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Club Nintendo releases 2015 Elite Status Gift List

Club Nintendo delivers the last Year-end rewards, and it’s quite the list!

Nintendo released today the last Elite Status, Year-end list of rewards for their Platinum and Gold members before their closure this July, the list is digital games-based, just like last year, but with many, many more options to pick from, the list is as follows, there’ll be a link to the official website bellow:



Mario Kart 7, one of the many titles available for Platinum members..
Platinum Rewards:

3DS:
Animal Crossing: New Leaf.
Mario Golf: World Tour.
Mario Kart 7.
Mario Party: Island Tour.
New Super Mario Bros. 2.
Yoshi’s New Island.
Ultimate NES Remix.
Wii U:
NEWS Remix 2.
Punch-Out!!
Pushmo World.
Super Mario Galaxy 2.
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.

Gold & Platinum Rewards:
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island. Its Gameboy Advance
remake is one of the many titles available for
Gold & Platinum members.

3DS:
Crashmo.
Freaky forms.
Pushmo,
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons.
The Mysterious Murasame Castle.
Wii U:
Advance Wars.
The Legend of Zelda.
Mario & Luigi Super Star Saga.
Metroid Fusion.
Super Mario Bros. 2.
Super Mario Kart.
Wario Ware, Inc.: Mega Microgames!
Yoshi’s Island: Super Mario Advance 3.
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Nintendo Direct to Stream April 1st, 2015.

No Joke.

Nintendo has announced that there’ll be a Nintendo Direct event tomorrow, April 1st. The Direct will consist of news of both Wii U and 3DS games.

The event will start at 3 p.m. PT or 6 p.m. ET. After, there’ll be a live Nintendo Treehouse presentation featuring one of spring’s upcoming games. Nintendo also urges to not be fooled by the date, the Direct is no joke!
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The Legend of Zelda for Wii U may not come out in 2015.

Producer Eiji Aonuma says: “We are no longer making a 2015 release our number one priority.”

Eiji Aonuma, long-time producer of the Legend of Zelda series, says that the previously scheduled date of 2015 for the Legend of Zelda for Wii U may no longer be, as development period elongates.

Eiji Aonuma, long-time producer of the Legend of Zelda series.
This isn’t the first time a Zelda title has been delayed, in fact, Skyward Sword, Twilight Princess and the Ocarina of Time were all delayed back in the day, and if those games are any indication, this delay is probably for the best, as Shigeru Miyamoto once said: “A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is bad forever.”

So what you think of this delay? Are you disappointed this game won’t be comming out this year? or are you hopeful it’s for the best in the long run? Let us know in the comment section bellow.
Source: Eiji Aonuma, producer of The Legend of Zelda, has a message to share.

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Hideo Kojima to leave Konami

Metal Gear Solid creator and Silent Hills producer to leave Konami.

A rumor that said that producer and director Hideo Kojima would be leaving the Japanese company Konami had been in circulation  for a couple days, and now we have confirmation from both parties that this is true, plus we’ve been given some insight of what’s to come.

Snake from Metal Gear Solid, one of Kojima’s
most well-known creations.


Kojima will leave no unfinished business before parting from the company, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is still scheduled to release this September and will have Kojima’s involvement. He was even quoted saying:


“I want to reassure fans that I am 100% involved and will continue working on METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN; I’m determined to make it the greatest game I’ve directed to date. Don’t miss it!”

However, it’s noteworthy that Konami has already stated that they’re working on the next Metal Gear Solid, in which Kojima will have no involvement. The future of Silent Hills is unkown for the moment, but we’re sure to know more in the near future.

What does the future behold for Kojima and Konami? Let us know in the comment section.


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TVG Talk – Nintendo’s Project NX

What does Nintendo have prepared for Project NX?

Project NX is the latest news on upcoming systems from Nintendo, but we’re yet to know, will it be a home console? a handheld console? a bit of both? We’ll evaluate some aspects to try to find out.

Nintendo Goes Multiplat.
Nintendo’s Stance.
It’s important to first point out that Nintendo is interested in bringing their IPs to smartphones and other third party devices and that President Satoru Iwata brought up Project NX on a press conference around this idea. So it might be no stretch to think it’ll be related to some extent to this idea.
Nintendo’s Project NX graphic during the conference.

A Home Console, a Handheld, Both? 

During the press conference, we saw an image of how third party systems will work alongside Nintendo hardware to bring the full experience that Nintendo is going to push in the upcoming years and we can see that both the 3DS and the Wii U appear alongside Project NX, so it wouldn’t be a stretch to think that it’s actually something entirely new to Nintendo in that it will have elements of both the Home Console and the Handheld.

So if it’s a hybrid, how would it leave room for either the 3DS or the Wii U?
Here comes the interesting part, if it’s a hybrid, it will not have all the 3DS exclusive games, but instead work similar to the PlayStation Vita in that you can play on the device games bought for your Home Console, in this case the Wii U, like a full fledged Wii U gamepad.
The thing is, it’s been speculated for years now that the Wii U Gamepad was an idea of a handheld and a home console working together as a platform, but opted to make it a controller as they weren’t ready to release such a device yet.
But lately we’ve seen lots of changes on this. We had a surprising amount of compatibility between the 3DS and Wii U on Super Smash Bros. Both having the same gameplay and character roster, and not to forget the 3DS is a controller option for the Wii U version of the game.
Another interesting concept is cross-buy, the latest example being Mario vs Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars, if you buy the game on either system, you get a download code for the other version for free. If this is a sign of what’s to come, we might be seeing a new era where the same game is released for both the handheld and the home console.
Let us know what you think Project NX will be like in the comment section bellow. 
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Nintendo announces Project NX, a new gaming console

Project NX, the latest console on Nintendo’s long dynasty.

Nintendo announced today that they’ll be releasing a new console to strengthen their console market since their announcement alongside DeNA of Nintendo games releasing on third party systems.

Satoru Iwata, President of Nintendo, announced Project NX today, March 17th, through a Capital Alliance Announcement with DeNA, it is said to be a new system on Nintendo’s catalog of systems available for development, which includes Tablets, Smartphones, PCs and Nintendo’s own 3DS and Wii U.
Iwata explained that this console won’t be part of the partnership with DeNA but he is bringing it up to bring confidence and to let consumers know that Nintendo won’t be leaving the video game consoles market.
It also wasn’t specified if it’s meant to be the successor of either the Wii U or the 3DS. but in the image demonstrated in the presentation leaves speculation to think is another thing entirely, as it is to be expected, people have been talking about Project NX since its announcement.
So what do you think, will project NX be a home console or a handheld, maybe it’ll be a hybrid of both? Let us know your opinions on the comment section.
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Nintendo announces partnership with DeNA to bring Nintendo IPs to smarthphone devices

Smart Call from Nintendo.

Nintendo has announced today though a Capital Alliance Announcement a partnership with DeNA, Japanese smartphone games developer, to bring Nintendo IP games to smartphone devices.

Satoru Iwata, President of Nintendo, made the announcement and it was uploaded today on Nintendo’s Official Japanese Youtube Channel. also mentioned that all Nintendo franchises are eligible for a title on Smartphone devises, but we are more likely to see their more lucrative franchises appear first, such as Super Mario Bros., Pokémon, or the Legend of Zelda.
Iwata also elaborated that Nintendo by no means will drop their dedicated video game systems, in fact, this will raise their bar to make quality content for their consumers.

What are your thoughts? has Nintendo made the Smart Choice, or is this a red flag for Nintendo’s gaming systems.