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The unfortunate region lock situation surrounding Nintendo’s Humble Nindie Bundle promotion is something the company hopes to change, a Nintendo of America rep claims. Damon Baker – an employee of Nintendo of America’s marketing department – said as much on Twitter, explaining the company spent months trying to make the …
Read More »Lorry transporting Splatoon stock has been hijacked
A lorry transporting Splatoon stock from Nintendo’s warehouse to GAME has been stolen, GAME has updated its customers with the news, and says that it is unable to satisfy orders of the Special Edition of the game, which includes the Squid Amiibo. GAME is instead offering standard versions of the …
Read More »UPDATE: Nintendo and Humble team up for Humble Nindie Bundle
Nintendo has partnered with Humble for its first ever Humble Bundle promotion to feature Wii U and 3DS titles. The latest Humble Bundle offers up Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition on Wii U, Woah Dave! for Nintendo 3DS, and Mighty Switch Force! for Nintendo 3DS for whatever individuals want to …
Read More »Fire Emblem: Awakening nearing 2m sales
Fire Emblem: Awakening is nearing – and possibly already surpassed – 2m sales, according to developer Intelligent Systems. VG247 points to a new promotional page for the upcoming Fire Emblem: If, which confirms the game has sold 1.79m copies as of December 2014. Five months have passed since the figure …
Read More »Nintendo plans Mario Kart 8-level marketing push for its new shooter IP Splatoon
Nintendo is preparing a marketing campaign for new IP Splatoon that will rival last year’s Mario Kart 8. That’s according to Nintendo UK marketing manager Chandra Nair, who says that the firm is confident in its colourful new shooter. The platform holder is already pushing Splatoon with digital billboards, cinema …
Read More »Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon coming to 3DS in 2016
The next instalment in the Pokmon Mystery Dungeon series has been announced by Nintendo. TitledPokmon Super Mystery Dungeon, the game will see a European release on 3DS next year. Japanese and America fans will have the chance to play the game a little earlier, with releases this Autumn and Winter, …
Read More »New Wii U Art Academy game pencilled in for June release
After a two year wait, the first fully-fledged Art Academy title has been revealed for Wii U. Art Academy: Atelier will come to Nintendo’s home console on June 26th, almost two years after it was announced during a Nintendo Direct. It’s the second Art Academy game to come to Wii …
Read More »8GB Wii U Basic to be discontinued in Japan
Nintendo’s lowest-tier Wii U offering is to be halted in Japan. The white Wii U Basic, which includes 8GB of internal storage, is ‘slated to go out of production shortly’, according to the Japanese Nintendo website. (Thanks, Kotaku.) This will make the remaining Wii U Premium, which includes a black …
Read More »Former EA executive Doug Bowser joins Nintendo
Nintendo has announced the hire of ex-EA exec Doug Bowser, which at least superficially appears to be a match made in heaven. Bowser joins Nintendo of America as the company’s new vice president of sales, and he’ll be reporting to executive vice president of sales and marketing Scott Moffit. "Doug …
Read More »Nintendo showing off Splatoon at MCM London Comic Con
Nintendo is planning on showcasing its new colourful multiplayer shooter Splatoon at this year’s MCM Comic Con. The platform holder is holding a series of multiplayer matches for Splatoon at the London event. That’s on top of competitive games for Mario Kart 8, including the new 200cc mode, and Amiibo …
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