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✨NEW EPISODE✨ Featuring: ⭐️ Starfy series w/ @TheRpgMonger 🪄 The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Final Thoughts Listen now! 👇

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Akira Toriyama heavily influenced Ken Sugimori’s art style, which you can easily see in early Pokemon illustrations. Toriyama’s influence on gaming extends far beyond just games he personally worked on.

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Like A Dragon: Pirates in Hawaii looks fun, but I’m mostly looking forward to the Majima-themed Pop-up Pirate that’s in the special edition. It’s being made by Takara Tomy, the creators of the original toy!

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The credits are out, and the director of Princess Peach Showtime is none other than Etsunobu Ebisu, the president of Good-Feel! The last game he directed was Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon on the N64 so it’s a surprising return to the director role.

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Ten fun things I learned from Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Master Works: 1.“Dragons” were a major motif during development, and the game’s original name was Tears of the Dragon. 2.The secret stones were going to look like dragon fetuses, which led to the magatama shape

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New employee retention rate in Japan is 70%. Nintendo’s is 98.8%. Brand strength, the smaller number of new hires, and a strong employee welfare program a few reasons given in this really interesting article from Biz Journal:

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Things Nintendo announced this week instead of Switch 2: - Alarmo - Mystery playtest - Super Mario Bros. Wonder chocolate eggs - Piranha plant tongs

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Akira Toriyama illustrated many game box arts, but they were often completely discarded or replaced with 3D models in the west. It took quite a while before Toriyama’s art became a selling point overseas.

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Test runs of the Donkey Kong ride in Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan are now underway! Here you can see some of its features like the false track and the barrel blast!

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The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and Nintendo Switch Lite: Hyrule Edition display! Those new amiibos are gonna be announced any second now…

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Japanese game stores are supporting different teams for the Splatoon 3 Grand Festival! Yodobashi Camera is for Past / Squid Sisters while Bic Camera is repping Present / Off the Hook! Hey Bic Camera, at least write your name on the sign!

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I didn’t expect to walk into a store and see Persona 4 characters on a TV in 2022. The series is going to grab a lot of new fans on with the Switch releases. #Persona #JRPG

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Palina is based on the ama (海女) which are traditional female pearl divers. Notice the distinctive white suit and diving mask. It’s cool to see the ama represented in a game, but Paulina hasn’t been going after Clamperls yet… #PokemonLegendsArceus #japan

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1 year

And now Super Mario RPG and Final Fantasy VII are available on the same Nintendo console. The world has healed.

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Mario RPG was the culmination of a years-long friendship between Square & N and also the point where it abruptly ended, as SQ announced FF7 for PlayStation a month before SMRPG shipped. Of course ties have long since mended but this remake still feels like a full-circle moment

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Dragon Quest III HD2D display in Tokyo! This is going to be a big holiday game over here.

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Japan’s Nintendo 64 hardware box art highlighted a unique colorful neon look. A stark contrast to the western versions which just featured a photo on the box.

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1 year

Japanese toy maker Re-Ment is releasing Pikmin Terrarium toys on November 6! They’ve made a lot of Pokémon versions and I believe this is the first Pikmin one. All look amazing so I’ll definitely grab one (or six).

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@_manoloruiz_ You could do a lot worse on your resume than freelancing for Nintendo. Keep it up, it just takes time!

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This pic would’ve blown people’s minds exactly one week ago.

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1 year

Japanese actress Yui Aragaki appears in the new ads for Super Mario Bros. Wonder, but also appeared in ads for other Nintendo games like Animal Crossing, Nintendo Switch Sports, and Ring Fit Adventure. Safe to say she’s the sole reason for the Switch’s success.

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Cool new Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door display in Japan! It resembles a 3D diorama! Really captures the feel of the game.

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Nintendo 64 game box art in Japan is a completely different layout and features unique art not seen elsewhere. Who did it better? 🤔

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According to VGC, Another Code Recollection was developed in collaboration with Arc System Works. This was uncovered a while ago, but several people originally from Cing are credited on the remake, so it feels like they got the gang back again.

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2 years

Famicom Disk System, 2D Mario, and N64 merch are all huddled together in the “you’re old” section of Nintendo Tokyo.

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1 year

@TAHK0 Publishers: We need a long-term live service game or we’re doomed. Nintendo: What if Mario was an elephant?

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3 years

@Sora_Sakurai I visited this Gundam a few months ago in Yokohama. You can actually go up next to it!

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At The Secret of Mother 2 / Earthbound exhibit, the original clay models used in promo art are on display! Which one do you want?

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7 months

Small Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door display. Yes, it is called Paper Mario RPG in Japan.

