Donkey Kong 64 developer cheat found after more than 20 years
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
More than 20 years after its original release, a new secret of sorts has been found in Donkey Kong 64. Fans have discovered a hidden developer code that, when the player goes through a series of inputs, allows entry into a level with a lower than normal amount of Golden Bananas.
Twitter user tjballaam originally passed along the news. The Cutting Room Floor offers further insight, including the code itself:
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Nintendo now fully owns the Astral Chain IP
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
The Astral Chain IP was previously held by both Nintendo and developer PlatinumGames. Now, however, that’s no longer the case.
PlatinumGames boss Atsushi Inaba confirmed to VGC that Astral Chain fully belongs to Nintendo. There were questions regarding its ownership after the official website changed its copyright, and PlatinumGames was no longer included.
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Nintendo Download – January 28, 2021 (Europe) – Atelier Ryza 2, Cyber Shadow, Olija, TOHU, more
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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy
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Nintendo Download – January 28, 2021 (North America) – Re:Zero, Olija, more
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Switch eShop, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World: The Prophecy of the Throne – $59.99 (available January 29)
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Famitsu sales (1/18/21 – 1/24/21)
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First footage of Fury Bowser boss fight in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
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A bunch of footage came in for the Switch release of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury earlier today, which gave a look at the new campaign. However, none of the videos showed actually showed off the boss fight with Fury Bowser. That’s now changed thanks to a minute-long gameplay clip.
Here’s the full video:
Factor 5 on its abandoned Turrican spiritual successor Tornado pitched as a Nintendo-published game, future of the series
Posted on 3 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Factor 5 was responsible for some notable Star Wars games on the N64 and GameCube many years ago. The studio is also well-known for the Turrican series, which is now returning on Switch.
Factor 5 studio founder Julian Eggebrecht spoke about the past, present, and future of Turrican in an interview with Eurogamer. One interesting subject discussed was Tornado, a spiritual successor planned as a 3D title and was initially pitched as a Nintendo-published project. Sadly, it was put on hold and never touched again so that Star Wars: Rogue Squadron could be ready for the GameCube’s launch.
Eggebrecht said:
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Super Nintendo World – first video emerges for Mario Kart: Koopa’s Challenge
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There are a number of different activities at Super Nintendo World, including the Mario Kart: Koopa’s Challenge ride. The first video showing off the attraction has now emerged.
Here’s the footage in full:
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Super Mario 3D World Switch details cover Bowser’s Fury – how long to beat, structure, amiibo
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New previews for Super Mario 3D World on Switch provide a bunch of details on the Bowser’s Fury part of the experience. We have information about how long it takes to complete, what the actual game structure is like, and amiibo usage.
Here’s the full rundown of tidbits:
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury gets lots of new gameplay
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A bunch of new footage has emerged for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury showing the original Wii U adventure as well as the additional campaign for the Switch release. We’ve rounded up a bunch of videos below.
