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Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in Screenshots, Wii U | 0 comments

Another double today! Today we see the return of the Dragoon item from Kirby’s Air Ride. Sakurai explains:

Uniting three parts will complete the legendary Air Ride machine…the Dragoon! It’s back! But we didn’t just leave it the way it was, and added some nice touches to the design of the targeting screen. It is, of course, in stereoscopic 3D on the 3DS.

There was also a picture of the Dragoon itself:

Just the target screen felt lacking so here’s a pic of the Dragoon itself. I wanna get on it. I wanna get on and ride it.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 16 Comments

Yesterday, we heard that Nintendo spent over $100 million on a mystery tech acquisition sometime during Q4. Analyst David Gibson now shares a tiny bit of extra information.

According to Gibson, the total amount spent by Nintendo is actually over $150 million. He additionally noted on Twitter that it’s not related to Tomita Tech. And the most important nugget: the acquisition was apparently for a non-Japanese, non-games company.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 14 Comments

Rumors surfaced last week of Nintendo potentially showing new hardware at this year’s E3. However, the speculation was quickly shot down.

Satoru Iwata seems to have now responded indirectly to the reports himself. The Nintendo president said rumors of Nintendo announcing a new version of the Wii U at E3 are “groundless.” The company will instead a new title that shows a new way to use the GamePad.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 11 Comments

Mario Kart 8’s Limited Edition Bundle is coming to North America after all, albeit with a catch: it’s exclusive to Nintendo World in New York.

The store’s Twitter account just tweeted:

This seems to be the same as Europe’s Mario Kart 8 bundle. You’ll get a copy of the game as well as a blue shell figure.

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

For what feels like the umpteenth time, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has commented on why the company doesn’t feel compelled to bring its games to smart devices.

According to Iwata, selling titles for such platforms has the potential to negatively impact other segments of Nintendo’s business. Iwata also believes that revenue from such an effort “cannot be a pillar” for the company. Smartphone development simply isn’t an option unless doing so could be successful.

Iwata told Bloomberg:

“The smartphone market is probably more competitive than the console business. We have had a console business for 30 years, and I don’t think we can just transfer that over onto a smartphone model.”

“Our games such as Mario and Zelda are designed for our game machines so if we transfer them into smartphones as they are, customers won’t be satisfied. If customers aren’t satisfied with the experience, it will decrease the value of our content.”

Iwata added that no games moved onto smartphones from game machines have continuously generated tens or hundreds of billions of yen in the long-term.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 6 Comments

Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom will be the next video game entry in the series from WayForward, publisher Little Orbit announced today. It will debut on 3DS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Steam this November. A Wii U version is not planned.

Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom features a classic top-down action adventure experience and puzzle-solving elements, reminiscent of early high fantasy console games.

Players will be taking on the roles of both Finn and Jake as they navigate through the eponymous kingdom – a mysterious unexplored region in the Land of Ooo. The two characters will find hidden secrets by exploring all corners of a brand new kingdom made just for the game and encounter never-seen-before characters and creatures.

Source: Little Orbit 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 Virtual Console

• Wario Land 4

3DS Download

• The “Denpa” Men 3: The Rise of Digitoll
• Grinsia
• Parking Star 3D

3DS Virtual Console

• Mega Man II
• Mega Man III

3DS Demo

• Gardening Mama 2: Forest Friends

DSiWare

• Sokomania 2: Cool Job
• Jewel Match
• Jewel Quest 4 Heritage

eShop sales

• Joindots – For a limited time, Joindots is discounting select games in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS, including 3D Games Collection, Jewel Match 3 and Murder on the Titanic. This offer ends at 9 a.m. PT on May 22.
• Trine 2: Director’s Cut – Now through 9 a.m. PT on May 26, experience the fantasy action and physics-based puzzles of Trine 2: Director’s Cut for 50 percent off in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U.
• Aqua Moto Racing 3D – For a limited time, Aqua Moto Racing 3D is 25 percent off in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS. This offer ends at 9 a.m. PT on May 29.
• ATLUS – ATLUS wants you to pack your map and go exploring! Starting 9 a.m. PT on May 12 through 9 a.m. PT on May 19, Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl and Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan are on sale in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS.

Source: Nintendo PR

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Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in Screenshots, Wii U | 2 Comments

A pair of screenshots today. Sakurai explains:

 Bullet Bill here is an item. Can you guess what happens when you use it?

You turn into Bullet Bill and go full speed ahead!

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Wii U | 6 Comments

Nintendo has published the full outline from its financial results briefing held earlier today, featuring comments from Satoru Iwata. You can find it here. We’ve already picked out quite a few quotes from the briefing (not to mention the comprehensive summary that went up earlier!), but if you want to read up on more lovely comments from Iwata, now you have the chance to do so.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 31 Comments

While Wii U may be suffering from a dearth of third-party support, outside developers and publishers continue to work on new experiences for 3DS – especially in Japan. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said during an investor briefing earlier today that we can count on even more third-party games for the platform, “including unannounced ones.”

Iwata said:

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