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11 months

Women game directors at Nintendo: +Aya Kyogoku (Animal Crossing series) + Kaori Ando (Tokyo Mirage Sessions, Sushi Striker) + Yurie Hattori (Style Savvy series) + Ayako Moriwaki (Super Mario RPG remake) I predict many more in the future!

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3 years

@TAHK0 I discovered that Paras wants me dead at all costs

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2 months

Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club merch is coming soon to Nintendo Tokyo! The keychain and bag can be reserved now, with the shirt coming later!

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Nintendo Switch Online doesn’t get credit for just how many retro titles are finally getting worldwide releases. F-Zero Climax, Joy Mech Fight, Starfy GBA, Wrecking Crew ‘98, Panel De Pon, Mario’s Super Picross, and many more!

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5 months

I just wanna remind everyone that Nintendo Switch Sports sold over 13 million copies. Thirteen. Million. Copies.

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1 year

@Stealth40k Second biggest Nintendo launch this year only after Zelda, and it even topped Kirby and the Forgotten Land’s huge debut last year. The age of Pikmin is upon us.

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The yellow trees in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom are likely based on the ginkgo trees that turn that color in fall. You can see plenty of them in Tokyo around November/December!

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1 year

A collector in Japan may have somehow procured a prototype of the cancelled Game and Watch Tetris. No idea how but this is an unbelievable find. #RetroGaming

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任天堂ゲームウォッチ幻の「テトリス」試作品のプレイ動画 #電子ゲーム愛好会

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Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door ads are now in Tokyo train stations! Seems there are a few different designs!

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@enterzalman Here you go:

BONBON_COS コスプレ造形依頼受付中!!

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プライム４発表!!サムス4人の反応続き＆ノーカット版はこちら↙️

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10. It was decided early on that the final battle should include a dragon, specifically the concept of white dragon vs. black dragon.

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A remake of The Hokkaido Serial Murder Case: The Okhotsk Disappearance released on Switch. It’s the follow-up to Yuji Horii’s The Portopia Serial Murder Case, which influenced Famicom Detective Club. 80s Japanese text adventure games are hotter than ever!

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@Marionova64 It’s glorious in person

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@Lewchube You can find them in New Pokémon Snap in all their multicolor glory

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Princess Peach Showtime ad on Don Quijote in Kabukicho! Kiryu is in Hawaii so Peach is holding down the fort.

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5.Ganondorf became the Demon King and Calamity Ganon, so they are the same entity. Also, the Gerudo stopped making boys kings after Ganondorf, although it’s unknown if any boys have been born since.

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was chosen as the color for Zonai magic due to its readability in the game, the connection between the color and magic in the series, and to evoke the sense of the series’ past

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4.The connection between the barbarians and Zonai is speculated upon. It’s stated that the tribe is possibly Hylians who worshipped the Zonai instead of Hylia, or they were Zonai who didn’t ascend to the sky. But there were thousands of years between the two civilizations.

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I will be shocked if The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom isn’t my Game of the Year.

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Another official collab with Kagawa prefecture and Slowpoke: udon noodles themed after Pokémon Red and Green (and White). Red is plum, green is olive, and white is plain. I live the retro style art! Here:

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6.The book presumes that since the royal family passes down magic, Rauru and Sonia must have had a child before the events of the game.

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7.The shrine design is based on shimenawa strung around boulders, a Japanese purification ritual. While the Sheikah shrines were designed to trap the player until they solved it, the new shrines evoke a feeling of calmness and openness.

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Another Code Recollection didn’t pass a million copies sold this past quarter, but I’m glad Nintendo is willing to invest in niche titles to keep software momentum flowing on the Switch. Also the Switch 2 is in the game.

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The new Pokémon for the Scarlet and Violet DLC are totally based on the Japanese folklore tale of Momotaro. His companions are a pheasant, a monkey, and a dog. Peach Pokémon confirmed?

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early idea for the Depths was to have a prehistoric setting with giant plants and animals. They combined this with the concept of lighting up the dark. 9. Hinoxes originally had much stranger objects on their heads, including giant metal hats and diamonds

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Mario vs Donkey Kong is directed by Vivek Melwani. A long time employee at Nintendo Software Technology, he also directed 1080 Avalanche and Ridge Racer DS. Nintendo is filled with people who have really unexpected credits and interesting careers.

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9 months

Everyone’s been speculating about Switch 2 for years, but Nintendo is just showing it off in Another Code Recollection.

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2 years

@FranchiseWario Incredible texture work

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3 years

@Cortoony Amazing! A few years ago The Pokémon Company did release merch based on these original sprites!

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Emio - The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club is now on sale in Japan! Reviews seem pretty positive… best FDC game yet?

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@blade346 This is actually the key art for the Pokémon Fossil Museum Exhibit. It’s touring Japan right now and features models of Pokémon fossils!

