NINTENDO SWITCH WORLD PREMIERE DEMONSTRATES NEW ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCES FROM A HOME GAMING SYSTEM

Detachable Controllers Reinvent Gaming

REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 20, 2016 – In an introductory video released today (http://www.nintendo.com/switch), Nintendo provided the first glimpse of its new home gaming system and revealed that it is called Nintendo Switch.  In addition to providing single and multiplayer thrills at home, the Nintendo Switch system also enables gamers to play the same title wherever, whenever and with whomever they choose.  The mobility of a handheld is now added to the power of a home gaming system to enable unprecedented new video game play styles.

At home, Nintendo Switch rests in the Nintendo Switch Dock that connects the system to the TV and lets you play with family and friends in the comfort of your living room.  By simply lifting Nintendo Switch from the dock, the system will instantly transition to portable mode, and the same great gaming experience that was being enjoyed at home now travels with you.  The portability of Nintendo Switch is enhanced by its bright high-definition display.  It brings the full home gaming system experience with you to the park, on an airplane, in a car, or to a friend’s apartment.

Gaming springs into action by removing detachable Joy-Con controllers from either side of Nintendo Switch.  One player can use a Joy-Con controller in each hand; two players can each take one; or multiple Joy-Con can be employed by numerous people for a variety of gameplay options.  They can easily click back into place or be slipped into a Joy-Con Grip accessory, mirroring a more traditional controller.  Or, if preferred, the gamer can select an optional Nintendo Switch Pro Controller to use instead of the Joy-Con controllers.  Furthermore, it is possible for numerous people to bring their Nintendo Switch systems together to enjoy local multiplayer face-to-face competition.

“Nintendo Switch allows gamers the freedom to play however they like,” said Reggie Fils-Aime, President and COO, Nintendo of America.  “It gives game developers new abilities to bring their creative visions to life by opening up the concept of gaming without boundaries.”

Developers can design their games supporting a variety of play styles, which gives gamers the freedom to choose an experience that best suits them.  Some of the publishers, developers and middleware partners announcing support for Nintendo Switch are as follows:

• °505 Games
• °Activision Publishing, Inc.
• °ARC SYSTEM WORKS Co., Ltd.
• °ATLUS CO., LTD.
• °Audiokinetic Inc.
• °Autodesk, Inc.
• °BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.
• °Bethesda
• °CAPCOM CO., LTD.
• °Codemasters®
• °CRI Middleware Co., Ltd.
• °DeNA Co., Ltd.
• °Electronic Arts
• °Epic Games Inc.
• °Firelight Technologies
• °FromSoftware, Inc.
• °Frozenbyte
• °GameTrust
• °GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC．
• °Gungho Online Entertainment, Inc.
• °HAMSTER Corporation
• °Havok
• °INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
• °KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
• °Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
• °LEVEL-5 Inc.
• °Marvelous Inc.
• °Maximum Games, LLC
• vNippon Ichi Software, Inc.
• °Parity Bit Inc.
• °PlatinumGames Inc.
• °RAD Game Tools, Inc.
• °RecoChoku Co., Ltd.
• °SEGA Games Co., Ltd.
• °Silicon Studio Corporation
• °Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
• °SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
• °Starbreeze Studios
• °Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
• °Telltale Games
• °THQ Nordic
• °Tokyo RPG Factory Co., Ltd.
• °TT Games
• °UBISOFT
• °Ubitus Inc.
• °Unity Technologies, Inc.
• °Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
• °Web Technology Corp

Today’s video incorporated short glimpses of representative gameplay to demonstrate the liberating nature of the Nintendo Switch home gaming system.  Full game demonstrations, the list of launch window titles, as well as launch date, price, product configuration and related specifics, will be shown and announced prior to the March launch.   

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Fuente: Comunicado de Prensa

Hoy ha sido un día de grandes anuncios por parte de Nintendo, y aunque no han hecho un Nintendo Direct para informarnos sus planes para esta parte final del año, si han hecho publico un comunicado de prensa bastante detallado, junto con la infografía que encuentran encabezando esta entrada, con los cuales nos confirman todas las fechas para los Amiibo que quedan por lanzar y con ellos obviamente todos los grandes juegos que hemos estado esperando por meses, ¡por fin termina la sequia!

Cabe hacer una mención especial a un par anuncios en particular. El primero de ellos es la llegada de un Amiibo gigante de Yoshi Yarn, el cual será lanzado el 15 de Noviembre de este año, por un precio de USD $39.99. Aunque este anuncio parece no haber sido recibido con mucho agrado por las comunidades y la prensa en general, sin duda es una curiosa y gran adición a los ya curiosos Amiibo.

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También han aprovechado la ocasión para darle una fecha de lanzamiento a los Amiibo de Yoshi Yarn (tamaño normal) y un precio. Estos serán lanzados el 16 de Octubre y podrán ser adquiridos por un precio de USD $16.99.

