"Mario games teach us that even if something is essentially the same, psychologically it can be completely different. This example is very easy to understand."
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“I was removed as the director of Balan Wonderworld about half a year before release, so I filed a lawsuit against Square Enix. Now that the proceedings are over and I’m no longer bound by company rules, I’d like to speak out.” #BalanWonderworld
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バランワンダーワールド発売の約半年前にバランワンダーワールドのディレクターから外される業務命令が出されましたので、スクウェアエニックスに対して裁判所で訴訟を提起していました。裁判が終わり業務命令が現時点で効力は失われていると言う事ですので、お話したいと思います。#BalanWonderworld
Advance Wars for GBA was released in North America on September 10th, 2001.
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In light of recent world events, we have made the decision to delay Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp, which was originally scheduled to release on Nintendo Switch on April 8th. Please stay tuned for updates on a new release date.
"I don't even know what system this is anymore."
“I sent my Wii U in for repair, and my missing wedding ring came back.”
[There was a metallic foreign object in the disc drive of the Wii U. The service charge covers the extraction of the foreign object and cleaning.]
Satoru Iwata's reply to a fan letter, April 8th, 2013:
Hello. This is Iwata from Nintendo. Thank you for the letter.
I'm very happy that you chose Nintendo for your "Hello Work at 12" project.
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ff外から失礼します、自分も昔、学校の授業で、任天堂の岩田社長に手紙を出して返信をもらったことがあります！今でも額縁でかさっています一生の宝物です！！
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Here’s this year’s Nintendo recruitment pamphlet:
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We don't usually see the former regenerations unless it's a special.
Pro-tip: if you ever plan on moving to Japan, don’t put your middle name on your passport. Don’t put it on any form. Pretend it doesn’t exist.
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Shigeru Miyamoto to be recognized as a Person of Cultural Merit by Japan. In response, he said, "I'm thankful that light is being shined upon the genre of games." Not forgetting his co-workers: "This is a job where you can't do anything by yourself." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Person_of
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#SuperMario…６６歳なおゲーム作り、秘密は京都 文化功労者の任天堂の宮本茂さん「世界を笑顔に」 sankei.com/life/news/1910
Here's an updated worldwide timetable of #E3 2018 press conferences thus far. Updates will be posted here as more are announced.
“A battery inside a game console that hasn’t been charged or used in a long time may become unable to be charged. Please charge it at least once every six months.”
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"I think it's wrong of Square Enix not to value games and game fans. According to court documents, I was removed as the director of Balan Wonderworld for 2 reasons. It was done by the producer, head of marketing, head of sound, managing director, and HR."
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ゲームとゲームファンを大事にしないスクウェア・エニックスは駄目だと思います。
裁判の資料によりますと、２つのポイントで私はバランワンダーワールドのディレクターから外されました。プロデューサー、宣伝担当、サウンド担当、担当取締役、人事部によって実行されました。
“This is Miyamoto. Thank you for voting for so many Nintendo titles in the ‘Video Game General Election’ that aired last night. It was a chance to think back to all the scenes of game development over nearly 40 years. I will keep on making games to bring new experiences to all.”
Here it is: the final worldwide timetable for . Print! Save! RT! Please consider following if it's useful. Thanks, and enjoy! #E32021
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"First, when a YouTuber's arranged piano performance of the game music was released in a promotion instead of the original game track, turning the composer into a ghostwriter, I insisted that the original track be released and this caused trouble."
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一つはプロモーションでゲーム楽曲をYouTuberがピアノ演奏をして譜面を公開するとの事で、オリジナルゲームを出すのにアレンジされた楽曲を、しかもゴーストライターが譜面を書くのがおかしいと思い、オリジナル楽曲の譜面を出したいと主張した事でトラブルになりました
Vote. It doesn't matter what the polls say. Vote anyway.
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Republicans' chances in 2018 just keep getting bleaker | Analysis by CNN's Chris Cillizza cnn.it/2OkDccf
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"Second, according to court documents, [Naoto] Ohshima told producer [Noriyoshi] Fujimoto that the relationship with Arzest was ruined due to comments I made wanting to improve the game in the face of Arzest submitting the game without fixing bugs."
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もう一つは裁判資料によると、開発中に不具合が発生しているにも関わらず修正せずにアーゼストが提出してくる事に対して私が言った事や、ゲームを良くする為に私がコメントしている事でアーゼストとの関係が崩壊していると書かれていまして、それをプロデューサー藤本に大島が話をしたと言う事です。
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"For Sonic the Hedgehog, 2 weeks before finalizing, the spec was changed so that if you have even 1 ring, you won't die. This now well-known rule was the result of improving the game until the very end, and people world-over have enjoyed it as a result."
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ソニックザヘッジホッグですが、マスターアップの２週間前にリング１枚でも持っていたら死なない仕様に変更しました。みなさんご存知のこの仕様にいたるにはやはりギリギリまでゲームをよくする事をしていたので、現在も世界中のみなさんに楽しんで頂けているのではと思っています。#SonicTheHedgehog
Astute viewers in Japan have identified Sakurai’s couch. The price: 161,029 yen ($1,506.42). nitori-net.jp/ec/product/114
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Yuji Naka: "Sega Enterprises HQ is going away, so I brought my kids to take pictures. When I told them their dad made Sonic on the 7th floor here, they went, 'Oh, is that so?'
