TIME has published a new interview with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime. Reggie chatted about mobile (including Miitomo), My Nintendo, plus amiibo’s success and how it’s reflective of where the company is heading in terms of leveraging IP.
Head past the break for a roundup of the various comments. You can also check out TIME’s article here.
Amazon has a notable discount on Rodea: The Sky Soldier for 3DS. It’s currently going for roughly $26, which is $14 off from the initial $40 asking price. Place an order here
if interested.
Looking to save on a game guide? Well, Amazon
currently has a discount code that can be used to save 25 percent off any one book sold and shipped by the retailer. Enter “25OFFBOOK” at checkout under the “Gift cards & promotional codes” area in order to participate.
There are a variety of gaming guides you can use here, like the one for Xenoblade Chronicles X
or Yo-Kai Watch
. Of course, you can use it on any other book as well!
Petit Novel series – Harvest December made its way to the 3DS eShop today. Take a look at some footage of the download below.
A few months ago, Nintendo filed a trademark for what looks like a controller with a free-form display. It was just published for all to see today. Of course, we do have the GamePad which offers something slightly similar, but this would be something completely different.
Here’s an abstract:
“A non-limiting example information processing apparatus comprises a housing, and a first portion of the housing is formed in an elliptical form when viewing from the front. A display panel and a touch panel constitute one main surface of the first portion. Holes are formed in left and right end portions of the display panel and the touch panel, and two operation sticks are provided through the two holes. When viewing the first portion from the front, an area except key tops of the operation sticks becomes a display area.”
The patent makes note of a few things, including:
– Using a display panel allowing stereoscopic view
– Can make an aspect ratio thereof comparable to a ratio (16:9) of a wide screen
– Touch panel on the front surface of the display panel
– A touch panel of an electrostatic capacitance system or a resistance film system can be used
– Card slot
Finally, some images from the patent:
The patent seems to fit in with rumors about Sharp working with Nintendo on a free-form display. In the filing, it’s essentially an elliptical touch screen covering the device’s entire top surface area.
As far as the images go, don’t take them at face value. They’re really there just as a means to explain what the patent is about, so the device pictured isn’t a product that will be launched as a final product.
During last month’s Nintendo Direct, a short promo aired for Yo-kai Watch involving Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime and Bill Trinen. The third part of that has now been made available. Give it a look below.
Shin Megami Tensei IV is currently on sale via the North American 3DS eShop. Earlier this week, Atlus reduced the price to just $14.99. This offer is valid until December 21.
Nintendo posted more comments from the developers of Xenoblade Chronicles X. This time around, Monolith Soft talked a bit about Tatsu.
Below are their full comments:
Which #XenobladeChroniclesX character do the game’s designers compare to a “serious-looking office businessman”? pic.twitter.com/FBTB8ePcKx
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) December 10, 2015
Nintendo has uploaded a trailer to promote the release of Medabots: Metabee and Rokusho on the North American Wii U Virtual Console. Check it out below.
