Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 7 Comments

Some new information about Nintendo and Universal Studios Japan’s partnership emerged earlier tonight from the newest issue of Mainichi Shinbun. Now we have even more details from Sankei Shinbun.

It’s noted in the newspaper that Harry Potter area at Universal Studios Japan needed $400 million. For the Nintendo section, costs could exceed $500 million.

Other than that, multiple attractions/restaurants/stores are being jointly developed between Nintendo and Universal Studios Japan. The Nintendo area may also be “officially announced” to the public sometime before year’s end.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 13 Comments

The newest issue of Mainichi Shinbun has some additional tidbits about Nintendo’s partnership with Universal Studios.

Mainichi Shinbun learned from the boss of Universal Studios Japan that the Mario area will “exceed” the Harry Potter section. He also said that “many” of Nintendo’s IPs are under consideration for the theme park aside from Mario. Finally, it’s once again said that the Nintendo area of Universal Studios Japan will be open by the 2020 Olympics.

Nintendo announced its collaboration with Universal Studios last May. Specifics were not shared at the time, and the two sides have mostly been keeping things under wraps.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 7 Comments

The Pokemon GO interviews continue. Niantic CEO John Hanke has once again been interviewed, this time by Game Informer. The site caught up with Hank to talk about various aspects surrounding Pokemon GO – from the project’s early days, through last week’s launch and the future. He commented on how much Junichi Masuda from Game Freak and Shigeru Miyamoto have been involved, the pace of updates, success thus far, and more.

We’ve rounded up the noteworthy comments from Hanke below. Head on over to Game Informer here for the full interview.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 14 Comments

App-market intelligence firm Sensor Tower has indicated that Pokemon GO has been downloaded roughly 7.5 million times in the United States since it landed on iOS and Android devices last week.

Sensor Tower also estimates that Pokemon GO is collecting $1.6 million in revenue in the U.S. alone… just on iOS. Android isn’t included in the figure.

SuperData Research analyst Joost van Dreunen had this to say about Pokemon GO’s performance thus far:

“Pokémon Go as so far managed to generate $14.04 million across mobile platforms since its release. [This puts] it ahead of other titles using the franchise, including Pokémon Shuffle Mobile which has earned an estimated $14.03 million since its release in August 2015.”

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments

Last week, Capcom confirmed Monster Hunter Generations’ collaboration with Zelda: Wind Waker. Players will have the opportunity to dress their Palico as Link from the game.

Another Nintendo collaboration from the original Japanese release is now confirmed as well. As is the case with Link, Monster Hunter Generations will feature a Palico costume based on Fox McCloud from Star Fox.

Here’s a trailer showing the collaboration:

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 13 Comments

A few hours ago, Mashable published a new article about Pokemon GO. The piece contains commentary from John Hanke, CEO of developer Niantic.

While speaking with the site, Hanke touched on topics like how it’s determined which Pokemon appear where, safety, and more. You can find these responses after the break. For more from Hanke, check out the original peice here.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Download

Tumblestone – €24.99/ £19.99 / CHF 29.00

Bit Dungeon+ – €4.99/ £4.99 / CHF 6.99

Dracula’s Legacy – €7.99/ £5.99 / CHF 7.99

Hurry Up! Bird Hunter – €7.99/ £7.19 / CHF 11.20

JACKPOT 777 – €1.49/ £1.39 / CHF 2.10

Wii U Demo

Star Fox Guard: Special Demo Version

Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins + Training

3DS Retail

Monster Hunter Generations – €44.99/ £39.99 / CHF 57.90 ; *Bonus for purchasing on Nintendo eShop: Download code for the exclusive “Monster Hunter Generations: The Fated Four” HOME Menu theme for Nintendo 3DS. Offer valid until 31/12/2016, 23:59 UTC. Download Code valid until 06/01/2016, 23:59 UTC.

Disney Art Academy – €34.99/ £29.99 / CHF 44.90

3DS Download

Journey to Kreisia – €9.99/ £8.99 / CHF 14.00

3DS DLC

Fire Emblem Fates – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 2.80

New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console

Mega Man 7 (SNES) – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.60 for users who downloaded Mega Man X (New Nintendo 3DS) using the same NNID, only until 28/07/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €7.99/ £7.19 / CHF 11.20

Mega Man X (SNES) – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.60 for users who downloaded Mega Man 7 (New Nintendo 3DS) using the same NNID, only until 28/07/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €7.99/ £7.19 / CHF 11.20

3DS Themes

Monster Hunter Generations: Glavenus – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 1.95

Monster Hunter Generations: Gammoth – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 1.95

Monster Hunter Generations: Astalos – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 1.95

Monster Hunter Generations: Mizutsune – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 1.95

Monster Hunter Generations: Felynes – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 1.95

Monster Hunter Generations: Standard Theme – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 1.95

eShop Sales

Wii U

Olli Olli – €1.00/ £0.80 / CHF 1.40 until 22/07/2016, regular price €9.99 / £7.99 / CHF 14.00

Discovery – €3.99/ £2.99 / CHF 5.99 until 28/07/2016, regular price €6.99 / £5.99 / CHF 9.99

Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition – €6.99/ £5.99 / CHF 8.62 until 21/07/2016, regular price €13.99 / £11.99 / CHF 17.25

Ice Cream Surfer – €2.50/ £2.00 / CHF 3.50 until 11/08/2016, regular price €5.00 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00

Jones on Fire – €2.99/ £2.29 / CHF 2.99 until 28/07/2016, regular price €5.99 / £4.59 / CHF 5.99

Queen’s Garden – €5.59/ £4.39 / CHF 5.59 until 28/07/2016, regular price €6.99 / £5.49 / CHF 6.99

Lone Survivor: The Director’s Cut – €1.00/ £0.83 / CHF 1.40 until 22/07/2016, regular price €11.99 / £9.99 / CHF 16.80

Nova-111 – €1.00/ £0.80 / CHF 1.00 until 22/07/2016, regular price €14.99 / £11.99 / CHF 16.00

Pumped BMX + – €1.00/ £0.80 / CHF 1.00 until 22/07/2016, regular price €9.99 / £7.99 / CHF 9.99

Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones – €1.00/ £0.80 / CHF 1.00 until 22/07/2016, regular price €9.99 / £7.99 / CHF 9.99

The Swapper – €1.00/ £0.80 / CHF 1.20 until 22/07/2016, regular price €14.99 / £11.99 / CHF 17.99

Thomas Was Alone – €1.00/ £0.87 / CHF 1.25 until 22/07/2016, regular price €7.99 / £6.99 / CHF 10.00

Ultratron – €1.00/ £0.80 / CHF 1.00 until 22/07/2016, regular price €9.99 / £7.99 / CHF 10.59

Stone Shire – €1.00/ £1.00 / CHF 1.40 until 11/08/2016, regular price €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF 2.80

3DS

3D MahJongg- €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 3.99 until 28/07/2016, regular price €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 4.99

Gardenscapes – €5.99/ £4.49 / CHF 5.99 until 28/07/2016, regular price €7.99 / £5.99 / CHF 7.99

Murder on the Titanic – €5.35/ £4.00 / CHF 5.33 until 28/07/2016, regular price €7.99 / £5.99 / CHF 7.99

Safari Quest – €4.68/ £3.33 / CHF 4.68 until 28/07/2016, regular price €6.99 / £4.99 / CHF 6.99

Olli Olli – €1.00/ £0.80 / CHF 1.40 until 22/07/2016, regular price €9.99 / £7.99 / CHF 14.00

Titan Attacks! – €1.00/ £0.80 / CHF 1.20 until 22/07/2016, regular price €9.99 / £7.99 / CHF 12.00

Quell Memento –  €2.99/ £2.39 / CHF 3.50 until 04/08/2016, regular price €3.99 / £3.19 / CHF 4.70

Tappingo 2 – €1.99/ £1.59 / CHF 2.45 until 04/08/2016, regular price €2.99 / £2.39 / CHF 3.50

The Legend of Dark Witch 2 – €4.99/ £4.19 / CHF 6.20 until 04/08/2016, regular price €6.99 / £5.59 / CHF 8.30

Witch & Hero 2 – €2.99/ £2.39 / CHF 3.60 until 04/08/2016, regular price €3.99 / £3.19 / CHF 4.80

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Mobile, News | 71 Comments

Stocks, share prices, and other things of that nature aren’t usually something we cover. After all, those tend to fluctuate often, and can do so quickly. However, Pokemon GO has made such an impact for Nintendo that we’re willing to make an exception.

Business Insider reports that Nintendo shares rose roughly 10 percent on Friday. And today, in early trading in Tokyo, shares increased as much as 23 percent. Bloomberg’s David Ingles notes that this is the best one-day move for Nintendo stock since 1983.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 22 Comments

One year ago, late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata passed away. He was just 55.

Iwata passed away on July 11 (it’s now that same day in Japan) of last year. We actually didn’t know about what had happened until a couple of days later. Out of nowhere, Nintendo put up an official notice on its investor relation’s website about the situation.

Looking back on that time, everything felt so surreal. I still remember seeing that notice on Nintendo’s website and questioning if what I was looking at was legitimate. We knew Iwata was dealing with a health issue, but I just couldn’t believe it. I hadn’t seen the news floating around anywhere else, so I was just hoping that it was somehow untrue.

It was an extremely sad period around this time for everyone last year. For me, Iwata’s passing really had an impact – more so than I could have ever imagined. Even though I never knew him personally, I just felt incredibly sad knowing that he wasn’t here with us anymore.

There’s no question that Iwata has been missed over the past 12 months, and that will continue. All we can do is keep his memory alive, remember all that he did for the gaming industry, and how many people he impacted.

Thank you for everything, Satoru Iwata.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments

In one of its recent issues, Japanese magazine Nintendo Dream conducted an extensive interview with some of the developers behind Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice. Motohide Eshiro (producer), Takeshi Yamazaki (director), and Takuro Fuse (co-director) participated in the discussion.

There was a ton of talk about the 3DS game in Nintendo Dream’s interview spawning over 10 pages. The developers touched on topics like Maya’s return, ideas left on the cutting room floor, and more.

Head past the break to read up on our translation.

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