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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 34 Comments

Mighty No. 9 has been given a release date – a final one, we hope. It was announced today that the game will be available on June 21 in North America/Asia and June 24 in other territories.

Of course, this date only applies to the Wii U version. The 3DS version will follow at a later date.

Here’s the full message from Keiji Inafune:

To all of our backers and fans of Mighty No. 9,

Firstly, I would like to say again how sincerely sorry we are for how long we have kept all of our fans waiting. We are finally able to deliver some long awaited news regarding Mighty No. 9. We have now confirmed the following release dates for Mighty No. 9: June 21st 2016 (North America & Asia) and June 24th 2016 (World Wide). We understand that as a result of the various delays we have disappointed and let down our fans, but we are happy to finally be able to deliver the game to everyone who brought us this far.

With the game having “gone gold” we are in the last final stages of being able to deliver it into your hands, be that via your favorite retail outlet, or via digital channels.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 79 Comments

Last week, we posted a number of comments from Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima from the company’s investors briefing mainly pertaining to NX. This included questions/answers about the price, the need to have a steady stream of games, and more.

Nintendo has now put up a translation of the investor briefing Q&A. You can find a roundup of the official comments below.

For the fiscal year ending March 2017, projected sales of Wii U hardware is set quite low, due in part to the timing of the launch of NX (development code name for the new-concept dedicated video game system currently under development). During this planning stage, what was the thinking about the effect on the Nintendo 3DS system?

By setting the projected sales of Wii U hardware for the fiscal year to 800,000 units, we do not see that there would be any negative effect on the Nintendo 3DS business. We have major titles for Nintendo 3DS for the fiscal year ending March 2017, as I mentioned in the presentation, and there is a solid lineup of titles. That should greatly contribute to the sale of both the hardware and the software. The positive aspect of lowering the projected sales of Wii U hardware to 800,000 units is that it allows us to focus on the Nintendo 3DS system.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 26 Comments

Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima was asked about Nintendo’s commitment to mobile at the Big N’s latest investors briefing last week. Kimishima reiterated that the company would like “to grow smart device gaming as one of the pillars of Nintendo’s revenue stream.” Additionally, Shigeru Miyamoto is also involved as “he is having specific talks with developers of games for smart devices on what would be desirable overall.”

The full question and answer is as follows:

I would like to reconfirm how serious your company is about your initiative on games for smart devices. How much management resources are you intending to shift over to this business in the future? The company has extremely able, world-class creators, and I think they could create hits in games for smart devices. In that sense, I think the best scenario would be to have the legendary Mr. Miyamoto take up the challenge of games for smart devices, and have him create something that would make people think, “This is truly Nintendo’s smart device game.” Mr. Kimishima, what do you think about that?

If people are “not sure about how serious we are” about smart devices, it means that information issued from our company is not accurately conveyed, and I have to reflect on that. As we have reiterated, we want to grow smart device gaming as one of the pillars of Nintendo’s revenue stream. As for shifting managerial resources in that direction, we have very capable developers who are working on development of games for smart devices, as you already know. Of course, Mr. Miyamoto, our Creative Fellow, is also supporting the business for smart devices from a company-wide perspective. To explain the level of engagement of Mr. Miyamoto, he is having specific talks with developers of games for smart devices on what would be desirable overall. In that sense, what you see from the outside may be markedly different from what we see on the inside. As I have said, we want this to be one of the pillars of our business. Our level of engagement has not lessened, so I hope you will understand that.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 30 Comments

Nintendo made a number of announcements last week, including the news about bringing Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem to mobile. During the company’s briefing for investors, president Tatsumi Kimishima was asked about the move as well as what lies ahead for smart device plans. For the latter part of his answer, he noted that Nintendo is “not limiting the IP for the titles that will follow these two.”

Kimishima responded with the following:

We chose Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem as titles to follow Miitomo from the viewpoint of increasing the diverse types of consumers interested in Nintendo, and widening opportunities for game play. The Animal Crossing series has been played by a wide range of consumers including children and women. I think there is a good chance that those consumers would enjoy this. As for Fire Emblem, it is not so much the width of the audience as the existence of die-hard fans who have stuck to the series for a long time. We selected two titles of different categories and IP to reach as many consumers as possible. We are not limiting the IP for the titles that will follow these two. We will continue to prepare titles using IP that many consumers are familiar with.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Download

Pentapuzzle – €4.49/ £4.09 / CHF 6.30
Reptilian Rebellion – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 2.80
Sweetest Thing – €6.99/ £5.49 / CHF 6.99