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Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa and Zelda director Hidemaro Fujibayashi both made the Variety 500 list of influential business leaders. As someone who has been a fan of Fujibayashi since the Oracle games, it’s amazing to see him become a household name in the gaming sphere.

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1 year

Preorder boxes for the Metal Gear Solid Master Collection in Switch. Surprised it’s taken this long. Twin Snakes will have its revenge one day.

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5 months

Another ad for Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door in Tokyo train stations! Just a few more days!

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1 year

I hope the Mario vs. Donkey Kong remake has a commercial as good as the original Japanese one.

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3 years

Splatoon 3 and Xenoblade 3 display boxes are already up in Japan #splatoon #xenoblade

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Huge banner for Zelda Tears of the Kingdom above Shibuya Station.

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Mario thinking about Echoes of Wisdom

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Xbox displays in Japan have gone all in on Palworld. It’s ironically one of the biggest Japanese exclusives for the console in years.

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Donkey Kong Country Returns HD preorder boxes in Japan! Kids these days aren’t ready for how hard this game really is.

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Hours away from Splatoon 3 launching in Japan, the Japanese version of Splatoon 2 is filled with thank you messages and people getting ready to make the trip to Splatsville. #Splatoon #NintendoSwitch

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Saw the Switch Lite Hyrule Edition in the wild today! Looks great in person, a fantastic shade of gold.

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6 months

Big Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door display at Yodobashi Camera Shinjuku. I’m seeing double here: four Marios!

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10 months

Happy new year from Japan! Hope everyone has a wonderf- WHEN IS THE NINTENDO DIRECT???

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2 years

The Deep Cut news segments seem heavily inspired by rakugo, traditional Japanese storytelling. I love how Nintendo borrows heavily from Japan’s past and utilizes elements in fun modern ways. #Splatoon3 #NintendoSwitch

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1 year

The Lawson X Zelda Tears of the Kingdom collaboration has started! I grabbed some banana milk, spicy chicken, and a clear file. A balanced diet.

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom ads are STILL up in Tokyo. Nintendo’s evergreen power at work.

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2 years

@Akfamilyhome HAL thought about patching it to make Kirby rounder, only to realize it was impossible

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2 years

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom gummies from Bandai are coming to Japan in May. You get a sword shaped pick in each package. Finally my dream of eating ChuChus has come true. See more:

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@AccurateMemin @antdude92 Ika Musume aka Squid Girl. It was a popular anime around Splatoon’s release and there was a cool crossover.

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Famitsu put out an interview with the devs of Splatoon 3 Side Order! Some fun factoids: + Weapon pallets are based on MIDI pads + Octo focused on the underground, so SO focused on ascending + Thematic focus on how sound affects memories Full interview:

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Did you know DigiPen’s music department helped create the soundtrack for the Mario vs Donkey Kong remake? They put out a great article about how this happened, plus more on the history between the school and Nintendo. Read:

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1 year

@SerebiiNet As someone who loves matcha this is the best new Pokémon

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1 year

At Nintendo Tokyo for the Zelda launch. It’s a little crowded.

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Year of Luigi? We’re living in the Era of Luigi.

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New Luigi’s Mansion 2 ad in Tokyo! Love this key art!

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I missed this yesterday but Switch is now officially the highest selling console ever in Japan: 33.3 million vs. 32.9 for Nintendo DS. Switch isn’t just a game console in Japan, but an iconic piece of pop culture of the Reiwa era.

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3 years

@animalcrossing Lottie is the first person to be airlifted to a hospital for a tummy ache

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3 years

@enterzalman “We need to push back the Hisuian Dunsparce announcement”

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New controller keychains are now available at Nintendo Tokyo! They sold NES/Famicom ones originally but now SNES, N64, and GameCube join the series! It’s only available via gatcha machine, so hope you get what you want!

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@Akfamilyhome I wonder if their pinup cards will be there

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Just wanna remind everyone that the newest Star Fox game is technically 2017’s Star Fox 2.

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@MunchingOrange @retr0ali Now we just need Beta Wooper

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@NintendoAmerica Great interview. The developers really go above and beyond when creating a fantastical yet believable world.

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Out of nowhere, it looks like GoodFeel’s Bakeru is getting localized. An eShop page appeared in Australia and there’s even a demo.

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@JonComms I only need to look at one game

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Princess Peach Showtime demo is out, and we now know the developer is none other than Good-Feel! They recently put out Mameda no Bakeru in Japan and are known for various craft related platformers. A predictable outcome, which makes you wonder why it was hidden for so long.

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The Frog For Whom the Bell Tolls aka Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru is now on Nintendo Switch Online in Japan! Part Zelda, part Metroidvania, but also totally unique. Might be hard to navigate with zero Japanese but it’s worth at least trying!