Nintendo will be issuing its earnings release in just a matter of hours. The festivities will kick off with a conference where some interesting information could be shared.
Dr. Serkan Toto, who is known as an analyst and somewhat of an insider, has heard that “Nintendo will actually announce news on future products and pipeline” unlike the previous event. That could mean more on mobile, though it’s unknown how much the Big N will have to say about NX.
2) I was told that in contrast to the last event (vague statements), Nintendo will actually announce news on future products and pipeline.
— Dr. Serkan Toto (@serkantoto) April 26, 2016
3) It was also suggested to me that at least news of Nintendo’s plans for mobile will be presented in more detail. Not sure about NX. //end
— Dr. Serkan Toto (@serkantoto) April 26, 2016
A word of caution: how much news we’ll be seeing from the earnings conference is unclear. The briefing that follows later in the day could be potentially more interesting. That’ll be tomorrow evening in North America, and very early on Thursday for European folks.
Run Run and Die is heading to the Wii U eShop this week starting with Europe this Thursday. The game’s file size has now come in. To download it, you’ll need a little over 500MB of free space.
The next Terraria 3DS update is now in Nintendo’s hands for certification. The developers anticipate that the process will take a couple of weeks, and then a release date will be determined.
Terraria’s new update will implement some content, make improvements, and add bug fixes. This includes the addition of the Frost Moon event, increase of save slots and inventory slots, and more.
Head past the break for the full patch notes. We’ve also attached some screenshots below.
Thanks to GameSpot, we have 5 more minutes of gameplay from Kirby: Planet Robobot. Check out the new video below.
A second North American Star Fox Zero commercial has appeared on Nintendo’s YouTube page. Like the original, it once again features the Fox McCloud puppet. Here’s the video:
Darkrai is the next Mythical Pokemon distribution for X/Y and Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire. In the UK, it’ll be available at GAME starting next month as a serial code through May 24.
Here’s a rundown of the Pokemon:
Darkrai is the Pitch-Black Pokémon, which originally debuted in Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl in 2007. Darkrai is said to chase people and Pokémon from its territory by causing them to experience deep, nightmarish slumbers. This Darkrai is distributed with the following attributes:
· LEVEL: 100
· TYPE: Dark
· ABILITY: Bad Dreams
· MOVES: Dark Void, Ominous Wind, Nightmare, Feint Attack
As a reminder, Darkrai is a GameStop distribution in the United States.
Source: Pokemon PR
Bandai Namco uploaded the first Taiko Drum Master: Dokodon! Mystery Adventure commercial a few hours ago. In addition to that, the company issued a bunch of new screenshots and details pertaining to music, story, gameplay, and more.
First, here are today’s images:
New songs for Taiko Drum Master: Dokodon! Mystery Adventure include:
– Ghosts ‘n Goblins (Plains BGM) Remixed by ARM(IOSYS)
– OutrideaCrisis from SUPERHANG-ON
– Good-bye my earth from Darius Burst
– Rising from Warrior Blade
– Lightning Dance from Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune
– NEW WORLD from Synchronica
– Awake ~Theme of Muscle Awakening~ from Muscle March
– Dragon Saviour Sunken City
– DRIVE A LIVE from The Idolm@ster Side M
We have another quick bit of footage from Kirby: Planet Robobot, this time showing Team Kirby Clash. Here’s the new gameplay:
Nintendo has published a new trailer for Game Freak’s digital 3DS title Pocket Card Jockey. You can watch it below.
Update (4/26): Bumped to the top. Nintendo has now made this 100% official with the following announcement:
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– On Sunday, April 24, 2016, federal Judge Jed Rakoff in New York ruled that the Nintendo 3DS does not infringe a patent on 3D display technology originally asserted against Nintendo by plaintiffs Tomita Technologies USA, Inc. and Tomita Technologies International, Inc. in 2011. Judge Rakoff’s ruling follows Nintendo’s successful appeal of an earlier verdict, and is the result of a 2015 re-trial. This decision fully reverses and corrects a 2013 verdict against Nintendo. Specifically, Judge Rakoff found that the Nintendo 3DS performs in a significantly different way and does more than was contemplated by the Tomita patent.
“We are very pleased with the court’s finding that Nintendo does not infringe,” said Ajay Singh, Nintendo of America’s Director of Litigation and Compliance. “Nintendo has a long history of developing innovative products, and we aggressively defend patent lawsuits when our products do not infringe, even when we must do it over many years and through multiple trials.”
Original (4/25): In January 2014, a U.S. judge ruled that Nintendo would need to pay Tomita Technologies 1.82 percent of the wholesale price on every 3DS sold. This was due to a lawsuit that sprung up involving 3D camera technology apparently used without permission.
A new article from Nikkei now reveals that the court’s previously decision has been overturned, and Nintendo has won the case. It’s been determined that the 3DS did not infringe on the patent. In a statement, Nintendo said the ruling affirms the company’s original assertion, and is an appropriate decision.
