Tag: Nintendo of Europe

For those of us that can’t read or speak Japanese, or maybe you do but are still at what could only be classified as toddler level abilities, we depend on the localization teams to get each one of our beloved games translated into words we can understand. But there is so much more involved than just simple translations, in the localizing process the team also works on phrasing the wording to make more sense to each country, sometimes even including…

The Official Nintendo of Europe Twitter account just tweeted out an all new trailer for Tri Force Heroes. The latest trailer shows off our cursed princess in her horribly dull unitard and the heroes called upon to save her and Hytopia! You get to see more footage of gameplay with your “dopples” or friends, along with even more footage of the weapons and various areas and challenges in the game. Although there isn’t a ton of new information its nice…

As many people who follow Nintendo will know, the Club Nintendo rewards program will be replaced soon, and Nintendo has been very busy making sure that it goes out with a bang. Across all three main regions Nintendo has been cutting prices of items and adding awesome new goodies, like a Majora’s Mask Lamp, to the long list which currently stands. As such Nintendo has decided to update the European list once more, reintroducing the Legend of Zelda themed 3DS XL Carry Case…

Recently Zelda Dungeon has published a couple pieces about new Hyrule Warriors downloadable content. The information right now, however, is pretty vague—generally no names or specifics. Luckily, a recent tweet from Nintendo of Europe has given us some information, even if it may be specific to Europe only. It seems that three new villains from the game will eventually become playable characters as well. Hit the jump for more information.

Miiverse has been a really cool social media app for Wii U and 3DS owners to interact with each other by sharing pictures and commenting on different titles via the use of designated game communities. The talent shown on Miiverse by users showcasing drawings from different Nintendo titles is incredible and its great to see the Nintendo gaming community bond with each other like never before. What’s even more exciting to notice is that Nintendo of Europe has announced via…

Considering 2012 was a pretty dead year in terms of Zelda releases, Nintendo sure seems to be pulling out all the stops in giving us Legend of Zelda fans a year to remember. First, we were treated to a specially designed The Wind Waker Wii U bundle and now Nintendo of Europe has announced it will be retailing a stunning A Link Between Worlds themed 3DS XL console packaged with a download copy of Link’s latest handheld adventure! Currently, the…

The official Nintendo of Europe Skyward Sword website has finally launched and Nintendo put out a press release. Unfortunately, the European website is significantly behind its Japanese and American counterparts. It has the same World Map image, but it presently only has information on Skyloft, Farons Woods, and the Skyview Temple. This information was released weeks ago and significantly more information is available at the Nintendo of America website. Either way, the website has been updated and if you jump…

Twilight Princess and Super Mario Galaxy have both been added to the Nintendo Selects collection in Europe. For those of you uanware with what the Nintendo Selects are, they basically are the greatest hits or players choice titles that we’ve seen in previous game generations. It offers a re-release of the game in its identical form but with a fancy box and at a reduced price. Nintendo Selects are priced at $19.99 here in the United States and £19.99 over…

Shown below is the press release from Nintendo of Europe for the Skyward Sword bundle. There isn’t anything new, but we get confirmation that fans in Europe have to pre-order the bundle in order to get the goodies. The limited edition orchestrated CD will be available in limited quantities, so certainly you should pre-order if you want to get that as well as the gold Wii Remote Plus. Skyward Sword hits shelves on November 18th in Europe. 2nd September 2011…

The box artwork that you see to the left is being rumored as the European box artwork that will appear for the non-special edition version of the game. This would be more inline with what Nintendo has done in recent years as Europe always gets the brighter and more colorful artwork. We saw this with Phantom Hourglass, Spirit Tracks, and most recently with Ocarina of Time 3D. This box artwork comes from the French gaming website Gamekyo. We haven’t heard…