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June 13, 2013
by Zack Kaplan - 10:19 am EDT
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Source: Nintendo E3 Analyst Briefing, http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/130...
McDonalds can now be called "StreetPass Clown Establishment."
3DS Wifi Access points located around North America and Europe will soon be used as relay stations for StreetPass.
Announced during Nintendo's E3 Analyst Briefing, an update for the 3DS is coming that will bring new a framework to the system. The framework will enable StreetPasses by... Read more...
by Justin Baker - 7:47 am EDT
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Get ready for a Game Gear injection for your 3DS!
There's been a lot of positive buzz around Nintendo's stance towards indie games, and this week they're backing up that statement with several awesome indies titles on both of their major systems. Unfortunately the Wii U eShop is left forgotten, but Nintendo makes up for it with a heaping helping of Game Gear titles for your 3DS.
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by Nicholas Bray - 6:11 am EDT
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Source: http://ign.com/articles/2013/06/13/e3-2013-a-quick...
Takashi Tezuka gives a brief status update for the game including comments on difficulty.
Nintendo's Takashi Tezuka has briefly spoken about the status of the Wii U Yoshi game, Yarn Yoshi, in a recent interview.
His explanation of why the game was absent this week was that it is not in a state that Nintendo feels is ready to be shown. He also touched upon why Good-Feel was chosen as... Read more...
June 12, 2013
by Neal Ronaghan - 11:55 pm EDT
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n-Space returns to make the 3DS version of Skylanders.
Players will no longer be limited to having just two active playable characters in Skylanders on 3DS in Skylanders: Swap Force.
The new title, developed by n-Space, lets players load up characters so they can bring basically their entire collection on the go. With the new Swap Force characters being able to be mixed together, it seemed to be nearly mandatory to do this switch.
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by Zack Kaplan - 4:50 pm EDT
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Source: The Sonic Stadium, http://www.sonicstadium.org/2013/06/tss-e3-takashi...
It may look like a Super Mario Galaxy Game, but it plays like a Sonic game.
An interview with Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka, revealed many details on the development and components of the upcoming Blue Blur game.
Development of Sonic Lost World started before the team knew about the Wii U. They decided to make it a Nintendo exclusive because of... Read more...
by - 4:48 pm EDT
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Source: Gamasutra, http://gamasutra.com/view/news/194208/The_Wii_U_wi...
Despite the console's slow start, the major third-party publisher looks to make money on the Wii U as the platform "finds its audience."
Despite earlier reports that they would be slowing down their Wii U support, Ubisoft Senior VP of Sales and Marketing Tony Key reiterated his company's support of the console in a recent interview with Gamasutra. "We continue to believe that the Wii U will find its audience," he stated, "We're confident that the Wii U is a good place for us to do business, and we can make money there."
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by Neal Ronaghan - 2:17 pm EDT
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...but it's still coming to Xbox 360 and PlayStation in September.
Young Justice: Legacy, the brawler based on the Young Justice TV series, is now set for a "TBD" release date on Wii U, Wii, and 3DS, which translates to, as a Little Orbit representative told us, likely 2014, definitely not 2013. It was originally set for a September release, which is still when the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game will come out.
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by Tom Malina - 1:57 pm EDT
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Source: Press Release
Two full adventures comprise this latest game in the series.
Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millenium Girl is out on Nintendo 3DS this fall in North America, launching simultaneously at retail and on the eShop.
This game, the fifth entry in Atlus' handheld RPG series, contains two complete adventures. The primary story mode explores the origins of the Yggdrasil... Read more...
by Zack Kaplan - 1:56 pm EDT
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Source: Nintendo E3 Analyst Briefing, http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/130...
Not really a hole in one.
Mario Golf: World Tour has been delayed until 2014.
The delay was revealed in a chart during Nintendo's E3 Analyst Briefing. The game was originally scheduled for this year but has been pushed back for unspecified reasons.
In the same briefing, it was noted that internal development teams... Read more...
by Zack Kaplan - 1:17 pm EDT
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Source: Official Nintendo Magazine, http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/50893/mi...
Pikmin 3 is meant to make players want to play again.
A 3DS and GBA Pikmin game were both made and scrapped according to an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto.
Miyamoto says it wasn't until the Wii U version that he felt better about the projects, stating that the GBA and 3DS projects "were versions that I wasn't really happy with until we came to this version on the Wii U and I finally felt like I was able to create the Pikmin game that I wanted to create."
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by Justin Baker - 11:37 am EDT
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Source: Twitter, https://twitter.com/gibbogame
I guess that means no more motion controlled Rabbid games?
