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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments

Another excerpt from 4Gamer’s interview with Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has been translated. This time around, we get to read about Iwata’s thoughts on Miyamoto.

Interestingly enough, when Iwata was first starting out, he determined – in an arbitrary manner – that Miyamoto was his rival. Of course, Iwata had plenty of praise for the creator of Mario and Zelda as well.

Check out the full translation below:

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments

4Gamer has gone live with an interview featuring Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. It’s the final interview in a series done by the Japanese website and Dwango’s Nobuo Kawakami.

One of the earlier parts of the discussion talks about how often Iwata is involved with interviews. Naturally, the chat shifted to the “Iwata Asks” series and what its status is at present. Iwata says that “our customers and even myself grew a little bored with it, so we decided to rest it for a while and it’s recharging right now, so to speak.”

Check out the full interview excerpts below:

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 29 Comments

Like Famitsu, 4Gamer published a massive interview with nearly 150 Japanese developers as they reflect topics such as the past year, what lies ahead for 2015, and more.

Bayonetta 2 producer Akiko Kuroda was one of the people 4Gamer included in its article. Kuroda confirmed that she’s hard at work on a new project, and also seemed to tease the development of something related to Bayonetta in 2015.

Here are Kuroda’s full words:

“I have started working on the next project, but it looks like the announcement will come later. In any case, I think that it would be nice if something Bayonetta-related was also developed in 2015, so please pay attention to the continuation of Bayonetta!”

Bayonetta 2 director Hashimoto Yusuke also mentioned a new project. However, he was less specific with his words.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Videos, Wii U | 2 Comments

Nintendo opened a new Japanese website for Japanese Kirby and the Rainbow Curse today. Access it here.

We’ve gone ahead and pulled Kirby’s intro from the site. We’ve also rounded up all of the various gameplay clips. Find all of the footage below.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 10 Comments

Today’s Japanese trailer for Kirby and the Rainbow Curse reveals a few new details about the game. We now know that it will include 28 story stages plus 40 challenge stages.

Additionally, Nintendo provided first information about Kirby and the Rainbow Curse’s amiibo support. The Kirby figure will allow players to star dash at any time. Meta Knight provides a special mask and higher attack, while Dedede also has a unique mask and offers higher health.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 3 Comments

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 9 Comments

Update: Everything is now in working order once again!

The Wii U and 3DS eShops as well as Miiverse both appear to have been hit with technical issues. The two services went down over an hour ago and have been experiencing problems since.

Here’s the official status of the eShops and Miiverse:

Nintendo eShop

Due to technical difficulties, some online service features may be unavailable. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Start Date and Time of Outage:
Thursday, December 25, 2014 1:15 PM Pacific Time
Ongoing

Miiverse

Due to a partial service outage, the following features may be intermittently unavailable. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Start Date and Time of Outage:
Thursday, December 25, 2014 1:04 PM Pacific Time
Ongoing

It’s worth noting that some people have been able to connect, but Nintendo’s network status page indicates that issues are persisting. We’ll keep you updated as the situation develops.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 28 Comments

As of today, Wii U owners can access the Crunchyroll application, a leading global destination and platform for anime, manga and Asian dramas.

Crunchyroll features over 25,000 episodes and 15,000 hours of hit licensed content. This includes popular current and classic shows like Naruto Shippuden, One Piece, Sword Art Online and Hunter x Hunter (check out this show if you haven’t already, by the way!). Nintendo says the app is “a great match for Wii U” due to the console’s “wide variety of video game and entertainment options”.

Wii U users can access Crunchyroll by downloading the free application from the eShop. Premium Crunchyroll members can watch content immediately. If you don’t have a subscription, you can sign up for a free 14-day trial via the app or at the Crunchyroll site.

Source: Nintendo PR

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Posted on 10 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 Download

Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse
Spy Chameleon
Toon Tanks

Wii U Virtual Console

Duck Hunt
Mario Party Advance
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2

3DS Download

PuzzleBox Setup

3DS Virtual Console

Super Mario Bros. Deluxe

eShop Sales

Get your holiday season started off right with LEGO! Save up to 50 percent on select LEGO games from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze, The Legend of Korra: A New Era Begins and more games from Activision are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 1 in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS.
Toki Tori 2+, Swords & Soldiers and more fun games from Two Tribes are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 8.
Stick it to the Man, Pure Chess and more games from Ripstone are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 1.
Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale, WEAPON SHOP de OMASSE and more games from Level 5 are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 4.
Disney Frozen: Olaf’s Quest and Big Hero 6: Battle in the Bay from GameMill are on sale starting at 9 a.m. PT on Dec. 26 until 8:59 a.m. PT on Jan. 20.

Source: Nintendo PR

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 4 Comments

The latest Japanese software sales from Media Create are as follows:

1. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2: Shinuchi – 532,724 / 1,776,895
2. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 167,534 / 2,118,015
3. [3DS] Final Fantasy Explorers – 161,197 / NEW
4. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 78,927 / 385,460
5. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 74,226 / 1,910,078
6. [PS3] Gundam Breaker 2 – 66,532 / NEW
7. [PSV] Gundam Breaker 2 – 57,188 / NEW
8. [3DS] Youkai Watch 2 – 39,223 / 2,997,335
9. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – 38,681 / 2,293,954
10. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 – 34,331 / 813,139
11. [PSV] Shin Jijigen Game Neptune Re;Birth 3 V Century – 26,313 / NEW
12. [3DS] 12-Sai. Honto no Kimochi – 23,026 / NEW
13. [WIU] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – 20,376 / 100,886
14. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V – 20,130 / 101,789
15. [3DS] Sumikko Gurashi: Koko ga Ochitsukundesu – 19,848 / 55,901
16. [PS3] Godzilla – 19,777 / NEW
17. [3DS] Aikatsu! 365 Idol Days – 19,064 / 68,238
18. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 17,190 / 3,847,566
19. [PS3] Shining Resonance – 16,384 / 83,667
20. [3DS] Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind Chain – 12,377 / 41,100

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