Last year, late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Golden Joysticks. Another important staffer at the company was given the same honor today: Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma.
Aonuma wasn’t in attendance, but he did deliver a thoughtful pre-recorded speech. We have it in full below.
Aside from Aonuma’s award, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess was selected as the best Nintendo game of the year while Pokemon GO picked up a win as the best handheld/mobile title as well as Innovation of the Year.
Nintendo has uploaded a new North American episode of The Cat Mario Show focusing specifically on Pokemon. Watch it below.
The latest episode of Pokemon Generations is now live on the official Pokemon YouTube channel. We’ve gone ahead and attached it below.
Pokemon Generations revisits each generation of the Pokemon games and sheds new light on some timeless moments. New episodes will be available weekly through December 23.
A massive amount of Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon footage is now online – including the final boss and ending. We’ve rounded up all of the various videos below.
Yet another 3DS game has been given a release date on the European eShop. On December 1, CatfishBlue Games’ Hyperlight EX is releasing.
Here’s a look at the eShop listing:
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The European Super Mario Maker for 3DS website is now open. You can find it right here.
On the extras page, you’ll find a special goodie: a PDF of course planning sheets. These design sheets are the same ones used by Shigeru Miyamoto and the original Super Mario Bros. development team.
Nintendo started handing out bans to Pokemon Sun/Moon pirates this week. Not only are they unable to play the games online, but they’re also unable to access internet services on the 3DS itself such as the eShop.
We heard a few reports that some of the folks affected would only be banned fifteen days – mainly those who had only committed a first time offense. However, it would seem that it’s actually permanent.
In a customer service email Nintendo is sending out in Germany, bans won’t be undone and “undoing this is out of the question.” You can read it in full below.
Sonic the Hedgehog is out now as one of a few new packs for LEGO Dimensions. See the official launch trailer below.
Shoot the Ball was recently added to the 3DS eShop as a New 3DS title. Beginning next month, a Wii U version will also be made available. Shoot the Ball will be up on December 1 for $1.49 / €1.49.
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [PSV] Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star #
02./00. [PS4] Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star #
03./00. [3DS] PriPara Mezameyo! Megami no Dress Design #
04./00. [PS4] The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Special Edition
05./01. [PS4] Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare #
06./00. [PS4] Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star – Velber Box {PlayStation 4 \ PlayStation Vita}
07./00. [3DS] Beyblade Burst
08./02. [PS4] Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2
09./04. [PS4] Battlefield 1
10./09. [PS4] Titanfall 2
11./08. [PSV] World of Final Fantasy #
12./12. [3DS] Mario Party: Star Rush
13./11. [3DS] Monster Hunter Stories #
14./06. [PS4] Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization #
15./07. [PSV] Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization #
16./10. [PS4] World of Final Fantasy #
17./13. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition
18./14. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
19./00. [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: The Definitive Experience {Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes \ Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain}
20./00. [3DS] Saiki Kusuo no ? Nan: Shijou ? Dai no ? Nan!?
