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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Mobile, News, Switch, Wii U | 178 Comments

Update: All finished! You can get caught up on the full recap below.

Nintendo’s 76th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders is about to begin. NStyles appears to be in attendance and Cheesemeister will be translating, so we should be getting information from the event as it happens.

The meeting will kick off at 9 PM ET / 6 PM PT. We’ll start posting tidbits around then.

– A Mario towel, Pikachu cookies, and room-temperature green tea given to attendees

– From left: Umeyama, Mitamura, Ueda, Mizutani, Shigeyuki Takahashi, Kimishima, Takeda, Miyamoto, Shinya Takahashi, Yamato, Tanaka
– 20 minutes before it began, the seats were about 30% filled (can hold 1,000); up to 60% around 10 minutes before start time
– About to start; all of the directors have entered
– Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima greets the audience
– Auditor Minoru Ueda makes a report

Report

– The 76th annual report is not being read by president Kimishima, but rather a recorded narration is being played with slides
– There were no big 3DS hit titles, so sales were low
– Splatoon, Mario Maker, Twilight Princess HD did well
– amiibo hit 24.7 million units
– Download sales totaled 43.9 billion yen
– Miitomo got off to a good start
– Operating income recovered, but losses due to the strong yen reduced ordinary and net income
– Assets: 1 trillion, 296.9 billion yen; net assets minus liabilities equal 1 trillion, 160.9 billion yen, down 6.6b yen from last
– Issues to address. Up to now, the goal has been to expand the gaming population irregardless of age, gender, or experience. Now, the focus is to increase the population exposed to Nintendo IPs.
– Pokemon Sun/Moon 3DS due out worldwide in November, with many other Nintendo, strong 3rd-party titles to be released
– The aim with 3DS is to make the platform active again
– NX reconfirmed for worldwide launch in March 2017; the dedicated game machine business will continue to be core
– amiibo and download businesses will continue to receive focus
– Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing come to smart devices this fall
– Focusing on My Nintendo, we want to create synergy between the dedicated game machine and smart device businesses
– Nintendo IP will be used in theme parks, character goods, and film contents
– Nintendo said the Wii U would continue to fight on, but only Zelda is coming next year

– The resolutions that were voted upon are explained (these can be found online already)
– There are 6 resolutions this year

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 52 Comments

Before Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE landed in the states, GameSpot caught up with Atlus producer Shinjiro Takata and Nintendo designer Hitoshi Yamagami. The two talked about topics such as localization – including Atlus handling the game and keeping the voices in Japanese – as well as what made Nintendo and Wii U a good fit for the project.

Head past the break for some of Takata and Yamagami’s responses. GameSpot’s full interview can be read here.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments

Yesterday, some news emerged about Pirate Pop Plus for Wii U and 3DS and the involvement of Runbow creator 13AM Games. It’s all now been made official through a new Tumblr post from the studio.

Pirate Pop Plus is indeed coming to Wii U, and also New 3DS (instead of 3DS). Additionally, 13AM confirmed that it’s now getting into publishing.

13AM wrote:

13AM Games is no longer just 13AM Games! We have opened up to game publishing with our brand new publishing arm: 13AM Shipping Solutions!

We’re really excited to help bring indie games to console and PC, and our first projects is Dadako’s Pirate Pop Plus! A super addictive, gravity-defying, score-chasing, bubble-busting, gameboy-style arcade game for Wii U, New 3DS and Steam!

We will have more details in the coming weeks and months and hope to release the game soon! We’ve still got some work to do though, so be patient with us.

Anyways, as always thanks for the passion. We’re glad to be bringing more fun games to you guys whenever we can.

Oh and as for some rumors about a supposed extra playable character… I’m gonna have to stay mum on that one.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 8 Comments

J.C. Smith, The Pokemon Company’s senior director of consumer marketing, says that the aim of Pokemon GO isn’t to recreate the experience that we’re used to seeing with the main games.

Speaking with Polygon, Smith said:

“We’re not trying to recreate the video game experience. What we wanted to do with the mobile game from both sides — from Niantic as well as Pokémon — was, we wanted to make a new experience that was native to mobile.”

Niantic CEO John Hanke also spoke about what the team is setting out to achieve with Pokemon GO. Hanke highlighted the importance of accessibility for both newcomers and Pokemon fans.

