Kotaku has a very interesting article up covering the localization of Xenoblade Chronicles X, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, and Nintendo’s localizations in general. The site spoke with Monolith Soft CEO Tetsuya Takahashi, Nintendo’s Genki Yokota, and Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime.

Takahashi himself commented on the changes that were made for Xenoblade Chronicles X in the west, like removing a bikini for one of the characters (Lin). We also have confirmation that Nintendo of Europe is handling Xenoblade Chronicles 2 like the original Wii game instead of Nintendo of America. There’s talk here about Nintendo’s localization process as well.

Find comments from Kotaku’s article below. You can read the full thing here.

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More Switch, Wii U & 3DS maintenance scheduled for next week

Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments

Some more maintenance for all of Nintendo’s platforms has been scheduled for the end of next week. “Certain network services” will be unavailable for this period:

– 6:45 PM PT (June 21) – 8 PM PT (June 21)
– 9:45 PM ET (June 21) – 11 PM ET (June 21)
– 2:45 AM in the UK (June 22) – 4 AM in the UK (June 22)
– 3:45 AM in Europe (June 22) – 5 AM in Europe (June 22)

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Media Create software sales (6/5/17 – 6/11/17) – Top 50

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments

This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./03. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 16.596 / 505.270 (-21%)
02./01. [PS4] Tekken 7 (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.06.01} (¥8.200) – 12.460 / 71.196 (-79%)
03./05. [3DS] Monster Hunter Double Cross (Capcom) {2017.03.18} (¥5.800) – 10.209 / 1.512.815 (-17%)
04./07. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 8.839 / 494.526 (-9%)
05./02. [NSW] Seiken Densetsu Collection (Square Enix) {2017.06.01} (¥4.800) – 5.329 / 34.893 (-82%)
06./06. [PS4] Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana (Nihon Falcom) {2017.05.25} (¥6.800) – 5.324 / 43.267 (-48%)
07./09. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.04.27} (¥5.700) – 4.593 / 163.451 (-23%)
08./00. [PSV] Shiro to Kuro no Alice # (Idea Factory) {2017.06.08} (¥6.300) – 4.385 / NEW
09./12. [PS4] NieR: Automata (Square Enix) {2017.02.23} (¥7.800) – 3.499 / 341.643 (-3%)
10./15. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition] (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥4.990) – 3.166 / 345.987 (+2%)
11./13. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon (Pokemon Co.) {2016.11.18} (¥4.980) – 2.935 / 3.272.444 (-11%)
12./17. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2.700) – 2.925 / 187.599 (+3%)
13./16. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2016.12.01} (¥4.700) – 2.725 / 1.049.802 (-8%)
14./21. [NSW] 1-2-Switch (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥4.980) – 2.716 / 220.050
15./14. [PS4] Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege (Ubisoft) {2015.12.10} (¥8.400) – 2.551 / 202.695 (-20%)
16./22. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) – 2.466 / 1.161.240
17./04. [PSV] Sukitomo. Tsukiuta. 12 Memories (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.06.01} (¥6.800) – 2.352 / 15.115 (-82%)
18./20. [3DS] Mario Sports Superstars (Nintendo) {2017.03.30} (¥4.980) – 2.323 / 100.782 (-15%)
19./19. [WIU] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) – 2.280 / 130.782 (-17%)
20./18. [3DS] Pro Baseball Famista Climax (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.04.20} (¥5.700) – 2.188 / 84.481 (-23%)

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Nintendo considering more Wii U games for Switch, against straight ports, approach to IPs

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch, Wii U | 64 Comments

This information comes from Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime…

“The internal conversations we have is that on one hand, the development teams would love to showcase their content to a wider base, and certainly in short order the install base on Nintendo Switch will be larger than the install base we ended with Wii U.
“So there is that opportunity. What also drives the discussion, though is ‘what more will there be?’ Meaning, let’s take Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as an example. It needed to be the definitive version of that software for the consumer to be as excited as they are. Pokken Tournament DX with the additional fighters, the additional Pokemon, that was important for it to be an element of the game. What we are internally resisting is just a pure port, versus thinking about how not only do we showcase a game to a wider audience, but how do we make sure that there’s something more? So it’s an active discussion.”

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Zelda: Breath of the Wild DLC Pack 1, round 2 – Nintendo Treehouse: Live @ E3 2017

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 4 Comments

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is the best-selling LEGO game ever

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After hearing about the sales success of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, it certainly makes sense that Warner Bros. and TT Games are making a sequel. David Haddad, the president of WBIE, told GamesBeat that it’s the “best-selling LEGO game ever.”

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes hit Wii U, 3DS, and DS in 2013. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 launches this holiday.

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