Ubisoft stated during their investor meeting that it has "reduced plans" for the Wii U following the weak launch, according to tweets from David Gibson covering the meeting at E3. Ubisoft also stated that they expect Nintendo to introduce price cuts for the console given how sales are panning out and how weak the yen is.
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by Justin Baker - 11:25 am EDT
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Source: (David Gibson), https://twitter.com/gibbogame
Broke gamers, this one is for you!
Nintendo is looking to release a free-to-play game within the fiscal year, as stated in Tweets from David Gibson during a recent analyst meeting. Nintendo stated that the game wouldn't be set in the Pokémon or Mario universes, since those franchises were already established. The fiscal year they refer to ends March 2014.
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by Justin Baker - 11:15 am EDT
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Source: (David Gibson), https://twitter.com/gibbogame
Things are looking great for the little 3D handheld.
David Gibson, a research analyst, tweeted during a Nintendo analyst briefing that Animal Crossing: New Leaf has boosted US 3DS sales by four times versus the prior week, and has set a new digital sales record in the eShop.
In related 3DS news, a Nintentendo analyst briefing stated that the market share of the system in the UK has grown to 19% in between January and March, to 23% in April, and to 26% in May.
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by Zack Kaplan - 10:03 am EDT
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Source: Polygon, http://www.polygon.com/2013/6/12/4421244/nintendo-...
Peach gets no respect I tell ya, until now.
Koichi Hayashida, the director of Super Mario 3D World, revealed to Polygon that Princess Peach was not originally planned to be a part of the game.
Hayashida acknowledged the fact that Peach has not been playable in main line Mario games since the American version of Super... Read more...
by Zack Kaplan - 9:26 am EDT
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Source: (Miiverse), https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAABAABtUV...
Now you can share Miiverse posts on Twitter and Facebook.
The browser based version of Miiverse has added more social networking functions.
Users can now share Miiverse posts directly through Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and Tumblr. This feature has not been added to the Wii U version of Miiverse, and there has been no word on whether or not it would be added.
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by Zack Kaplan - 9:14 am EDT
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Source: Serebii, http://serebii.net/index2.shtml
Gotta translate these names!
A recent unofficial translation of CoroCoro, a Japanese magazine, more details on the upcoming Pokémon X and Y were revealed.
Three new chracters have been confirmed to be in the game. First is Sansa, who had appeared in one of the earlier trailers for the game following the player into a forest. The second character, Pansy, had originally appeared in the Pokémon anime. The third is a gym leader, Viola who uses bug-type Pokémon.
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by Carmine Red - 8:21 am EDT
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Source: IGN Rewind Theater (07:12), Twitter, https://twitter.com/Samuel_IGN/status/344509846344..., http://uk.ign.com/videos/2013/06/12/ign-rewind-the...
CORRECTION: A joke about what Luigi looks like in the new Cat Suit got a lot of people reminiscing about the classic Mario power-up.
Correction:
In the original story below, we reported that the Frog Suit was making a return to Super Mario 3D World on the Wii U. While the Nintendo developers did mention the Frog Suit when presenting the game, it was only as part of a joke. The presenters were pointing out how Luigi looked like in the new Cat Suit (all green), how it reminded them of the Frog Suit, and how it would be funny if that was also part of the game.
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by Justin Baker - 8:02 am EDT
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Source: (Nintendo Everything), http://nintendoeverything.com/124906/call-of-duty-...
Motion capped dogs for everyone!
During Gamespot's E3 live stream, Infinity Ward confirmed that Call of Duty: Ghosts will be coming to Wii U.
Mark Rubin, executive producer on the game, stated that it had not been previously confirmed because they "wanted to keep it mysterious." There was no word on why the publisher, Activision, still hasn't confirmed the game for Wii U.
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June 11, 2013
by Nicholas Bray - 9:12 pm EDT
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Trading is faster, EV's/IV's will be more visible, and seven languages will get translations.
Some smaller details regarding features for the new Pokémon X & Y games have been touched upon during the Roundtable and its Question & Answer session at E3.
The games will apparently feature multiple hairstyles for your player characters. The 3D animation of the Pokémon battles impressed... Read more...
by Carmine Red - 8:03 pm EDT
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Read on for the metric ton of info that was revealed, and teased, by the developers, including diagonal movement and multiple rivals.
A lot of specifics were revealed in the Q&A session of Nintendo's Tuesday evening Pokémon Roundtable led by Junichi Masuda of GameFreak, director and producer of the Pokémon series, along with Pokémon Comany CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara. Masuda did the majority of the talking during the presentation.
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