Polygon - Nintendo Direct January 2013: New Zelda, Miiverse features, Mario Kart and morehttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/42931/favicon.ico2013-01-24T10:45:03-05:00http://www.polygon.com/rss/stream/36710192013-01-24T10:45:03-05:002013-01-24T10:45:03-05:00What Nintendo has learned from Kickstarter
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<p>We listened to your requests, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata said. And here's what we are going to do about it.</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/2013/1/24/3908612/what-nintendo-has-learned-from-kickstarterChris Plante2013-01-23T14:30:04-05:002013-01-23T14:30:04-05:00Balloon Fight on Wii U
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<p>Images from <em>Balloon Fight</em> on Wii U.</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/2013/1/23/3907734/balloon-fight-wii-uDave Tach2013-01-23T14:30:02-05:002013-01-23T14:30:02-05:00Balloon Fight brings a Wii U Virtual Console preview, customizable controls and save points
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<p>Nintendo released <i>Balloon Fight </i>today in the Nintendo eShop, bringing with it a preview of the Wii U's upcoming Virtual Console as well as customizable controls and save points.</p>
<p><i>Balloon Fight </i>is the first in a series of NES games that the company will release monthly between now and July in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Nintendo Famicom, the Japanese counterpart to the Nintendo Entertainment System. Like <i>Balloon Fight</i>, each will cost $0.30 for 30 days.</p>
<p>Nintendo's console version made its debut in 1986, and a port of that<i> </i>is now front and center in the Nintendo eShop. Tapping on the icon allows you to check out screenshots, get information about the game as well as purchase, download and install it with a few taps on the...</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/2013/1/23/3907674/balloon-fight-wii-u-virtual-consoleDave Tach2013-01-23T11:04:35-05:002013-01-23T11:04:35-05:00EarthBound launching on Japanese Wii U Virtual Console in March
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<p><i>EarthBound</i>, the celebrated SNES RPG known as <i>Mother 2</i> in Japan, will be available on the <a target="new" href="http://www.polygon.com/2013/1/23/3906914/wii-u-virtual-console-launching-this-spring">Wii U Virtual Console</a> in Japan this March, Nintendo announced today during a <a target="new" href="http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/direct20130123/index.html">Japanese Nintendo Direct presentation</a>, as translated by a <a target="new" href="http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=46745429&postcount=1">NeoGAF</a> user.</p>
<p><i>Mother 2</i> will be released on the Virtual Console as March's Trial Campaign game, with users able to purchase the RPG for 30 yen (approximately $0.34). The Trial Campaign celebrates the 30th anniversary of the NES, which launched in Japan as the Famicom in July 1983. <i>Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream</i> is the March game in North America.</p>
<p>The Virtual Console release of <i>Mother 2</i> is also part of the <a href="http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/famicom30th/mother2/index.html" target="new"><i>Mother 2</i> Resurrection Festival</a>, which brings the game back for its 19th anniversary — it was released in 1994 on...</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/2013/1/23/3907188/earthbound-mother-2-wii-u-virtual-console-japan-release-dateSamit Sarkar2013-01-23T09:57:18-05:002013-01-23T09:57:18-05:00Next Legend of Zelda title has a new design philosophy, says producer Aonuma
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<p>The next Legend of Zelda title, slated for release on the Wii U, will implement a new design philosophy that will be a departure from previous series installments, series producer Eiji Aonuma announced in today's Nintendo Direct.</p>
<p>According to Aonuma, the team has set aside the familiar conventions of the series to "get back to basics." Things like completing dungeons in a certain order and only being able to play by yourself will be changed "to create a newborn Zelda so players today can enjoy the real essence of the franchise."</p>
<p>Aonuma said the original plans for fall 2011's <i>Skyward Sword</i> included making these changes, but the developer was unable to change the game's linear structure.</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/2013/1/23/3907038/next-legend-of-zelda-title-has-a-new-design-philosophy-says-producerAlexa Ray Corriea