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Nintendo's Next Big Money Maker?

The recently unveiled Nintendo Figurine Project has huge potential. IGN's Brian Altano and Jose Otero talk about potential applications for NFP.

BigMcLargeHuge4405d ago

I'd rather see this done with Pokémon characters than regular Nintendo characters.

3-4-54405d ago

This will happen just wait.

700+ Pokemon characters and people WILL buy them.

paulcek4405d ago

Nintendo owns Pokemon, so there will probably be some Pokemon too.

Josh1014405d ago

Next big money maker? Let me guess...Mario?

AKissFromDaddy4405d ago

lmfao......you're stoopid...lol

AKissFromDaddy4405d ago (Edited 4405d ago )

Context isn't expressed well through comments. I don't think Josh101 is actually stupid. His comment is hilarious and I was dying.

I wrote what I would of said what if Josh were next to. That's how I write comments. Next time, I'll add a PS for clarity. However, I understand how I come across as insulting without any context. Sorry.

PS. I clicked AGREE on Josh's comment.

Sincere01214405d ago

Nah maybe cod, killzone, god of war type games or a game where its 95 percent cut scene as there arnt many of these type of games out already. Wait....

Josh1014405d ago

What kind of COD, Killzone or God of War games are you playing? I could see your "95% cutscene" being applied to a game like Metal Gear Solid. But not those...

Reeze4405d ago

I'm so excited! There's infinite potential with this!

TheEnigma3134405d ago

I'm sure the next money maker will be something Mario related.

BattleN4405d ago (Edited 4405d ago )

Future Mario Kart 8 DLC characters incoming!
I'm expecting character bundle's mabe 3 per package...

bobacdigital4405d ago (Edited 4405d ago )

I didnt think of including maybe a VC game on the figurine... that is kinda genius when you think of it .. Think of how many ips they could do that with to help bolster VC sales and what not ...

Mario figurine attached to Mario Bro 3
Captain Falcon figurine attached to F-zero
Link figurine attached to Zelda
Megaman?

Hell you could use them for DLC in Mario kart ... Diddy Kong figurine gets you the playable character in Mario Kart ... and works with Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze and Smash Bros somehow ...

The idea if done properly would help.. how much is the question at hand I guess..

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U.S. patent examiner rejects Nintendo’s summoning characters patent as obvious: non-final ruling

The rejection is non-final (and even when such rejections are labeled as “final”, the process is far from over, given that there can be, at minimum, an appeal to the Federal Circuit).

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Relientk7760d ago (Edited 60d ago )

Good, as they should! A game mechanic like that shouldn't be locked behind a patent, and Nintendo didn't invent it either.

PRIMORDUS59d ago (Edited 59d ago )

Nintendo wants to keep wasting money on bullshit lawsuits, real smart in this economy. They should put that money aside for other game projects. On the other hand, I don't care if they waste it all either, and they are screwed in the future maybe that will teach them a lesson.

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Nintendo Completes Share Repurchase and Sets Price for Secondary Offering

Nintendo completed its share repurchase and set its secondary offering price at 8,347 yen ahead of March 16 delivery.

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Nintendo Suing U.S. Government Over Tariffs

Nintendo filed a lawsuit in the United States Court of International Trade.

Nintendo of America is suing the United States government over the sweeping tariffs President Donald Trump put in place last year, according to a complaint filed Friday in the U.S. Court of International Trade and obtained by Aftermath.

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Deathdeliverer85d ago

Well dayum lol. Old agent orange pissing off every industry and nation.

0hMyGandhi84d ago

The fact that you have ANY disagrees will forever baffle me. And to the (apparent) MAGA contingent that exists on this website, enjoy your 8-9 dollar gas.

AuraAbjure84d ago (Edited 84d ago )

Yes, they had better be pissed after Trump told them the way they rip off the USA is over.

EveryPlatformGamer85d ago

LOL I read this on gaff, will they refund the money back to the gamers? highly unlikely. Didn't they just raise prices and pass it onto the gamers? Only Nintendo would send out the Ninjas to the US government.

-Foxtrot84d ago

That’s what I was thinking, imagine them winning hypothetically, getting a s**t load of money back which they would have lost if they hadn’t raised their prices and it’s business as normal.

It would just mean people paid more for no reason since they got the money back anyway.

Outside_ofthe_Box84d ago (Edited 84d ago )

A lot of companies partially passed the cost to consumers instead of all of it. They would still have to at least pay that back to gamers, but we know that won't happen. What's also sad is that prices won't come back down after the initial hike caused by tariffs.

People didn't understand the full repercussions of tariffs. That alone should have cost him the presidency if people knew it was a permanent price hike for consumers

Inverno85d ago

The people should sue these companies for having to over pay cause of these tariffs.

Eonjay84d ago

Naw they should sue the government for forcing the tax to begin with. No one reasonably expects these companies to absorb the taxes. Many smaller companies tried and were shut down or faced to increase prices to try to maintain their business. The tariffs effect everyone.

Inverno83d ago

I meant it mostly as a joke cause we all know the costs of these tariffs were passed onto the consumer. But it's seems no matter how vocal we are here in the states our "representatives" don't seem to care enough to represent us. And things are about to get worse.

Killer2020UK83d ago

The companies were doing what the law required then to do, the tariffs however were illegally implemented. Usually it's criminals we punish, you seem to have different ideas 🤷‍♂️

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