Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments

In June, there was talk of Nintendo of Europe laying off 130 full-time employees. An additional 190 staffers have since been confirmed to be receiving the same treatment. These people come from Nintendo’s Germany-based localization department by way of a leasing agency. Kotaku points out, “Though technically those 190 people were temporary employees, in practice, they all worked exclusively for Nintendo, and many of them had been working there for years”.

All of these layoffs combine to affect 320 employees. They will all be gone by August 31.

Nintendo said in a statement today:

As previously communicated in June 2014, approximately 130 permanent employees will be released by Nintendo of Europe (Germany) at the end of August 2014 as part of a set of measures to better enable the European business to adapt to the rapidly changing business environment.

As a separate measure, Nintendo of Europe is reorganizing its European Localization Development (ELD) department, where it currently uses a number of temporary agency workers in translation and testing activities, in order to increase flexibility and cost-efficiency in the long-term. It is intended that there will be an increase in outsourcing future translation and test activities to third-party companies on an as-needed basis, and very sadly this has meant having ended the contracts of 190 temporary agency workers, who were formally notified of this decision in June 2014.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in New Nintendo 3DS, News | 17 Comments

Q: What kind of applications are pre-installed to the device?

A: The below applications will be included from the start.

• Health & Safety Information
• Nintendo 3DS Camera
• Nintendo 3DS Sound
• Mii Maker
• StreetPass Mii Plaza
• Nintendo eShop
• AR Games
• Face Raiders
• Activity Log
• Nintendo Zone
• Download Play
• System Settings

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in New Nintendo 3DS, News | 12 Comments

The Internet browser in New 3DS systems come with a pre-installed filter which limits what websites can be visited. Users can immediately turn it off for 30 yen ($0.29) by registering a valid credit card.

Nintendo says that the filter will be used to “prevent children from looking at harmful websites” on the New 3DS. The fee, which goes hand in hand with credit card registration, is necessary so that children cannot disable the filter without their parents’ consent.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in New Nintendo 3DS, News | 36 Comments

New Nintendo 3DS is already getting one exclusive game that won’t be on the original models – Xenoblade Chronicles. However, that’s just the beginning. Nintendo has confirmed that New Nintendo 3DS will be receiving exclusive and non-exclusive software that takes advantage of the system’s CPU and will have improved graphics and controls.

Exclusive titles will be announced in the future. Note that old games will not be getting a graphical boost.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Screenshots, Wii U | 0 comments

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