Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 75 Comments

Shigeru Miyamoto has addressed the possibility of another Super Mario Galaxy game. In an interview with Eurogamer, Miyamoto told the site:

“[A new Mario Galaxy] is always in discussion. But even with Mario 64 there was a lot of feedback about motion sickness with the 3D or maybe us making it too difficult.”

“Going back to our roots and making New Super Mario Bros., anyone can play that. So that’s why we went back. We’re always thinking, is there a middle ground where people who do enjoy the 3D worlds of Galaxy and those who enjoy New Super Mario Bros. can both enjoy it? We’re always looking at those opportunities.”

“On the other hand, me and [Yoshiaki] Koizumi-san, director of Galaxy, are always looking to challenge Galaxy and do another 3D action title. However we can’t make so many games at once in parallel. But as the hardware technology gets better and advances, I think there will be a lot of opportunity for both options.”

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos, Wii U | 3 Comments

Eurogamer has posted a couple of interesting Super Mario Maker-related videos. Below, you’ll see Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka playing the game. They also discuss the creation of World 1-1 in the original Super Mario Bros.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 126 Comments

Pikmin 4 is in development, series creator Shigeru Miyamoto has revealed.

“It’s actually very close to completion,” Miyamoto told Eurogamer back in July. “Pikmin teams are always working on the next one.”

Nintendo also added the following in an official statement: “We can confirm that Pikmin 4 is in development but that is all we can confirm at present.”

Miyamoto didn’t say which platform Pikmin 4 is planned for, but NX is certainly a possibility.

Thanks to JurgenMcGurgen for the tip.

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Posted on 9 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 Retail

Super Mario Maker (available September 11th) – €39.99/£34.99

Wii U Download

The Swindle – €12.49/£9.99 (Ends September 24th, regular price €14.99/£11.99)

Star Sky – €4.00/£3.60

3DS Retail

Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX (available September 11th) – €39.99/£29.99

Etrian Mystery Dungeon – €39.99/£34.99

3DS DLC

Etrian Mystery Dungeon: Find a wanderer for me – €1.79/£1.59

Etrian Mystery Dungeon: Know the Red Pookas – €1.79/£1.59

Etrian Mystery Dungeon: Find a princess for me – €1.79/£1.59

Etrian Mystery Dungeon: Find a landsknecht for me – €1.34/£1.19

Etrian Mystery Dungeon: Slay the Gold Guardians – €1.34/£1.19

3DS Demo

Samurai Defender

eShop Sales

Wii U

Trine Enchanted Edition – €6.49/£5.49 (Ends October 10th, regular price €12.99/£10.99)

Trine 2: Director’s Cut – €8.49/£6.99 (Ends October 10th, regular price €16.99/£13.99)

TNT Racers – Nitro Machines Edition – €4.99/£4.49 (Ends October 1st, regular price €7.99/£6.99)

3DS

AeternoBlade – €7.99/£7.19 (Ends October 8th, regular price €14.99/£13.50)

AiRace Speed – €2.39/£2.10 (Ends October 8th, regular price €3.49/£3.10)

AiRace Xeno – €1.69/£1.59 (Ends October 8th, regular price €2.49/£2.29)

escapeVektor – €3.49/£2.99 (Ends September 24th, regular price €6.99/£5.99)

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk | 28 Comments

Let’s Talk #22: What are you playing? – September 2015

A new month is here! August has passed, and we’re finally in September. There are just a few more months left in 2015…

Since we’re in a new month, we want to know: what are you playing? Tell us in the comments below! Even though this is a Nintendo-centric site, we don’t want to leave anyone out of the discussion. Feel free to talk about any games on any platform that you’re playing!

Highlights from last week’s topic: Indie amiibo you’d like to see

Killey

Yeah, a Shantae amiibo is a must now, Risky also deserves one. It’s sad that Rare isn’t with Ninty anymore, ’cause any of the Battletoads would have been a great Amiibo too.

Reiianuo

Rusty from Steamworld Dig! Heist is probably too far in development for it, but a Rusty amiibo could be tapped to allow Rusty to be playable in Heist (similar to the Fire Emblem characters in Code Name S.T.E.A.M.). I can’t really think of any new in-game functionality for it, but I’d also love a CommanderVideo amiibo!

LordDisco

Ones I could actually see working with Nintendo franchises really well would be Shantae, Max from Mutant Mudds, Scram Kitty, Juan from Guacamelee, and Gunvolt. I would say Mighty Number 9, but we already have Mega Man and I’m sure Nintendo wants to keep a more positive relationship with CAPCOM (And as of right now, CAPCOM is not happy with Comcept).

I think many of those characters work, because they are all very vibrant, colorful, fun, and each of them have an oldschool NES/SNES feel to them. It doesn’t seem like any of them fall far from the Nintendo mindset, which makes me think they’d all fit in to the amiibo lineup very, very well.

As for me, though, I would go bonkers if they made a Juan amiibo! Could you imagine the list of poses they could use for his amiibo?! The possibilities are just making me joyful!

Wynne Knapman

Shantae all the way! 100% just because I want a figurine of Shantae. …Actually, I’d really like an entire Shantae line: Shantae, Risky, Sky, Mimic, Tinkerbat, and ESPECIALLY Rottytops! *Edit: I completely forgot Bolo!

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

Towards the very end of August, the Genei Ibun Roku #FE website was updated with two new staff blogs. Art director Fumitaka Yano and Hideo Minaba from CyDesignation both discussed the designs of Mirages. While battling, the main characters merge themselves with Mirages, who take the appearance of characters from the Fire Emblem series.

We now have complete translations of the two blog posts. You’ll find them after the break.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 3 Comments

The latest issue of Famitsu contains a ton of details about Monster Hunter Stories. We shared information translated from the magazine earlier this week based on the article, but now we have details from the developer interview as well.

Development on Monster Hunter Stories began two years ago. However, it’s a project that’s been five to six years in the making, and it’s something that came about due to some fans wanting an RPG.

Monster Hunter has focused on strengthening the player character, but it’s about monsters. In this game, as there are plenty of people who like monsters, it is more of a sport to use them. The team took an approach to allow those who love the Monster Hunter world itself to experience it.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images | 25 Comments

We have a whole bunch of art from The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes. In the gallery below, you’ll find images of the different costumes and more.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments

Over the past few years, NST has been known for working on Nintendo titles Mario vs. Donkey Kong. But it’s possible that the studio could be getting its feet wet in the mobile space as well.

On Nintendo’s job listings website, a post has been put up for a mobile game developer software engineer over at NST. This person will “play a key role in helping Nintendo build fun and engaging mobile applications and games as a member of NST’s game team.” Additionally, they must also possess “working knowledge of iOS and/or Android SDK’s.”

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 1 Comment

Splatoon’s latest weapon is due out later tonight. A few hours ago, Nintendo announced that the Mini Splatling will soon be available.

The weapon will be added at the following times:

– 7 PM PT (Friday)
– 10 PM ET (Friday)
– 3 AM in the UK (Saturday)
– 4 AM in Europe (Saturday)

A few photos of the Mini Splatling are posted below.

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