Un nuevo bundle ha sido anunciado para América, se trata del hermoso paquete Super Mario Maker el cual incluirá una consola Wii U Deluxe Edition 32GB, el juego Super Mario Maker junto con el Idea Book, y el Amiibo de Mario 30th Anniversary colores modernos. Este paquete solo se podra conseguir a traves de los almacenes Walmart y tendrá un costo de USD $299.96, puede ser pre ordenado desde ya a traves del siguiente enlace: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Super-Mario-Maker-WiiU-Console-Deluxe-Set/46332782

Finalmente, Nintendo ha confirmado las fechas de 3 grandes lanzamientos esperados ansiosamente para Wii U, y lo hace a muy buena hora, ya que la consola no esta pasando precisamente por su época mas fructífera. A continuación las fechas exactas:

- Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water: Llegará en exclusiva a la eShop de la Wii U en modelo Free-to-start, lo que se traduce al español en que podremos jugar de manera gratuita el prologo y los episodios 1 y 2, una vez los hayamos terminado podremos optar por adquirir el resto del juego como DLC por un precio de USD $49.99.

- Star Fox Zero: Llegará a la Wii U el 20 de Noviembre y podrá ser adquirido por un precio de USD $59.99.

- Xenoblade Chronicles X: será lanzado el 4 de diciembre en exclusiva para la Wii U, y tendrá un valor de USD $59.99.

- Devil’s Third: será lanzado el 11 de Diciembre en exclusiva para la Wii U, y tendrá un valor de USD $59.99.

Es bastante interesante ver como Nintendo ha decidido darle a Devil’s Third un precio full a pesar de la supuesta mala recepción que tuvo el juego entre la prensa especializada. Lo mismo ocurre con Star Fox Zero, el cual a pesar de no haber dado una buena impresión en el E3 recibe de igual forma un precio full. Muy seguramente Nintendo le tiene bastante fe a ambos productos, sin embargo solo hasta la temporada de invierno cuando los juegos sean lanzados podremos saber si Nintendo tuvo o no razón en la idea de darles ese valor.

¿Como les parecen estos anuncios? ¿Están emocionados por algún producto en especial? Déjennoslo saber con un comentario en la parte inferior de este articulo.

A continuación el comunicado de prensa en inglés:

