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

Wired is the latest outlet to have published an article with commentary from Nintendo producer Kensuke Tanabe. Tanabe discussed Metroid Prime: Federation Force in-depth, including how it’s more than just a shooter, bits about the story (and how it’s important to Prime’s overall plot), how it’s players’ “first chance to actually see Samus in-game”, and more. He also again touched on wanting to continue the Prime series after the ending of the third game.

Read on below to read up on what Tanabe said. You can also find Wired’s full article here.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo | 4 Comments

Nintendo isn’t against bringing some of its franchises into Animal Crossing.

Longtime developer of the series, Aya Kyogoku, told GameRant in an interview that this is something that could be considered. However, it sounds like IPs and characters won’t be thrown in just for the sake of doing so.

Kyogoku’s full comments are as follows:

“Obviously we don’t know what the next Animal Crossing is going to look like, but if the addition of other IPs in the next Animal Crossing is going to really excite both fans of Animal Crossing and fans of those other IPs even more then that’s something we’d really like to consider and take into account. But at the same time, we really wanted to make sure that the gameplay we put into the next Animal Crossing is fun and new. I wouldn’t want to add a feature where people thought it was about time or expected the next iteration would have. So instead of that, I’d like to have fun and good surprises in the gameplay.”

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 2 Comments

A new multiplayer mode is coming to Splatoon tomorrow (Thursday in Europe). Nintendo will be adding Tower Control, which is a variant of the Ranked Battle.

Tower Control will launch at the following times:

7 PM PT (Wednesday)
10 PM ET (Wednesday)
3 AM in the UK (Thursday)
4 AM in Europe (Thursday)

Nintendo Treehouse: Live will be showing off Tower Control on Twitch today at 6 PM ET / 3 PM PT. We’ll have an embed version on the site before it goes live.

Head past the break for today’s official announcement with details about Tower Control.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

Famitsu has an update on Project X Zone 2 this week, including a Japanese release date.

Project X Zone 2 launches in Japan on November 12. Bandai Namco is also preparing some first-print bonuses and a limited edition, which have been detailed as follows:

– Challenge map DLC titled The Girl from 10 Years Ago
– This gives the special item called “Black Hot Pants” upon clearing it
– A special 3DS theme will also be part of the first-print bonus
– Limited edition for 9,980 yen
– This is the “Original Game Sound Edition”
– Limited edition has a special feature that lets you play using over 60 tracks from the first Project X Zone game
– The limited edition also includes a DLC for “Valkyrie no Boken: Toki no Kagi Densetsu with Xiaomu”
– Basically a special arrangement for Valkyrie no Boken that makes Xiaomu playable
– Special 3DS theme called “Namco X Capcom 10th Anniversary” included in the limited edition version

Famitsu also has information about Project X Zone 2’s new “Mirage Cancel” battle system. By pressing the “B” button during a regular attack, players can cancel it and enter slow motion so that critical hits can performed more easily.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Patrick(@Patricklous) in DS, Features, Game of the Month, Wii | 8 Comments

As June draws to a close, I’m back with a second look back at the history of Monolith Soft and the games they created over the last generation of Nintendo consoles – with the exception of the actual Game of the Month. This was a period of change for the company and saw the release of several more experimental titles. Bandai Namco sold the majority of their stock in Monolith Soft to Nintendo in 2007 and while they wouldn’t become a first-party developer until later, all games from this point on would be on Nintendo consoles. Despite this, Monolith would still keep close ties with their previous owner, who took on publishing duties for some of their more niche games. Following the release of Baten Kaitos Origins there was a gap of two years before Monolith Soft’s next title – Soma Bringer.

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

Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka, a few other representatives from Nintendo recently took a trip to Jim Henson Studios to see where the Nintendo puppets were created. Check out the journey in the video below.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Mobile, News, Switch, Wii U | 11 Comments

A new interview with Reggie Fils-Aime was added to Forbes’ website today. Reggie discussed several topics, including Nintendo’s E3 showing, hardware, Wii U sales, Skylanders, amiibo, and mobile.

Those who are interested in reading up on what Reggie had to say can head past the break for the Q&A breakdown. You’ll find Forbes’ original piece with a few additional comments here as well.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

Nintendo World Report put up its full interview with the Chibi-Robo!: Zip Lash developers today. The outlet spoke with producers Risa Tabata and Kensuke Tanabe. Tabata and Tanabe shared some interesting comments about the early days of Chibi-Robo and how Bandai was involved with the character’s design, the series’ timeline, and taking inspiration from other Nintendo games with Zip Lash.