Wii U DLC

LEGO Marvel’s Avengers: Classic Black Panther Pack – €2.99/ £2.50 / CHF 3.70

3DS Download

Pocket Card Jockey – €6.99/ £6.29 / CHF 9.80

3DS Demo

The Legend of Dark Witch 2

Nintendo Selects (starting May 7)

LEGO City: Undercover – €24.99/ £19.99 / CHF 31.90; previously €59.99 / £49.99 / CHF 77.90
Nintendo Land – €24.99/ £19.99 / CHF 31.90; previously €59.99 / £49.99 / CHF 77.90
Wii Party U – €24.99/ £19.99 / CHF 31.90; previously €44.99 / £34.99 / CHF 57.90
New Super Mario Bros. U – €24.99/ £19.99 / CHF 31.90
New Super Luigi U – €24.99/ £19.99 / CHF 31.90
New Super Mario Bros. U: New Super Luigi U – €9.99/ £8.99 / CHF 14.00; previously €19.99 / £17.99 / CHF 28.00

eShop Sales

3DS

– Zombie Panic in Wonderland DX – €4.99/ £4.49 / CHF 6.99 until 05/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €7.00 / £6.30 / CHF 9.80
– Aqua Moto Racing 3D – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.59 until 12/05/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €7.99 / £7.19 / CHF 11.19
– RV-7 My Drone – €1.99/ £1.99 / CHF 2.40 until 05/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €2.99 / £2.99/ CHF 3.70
– Football Up 3D – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 2.80 until 02/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €2.99 / £2.36 / CHF 3.60
– Darts Up 3D – €0.99/ £0.89 / CHF 1.40 until 02/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20
– Fantasy Pirates – €0.99/ £0.99 / CHF 1.00 until 05/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €4.50 / £4.50 / CHF 4.60
– Van Helsing sniper Zx100 – €2.99/ £2.99 / CHF 4.10 until 05/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €6.66 / £6.66 / CHF 9.20
– Toys vs. Monsters – €0.99/ £0.99 / CHF 1.22 until 05/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €3.99 / £3.99 / CHF 4.99
– Art of Balance TOUCH! – €5.20/ £4.70 / CHF 7.35 until 26/05/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €6.99 / £6.29 / CHF 9.80
– 3D Game Collection – €4.99/ £3.59 / CHF 4.99 until 19/05/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €6.99 / £4.99 / CHF 6.99
– Secret Agent Files: Miami – €4.99/ £3.75 / CHF 4.99 until 19/05/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €7.99 / £5.99 / CHF 7.99
– Crazy Construction – €3.49/ £2.49 / CHF 3.49 until 19/05/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €6.99 / £4.99 / CHF 6.99
– Atlantic Quest – €1.99/ £1.39 / CHF 1.99 until 19/05/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €6.99 / £4.99 / CHF 6.99
– 4 Elements – €2.99/ £2.69 / CHF 4.20 until 03/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80
– Azada – €2.99/ £2.69 / CHF 4.20 until 03/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80
– Hidden Expedition Titanic – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.60 until 03/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80
– Jewel Quest 4 Heritage – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.60 until 03/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80
– Jewel Quest Mysteries 3 – The Seventh Gate – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.60 until 03/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80
– Jewel Quest The Sapphire Dragon – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.60 until 03/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80
– Secret Mysteries in London – €2.99/ £2.69 / CHF 4.20 until 03/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80
– Luxor – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.60 until 03/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80
– Mystery Case Files Dire Grove – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.60 until 03/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80
– Mystery Case Files Ravenhearst – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.60 until 03/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80
– Mystery Case Files Return to Ravenhearst – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 5.60 until 03/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80

Wii U

– Word Party – €7.99/ £7.49 / CHF 11.00 until 12/05/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €15.99 / £14.99 / CHF 22.00
– ZaciSa: Defense of the Crayon Dimensions! – €1.49/ £1.14 / CHF 2.10 until 19/05/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €2.99 / £2.29 / CHF 4.20
– Gravity Badgers – €2.49/ £2.49 / CHF 3.50 until 02/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €4.99 / £4.99 / CHF 7.00
– 99Moves – €1.49/ £1.34 / CHF 2.10 until 02/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €2.49 / £2.29 / CHF 3.50
– Abyss – €1.49/ £1.34 / CHF 2.10 until 02/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €1.99 / £1.79 / CHF 2.80
– Rock ‘N Racing Off Road DX – €4.95/ £4.45 / CHF 6.94 until 02/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €7.99 / £7.19 / CHF 11.20
– Super Robo Mouse – €3.00/ £2.70 / CHF 4.15 until 02/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €4.49 / £4.09 / CHF 6.30
– Tabletop Gallery – €2.00/ £1.80 / CHF 2.80 until 02/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20
– Blok Drop U – €1.00/ £0.85 / CHF 1.30 until 02/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €1.49 / £1.29 / CHF 1.99
– Blok Drop X Twisted Fusion – €2.00/ £1.80 / CHF 2.80 until 02/06/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20
– Island Flight Simulator – €7.19/ £5.39 / CHF 7.19 until 19/05/2016, 22:59 UTC. Regular price €7.99 / £5.99 / CHF 7.99

