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About James Higginbotham

Likes long walks through the rain forest of South America. Enjoys picnics and Unicorns. Was also voted the sexiest man in High School.
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Japanese Splatoon commercial shows off new weapons, maps, and modes
9 years ago

Japanese Splatoon commercial shows off new weapons, maps, and modes

One would assume most of these will appear after the August Splatoon update.

(OVER) Pure Nintendo contest: Win a Free copy of Xeodrifter Wii U
9 years ago

(OVER) Pure Nintendo contest: Win a Free copy of Xeodrifter Wii U

This Contest is Over

Jools Watsham from Renegade Kid loves his fans so much that he has passed along five Wii U codes for Xeodrifter. Because I love you, and i’m …
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ESL announces plans to test for PEDs
9 years ago

ESL announces plans to test for PEDs

The ESL recently announced plans to help curve the use of PEDs (Performance Enhancing Drugs) in e-Sports.

“We’ve known for some time that performance-enhancing drugs could be a challenge that we’d …
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New Nintendo patents shows possible QOL details
9 years ago

New Nintendo patents shows possible QOL details

The exact details about Nintendo Quality of Life is something that has eluded us for a while.  

According to some …
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Miiverse update coming JULY 29
9 years ago

Miiverse update coming JULY 29

A few weeks ago we posted about Nintendo’s plans to redesign and update Miiverse. Today, Nintendo Tom and Erika took to Miiverse to announce a few more details and launch date for …
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PR: Nintendo Partners with Facebook for Super Mario Maker Hackathon Event
9 years ago

PR: Nintendo Partners with Facebook for Super Mario Maker Hackathon Event

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– To celebrate the upcoming launch of the Super Mario Maker game for the Wii U console, Nintendo is hosting a special “hackathon” event at Facebook headquarters in …
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PR: Nintendo Download Highlights New Digital Content for Nintendo Systems
9 years ago

PR: Nintendo Download Highlights New Digital Content for Nintendo Systems

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:

  • Nintendo eShop on Nintendo 3DS
    • 3D Streets of Rage 2 – The sequel to the original …
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Report: Pokken Tournament being tested at Dave & Buster’s
9 years ago

Report: Pokken Tournament being tested at Dave & Buster’s

During a recent AMA on Reddit Kevin Bachus, the Senior Vice President of Entertainment and Game Strategy at Dave & Busters, claimed the Bar/Arcade/Restraint will play test Pokken Tournament. It’s not …
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PR: Tomonobu Itagaki’s Devil’s Third Heads to Wii U in the Americas in Q4
9 years ago

PR: Tomonobu Itagaki’s Devil’s Third Heads to Wii U in the Americas in Q4

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Devil’s Third, an upcoming shooter game with melee combat from Valhalla Game Studios Co., Ltd. and renowned game developer Tomonobu Itagaki, will launch for the Wii U …
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Mythical Pokémon Diancie distribution on Nintendo Network starting this Friday
9 years ago

Mythical Pokémon Diancie distribution on Nintendo Network starting this Friday

By  •  3DS

Starting this Friday,  Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, owners can download the mythical Pokémon Diancie. From July 24th – 27th Diancie will be available to download via Nintendo Network.


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Nintendo releases Genyo Takeda’s eulogy from Satoru Iwata memorial service
9 years ago

Nintendo releases Genyo Takeda’s eulogy from Satoru Iwata memorial service

Mr. Genyo Takeda’s, who’s the the company’s senior managing director and current co-director, gave the eulogy address during Mr. Satoru Iwata memorial services this past week.

Mr. Satoru Iwata, who was Nintendo’s President …
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PSA: Nintendo network maintenance happening tomorrow
9 years ago

PSA: Nintendo network maintenance happening tomorrow

Not a major outage but will effect some online components for a few Nintendo games.

From Monday, July 20, 2015 3:30 PM

– Monday, July 20, 2015 7:00 PM Pacific …
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PR: BplusGames: Every cent from now on will be donated to a cancer foundation to honor Satoru Iwata
9 years ago

PR: BplusGames: Every cent from now on will be donated to a cancer foundation to honor Satoru Iwata

By  •  3DS

Satoru Iwata influenced my life in a great way. His death is very, very sad. To honor Satoru Iwata, I decided to put my games on sale from now to …
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PR: Nintendo Download Highlights New Digital Content for Nintendo Systems
9 years ago

PR: Nintendo Download Highlights New Digital Content for Nintendo Systems

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following featured content:

  • Virtual Console on Wii U
    • Blaster Master– In this NES cult classic, main character Jason goes …
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June NPD numbers – Splatoon still going strong
9 years ago

June NPD numbers – Splatoon still going strong

Last night the American market research group, NPD, released their monthly sales number for the video game industry. Below are the top five selling games of June 2015.

  1. Batman: …
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