They FINALLY perfected the Mii maker system with the makeup function, which was an add-on, so nobody had to use it if it was too hard, but it helped make SUCH good miis, but then right after, they never used the makeup function or miis again. Miitopia kinda went viral for a bit with all the cool miis people made. Nintendo Switch Sports came out and almost nobody liked it, partially due to the new avatars. Miis in general are such an iconic part of nintendo, and the new features they added really perfected the system, why would they get rid of them immediately after nailing it???

On this day (July 17) in Nintendo history...

Releases

• An eighth wave of Super Smash Bros. amiibo Figures was released in 2015 in various territories and included Dr. Mario; Bowser Jr. and Olimar.

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On this day (July 16) in Nintendo history...

Releases

• Octopus was released in 1981 for the Game & Watch Wide Screen in Japan. In this action game, developed by Nintendo R&D1, there's precious treasure on the sea bed, but the giant Octopus doesn't want you to have any. Avoid its tentacles and retrieve as much treasure as you can. Move the diver down the rope and across the sea bed, dodging the tentacles of the Octopus. When the diver reaches the treasure, press the button to put gems into the bag. You score 1 point for every gem you collect, and 3 points for returning to the boat with treasure.

• Pokkén Tournament was released in 2015 for the arcade in Japan. In this fighting game, developed by Bandai Namco Games, taking place in Ferrum, the game combines the gameplay of the Tekken series with the playable Pokémon characters known as Battle Pokémon. It takes elements from both tradition 2D and 3D fighters. Battles have two different phases which will often change during battle. Battles begin in Field Phase where players can move about freely in a circular 3D environment in a 3D battlefield.

• The first wave of Yoshi's Woolly World amiibo Figures was released in 2015 in Japan and included Green Yarn Yoshi; Pink Yarn Yoshi and Light-Blue Yarn Yoshi.

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I mean yes this first little teaser has the Switch logo but there’s no way graphics like that are running on the Switch.

It could be a pre-rendered cutscene like Silent Hill has sometimes I guess, but it’s if that’s the case I hope they kinda tone it down for the final release just cuz such a leap in graphical fidelity would be super jarring.

EDIT: yes it’s FMV with some filters sorry I’m an idiot and smoking some reefer to celebrate my only day off this week haha

On this day (July 15) in Nintendo history...

Releases

• The Family Computer (known in the west as the Nintendo Entertainment System*) was released in 1983 in Japan. This 8-bit third-generation home video game console, developed by Nintendo R&D2, is the best-selling gaming console of its time and helped revitalise the US video game industry following the North American video game crash of 1983. With the NES, Nintendo introduced a now-standard business model of licensing third-party developers, authorising them to produce and distribute games for Nintendo's platform. Before the NES and Famicom, Nintendo was known as a moderately successful Japanese toy and playing card manufacturer, but the consoles' popularity helped the company grow into an internationally recognised named almost synonymous with video games as Atari had been, and set the stage for Japanese dominance of the video game industry. With the NES, Nintendo also changed the relationship between console manufactures and third-party software developers by restricting developers from publishing and distributing software without licensed approval.

• Donkey Kong was released in 1983 for the Family Computer in Japan. In this platform game, developed by Nintendo R&D2, save Lady from her kidnapper Donkey Kong! Avoid a variety of obstacles while heading through a construction site to make it to the top and rescue Lady. Use the hammer to destroy the barrels and fire coming towards you to earn more points.

• Donkey Kong Jr. was released in 1983 for the Family Computer in Japan. In this platform game, developed by Nintendo R&D2, avoid enemies while going up and down the cranes, take the keys, and rescue Donkey Kong! Donkey Kong has been captured and caged in his latest encounter with Mario. Donkey Kong Jr. is on his way to set him free! Skilfully utilise jumps and the cranes to avoid enemies, get to the top, and steal the cage's key from Mario.

• Popeye was released in 1983 for the Family Computer in Japan. In this platform game, developed by Nintendo R&D1, help Popeye catch all of the items thrown by Olive Oyl at the top of the screen, but watch out for Brutus, Sea Hag and Bernard. Grab the can of spinach, and Popeye becomes unstoppable! This port features some downgraded graphics, but all three stages from the arcade game are present.

• Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Games was released in 2005 for the Game Boy Advance in Japan. In this sports game, developed by AlphaDream, seldom has the pursuit of sporting excellence been so cuddly.The adorable hamster folk of previous Hamtaro outings compete in a series of thrill-packed sports events. Taking place over seven days, the Ham-Ham games consist of 15 different activities, encompassing such myriad delights as hamster volleyball, hamster tennis and hamster hurdles.

• Fire Emblem: Shin Monshou no Nazo - Hikari to Kage no Eiyuu was released in 2010 for the Nintendo DS in Japan. In this tactical role-playing game, developed by Intelligent Systems, a new player-customised character known as the Hero of Shadow is introduced, around whom a new series of prologue and side story chapters are centred. The game also features chapters from the rare BS Fire Emblem: Akaneia Battle Collection on Satellaview.

• Game & Watch: Ball was released in 2009 for DSiWare in Japan. In this action game, developed by Nintendo, as a juggler (who we now know as Mr Game & Watch), you must keep the fragile balls up in the air for as long as possible, scoring points for each catch. Don't drop even one ball or it's Game Over! Game A features two balls to juggle, Game B has three balls, each worth 10 points per catch.

• Game & Watch: Flagman was released in 2009 for DSiWare in Japan. In this memory game, developed by Nintendo, challenge your memory and reflexes, as you try and remember a series of numbers in quick succession. In Game A, memorise the Flagman's sequence shown on his flags and on the bottom of his feet, within a set time. In Game B, repeat the number shown one at a time, but do it quickly!

• Game & Watch: Judge was released in 2009 for DSiWare in Japan. In this action game, developed by Nintendo, two characters hold signs, on which numbers appear after a countdown. The player with the higher number can hit the opponent, but the opponent can also dodge. Each player can also try to attack before the countdown ends, risking that they may have a lower number. Game A pits you against the computer while Game B lets you play against a friend. Judge is a game of quick reactions, starring the character that would later become known as Mr Game & Watch.

• Game & Watch: Vermin was released in 2009 for DSiWare in Japan. In this action game, developed by Nintendo, take control of a gardener, protecting his plot from marauding moles. As the mole make their way towards you, move left and right to line yourselves up to make a well-timed whack with your mallets and send the burrowers packing. In Game B, more moles will appear, making your life all the more harder!

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On this day (July 14) in Nintendo history...

Releases

• Mario Paint was released in 1992 for the Super Famicom in Japan. In this art tool, developed by Nintendo, you start out with a blank canvas and several tools, such as brushes, spraypaint, filler, eraser and stamps. Use the tools to draw a picture using the SNES mouse, packaged with the game. You can add simple looping animations to your artwork using the animation tool, or compose a music piece to play over the top. When you have put all the pieces together, the result can be saved to the cartridge.

• Super Mario All-Stars was released in 1993 for the Super Famicom in Japan. In this platform/compilation game, developed by Nintendo, all four NES Super Mario Bros. games are featured: Super Mario Bros.; Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels; Super Mario Bros. 2; and Super Mario Bros. 3. All of the games have been updated with 16-bit graphics and music, plus the ability to save your progress in each of the games.

• Yoshi's Safari was released in 1993 for the Super Famicom in Japan. In this light gun shooter game, developed by Nintendo, Bowser and the Koopa Kids have attacked Jewelry Land and stolen the 12 Gems. Prince Pine and King Fret send a message asking for help, and so Mario and Yoshi arrive to fight Bowser and return the gems. You move along a set path while riding Yoshi. Using the Super Scope, shoot the enemies from your path and protect Yoshi from their attacks.

• Arcade Classics 3: Galaga and Galaxian was released in 1995 for the Game Boy in Japan. An action/compilation game, developed by Tose. In Galaga, controlling a starship, the player is tasked with destroying the Galaga forces in each stage while avoiding enemies and projectiles. In Galaxian, controlling a small starfighter, the player is tasked with wiping out the titular Galaxians, who plot to take over Earth and enslave mankind.