Permanent Price Drop

Canvaleon – €6.95/ £6.29 / CHF 9.80; previously €9.95/ £8.99 / CHF 14.00

Source: Nintendo PR

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Comics, General Nintendo | 21 Comments

Our new comic for the week can be found below, which is a one-shot featuring Eiji Aonuma and The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask! We’ll be back next week with the choose your own adventure-styled comic.

Want to catch up on our previous comics? Simply visit this page!

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Let's Talk, Switch, Wii U | 76 Comments

In just a matter of minutes, Nintendo made major announcements about the NX, the new Zelda game, its E3 2016 plans, and next mobile titles on Wednesday. Now that the dust has settled, it’s take to look back on the news and talk about it all.

Here’s a recap of everything:

– NX: not releasing this holiday as many expected, but will instead launch globally in March 2017; unveiling later this year
– Zelda: the new game is coming to both NX and Wii U; delayed to 2017 for a simultaneous launch on both platforms
– E3 2016: no NX at E3, Zelda will be the only playable title
– Mobile: Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing games coming this fall; the latter will connect “with the world of Animal Crossing for dedicated gaming systems”

Now it’s time to talk about the big news! How’s everyone absorbing the various announcements? I think for me, the most surprising thing is that Zelda is the only playable Nintendo game at E3. We’ve never really seen anything like that before. I do sort of wonder why Paper Mario: Color Splash isn’t going to be there, and we won’t be seeing anything on 3DS which seems slightly odd as well.

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

A few days ago, HORI pulled back the curtain on a special Pikachu version of its Pokken Tournament controller for Japan. We weren’t sure at the time if it would be sold in North America, but now we have a clear answer.

A GameStop source tipped us off that the controller is now listed in the retailer’s database as “Wii U Pokken Pro Pad Pikachu”. Furthermore, it seems that pre-orders have opened. You can put down $5 at your local store to reserve the controller. It hasn’t appeared online as of now, but that should change at some point in the future.

GameStop lists a tentative May 7 release date in its database for the Pikachu version of the Pokken Tournament controller, though that can mean anything (not at all final). It’ll cost $29.99 at launch – just like the standard version.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 14 Comments

A new set of My Nintendo rewards are now available in both North America and Europe. They’re all discounts, spread across platinum and gold.

Here’s the full lineup:

North America

– 15% off Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (600 platinum)
– 15% off Super Mario Galaxy 2 (300 platinum)
– 15% off Pikmin 3 (300 platinum)
– 15% off Dr. Luigi (230 platinum)
– 15% off Mini Mario: Minis on the Move (150 platinum)
– 30% off Triforce Heroes (100 gold)
– 30% off Tomodachi Life (80 gold)
– 30% off Wonderful 101 (70 gold)
– 30% off DKC Tropical Freeze (50 gold)
– 30% off Metroid Prime Trilogy (50 gold)

Europe

– 10% off Fire Emblem Fates (20 gold)
– 20% off Captain Toad (600 Platinum)
– 40% off Captain Toad (100 gold)
– 20% off Animal Crossing: New Leaf (600 Platinum)

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 40 Comments

Nintendo has revealed a new set of amiibo planned for Splatoon. On July 8, fans can pick up figures based on the Squid Sisters (Callie and Marie) as well as new colors for Inkling Girl, Inkling Boy, and Inkling Squid.

Here’s a trailer:

Note that the Squid Sisters won’t be sold individually in North America. Instead, they’ll be distributed in a double pack. Likewise, the Orange Squid amiibo is only coming via a 3-pack.

A small note by the way: Splatoon Koshien 2017 (tournament) has been confirmed, but details haven’t been shared just yet. We only know that the finals will be held in February at Game Party Japan 2017.

Thanks to the bunch of you for sending this in.

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