Koei Tecmo’s Koinuma shares more on his Mario Musou idea, Masuda open to Pokemon Musou
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 15 Comments
Last year, Koei Tecmo executive vice president Hisashi Koinuma mentioned that he’d love to use Mario in a Musou-type game. That was not a joke – Koinuma was being completely serious.
Koinuma elaborated on his original comment while speaking with Polygon, with the site reporting:
He sees Mario as a character that would need to branch out from hand-to-hand combat but could focus on his distinctive moves. Speaking hypothetically, Koinuma suggests Mario could “blast enemies off the screen or knock them unconscious” with his moveset. “I suppose the game would be balanced so the kids could enjoy it as their first action game experience, whereas the adults could enjoy the game with friends and families as a group,” he says.
Pokemon producer Junichi Masuda also weighed in on Musou. He’d be open to seeing the Pokemon franchise cross over with Koei Tecmo’s IP if it wasn’t too violent. During his discussion with Polygon, Masuda suggested that perhaps players could throw out a lot of Pokeballs. It would also need a new form of gameplay so as to not feel too familiar.
More: Hisashi Koinuma, interview, Junichi Masuda, Koei Tecmo, Pokemon, top
Hackers flood Pokemon GTS with profanely-named Pokemon
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 10 Comments
Pokemon games block players from naming their creatures anything offensive under most circumstances. But unfortunately, hackers have circumvented these restrictions and are now flooding the Pokemon Global Trade Station with profanely-named Pokemon.
Fans are trying to improve the situation by doing things like grabbing the poorly-named Pokemon from the GTS, renaming them, and redistributing them online – which requires its own hacking methods ironically enough. Hopefully official action will be taken in the near future.
Pokemon the Movie XY 2015 debut trailer
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A new Pokemon movie is coming to Japan in July
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments
This month’s issue of CoroCoro has the first word on a new Pokemon movie. The film, tentatively titled “Pokémon the movie XY 2015”, will premiere in Japan on July 18, 2015.
CoroCoro doesn’t share too much information about the movie. We know that it will feature Primal Groudon, Primal Kyogre and Mega Rayquaza along with a portal that mimics the ones seen in Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire. CoroCoro mentions something about falling through the portal, which will be discussed later.
We should be seeing the first footage from the upcoming Pokemon movie soon
The Top 10 First Party Nintendo DS Games
Posted on 9 years ago by Patrick(@Patricklous) in DS, Features, Reader Poll | 7 Comments
Alright, it’s time to wrap up this series of features by counting down the best first party games on the Nintendo DS. Well, first and second party games, really. If it was published by Nintendo, it’s fair game. Anyway, the ten Nintendo-published games you guys voted as the best on the console are as follows (hope you like plumbers and Pokémon)…
Pokemon MegaStop takes over GameStop stores across the country
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The Pokémon Company International, in cooperation with GameStop, today announced the debut of MegaStop, displays stocked with a variety of official Pokémon merchandise at select retail locations nationwide.Trainers who purchase Pokémon merchandise at MegaStops will receive a special code that enters them into a contest for a chance to win various prizes. Prizes include digital booster packs redeemable in Pokémon TCG Online, one of 50 limited edition Nintendo 3DS XL featuring Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre, and the VIP grand prize – a trip for four to Hawaii!
More: GameStop, Pokemon, press release
Update: Smash Bros. as well – Pokemon 3DS themes out now in North America
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Update: Four Smash Bros. themes are available as well. They can be had for $1.99 each.
Nintendo has updated the North American 3DS Theme Shop with a few new variations. It’s now possible to purchase the Primal Groudon/Kyogre and Onemuri Pikachu themes. Each is priced at $1.99.
More: 3DS themes, Pokemon
Hori bringing out a Pikachu GameCube-like controller for Wii U/Wii
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii, Wii U | 3 Comments
Hori previously announced red and green Super Mario Bros. controllers that are made with Smash Bros. Wii U in mind. A yellow, Pikachu-themed controller is also in the works.
The Pikachu controller plugs into a Wiimote like the Mario Bros. versions. It will be compatible with Smash Bros. Wii U and features the turbo function with three speed settings.
The controller goes on sale in Japan on December 20. Pricing is set at 3,434 yen.
New Pikachu balloon debuting at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC
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Pikachu has been a staple of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade for over a decade. During this year’s parade, the Pokemon will be seeing the debut of a brand new balloon.
Pikachu will march in the parade for the 15th consecutive year with a new holiday look. You can check out the style for yourself above.
The new Pikachu balloon can be seen by watching this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in person or on TV on November 27.
Source: Pokemon Company PR
Ishihara wants the Pokemon games to be enhanced with latest tech, communication is key
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This week’s issue of Famitsu contains an interview with Pokemon president Tsunekazu Ishihara. Ishihara discussed Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire and a few other topics, but the most interesting comments came about when he talked about the future of Game Freak’s titles.
Famitsu first inquires about Pokemon as a whole. When asked about the current situation and views of the future from his perspective, Ishihara teased:
