Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Super Mario Bros., IGN reached out to nine Nintendo legends for their fondest memories. The site managed to obtain comments from high-profile people like Shigeru Miyamoto and Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime.

Miyamoto’s pick? Super Mario 64. Here’s what he shared about that game:

“Of course, I’ve had many memories with Mario over the last 30 years, but the one that sticks out for me most was when we made Super Mario 64. I felt very fortunate to be able to work in a 3D space for the first time, take on this new technology, and have Mario be the character that helped bring it to life. And that we did that by working with 3D technology at a time when there weren’t many people doing it. So that was a very important moment with Mario for me.

“The other memory links back to my childhood. When I was younger I used to always like to make puppets and do puppet shows. When we made Super Mario 64, it was like I was able to do a puppet show with Mario in a 3D space. It’s been very fun for me to have these moments where the things that I’ve enjoyed from my youth have blended in with the work that I do in video games.”

Reggie’s choice was none other than Super Mario World. He mentioned the following about Nintendo’s SNES classic:

“My deepest Super Mario memory is with Super Mario World. I came into the Nintendo family in 1991 via the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and that console came with Super Mario World. I can still picture Yoshi’s Island 2 and the opening sequence to get a Koopa shell moving to the right and picking up my 1-Up. I also loved the various Yoshis – especially the Blue flying Yoshi and the Yellow sand-stomping Yoshi. I played and replayed that game with my sons and always kept it at 99 lives. I still have the cartridge, and a working SNES at home and in my office.”

You can find more comments from the likes of Takashi Tezuka, Bill Trinen, and more here.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 27 Comments

There’s an extra tidbit of information – a very important one at that – regarding Super Mario Maker’s first update. After applying version 1.01, it appears that the 9-day unlocking system has been removed.

Here’s how the new format works. Rather than having to wait a full day for content to unlock, you now need to wait just 15 minutes after spending that time with level editing. 30 minutes in, you’ll have day 2’s content. The same goes for day 3’s content after 45 minutes – so on and so forth.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Screenshots | 2 Comments

The Japanese Hyrule Warriors Legends website has been updated with new screenshots from the game. You can view the images below.

Additionally, we have news regarding a stream from Tokyo Game Show 2015. A broadcast will be held on Niconico at the following times:

– 8 PM PT (Wednesday)
– 11 PM ET (Wednesday)
– 4 AM in the UK (Thursday)
– 5 AM in Europe (Thursday)

The stream will be shown on Niconico here.

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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 North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Retail

Super Mario Maker – $59.99 (available Friday)

Wii U Download

Explody Bomb – $1.99
Funky Physics – $1.99
Q.U.B.E: Director’s Cut – $7.99
Star Sky – $4.00
The Swindle – $12.49

Wii U Virtual Console

Tecmo Bowl – $4.99

3DS Retail

Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX – $39.99

3DS Themes

Super Mario Bros. : Famicom Cartridge

eShop Sales

Wii U

– Trine Enchanted Edition and Trine 2: Director’s Cut from Frozenbyte are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 10.
– Abyss and 99Moves from EnjoyUp are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 8.

3DS

– Toys vs Monsters is 75 percent off (reduced from $3.99 to $0.99) until 8:59 a.m. PT on Oct. 7.
– Gardenscapes, 3D Mahjongg and Pazuru from Joindots are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Sept. 24.

Permanent Price Drop

Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains is reduced to $29.99 (from $39.99) beginning at 9 a.m. PT on Sept. 7.

Source: Nintendo PR

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Mobile, News | 55 Comments

Update: Official announcement is after the break.

Today, The Pokemon Company announced a new game for smartphones: “Pokemon Go”. Niantic Labs is working on the project in addition to Nintendo.

Here’s what we know thus far:

– For smartphones
– Out next year
– Niantic Labs (startup from Google, now independent) is making the game
– Nintendo is also on board for the project, along with The Pokemon Company
– Started out 2 years ago
– Satoru Iwata was pretty involved
– Meet up in the real world to play together, go on adventures
– Vision shared by Pokemon president Tsunekazu Ishihara and Iwata
– Capture Pokemon

– They will inhabit parks, countryside, places around the world
– One of the original creators of Pokemon, Junichi Masuda (Game Freak), is working on the game
– Seek out Pokemon, capture them, use them to battle other players
– Will have a lot of depth so it can be enjoyed by players of various ages
– Will use real location information
– Masuda is thinking about how it will connect with future Pokemon games
– Alongside Nintendo, they’ve come up with a device to perform certain actions without having to put down your screen: Pokemon Go Plus (Bluetooth enabled)
– This uses a LED and vibration to notify players of things happening in-game
– Game can be enjoyed without the accessory
– Focused on how players would look when making Pokemon Go Plus
– Nintendo still trying to expand the gaming population

You’ll find a trailer for Pokemon Go below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Travis(@nintentravis) in Features, Videos | 6 Comments

As we prepare for the launch of Super Mario Maker this Friday, we’re highlighting some of the best, craziest, or most creative levels we’ve come across! On today’s episode, we play through a level that will make you realize Mario parties much more than you thought, Disco Fever!

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 24 Comments

There hasn’t been much said about Hyrule Warriors Legends since its first appearance at E3 2015 in June. But that all changed with the release of this week’s issue of Famitsu.

In Famitsu’s article, the big piece of news is the reveal of Toon Link. He has a sword-based, quick attacking style. While he’s small, he can send large groups of enemies flying. Toon Link can jump high or use the Deku Leaf to attack. He’s a very technical battle type. Naturally, Toon Link has different actions than regular Link. There’s a new hammer item which lets him smash the ground to shake all the surrounding enemies.

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

Yacht Club Games has revealed that Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows will launch on September 17. This applies to both Wii U and 3DS, and it’s apparently for all regions where the game is available.

Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows adds Plague Knight’s adventure. Additionally, players can take on the new Challenge Mode.

You’ll need to clear the game as Shovel Knight before Plague Knight’s campaign unlocks. However, developer Yacht Club Games did mention in a blog update today that a special code will be shared to unlock it from the get-go.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 20 Comments

Nintendo’s European divisions are teasing a new video from Shigeru Miyamoto. Tomorrow, the legendary game developer will be shedding light on Mario myths. Miyamoto will comment on Bowser Jr.’s mother and more.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, Wii U | 11 Comments

This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted games include Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash, Hyrule Warriors Legends, Picross 3D 2, Project X Zone 2, SEGA 3D Reprint Archives 2, Star Fox Zero, and Zelda: Tri Force Heroes. Scans of each title can be found in the gallery below.

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