He said:

“We’re trying to make the game accessible to a person who doesn’t yet know how much they want to commit to the game, who just wants to explore. That includes not just the Pokémon newbie, but those on the opposite side — a diehard who’s played all of the RPGs but isn’t sure if an augmented reality game that requires them to get up off the couch is really their speed. At the same time, we think that there’s an opportunity to build depth. There’s an emergent complexity that doesn’t hit you over the head at first blush, [from] trying to power up your Pokémon and evolve and ultimately start competing for gyms.”

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 232 Comments

The NX was announced well over a year ago, but we still know relatively little about the system. That will finally change later this year. But as we wait, little drops of information are let out here and there. This time, we have a new quote from Shigeru Miyamoto.

The Associated Press recently asked Miyamoto about the new console cycle revolution. This prompted him to say that Nintendo hasn’t shared anything about NX due to a special “idea”.

Miyamoto stated:

“In terms of NX, there’s an idea that we’re working on. That’s why we can’t share anything at this point, and I don’t want to comment on the other companies. If it was just a matter of following advancements in technology, things would be coming out a lot quicker.”

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Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Retail

LEGO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS – €49.99/ £39.99 / CHF 59.90

Wii U Download

Ziggurat – €15.00/ £12.00 / CHF 21.00

Midnight 2 – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 2.80

Wii U Demo

Runbow

Wii U DLC

Hyrule Warriors: Legends of Hyrule Pack – €9.99/ £8.99 / CHF 14.00

Hyrule Warriors: Character Pack – €11.99/ £10.79 / CHF 16.80

Hyrule Warriors: Link’s Awakening Pack (Wii U) – €4.99/ £4.49 / CHF 7.00

Hyrule Warriors Legends: Link’s Awakening Pack (3DS + Wii U) – €8.99/ £8.09 / CHF 12.60

3DS Retail

LEGO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS – €39.99/ £29.99 / CHF 44.90

3DS Download

Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma – €39.99/ £32.00 / CHF 45.00

Teddy Together – €39.99/ £34.99 / CHF 51.90

BOXBOXBOY! – €4.99/ £4.49 / CHF 7.00

The Battle Cats POP! – €9.99/ £8.99 / CHF 14.00

3DS Demo

Monster Hunter Generations

3DS DLC

Fire Emblem Fates Map 9 Anna on the Run – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 2.80

Hyrule Warriors Legends: Link’s Awakening Pack (3DS) – €6.99/ £6.29 / CHF 9.80

Hyrule Warriors Legends: Link’s Awakening Pack (3DS + Wii U) – €8.99/ £8.09 / CHF 12.60

eShop Sales

Wii U

99 Moves – €1.49/ £1.34 / CHF 2.10 until 28/07/2016, regular price €2.49 / £2.29 / CHF 3.50

Abyss – €1.49/ £1.34 / CHF 2.10 until 28/07/2016, regular price €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF 2.80

Rock ‘N Racing Off Road DX – €4.95/ £4.45 / CHF 6.94 until 28/07/2016, regular price €7.99 / £7.19 / CHF 11.20

Joe’s Diner – €4.99/ £3.77 / CHF 4.99 until 14/07/2016, regular price €7.99 / £5.99 / CHF 7.99

Suspension Railroad Simulator – €6.39/ £4.79 / CHF 6.39 until 14/07/2016, regular price €7.99 / £5.99 / CHF 7.99

ZaciSa: Defense of the Crayon Dimensions! – €0.89/ £0.68 / CHF 1.25 until 28/07/2016, regular price €2.99 / £2.29 / CHF 4.20

3DS

Darts Up 3D – €0.99/ £0.89 / CHF 1.40 until 28/07/2016, regular price €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20

Football Up 3D – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 2.80 until 28/07/2016, regular price €2.99 / £2.36 / CHF 3.60

Epic Word Search Collection 2 – €5.99/ £4.49 / CHF 5.99 until 07/07/2016, regular price €7.99 / £5.99 / CHF 7.99

Funfair Party Games – €4.99/ £3.69 / CHF 4.99 until 14/07/2016, regular price €6.99 / £4.99 / CHF 6.99

Jewel Match 3 – €3.99/ £2.89 / CHF 3.99 until 14/07/2016, regular price €6.99 / £4.99 / CHF 6.99

Pazuru – €4.49/ £2.99 / CHF 5.99 until 14/07/2016, regular price €5.99 / £3.99 / CHF 19.99

Undead Bowling – €2.99/ £2.13 / CHF 2.99 until 14/07/2016, regular price €6.99 / £4.99 / CHF 6.99

Real Heroes: Firefighter 3D Download Version – €4.99/ £4.49 / CHF 7.00 until 07/07/2016, regular price €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 14.00

Permanent price drops

3DS

Shaun the Sheep (episode 1-5) – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 2.80; previously €2.99/ £2.69 / CHF 4.20

Shaun the Sheep (episode 6-10) – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 2.80; previously €2.99/ £2.69 / CHF 4.20

Shaun the Sheep (episode 11-15) – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 2.80; previously €2.99/ £2.69 / CHF 4.20

Shaun the Sheep (episode 1-15 + Making of) – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.60; previously €6.99/ £6.29 / CHF 9.80

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 35 Comments

Nintendo and SEGA have formed a close relationship over the past several years through Sonic. The character appeared in Smash Bros., teamed up with Mario in multiple games based on the Olympics, and more.

Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka spoke about Sonic’s link to Nintendo in this week’s issue of MCV. Here’s what he had to say about that:

“When SEGA stopped making hardware and just started doing software, the first platform that we released Sonic on was a Nintendo console. We felt from the very beginning, that the Nintendo platforms were where the passionate Sonic fans were. Historically that is where our relationship started with Nintendo. Unfortunately, the Wii U didn’t manage to get as many gamers on the hardware as we would have liked. That was unfortunate for Sonic because we didn’t get the mass of people to enjoy the content. But Nintendo has always been a great partner, we have Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Sonic in Super Smash Bros… we really appreciate the work that they do.”

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 8 Comments

Nintendo believes it has “struck a cord” with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Speaking with The Verge, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime stated:

“We think we’ve struck a chord. And we’ve struck a chord with what is a very important franchise for us. A franchise that is going to be key to our long-term success.”

Reggie went on to talk about the changes being introduced in Zelda: Breath of the Wild. New elements were needed “in order to bring new players in.” At the same time though, Nintendo “needed to do it thoughtfully in order to maintain the current player.”

According to Reggie:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 9 Comments

During E3, Nintendo showed a ton of footage from Zelda: Breath of the Wild based on the Great Plateau. Various areas are located here, including the Temple of Time.

Now here’s a bit of trivia for you: the Song of Time is actually included in the E3 demo. After speeding up footage shown last month, fans have discovered that the classic tune can indeed be heard.

Since it was slow-paced in the original footage, not many people heard the Song of Time. It’s definitely there though!

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 5 Comments

ZeNfA Productions, developer of ZaciSa’s Last Stand, is revealing its next game exclusively to Nintendo Everything today. The indie studio is readying “Hot Rod Racer”, which is coming very soon to the Wii U eShop.

Hot Rod Racer is what you’d expect based on the title: a racing arcade game. ZeNfA shared the following overview with us:

The year is 199X. The world’s most dangerous racing competition has been created: the F-Ze… er, I mean the INFINITRACK GP! Created by – oh, I don’t know, some nefarious corporation I suppose – it stretches on indefinitely and has never been completed by ANYONE. Of course, that hasn’t stopped thousands of thrill-seekers from attempting to conquer it every day on their shiny new bikes and in their speedy new hot rods, and on this day in particular you too take it upon yourself to join those who have etched their names in the halls of glory by challenging this course yourself. There’s just one problem… you’ve somehow managed to get onto the track driving the wrong way! But hey, a couple of head-on collisions never hurt anybody, right? (Don’t quote me on that.) Choose your vehicle, give it a paint job and some upgrades, and see how far you can make it on the Infinitrack! This is Hot Rod Racer!

Hot Rod Racer will offer unlimited racing, multiple vehicles, and four different environments. In terms of features, it’ll boast online and local leaderboards, rewards and unlocks, Miiverse stamps, and off-TV play.

Here’s the first trailer:

Hot Rod Racer is planned for release in July (possibly July 21) across North America, Europe, and Australia. The game will cost $2.99 / €2.99 / £2.69, with a 15 percent discount planned during the first week.

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