Nintendo files patent for Game Boy casing for touchscreen devices
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Earlier in the year, Nintendo filed a patent with the USPTO for a Game Boy-like casing for capacitative touchscreen devices. The idea behind it is that a device can fit inside, which appears to be for playing Game Boy titles.
Siliconera shares the following extra details from the patent:
Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San heading to Switch on October 30
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Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San has finally secured a release date. Nicalis will be publishing the game on October 30, Nintendo’s website reveals.
Here’s an overview from the listing:
Nintendo Download (10/3/18, North America) – Super Mario Party, Batman: The Enemy Within, Mark of the Ninja, more
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This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Disgaea 1 Complete – $49.99 (available October 9)
Goosebumps The Game – $29.99 (available October 9)
Super Mario Party – $59.99 (available October 5)
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Capcom announces live-action Hollywood Mega Man film
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Capcom is taking Mega Man to the big screen. Today, the company announced that its well-known franchise is getting the Hollywood movie treatment.
As of now, the project is simply known as Mega Man. It’ll be written and directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, with 20th Century Fox handling distribution. Chernin Entertainment, responsible for the Planet of the Apes series, will be in charge of producing with Masi Oka.
Reggie on why Switch uses mobile app for voice chat, not competing with Xbox / PlayStation, more
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More comments have emerged from Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime’s appearance at the 2018 GeekWire Summit. Reggie discussed why Switch uses mobile app for voice chat, how Nintendo is competing for entertainment time as opposed to the Xbox and PlayStation, and more.
Here’s the roundup:
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Reggie on Wii U’s failures and how the system was essential for Switch’s creation
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments
At the 2018 GeekWire Summit in Seattle earlier today, Reggie Fils-Aime stopped by. The Nintendo of America president addressed the Wii U’s failures, but also spoke about how it eventually paved the way for Switch.
Speaking about the Wii U, Reggie stated:
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Limited Run Games preparing its first and only Wii U release
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Limited Run Games has been offering physical versions of Switch games for the past several months. But for a one-time release, the company is going back to the previous generation of Nintendo hardware.
Limited Run’s Josh Fairhurst has teased a Wii U game, though hasn’t indicated what it will be. Unfortunately, it sounds like securing the release wasn’t easy as it took a year as well as lost money. Fairhurst also doesn’t anticipate Limited Run making a profit.
Fairhurst wrote on Twitter:
After a year of struggle and *a lot* of lost money, our only Wii U release will arrive at our office this month. We won't make anything on it (or even come close to breaking even), but at least it'll actually see the light of day.
— Josh Fairhurst (@LimitedRunJosh) October 3, 2018
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New Super Mario Odyssey concept art shows a ton of scrapped costume ideas
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The Art of Super Mario Odyssey is once again treating us to an interesting behind the scenes look at the Switch game. Coming from the newly-released book, we’re able to see scrapped costume designs.
It’s clear that Nintendo brainstormed all sorts of ideas during the development process. We’re able to see one costume that looks like it could have been pulled out of a classic cartoon, a maid outfit, and so much more.
We’ve rounded up the various images showing scrapped costume ideas in Super Mario Odyssey below.
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Media Create sales (9/24/18 – 9/30/18)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Switch – 42,957
PS4 – 15,322
New 2DS LL – 5,218
PS4 Pro – 5,084
Vita – 2,675
New 3DS LL – 1,978
2DS – 310
Xbox One X – 52
Xbox One – 23
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 37,733
PS4 – 11,661
New 2DS LL – 4,563
PS4 Pro – 4,332
Vita – 2,718
New 3DS LL – 2,130
2DS – 407
Xbox One X – 75
Xbox One – 28
And here are the software charts:
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Nintendo announces Halloween event for Splatoon 2 with worldwide Splatfest, gear, and more
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Following today’s datamine, Nintendo has officially announced a special Halloween-themed event for Splatoon 2. It’ll feature a worldwide Splatfest as well as exclusive gear.
The Splatfest will run between October 19 and October 21. Players can choose between Team Trick or Team Treat.
