Nintendo and frozen yogurt have finally come together. The company today announced a partnership with Yogurtland to bring some of its most popular characters to the chain in the form of decorations and new flavors.
From July 1 to September 8, "select" Yogurtland locations will drape their walls with Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, and Bowser imagery. Additionally, the company's cups and spoons will be decked out with the likenesses of these popular Nintendo characters.
Having made its western debut last year, Yo-Kai Watch is coming back to the United States later this year with Yo-Kai Watch 2. Nintendo disclosed today that the sequel will launch in the US for 3DS on September 30. That puts it just under a year after the US release of the first game, which originally launched in Japan, where it's a big hit, in 2013.Yo-Kai Watch 2 is again developed by Level-5 and features new areas to visit, over 100 new Yo-kai, and more. In Pokemon-like fashion, two versions will be released: Bony Spirits and Fleshy Souls. Each one features rare Yo-kai that can't be found in the other version.
Miitomo, Nintendo's very first smartphone game, will soon be in our hands, at least in Japan. Nintendo has announced it will arrive on Thursday, March 17 in the island nation. However, a release date for western markets has not yet been concluded. Miitomo is more of an app than a game. You can create and customize a Mii character and then sync up with others, not unlike Mii functionality on Nintendo Wii and Wii U. After you create a character and share it, other Miis will ask you questions and your answers can be shared with friends.
A new set of tittle-tattles have surfaced concerning Nintendo’s plans for their upcoming console, the NX. Interestingly, these rumors tie the console to the company’s late CEO and president, Satoru Iwata. Apparently, the company has inexorably tied the console to Iwata in their minds. It has been in the works since 2014 and this effectively makes it the brainchild of Iwata’s mind. If these rumors were to be true, everything listed below has been implemented or is being scheduled in accordance with what Iwata wanted.
Nintendo has opened registration for its new Nintendo Account service in Japan. As revealed previously, this cross-platform service will tie together Nintendo's console, PC, and mobile efforts.
Nintendo has launched a website where developers and publishers can register for access to "tools, resources, and downloads" to help "create and publish Nintendo games and applications using HTML5, Unity, or native Wii U and 3DS SDKs."
Devil's Third is an action-adventure hack and slash shooter video game by Tomonobu Itagaki's Valhalla Game Studios, developed for Wii U and Microsoft Windows, with the latter version being an online multiplayer-only title.
