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Nintendo will be attending Hyper Japan Festival 2015, and a number of titles will be on display. The company’s lineup includes Splatoon, Super Mario Maker, Star Fox Zero, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes, and more.

Activities planned for Hyper Japan Festival 2015 include:

Visitors to the Nintendo stand will also be able to delve into a special 30th Anniversary section dedicated entirely to Super Mario, and a special themed area that will showcase some of Nintendo’s most iconic games.

Activities on offer include the Super Mario Maker Quickfire challenge, which will allow selected guests to take to the stage and try their hand at the exciting level challenges from Super Mario Maker! For Splatoon fans, Nintendo will provide the opportunity to become immersed in the Inklings’ colourful Turf Wars, whilst a ‘How to Hunt’ masterclass for Capcom®’s Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate on Nintendo 3DS will be showcased on the big screen.

Additionally, the Super Smash Bros. Cosplay Competition will see Super Smash Bros. players dressing up as chosen characters in a bid to be awarded Best Costume. Nintendo will also hold amiibo team-up tournaments throughout the show that will see players fighting for glory against other trained, level 50 amiibo players and amiibo teams.

At HYPER JAPAN Nintendo will also be offering an exclusive range of merchandise normally only available on the Nintendo Official UK Store.

Attendees bringing along their Nintendo 3DS or 2DS systems can also play games with other users, increase StreetPass encounters in StreetPass Mii Plaza and enjoy games such as Puzzle Swap and StreetPass Quest; Tomodachi Life players will also be able to exchange rare items or explorers via StreetPass.

Hyper Japan Festival 2015 is taking place between July 10 and July 12 at the O2 in London.

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Nintendo is bringing another two weapons to Splatoon later today. Players will soon have access to the Carbon Roller as well as the Custom Dual Squelcher. Both should arrive at 10 PM ET / 7 PM PT / 3 AM in the UK (Saturday) / 4 AM in Europe (Saturday).

Check out the gallery below for images of Splatoon’s Carbon Roller and Custom Dual Squelcher.

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Have you ever wanted to play as Octoling in Splatoon? Well, now that’s possible – through a hack that is. Have a look at the video below.

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Update: All over! You can find the information rounded up below.

Nintendo’s 75th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders is currently progress. We’ll be posting everything that was shared during the event below, courtesy of translations from Cheesemeister.

Intro

– New 3DS selling well, but the old 3DS did not, so HW sales were 8.73m. SW selling well. Pokemon, Smash numbers.
– Mario Kart 8 at 5.11m, Smash Wii U at 3.65m. Wii U HW 2.88m.
– Entertainment has value, centering on dedicated platforms. Providing premium experiences only available on such. Making more SW.
– Xenoblade for New 3DS released. Rhythm Heaven, FE: if released. Supporting 1st-party and strong 3rd-party SW.
– On Wii U, Splatoon, Yoshi’s Woolly World, and Super Mario Maker are being released.
– Card-based and yarn amiibo are being released. The NFC dongle for old 3DS and 2DS being released. Looking to increase demand.
– Supporting amiibo on Smash 3DS with the NFC dongle.
– About DeNA, starting smart device apps this year. Smart devices different from dedicated consoles, so even w/ same IP, adapting play styles to suit smart devices will maximize value and drive the expansion of the gaming population.
– Continuing with film adaptations and character merchandising to increase mind-share of IPs. Ex: Universal agreement. More later.
– Making a marketing appeal for the IPs through experiences only possible at theme parks.
– Making progress with QOL. (No details given.)
– 1st measure: distribution of dividends.
– 2nd measure: selection of board members.

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IGN has posted its full interview with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime. When the two sides met at E3 2015 last week, Reggie discussed things like Yo-Kai Watch, amiibo, toys-to-life partnerships, and the Digital Event.

We have a number of excerpts from the interview below. You can read the full talk on IGN here.

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Nintendo published a new version of the Star Fox Zero trailer from E3 2015. The actual content is the same, but it can now be seen at 60 frames per second. View the updated trailer below.

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Nintendo had made it known last week that Super Mario Maker would come with a number of pre-made courses. Now we know just how much. According to an official UK website for Super Mario Maker, Nintendo is including 100 courses that can be played without an internet connection.

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The first Splatfest in North America and Europe now has a new date. In both regions, it’ll be hosted on July 4.

The North American Splatfest pits dogs against cats. In Europe, meanwhile, it’s pop against rock music.

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Masahiro Sakurai once again published a new column in the latest issue of Famitsu. In his piece, Sakurai writes about the new downloadable content that came to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS.

Details from the column can be found below. If you’d like a full translation, head on over to Source Gaming.

– Sakurai mentions that the 3DS “isn’t suited for successive downloads, and there are people who don’t have Wi-Fi in their homes and go to convenience stores to connect, so we made sure to put a lot of forethought into the process.”
– He’s amazed that Ryu is in Smash, and was excited to work on him
– Sakurai put a bunch of effort into the small details
– When putting Ryu in Smash, there are limits based on the number of buttons and the control scheme
– Composer Yoko Shimomura and illustrator AKIMAN each played a little bit of Ryu in Smash
– Shimomura exclaimed “Even I can do a Shoryuken!”
– AKIMAN was shocked, saying “are you sure it’s okay to make performing a Shoryuken so easy?”
– The thing that left an impression on Sakurai when making Roy was recording his lines
– Same actor from Melee (Fukuyama) was used
– Fukuyama remembered details from the recording session for Melee extremely well like the names for characters, and even the other actors
– Sakurai was happy about this since he’s an actor who’s done a ton of projects since Melee
– Lucas, Roy, and Ryu were made before the ballot was created
– Sakurai “had a grasp on their popularity and demand, though”
– “From now until the end, it is going to be fan service”
– Since Sakurai can’t keep the team together forever, there will only be several more characters
– Sakurai asks for fans’ patience in making more content

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GamesBeat caught up with Animal Crossing director Aya Kyogoku at E3 2015 last week. While much of the discussion was focused on Happy Home Designer, Kyogoku also shared some comments about amiibo Festival, the series’ future, and even Smash Bros.

You can read up on some of Kyogoku’s comments below. The full interview is located over on GamesBeat.

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