Ever since Wario struck out on his own game style with Mega Micro Games, the character has been Nintendo's window to lightly parody happenings in the industry. Now that crowdfunding is all the rage, Nintendo has kicked off a promotion for Game & Wario taking a jab at the trend with the utterly juvenile (but character-appropriate) "Crowdfarter."
Game & Wario wasn't always meant to be a standalone game. The upcoming Wii U game was originally planned to be a small demo pre-installed on Nintendo's latest console. However, Nintendo's Goro Abe explained that trying to make an experience that would appeal to everyone ended up being too restrictive for the creative process, and led to the game spinning off into a full release.
Game Gear emulation on 3DS earned high marks from us when it launched, but its output since launch has been notably low. So low, in fact, that the three initial launch titles are still the only ones available. Nintendo has plans to change that, with a veritable flood of Game Gear titles making their way to the 3DS Virtual Console.
Although Nintendo won't have a bombastic E3 keynote presentation like its competitors, that doesn't mean the company is going to sit idly by during the show. Instead, the company announced plans to give fans the opportunity to participate in this year's activities. Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime outlined a plan to let players try the company's E3 lineup without flying to Los Angeles.
How big is New Luigi U, the brotherly themed DLC pack for New Super Mario Bros U? So big that it's not just a downloadable expansion anymore.
New Super Luigi U will launch as DLC on June 20 for $19.99. On August 25, it will hit stores for $29.99. Nintendo said this was to facilitate players who may not own the original game but want to play as Luigi.
Nintendo outlined a slew of release dates during today's Nintendo Direct, which focused on its release plans for the summer. You'll be able to play Pikmin 3, The Wonderful 101, and Game & Wario before autumn (technically) begins.
Updated with additional details from Sega.
Sega's next Sonic the Hedgehog game, Sonic Lost World, will be exclusive to Nintendo Wii U and 3DS. "The onetime rivalry between Mario and Sonic has grown into a friendship that has never been closer," Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said in the announcement.
According to Nintendo, this announcement demonstrates "the commitment we have to bringing great games to the Wii U platform." This comes a day after EA officially announced it was not developing games for Nintendo's latest home console.
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Fans that produce "Let's Play" style videos of Nintendo content will no longer be able to earn any ad revenue. The publisher has issued a "content ID match claim" on content that features audio or video of a certain length from its games. Offending videos will not be taken down from YouTube, but instead will feature advertising that will go directly to Nintendo--not the uploader.
YouTube user Zack Scott wrote an open letter on Facebook saying that "filing claims against LPers is backwards" and that because of Nintendo's actions, he can no longer play their games. "I won't because it jeopardizes my channel's copyright standing and the livelihood of all LPers," he added.
Indie game developer Nyamyam was founded in late 2010 by former Rare developers Phil Tossell and Jennifer Schneidereit. While their experience has consisted of Microsoft first-party titles like Kinect Sports, their first indie title appears to be much different. Tengami brings an atmospheric adventure to a pop-up book world. Originally set to come to iPad, Nyamyam recently announced that the game would also be coming to Wii U. To learn more, Shacknews talked to Schneidereit about the game and this recent news.
Nintendo did not infringe on patents held by Motiva LLC in making the Wii controller, the United States Court of Appeals has ruled. In January, the International Trade Commission said that Motiva was only using its motion control patents to sue, and ruled in favor of the Nintendo. The Court of Appeals decision upheld that ruling.
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Nintendo dropped a Pokébomb this morning, with news including confirmation that Pokémon X and Pokémon Y are set in the new region of Kalos, whose capital Lumiose City boasts an awfully Eiffel-ish tower. The publisher lifted the wraps off another four new Pokémon, with the most exciting being the ridable Gogoat. It's a goat which goes.
Super Mario Bros 2, the game that seems like a fever dream even by Mario standards, is coming to the Wii U Virtual Console this Thursday. A newly released launch trailer says it will release on May 16 for $4.99.
The Starship Damrey, part of Level-5's second round of bite-sized eShop games from noted Japanese developers, is coming on May 16. The text adventure from genre pioneers Kazuya Asano and Takemaru Akibo has you searching for clues in the far reaches of space.
A Link to the Past is getting a proper sequel on 3DS. However, one new feature felt a bit out of place for the franchise. In the 3DS adventure, Link can attach to walls and become a flat 2D painting. While the power was used to good effect in the dungeon's puzzle designs, it didn't feel like it belonged in a Zelda game.
Producer Eiji Aonuma would disagree, however, explaining that the ability actually comes from a previous Zelda game: Ocarina of Time.
Is Eternal Darkness coming back? New studio Precursor Games is promising a "spiritual successor" to the cult Nintendo horror game with "Shadow of the Eternals." According to IGN, Silicon Knights head Denis Dyack is apparently involved--but who else? A new teaser trailer says the game is "from the creators of Eternal Darkness."
"Wario's never really been my cup o' tea but I think it's great that they can still market like this."
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