First 80s Overdrive footage, planned for Q1 / Q2 2017
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Videos | 0 comments
The first actual footage from 80s Overdrive has finally been shown. It may only last for just over a minute, but we’re able to really see the racer in action – snazzy music and all.
Here’s the clip:
As for when we’ll be seeing 80s Overdrive on the eShop, we sadly still have a long ways to go. The developer mentioned on Twitter that the game is targeted for Q1 / Q2 2017.
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The Art of Splatoon coming to North America and Europe in June
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 14 Comments
Update (12/22): The Art of Splatoon is also coming to Europe. Amazon UK is listing the book here for June 13.
Original (12/19): Dark Horse Comics has announced The Art of Splatoon, a new book filled with artwork from the Wii U game. It will come packed with 2D and 3D illustrations of characters, maps, concept art, weapon and gear design, storyboards, sketches, hand-drawn comics, and more. Behind the scenes notes will be included as well.
The Art of Splatoon launches in North America on June 23. It’s already up for pre-order on Amazon here. You can also nab it on Amazon Canada here.
Get a good look at the original DS prototype
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, Images | 9 Comments
When the DS was initially introduced during E3 2004, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime walked out on stage with hardware that looked different from the final design. The big differences between the initial model and the one at launch are the shoulder buttons.
Now we have a better look at the DS prototype thanks to Evan Amos, who unearthed a few photos from Nintendo’s FCC filing. We’ve rounded them up below. Since this was only a filing, it doesn’t look quite as “nice” as the model shown at E3 all those years ago.
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Nintendo Download (12/22/16, North America) – Shantae, Mario Party 2, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Download
Radiantflux: Hyperfractal – $2.99
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – $19.99
Wii U Virtual Console
Mario Party 2 – $9.99
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Nintendo sees huge boost in search traffic
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 23 Comments
Data collected by internet-data firm SimilarWeb reveals that Nintendo-related terms grew to triple the size of PlayStation/Xbox-related searches. Pokemon GO helped contribute to the growth during the summer, but the biggest spike resulted from Switch’s announcement in October. The NES Classic Edition and Super Mario Run then added further to Nintendo’s buzz.
GamesBeat shares the following statements from SimilarWeb:
“The growth in Nintendo’s search traffic over 2016 is so big that when comparing its search traffic in November 2016 to January 2016, it multiplied its search traffic by [a factor of] 60.”
“In January 2016, we were able to identify a total of 39 keywords generating traffic for these brands. Nintendo had 6, Xbox had 16, and PlayStation had 17. While in November 2016, we were able to identify 183 of such keywords. [And now], Nintendo had 101, Xbox had 30, and PlayStation had 52.”
SimilarWeb’s report is limited to search items related to console products from the big three console manufacturers, so terms such as “Pikachu” don’t count. However, it seems that online users are searching for more Nintendo-related terms compared to the competition.
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Miyamoto on what sticks out to him about Iwata
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments
In an interview conducted by The New Yorker, Shigeru Miyamoto was asked about the piece of advise late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata gave to him which he cherishes the most.
Miyamoto thought about the question for a bit, and then went on to mention that Iwata “had this unique ability to rally people around a vision.” Iwata was able “to take something, give it shape and then to motivate people.”
Miyamoto also spoke about how unique Iwata was from the standpoint of a programmer. Although such developers may tell designers why something would be impossible, Iwata was the opposite, and “would say he was going to figure out how to make it work.”
You can listen to Miyamoto’s full comments on Iwata below.
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[Review] Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Posted on 7 years ago by Jakob Vujovic(@jakovujo) in News, Wii U | 4 Comments
System: Wii U
Release date: December 20, 2016
Developer: WayForward
Publisher WayForward
I’ve never been the biggest fan of Shantae games. In terms of presentation, they’ve always been top notch. With level design, I’ve always found them to be a little bit basic at best and a trudge of back-and-forth at worst. With Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, WayForward has done an impressive job remedying my faults with past entries. It definitely has its share of fetch-quest trade-sequence padding, but thanks to a revised game structure, this didn’t bother me as much as it might have on paper.
New Zelda: Breath of the Wild screenshot (12/21/16)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Switch, Wii U | 16 Comments
Nintendo is continuing its promise of delivering regular Zelda: Breath of the Wild screenshots leading up to launch. Get a look at the newest image just shared on the series’ Facebook page above.
3DS hardware sales surpass PS2 in Japan
Posted on 7 years ago by Fernando in 3DS, News | 22 Comments
According to the latest Media Create sales, the 3DS sold 133,478 units in Japan last week. Total sales have now reached 21,913,661 units since launch. With these figures, 3DS has finally outsold PlayStation 2 in Japan which moved 21,833,216 units.
Congratulations to Nintendo for reaching this notable milestone.
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Nintendo shows off Zelda’s original design documents
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Images, Videos | 1 Comment
Update: More documents from Nintendo. First, the skull room and secret passage area designed by Takashi Tezuka:
And drawings of maps from Shigeru Miyamoto:
Original: In the spirit of Zelda’s 30th anniversary, Nintendo has posted a brief video that shows the original game map for the first game. We have it below.
