Update: Bumped to the front page. Posted more details below along with translations from Nikkei’s article.

Nintendo’s handheld and console development divisions have been maintained as separate entities. Next month, however, the two will be unified in a new headquarters location.

Apparently this move will be the first large-scale development structural change in nine years.

The reasons for unification certainly make sense. Developers from both fields will be able to share know-how, basic skills, and optimize development. Nintendo is additionally looking to increase the link between handhelds and consoles, raise affinity with the Internet, and develop revolutionary hardware.

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XSEED is teasing something. Is it a new game?

The company tweeted the following image earlier tonight, and nothing else:

Some are speculating that XSEED could be gearing up for a Pandora’s Tower localization announcement for North America. What say you?

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