Lab attempted to explain the situation on Twitter a little while back.
Omote started out by saying that the team had a lot of trouble with licensing during development on the Switch version. He believes they could take it on themselves, but just don’t have the resources for it right now. The development costs and the associated burdens would be too much. Future Tech Lab is working on Song of Unleash as well, so Omote wondered if it’ll be okay for Switch. As he said though, they’ve had trouble with licensing.
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Pre-order updates (2/10/19)
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Splatoon 2 – North American / European Splatfest #19 results
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Another Splatfest for Splatoon 2 is in the books. North America and Europe carried the same theme this week, which was pancakes vs. waffles.
After a day of battles, the latest Splatfest is now over. Nintendo has shared the results since the event has concluded.
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Rumor: Insight into Nintendo’s Switch announcements / lineup for 2019
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch | 0 comments
Emily Rogers today posted a new blog covering Switch’s 2019 lineup as well as some tidbits about to expect this year in terms of announcements. While we have to stress that nothing is confirmed as present, the speculation is noteworthy.
Here’s a summary of what Rogers shared:
Nintendo maintenance schedule as of February 10, 2019
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Nintendo’s maintenance schedule for the coming week has started to update. As of now, two sessions are planned for Switch – we’ll have to see if additional sessions are added later on.
For now, here’s the current schedule:
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Murder Detective: Jack the Ripper boxart
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch | 0 comments
Amazon Japan has updated its product listing with the boxart for Nippon Ichi’s Murder Detective: Jack the Ripper. Check out the packaging image above.