Nintendo Packs 2015 with a Huge Lineup of Games for Everyone

Nonstop Launches Provide Fun, Entertainment and Surprises

REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 24, 2015 – Ensuring that 2015 is packed with gaming fun for everyone, Nintendo announces a robust lineup of games and special offers for the remainder of the year. The Wii U home console and the Nintendo 3DS family of portable systems will showcase a huge number of games, most of which are exclusive to those platforms.
“Nintendo has games, amiibo and systems to satisfy all kinds of players, whether they’re looking for back-to-school gifts or getting an early start on their holiday shopping,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing. “No one can match the quality or uniqueness of what Nintendo has to offer for the rest of 2015.”
Here’s a look at what Nintendo has on tap for the rest of 2015:
Wii U Bundle
· Walmart and Walmart.com will be the exclusive retailers for a special Super Mario Maker Wii U bundle that includes the game, Idea Book and the 30^th Anniversary Mario Modern Color amiibo. The bundle goes on sale the 11^th of September for $299.96.
Wii U Games
· Super Mario Maker launches on the 11^th of September at a suggested retail price of $59.99.
· Yoshi’s Woolly World launches Oct. 16 at a suggested retail price of $49.99. The game will also be available in a bundle that includes a green Yarn Yoshi amiibo at a suggested retail price of $59.99. The green Yarn Yoshi is available as part of the bundle, with individual pink and light-blue Yarn Yoshi amiibo also launching on Oct. 16 at a suggested retail price of $16.99 each.
· A new combo pack that includes two great games goes on sale Oct. 16. The pack includes both New Super Mario Bros. U and New Super Luigi U, and will be available at a suggested retail price of $59.99.
· Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water, co-developed by Koei Tecmo Games, launches exclusively in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U on Oct. 22 for $49.99, just in time for Halloween. Players can download this free-to-start game and play the prologue, chapter 1 and most of chapter 2 for free. The full version of the game can be purchased as DLC directly from the Nintendo eShop or via the in-game menu.
· Star Fox Zero launches Nov. 20 at a suggested retail price of $59.99.
· Xenoblade Chronicles X launches Dec. 4 at a suggested retail price of $59.99.
· Devil’s Third launches Dec. 11 at a suggested retail price of $59.99.
· Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival and amiibo figures for Animal Crossingcharacters Isabelle, Digby, K.K., Reese, Cyrus, Tom Nook, Mabel and Lottie launch Holiday 2015.
· Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash launches Holiday 2015.
· Runbow from 13AM Games will launch in North America on Aug. 27 in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U. For the first month after launch, anyone who downloaded the Nindies@Home demo version will receive 15 percent off the regular price of $14.99. Runbow is an up-to-nine-player action platform party game that includes guest characters from some of the Nintendo eShop’s most popular indie titles, like Azure Striker Gunvolt, Shovel Knight, Guacamelee! and Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien.
· Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition from Disney Interactive launches Aug. 30 at a suggested retail price of $64.99.
· The Skylanders SuperChargers Starter Pack for Wii U from Activision launches Sept. 20 at a suggested retail price of $74.99. For the first time in Skylandershistory, two of Nintendo’s iconic characters – Donkey Kong and Bowser – will guest star as playable characters and will also work with select amiibo-compatible games with a simple twist of the character’s base. Turbo Charge Donkey Kong and Hammer Slam Bowser will be exclusively playable on Wii U, Wii and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.
· LEGO Dimensions Starter Pack from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment launches Sept. 27 at a suggested retail price of $99.99. Additional LEGO Dimensions Level, Team and Fun Packs will also be available on Sept. 27 at the respective suggested retail prices of $29.99, $24.99 and $14.99.
· Guitar Hero Live from Activision launches Oct. 20 at a suggested retail price of $99.99.
· Just Dance 2016 from Ubisoft launches Oct. 20 at a suggested retail price of $49.99.
· Shovel Knight from Yacht Club Games – winner of more than 100 awards, including many “Game of the Year” accolades – is coming to retail stores. The classically styled adventure launches on Wii U in October at a suggested retail price of $24.99.
Nintendo 3DS Games
· Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer launches Sept. 25 at a suggested retail price of $39.99. The set of 100 Animal Crossing amiibo cards, which are compatible with the game, launch the same day. The game comes with one complimentary amiibo card, so players can experience how to use the cards to bring additionalAnimal Crossing characters into the game. People who opt to download the digital version of the game in the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS at the same price will receive an exclusive Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer HOME Menu Theme instead of an amiibo card. Cards are sold separately in packs of six at a suggested retail price of $5.99 per pack. A bundle also launching on Sept. 25 includes the game, one amiibo card and the Nintendo 3DS NFC Reader/Writer accessory at a suggested retail price of $49.99. The wireless NFC Reader/Writer is also sold separately at a suggested retail price of $19.99.
· Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash launches Oct. 9 at a suggested retail price of $29.99. A bundle that includes the Chibi-Robo amiibo launches the same day at a suggested retail price of $39.99.
·The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes launches Oct. 23 at a suggested retail price of $39.99.
· Japanese sensation YO-KAI WATCH launches in the U.S. on Nov. 6 at a suggested retail price of $39.99.
· Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon launches Nov. 20 at a suggested retail price of $39.99.
· Skylanders SuperChargers Racing from Activision launches Sept. 20 at a suggested retail price of $64.99. On Nintendo 3DS, gamers can go head to head with competitive multiplayer via local play or online with up to four players. Iconic Nintendo character Bowser and his Sky vehicle, Clown Cruiser, are available in theSkylanders SuperChargers Racing Starter Packs for Wii and Nintendo 3DS, and can also be played on the Wii U system.
· The Nintendo 3DS version of Shovel Knight from Yacht Club Games will launch in stores in October at a suggested retail price of $24.99.
amiibo News
· A new 3-pack of Mii Fighters from Super Smash Bros. will launch on Nov. 1 at a suggested retail price of $34.99.
· The Mewtwo amiibo from Super Smash Bros. launches Nov. 13 at a suggested retail price of $12.99.
· Mega Yarn Yoshi, a giant green Yoshi amiibo made from yarn, goes on sale Nov. 15 at a suggested retail price of $39.99. When tapped to the GamePad controller inYoshi’s Woolly World, Mega Yarn Yoshi activates “Double Yoshi,” a second Yoshi to use at any point in the middle of a stage, as well as the ability to save a player’s favorite Yoshi pattern to the amiibo. The standard Yarn Yoshi amiibo also enables the same functionality.
· The Falco amiibo from Super Smash Bros. launches Nov. 20 at a suggested retail price of $12.99.
Nintendo 2DS
· Effective Aug. 30, the new suggested retail price of Nintendo 2DS will be $99.99, down from the current suggested retail price of $129.99. The system still comes with a free download code for the digital version of Mario Kart 7.
For more information about Nintendo, visit http://www.nintendo.com. For information about amiibo compatibility visithttp://www.nintendo.com/amiibo/compatibility.
Remember that Wii U and Nintendo 3DS feature parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu orhttp://www.nintendo.com/3ds.

Fuente: Comunicado de Prensa

En Miintendo sabemos lo importante que es la E3, es por eso que desde ya te invitamos a que programes tu semana de feria, con el horario para Latinoamérica (para ver más horarios da click aquí).

Iniciamos este domingo con un Nintendo Direct dedicado a Super Smash Bros. for 3DS/Wii U presentado por el mismísimo Masahiro Sakurai, y como no podía ser diferente en Miintendo estaremos cubriendo en directo todos los anuncios.

Además recuerden que en cada transmisión estaremos regalando juegos para la Nintendo 3DS y la Wii U.