• F-Zero X was released in 1998 for the Nintendo 64 in Japan. In this racing game, developed by Nintendo EAD, a scintillating successor to a Super Nintendo classic, F-Zero X is one of the fastest racers you'll ever clap eyes on. If you were one of the people who got queasy from playing the original F-Zero, wait until you play F-Zero X! Part of the reason F-Zero X plays so well is the game's consistently fast frame rate. Even with 30 hover cars jostling for the pole on-screen, there's never a hint of slow-down.

• Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber was released in 1999 for the Nintendo 64 in Japan. In this tactical role-playing/real-time strategy game, developed by Quest, featuring a gripping storyline with multiple possible endings, and a genre-defining character class system, this strategic epic has rightly retained its place in the hearts of tactical RPG fans. The game tells the story of Magnus Gallant, a recently graduated officer of the Palatinean Army who is assigned to the troubled southern region of his native land.

• Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix (known as Dancing Stage Mario Mix in Europe) was released in 2005 for the Nintendo GameCube in Japan. In this music/exercise game, developed by Konami, calamity in the Mushroom Kingdom - someone has stolen the Music Keys! Mario must recover the keys, before the unstable power of music destroys the entire Kingdom! Strut yourself on the dance mat that's included with each copy of the game; you can shake your thang to over 25 dance-flavoured songs

• Pokémon Tretta was released in 2012 for the arcade in Japan. This battle simulation, developed by Takara Tomy with Marvelous AQ, focuses on three-on-three Pokémon battles that require special tiles, called Tretta, that depict one of the various Pokémon species in order to play. Unlike it's predecessor Battrio, however, Tretta incorporates searching and capturing Pokémon in various locations. Pokémon caught in-game are dispensed for players to use in other battles, or to add to their collection.

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NES

JAPAN ONLY

• Daiva Story 6: Imperial of Nirsartia

• Dig Dug II

• Downtown Nekketsu March: Super-Awesome Field Day!

• EarthBound Beginnings

• Joy Mech Fight

• Mystery Tower

• Ninja JaJaMaru-kun

• Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels

• The Mysterious Murasame Castle

• The Mystery of Atlantis

• TwinBee

NOT IN EUROPE

• Crystalis

• Kung Fu Heroes

• Mappy-Land

• Nightshade

• Star Soldier

• Vice: Project Doom

NOT IN NORTH AMERICA

• Devil World

SNES

JAPAN ONLY

• Amazing Hebereke

• Kirby's Star Stacker

• Mario's Super Picross

• Psycho Dream

• Super Puyo Puyo 2

• Wrecking Crew '98

NOT IN EUROPE

• Bombuzal

• Breath of Fire

• Doomsday Warrior

• EarthBound

• Fighter's History

• Kirby's Dream Land 3

• Magical Drop II

• Natsume Championship Wrestling

• Super Baseball Simulator 1.000

• Super Valis IV

• The Ignition Factor

• The Peace Keepers

NOT IN NORTH AMERICA

• Jelly Boy

• Pop'n TwinBee

• Smash Tennis

NOT ANYWHERE

• Star Fox 2

Nintendo 64

JAPAN ONLY

• Sin and Punishment

NOT IN EUROPE

• Dr. Mario 64

• Harvest Moon 64

Sega Genesis

NOT IN EUROPE

• Assault Suit Leynos

• MUSHA

• Pulseman

• Strider

NOT IN NORTH AMERICA

• Super Fantasy Zone

Game Boy

NOT IN EUROPE

• Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble

Game Boy Advance

JAPAN ONLY

• Densetsu no Starfy

• Densetsu no Starfy 2

• Densetsu no Starfy 3

NOT IN NORTH AMERICA

• Kuru Kuru Kururin

We've seen the Nintendo Switch match up to Nintendo's home console greats such as the SNES, Nintendo 64 and Wii. But what about Nintendo's handhelds? After all, the entire point of the Switch is that you can play it anywhere, so it's only natural to see where it stands in that category.

Personally, as far as the library and quality is concerned, I'd say the Switch is among one of the greatest Nintendo among their handhelds. I'd say it ranks up there with the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS, maybe even surpassing those systems.

