Illumination CEO on the challenge of making a Mario movie
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
It was nearly a year ago that Nintendo announced an animated Mario movie. Illumination, the company behind the Despicable Me franchise, will be leading the way on its creation. While some may have concerns about how it will turn out, we at least know that Shigeru Miyamoto will be co-producing.
In an interview with Variety, Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri spoke about the upcoming film. He believes the main issue with the panned Super Mario Bros. movie from 1993 is that the original creators weren’t involved – which won’t be the case this time around.
[Nintendo Everything Podcast] – episode #1 – It’s Piranha Plant! Ken you believe it?
Posted on 6 years ago by Eric Zauch in Podcast | 0 comments
Hello and welcome to the first episode of the new Nintendo Everything Podcast! Unfortunately, we will have to wait one to five days for the Pikmin to carry our files to the iTunes office for acceptance. This means you may have to wait to subscribe. For now you can listen in via YouTube or a direct download!
Big thanks to “Headphones of Listening” for creating our intro track!
Virtuos has “some exciting high-profile Switch games coming out very soon”
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Virtuos has ported a couple of games to Switch. The company handled the Switch version of L.A. Noire last year and most recently was behind Dark Souls: Remastered. That won’t be all, as more games are on the way.
Speaking with Nintendo Life, Virtuos’ Lukas Codr teased that the developer “will definitely have some exciting high-profile Switch games coming out very soon.” He said:
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[Interview] Soundfall devs talk inspirations, making a world generated by music, and the characters
Posted on 6 years ago by Eric Zauch in Interviews, Switch eShop, Videos | 0 comments
PAX Aus 2018 has been and gone for another year and us gamers will now go back to playing the game we know best – the waiting game. Luckily for me, I had the opportunity to chat with some folks who made it down to Australia’s largest gaming convention. This interview is with Julian Trutmann and Nick Cooper, from Drastic Games; developers of the up and coming Soundfall. Soundfall is a rhythm driven dungeon crawler that is procedurally generated to your music.
Please enjoy the interview!
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[Review] Gal Metal
Posted on 6 years ago by Dennis Gagliardotto(@LyonHart_) in Reviews, Switch | 0 comments
System: Switch
Release date: October 30, 2018
Developer: DMM Games
Publisher: XSEED Games / Marvelous
Music is prominent in our day to day lives because of the amount of emotions it can give us. Whether it’s sadness, happiness, anger – it can illicit memories and induce feelings, creating moments that stay with you for the rest of time and take you out of the moment and into another space. For musicians, this is a lifestyle, not just a hobby, and the wonderful thing about games like Guitar Hero, Rock Band, and Dance Dance Revolution is that they make feeling like a musician – regardless of whether you have talent or an affinity for instruments and the craft – a lot more accessible to the masses by handing them peripherals to make the immersion that much more real. With Gal Metal, no peripherals are needed, as your life as a drummer begins as soon as you pick up your Joy-Con and start tapping away with the motion, hitting at imaginary drums as you try to save the world from an alien invasion with the power of metal. It’s a lot of fun when it feels good, however the accuracy, timing, and calibration more often than not are off-tempo, even if you’re not, making it for an imaginative but somewhat lackluster experience.
Splatoon 2 version 4.2.0 adding Ruins of Ark Polaris stage in Salmon Run, more Tony Kensa collection weapons
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Nintendo has revealed a brand new stage coming to Splatoon 2 with version 4.2.0. In just a few days, players will be able to access the Ruins of Ark Polaris.
That won’t be the only new piece of content planned for the next Splatoon 2 update. The third batch of weapons from the Tony Kensa collection will be available as well as the Ultra Stamp special and Torpedo sub.
Here’s a look at the new content announced today:
Thanks to Brent for the tip.
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Bethesda: only tech specs were holding back past Nintendo support, kept Switch in mind for Doom’s development, more
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Bethesda’s Pete Hines had quite a few interesting things to say about Switch during a panel at PAX Aus 2018 last week. We already heard Hines mentioning that the company is considering the console for its games in almost every case, but he actually had much more to say about Nintendo’s platform.
Hines first spoke about Switch support in general and why the publisher has been putting as many games as it has on the platform thus far. The big takeaway is that the primary reason for the lack of Bethesda support on Nintendo platforms in the past was simply due to tech specs. For Switch, what the system is capable matched up fairly well with what Bethesda is doing and the developers have allowed for these games to happen.
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[Let’s Talk] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct reactions – November 2018
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk, Switch | 0 comments
A Nintendo Direct for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate rolled right in and aired earlier this week. Nintendo pretty much filled in the blanks on some of the uncertainties surrounding the game. The last initial characters were revealed, DLC was confirmed, the Spirits mode was detailed, we got a first look at the new Adventure Mode: World of Light, and more. There was a lot that was discussed in the end, so this recap should come in handy if you want to get a quick reminder on everything shown.
Now that we mostly know about everything surrounding Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, how is everyone feeling about the game? Did this week’s Nintendo Direct get you more hyped or were you disappointed? What do you think about the final characters that were announced? If you have any thoughts about the new Smash Bros., be sure to share them with us in the comments below.
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Lots of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate footage, plus a closer look at the game with Sakurai
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Nintendo Live 2018 is happening in Tokyo this weekend, with another event to follow in Kyoto later in the month. Nintendo is offering playable demos, hosting a variety of tournaments, and more.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai actually stopped by earlier today and mainly showed off the Classic and Spirits modes in a 22-minute presentation. We have the recording of that below, along with a ton of additional footage.
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Nintendo’s site seemingly reveals that YouTube app is coming to Switch next week
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Switch is just a few months away from its second anniversary. Some system owners have been clamoring for video apps since its release, but there haven’t been too many options. Hulu came to Switch last November, but offerings since then have been few and far between.
The good news is that, next week, Switch might be receiving a major video app. Though the page is currently inaccessible, Nintendo’s website indicates that YouTube is launching on the eShop very soon.
