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Shigeru Miyamoto has outlined plans for future Amiibo products. In an investor briefing for Nintendo’s semi-annual financial results, the development veteran said that the platform is working on cheaper and smaller Amiibo figures, as well as cards that will have the same functionality as the toys-to-life range. The first waves …
Read More »Wii U’s Captain Toad release date pulled forward
Nintendo has moved forward the release date of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker a whole week. The Wii U puzzler – a spin off of the critically acclaimed Super Mario 3D World – was originally due out on January 9th. It will now hit shelves on January 2nd. We’re not entirely …
Read More »Nintendo delays Mii App for smart devices into 2015
Nintendo’s Mii App for smart devices has been pushed back into 2015, company president Satoru Iwata has confirmed. As part of a briefing for Nintendo’s investors, Iwata explained the team working on the app needed additional time to refine various elements” for release on tablets and smartphones. The application under …
Read More »Splatoon due Q2 2015 while Kirby’s Wii U game gets a new name
Nintendo has issued a slightly more definitive release date for one Wii U game and confirmed a new title for another. Colourful shooter Splatoon will be released on the console in the second quarter of 2015. It features kids battling squids with ink guns. Really. Also confirmed in the name …
Read More »Duck Hunt aims sights on Wii U Virtual Console
Nintendo has announced that NES light gun classic Duck Hunt is heading to Wii U’s Virtual Console. The game was originally released in Japan 1984 and featured as a launch title for the machine in both North America and Europe. Players will need a Wii Remote to use as the …
Read More »Nintendo touts indie release schedule for Wii U and 3DS
PC and PlayStation may be seen as the current darlings of the indie gaming scene, but Nintendo wants to prove that it hasn’t been left out in the dark. The platform holder has listed 24 indie titles coming to Wii U and 3DS, including the likes of the award-winning Gone …
Read More »Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask re-make for 3DS confirmed
After what feels like years of rumours, Nintendo has at last confirmed that N64 cult classic The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask is being ported to 3DS. The game was originally released on N64 back in 2000 and still stands as one of the more unique entries in the Zelda …
Read More »Amiibos will unlock costumes in Mario Kart 8
Now-removed information on the Mario Kart 8 website has revealed exactly what Nintendo’s Amiibo figure will unlock in Wii U racer Mario Kart 8. Polygon reports that using the NFC-equipped figures will allow users to access Nintendo-themed costumes for use with their Miis. The Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Peach, Donkey Kong, …
Read More »Super Smash Bros 3DS players hit with 136-year online ban
71,582,030 minutes – that’s the length of an online ban being sent out to some players of Super Smash Bros on 3DS. A handful of Reddit users have received the – presumably erroneous – ban as punishment for what the platform holder has deemed to be overtly aggressive targeting of …
Read More »Iwata says Nintendo would consider ditching region locking
Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has indicated that Nintendo could be willing to reverse its long-term opposition to region locking. The game business has a history of taking a very long time with localization,” he told investors, as per a NeoGaf translation. [This is due to] among other things – having …
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