You have Nintendo console titles like Legend of Zelda BotW/TotK and Super Mario Odyssey playable alongside evolved versions of handheld staples like Kirby and Fire Emblem. Even those console-like games can play similarly to handheld games in that they can be enjoyed in small doses.

But I also think the Switch has brought back a lot of that "Nintendo handheld" feel that I thought was somewhat missing from the Nintendo 3DS, particularly on the third party front. From Indies, to the various great Japanese games and remasters, to the "WTF" ports of games like Witcher III, I feel like the Switch has brought back a lot of that magic from the GBA and DS.

So I was watching a video about luigis story and remembered that 2013 was also one of the years that the wii u was out and I'm not the smartest when it comes to financial stuff but was the year of luigi really the cause of it

On this day (July 13) in Nintendo history...

Releases

• Super R-Type was released in 1991 for the Super Famicom in Japan. In this horizontal scrolling shooter, developed by Irem, four stages are borrowed from R-Type II and three new ones are added. The game is known for its high difficulty (even compared to other games in the series), particularly because of its lack of checkpoints, since dying means restarting the level from scratch. Also, this game suffers from slowdown, which was also a problem for many early games for this system.

• Boundish was released in 2006 for the Game Boy Advance in Japan. In this light tennis game, developed by Skip Ltd., based on one of the oldest videogame concepts of all, you play in many different ways. Illustrated with simple stick game, your aim is simply to keep the ball on screen by hitting it with the paddle. Different modes include coloured bubbles slowing the speed of the ball, both players spinning 360° on a record, juggling blocks in the air while moving left and right, and more.

• Dialhex was released in 2006 for the Game Boy Advance in Japan. In this puzzle game, developed by Skip Ltd., you control the "Hex", a hexagonal marker that rotates the six coloured triangles contained inside. Clear the triangles by matching their colours in a hexagon. More triangles fall from the top of the screen as you play, and more colours are added as you clear more Hexes. Glowing triangles have a special effect on the play area when cleared. The game comes with several unlockable single player modes as well as a multiplayer game.

• Dotstream was released in 2006 for the Game Boy Advance in Japan. In this racing game, developed by Skip Ltd., you control a dot that leaves a line trail behind it. You have to dodge the obstacles on each track and reach the finish line.

• Project Hacker: Kakusei was released in 2006 for the Nintendo DS in Japan. In this point-and-click adventure game, developed by Red Entertainment, you play as Satoru, a detective at the GIS agency. You and your partner Rina solve internet crime using your legendary skills as a hacker. You are sent on missions to bring down internet criminals. To do so, you are faced with a series of puzzles that require you to hack into computer systems. This is where the touch screen comes in.

• The first wave of Pikmin amiibo Figures was released in 2017 in Japan and included Pikmin.

• A fourth wave of Splatoon amiibo Figures was released in 2018 worldwide and included Callie and Marie.

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So if this game gets a sequel, what if each stage has more than just one outfit? Like for the kingdom stage with sword fighter, you add an archer or magician outfit. For he ninja stage you can add samurai. For mermaid you can add a pirate peach!

Perhaps not tears of kingdom big, but maybe on the same scope as eternal darkness.

is kinda exciting, to suddenly have full on new horror game by Nintendo, especially since judging from the ratings across the world, they really are taking advantage of the rated M title.

What I'm only worried seeing modern day horror titles, not usually made from an existing IP, like dead space, silent hill, resident evil etc tend to be on the shorter side less than 3 hours, and what we end up having is a game like P.T. except unlike P.T. that was indeed the full game, that we have to pay for.

On this day (July 12) in Nintendo history...

Releases

• Ganbaru Wateshi no Kakei Diary was released in 2007 for the Nintendo DS in Japan. This finance diary software, developed by syn Sophia, aims to help users handle their household accounts, reduce wasteful spending and live sustainably. You can directly input expenditure onto the touch screen. The system calculates repayments of bills, loans and mortgages, and you can view changes of expenditure over time.

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People have been translating JP-only GBA games for years, but the first time Nintendo brings a JP-only game overseas, they don’t bother to translate it? Why? Who’s to say they won’t do the same with a possible Mother 3 port?