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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 20 Comments

Some gamers have expressed continued dissatisfaction about the lack of same-sex relationships in Tomodachi Life. As such, Nintendo issued another statement about the situation today.

The company apologized to those who are disappointed about the lack of same-sex relationships in the 3DS title. This functionality would not be possible if Nintendo were to develop a post-ship patch. If there were to be another Tomodachi entry in the future, “we will strive to design a game-play experience from the ground up that is more inclusive, and better represents all players.”

Head past the break for Nintendo’s full statement.

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

Moon Chronicles will release on May 15, Renegade Kid has announced. That means we’re less than a week away from seeing Renegade Kid’s revamped shooter on the 3DS eShop.

Pricing for Moon Chronicles is set at $8.99.

The game will offer the following features:

– Experience the first true first-person shooter on Nintendo 3DS.
– Immerse yourself in the gripping story-driven episodic action adventure.
– Equip a variety of guns, including powerful alien weaponry.
– Utilize Remote Access Droid (RAD) to navigate tunnels and unlock secret pathways.
– Explore the moon’s surface with the LOLA-RR10 buggy, armed with a plasma turret.
– Choose from a wide selection of control schemes, including Circle Pad Pro support.

Check out a new gameplay trailer for Moon Chronicles below:

Source: Renegade Kid PR

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Videos, Wii Shop Channel | 0 comments

A few years ago, Hudson was working on Bonk: Brink of Extinction for WiiWare, XBLA and PSN. The game was sadly cancelled even though it was pretty much done.

While Bonk: Brink of Extinction won’t ever see the light of day, YouTube user “Bonk Brink” has uploaded gameplay online. The footage, obtained through an “anonymous source,” can be found above.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

The Pokemon Company announced Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire earlier this week through a teaser trailer. Sadly, it didn’t show much – not even a single in-game shot.

On the bright side, it won’t be long at all before we see actual gameplay. Japanese children variety show Pokémon Get?TV is confirmed to be showing first footage from Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire this weekend.

The show will start on Sunday at 7:30 AM in Japan. That’s 6:30 PM ET / 3:30 PM PT on Saturday in the states. Of course, we’ll have the footage up on the site once it goes live.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Jarop(@gamrah) in News, Wii U | 1 Comment

In a recent interview with business website Sankei Biz, Hirokazu Hamamura has come out saying that Nintendo should not abandon their support for the Wii U. Hamamura explains:

The Wii U is in a slump, but has not yet reached the stage of giving up.

[Nintendo] has no choice but continuing to release popular software.

Hamamura is quite a notable figure in the Japanese game industry. He was editor in chief for Famitsu magazine for a number of years as well as the president of Enterbrain among other things.

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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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