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Viewers of this year’s Super Bowl will for the first time be greeted with a Pokemon ad. The ad was shot in Rio de Janeiro and celebrates the millions of Pokmon fans around the world”. The short lasts 30 seconds, with an extended version then available online. It will be …
Read More »Sega 3D Classics coming to retail, includes four new titles
Nine retro Sega titles are being bundled for a retail release on 3DS. Five of the titles in the Sega 3D Classics Collection have previously been made available digitally on the platform – Sonic the Hedgehog, Altered Beast, Galaxy Force II, Thunderblade and Fantasy Zone II W. Also included are …
Read More »Nintendo says Fire Emblem: Fates changes cater to local tastes
The omission of a controversial plotline from 3DS title Fire Emblem: Fates was purely driven to standard localisation practices, Nintendo has said. It was revealed yesterday that a plot involving a lesbian character who has her drink spiked to trick her into falling in love with a male companion would …
Read More »Yo-Kai Watch TV series confirmed for UK
The Yo-Kai Watch anime series will be broadcast in the UK this spring. Having spawned what is currently the biggest video game series in Japan, the TV series is coming to Europe courtesy of VIZ Media Europe. A Hasbro toyline will also accompany the series’ arrival. All 26 episode of …
Read More »Nintendo to launch a Zelda-themed New 3DS XL in March
Nintendo is releasing a special Zelda-themed New 3DS XL alongside the upcoming Hyrule Warriors: Legends. The gold-coloured console (pictured) is launching on March 24th, and features the Hylian Crest design on the chassis. It is being released as the 3DS SKU of 2014 Koei Tecmo/Nintendo collaboration Hyrule Warriors called Hyrule …
Read More »Nintendo cuts controversial ‘gay conversion’ plot from Fire Emblem: Fates
A plotline that sees a lesbian drugged and tricked into falling in love with a man – yes, really – will not be included in the Western version of 3DS RPG Fire Emblem: Fates. In the Japanese release lesbian character Soleil is depicted as being so hopelessly attracted to women …
Read More »Nintendo says smartphone business will quadruple profits
The long-awaited debut on Nintendo on smartphones will have a dramatic effect on Nintendo’s profit, president Tatsumi Kimishima has said. Its debut smartphone title Miitomo also remains on track for March, the exec had asserted. The first fruits of Nintendo’s partnership with Japanese mobile publisher DeNA had been due out …
Read More »Wolf Link Amiibo will unlock new dungeon in Twilight Princess HD
The Wii U version of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD will feature additional content not found in the original title. Nintendo Insider spotted a listing for the game on Amazon France that, among other things, notes an interesting function of the game’s associated Wolf Link Amiibo. Forking out …
Read More »Special Edition Pokemon 2DS consoles heading to the UK
2016 is the 20th Anniversary of Pokemon, don’t you know? And part of the celebration sees three Special Edition 2DS making their way to the UK. Three systems will be released on February 27th, one each of which will be based on Pokemon Blue, Pokemon Red and Pokemon Yellow. Each …
Read More »Luckey: Nintendo Virtual Boy hurt VR
The boss of virtual reality specialist Oculus has said that Nintendo’s failed Virtual Boy platform was harmful to the whole virtual reality movement. In a second Reddit AMA, Palmer Luckey rightly points out that the Virtual Boy was not really a virtual reality device in any sense of the word. …
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