Reggie – Next Zelda DLC date soon, classic games for Switch, Miiverse closing, My Nintendo rewards
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 58 Comments
Kotaku caught up with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, who touched on a whole bunch of topics in an interview. These include the release date for the next Zelda: Breath of the Wild DLC (coming soon), if we’ll see classic games on Switch, the closing of Miiverse, and the lack of My Nintendo rewards for Switch.
Read what Reggie had to say below. You can find the full article on Kotaku here.
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Rumor: Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp took so long since it was redone from scratch, took time to prepare events
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, Rumors | 5 Comments
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp wasn’t originally supposed to take this long. Originally, Nintendo first spoke about the game in 2016. So why are we only seeing it now?
The Wall Street Journal reports that Pocket Camp was redone “at least once during the development process to ensure quality.” That’s according to the publication’s sources involved with the game’s creation.
The Wall Street Journal further notes that Nintendo “also had to prepare a full slate of limited-time events happening within the app to keep players coming back frequently”. It took some time for Fire Emblem Heroes to really get started on that front, which caused some people to lose interest. For Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, it sounds like Nintendo wanted to keep players busy from the get-go.
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Nintendo says empathy, movements are important for Mario games
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 4 Comments
What is the key to Mario? In Nintendo’s view, empathy is at the top of the list.
Speaking with CNN, Super Mario Odyssey Yoshiaki Koizumi said:
“One thing that has always been constant is this idea of empathy. It’s the idea that anyone can pick up and play the game, and they have an intuitive understanding and feel for how the game works.”
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Reggie says Nintendo is working hard to satisfy Switch demand, NES Classic will return “in significant numbers”
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 26 Comments
Switch stock has been a big issue since the system launched earlier this year. It has undoubtedly improved, but it’s still not quite where it needs to be. In places like Japan, the situation is still very frustrating with continued lotteries just for an opportunity to buy a Switch.
In an interview with The Verge, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime commented on Switch’s supply situation once again. Being unable to meet demand is something he’s not happy with, and he says Nintendo is “working hard to satisfy as much demand as possible.”
Reggie stated:
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Nintendo Download (10/26/17) – Mario Odyssey, Moon Hunters, Creeping Terror, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Switch eShop, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers – $39.99 (available October 31)
Monopoly – $39.99 (available October 31)
Monster Jam Crush It! – $39.99 (available October 31)
Nights of Azure 2 – $59.99
Poi: Explorer Edition – $29.99
Super Mario Odyssey – $59.99 (available October 27)
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Blackbelly Skatepark returns in Splatoon 2 this weekend
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 4 Comments
The classic Blackbelly Skatepark is coming back in Splatoon 2, Nintendo has just announced. The returning stage will be available starting this weekend.
In North America, Blackbelly Skatepark arrives on Friday (should be 7 PM PT / 10 PM ET). That’ll be early Saturday morning in Europe.
Here are a few screenshots:
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New Switch update out now (version 4.0.1)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 31 Comments
Switch has received another new firmware update. Nintendo has started distribution of version 4.0.1 for all users.
According to Nintendo, the update makes general system stability improvements to enhance the user’s experience. This includes a change with regards to the HDMI connection process specification to match that of version 3.0.2. In doing so, video and sound output issues with some TV models have been addressed.
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New 3DS XL – Super NES Edition coming to North America
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in New Nintendo 3DS, News | 14 Comments
Update (10/25): This is up on Amazon Canada. Also, just to be clear, this system is Amazon-exclusive.
Original (10/23): A listing on Amazon has revealed that Nintendo will be publishing the New 3DS XL – Super NES Edition in North America. Along with the system designed after the SNES, you’ll receive a download code for Super Mario Kart.
Amazon’s listing shows a release date of November 27. You can pre-order the system here.
Below are some additional photos:
Thanks to Paul94, Alex, Juan R for the tip.
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Miyamoto on creating new styles of 2D Mario art, interest in having classic games on Switch
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch | 35 Comments
Back at E3, Game Informer interviewed Shigeru Miyamoto. The site only published a portion of its discussion at the time, but to celebrate Super Mario Odyssey, has now shared the rest of the comments. Game Informer spoke with Miyamoto about a few different things, including the approach to 2D Mario art going forward and interest in having classic games on Switch.
You can read Miyamoto’s responses about these topics below. For the full interview, head on over here.
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Nintendo intends to maintain a steady stream of releases for Switch
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 139 Comments
Update (10/25): Koizumi relayed many of the same points made to Famitsu as he did with 4Gamer. Also mentioned is that we can look forward to more than just Nintendo’s traditional IPs on Switch.
Original (10/23): 4Gamer published a new interview today with Super Mario Odyssey producer Yoshiaki Koizumi. It was mainly about that game as you would expect, but the piece also contained some talk about the Switch in general. It’s worth noting that Koizumi was the overall general producer of the Switch hardware.
Towards the end of its interview, 4Gamer brought up how Switch is getting a number of big games at a steady pace in its first year. The site almost feels like Nintendo compressed a five-year console cycle into just one year.