Those who are interested in Chibi-Robo can head past the break to read up on Tabata and Tanabe’s words. You can find the full interview here.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 31 Comments

In a new article coming from Polygon, Nintendo’s Yugo Hayashi and PlatinumGames’ Yusuke Hashimoto discussed Star Fox Zero in-depth. That includes talk about the project’s origins, amiibo, how it’s not a remake, the importance of the GamePad, and more.

We’ve rounded up a good amount of Hayashi and Hashimoto’s comments below. You can find some additional comments from the developers over on Polygon.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments

This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Retail

LEGO Jurassic World (available on July 3rd)  – €49.99/ £34.99 / CHF 60.00

Wii U Download

Roving Rogue – €7.99 / £7.19 / CHF 11.20

Wii U Virtual Console

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64) – €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 14.00

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon (DS) – €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 14.00

Advance Wars 2™: Black Hole Rising (GBA) – €6.99 / £6.29 / CHF 9.80

3DS Retail

The Smurfs – €19.99  / £17.99 / CHF 28.00

Paddington: Adventures in London – €29.99 / £24.99 / CHF 38.90

YAKARI: The Mystery of Four-Seasons – €29.99 / £24.99 / CHF 38.90

3DS Download

Shingeki no Kyojin: Humanity in Chains – €29.99 / £34.99 / CHF 51.90

MIGHTY GUNVOLT – €3.49 / £3.19 / CHF 4.90

Fantasy Pirates – €1.99 / £1.99/ CHF 4.99

Mahjong 3D Warriors of the Emperor – €19.99 / £17.99

Karous – The Beast Of Re:Eden – €5.99 / £4.79/ CHF 7.10

eShop Sales

Wii U

SDK Paint – €3.39 / £2.99 / CHF 4.49 until July 9th (Regular price €4.49 / £3.99 / CHF 5.99)

Ittle Dew – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00 until July 30th (Regular price €9.99 / £8.99 / CHF 14.00)

3DS

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies – €13.99 / £11.19 / CHF 17.80 until July 16th (Regular price €24.99 / £19.99 / CHF 31.90)

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy – €22.49 / £18.74 / CHF 28.90 until July 16th (Regular price €29.99 / £24.99 / CHF 38.90)

Secrets of the Titanic 1912-2012 – €2.99 / £1.99 until July 16th (Regular price €10.99 / £9.99)

Hotel Transylvania – €4.99 / £4.99 / CHF 7.50 until July 16th (Regular price €19.99 / £17.99 / CHF 28.00)

Doodle Jump Adventures – €4.99 / £4.99 / CHF 7.50 until July 16th (Regular price €24.99 / £19.99 / CHF 31.90)

Jewel Quest The Sapphire Dragon – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00 until July 30th (Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80)

Jewel Quest Mysteries 3 – The Seventh Gate – €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20 until July 30th (Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80)

Mystery Case Files Return to Ravenhearst – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00 until July 30th (Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80)

Mystery Case Files Ravenhearst – €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00 until July 30th (Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80)

Hidden Expedition Titanic – €3.99 / £3.59 / CHF 5.60 until July 30th (Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80)

Mystery Case Files Dire Grove – €3.99 / £3.59 / CHF 5.60 until July 30th (Regular price €11.99 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80)

4 Elements – €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20 until July 30th (Regular price €12.00 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80)

Luxor – €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20 until July 30th (Regular price €12.00 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80)

Jewel Quest 4 Heritage – €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20 until July 30th (Regular price €12.00 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80)

Secret Mysteries in London – €2.99 / £2.69 / CHF 4.20 until July 30th (Regular price €12.00 / £10.79 / CHF 16.80

Azada – €2.99 / £2.69 until July 30 (Regular price €11.99 / £10.79)

Toy Stunt Bike – €2.49 / £2.25 until July 30 (Regular price €4.99 / £4.49)

3D Game Collection – €4.99 / £3.69 until July 16 (Regular price €6.99 / £4.99)

Funfair Party Games – €4.99 / £3.69 until July 16 (Regular price €6.99 / £4.99)

Gardenscapes – €5.99 / £4.49 until July 16 (Regular price €7.99 / £5.99)

Jewel Match 3 – €4.99 / £3.99 until July 16 (Regular price €6.99 / £4.99)

Safari Quest – €4.99 / £3.99 until July 16 (Regular price €6.99 / £4.99)

European Conqueror 3D – €2.99/£2.39 until July 23rd (Regular price €3.99/£3.19)

The Legend of Dark Witch – Chronicle 2D ACT – €2.99/£2.39 until July 23rd (Regular price €3.99/£3.19)

Football Up 3D – €1.99/£1.79 until July 30th (Regular price €2.99/£2.36)

Tappingo – €1.99/£1.79 until July 30th (Regular price €2.99/£2.49)

Source: Nintendo PR

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