"There was a crowd, so I thought they might be there for pictures, but it was a Pokémon GO raid battle."
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セガ・エンタープライゼス本社の場所と建物が無くなると言うので、子供達と写真撮って来ました。ここの7階でパパがソニック作ったんだよと言ったら「へーそうなんだ」と言う感想でした。
たくさん人が集まって来たので、みんなセガの写真撮りに来たのかと思ったらポケモンGOのレイドバトルでした。
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"Retweeting, liking, etc. on SNS and such was banned, so I don't think Square Enix values game fans. There were many comments and wonderful illustrations about Balan Wonderworld, and I'm really sorry that I couldn't react to them."
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SNS等のリツイートやいいね等も禁止されていましたので、スクウェアエニックスはゲームファンの方々を大事に出来てないと思います。バランワンダーワールドの様々なコメントやとても素敵なイラストを書いて頂いたりと沢山ありましたが、私が何も出来なくて本当に申し訳なく思っています。
Translation: "Video games should cost $100."
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Pokemon Camp reuses all Pokemon Amie animations from 6+ years ago:
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"Myself, I'm truly sorry to the customers who bought Balan Wonderworld in an unfinished state. From this point onward, I will be able to react to posts tagging me or directed only toward me on SNS and such."
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私としては未完成のバランワンダーワールドを買って頂いたお客様には本当に申し訳ないと思っています。
今後はSNS等で、私のみにメンションやタグ付け等をして頂いた場合には反応が出来る事もあるかと思います。
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"Also, in an e-mail from Ohshima to Fujimoto, he wrote: 'I just told the staff about the demo delay. When I told them, 'This was prod. Fujimoto's decision. Let's do our best for him,' the staff applauded and cheered. This was unexpected, and I was moved...
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もう一点、大島が藤本に宛てたメールで、「先ほどスタッフを集めて、体験版をずらす件を伝えました。「このご判断は藤本プロデューサーです。我々は藤本さんの為にも頑張りましょう」と伝えたところスタッフから拍手と歓声が起きました。想定外でしたので感動致しました。
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"I think that the resulting Balan Wonderworld and the critical reception it received have a lot to do with what happened. I'm really disappointed that a product I worked on from the start turned out this way."
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バランワンダーワールドはみなさんご存知のような結果と評価になっているのはこの件が大きく関係しているのではと思っています。自分で最初から作り出した作品がこの様な結果になっているのは本当に残念です。
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If you liked this, please follow me for more video game tidbits translated from Japanese Twitter.
Is your body ready for #E3 2018? Here's a schedule for when to watch the 10 announced press conferences in your time zone. RT, print, and circle your times!
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"The staff's been down lately, but their spirits have been revived. Thank you very much. All of us on the staff will work hard.' So the schedule wasn't up to me, but the producer, yet the schedule being tight was the producer's doing. Something was off."
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最近、沈みがちだったスタッフに活気がよみがえりました。誠にありがとうございました。スタッフ一同、頑張らせて頂きます。」
との事ですが、スケジュールは私ではなくプロデューサーが決めるので関係ないですし、スケジュールがきついのはプロデューサーが決めた事です。何かおかしいですよね。
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I’m sure the ninjas can handle it. That’s their job.
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"I believe that when making games, asking for fixes in order to make something good should be a given, and if that's not possible, it should be talked over, but it looks like they can't. I don't think they value games."
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ゲームを作っているのですから良いものを作る為の修正要望を出すのは当然の事だと思いますし、もしそれが出来ないのであれば話し合いをすれば良いだけだと思いますが、それが出来ないようです。ゲームを大事に出来ていないと思います。
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"Improving a game until the very end is what being a game creator is all about, and if that's not possible, something's wrong. I asked my lawyer to negotiate my just being able to comment until the end of production, but their refusal led me to file suit."
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ギリギリまでゲームをよくするのがゲームクリエイターですしそれが出来ないようにすると言うのはやはりおかしいと思います。弁護士先生にお願いして、なんとか最後まで開発のコメントを出すだけでもと交渉しましたが、全く聞き入れなかったので裁判所で訴訟を提起しました。
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"I personally regret that Balan Wonderworld was released to the world in an unfinished state. I wanted to consider all kinds of things and release it as a proper action game. I don't think that Square Enix and Arzest value games and their fans."
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私的には未完成作品「バランワンダーワールド」を世の中に出してしまった事が、本当に残念でなりません。色々な事を考えてアクションゲームとして世の中にきちんとした形で出したかったです。スクウェア・エニックスとアーゼストはゲームとゲームファンを大事にしない会社だと思います。
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"We were releasing an original game, but only putting out an arranged track was definitely wrong. I believe that the game music that everyone can hum out are the original tracks."
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オリジナルゲームを出すのに、アレンジした楽曲の楽譜だけが世に出るのは、やはりよくないと思います。みなさんご存知の口ずさめるゲーム音楽があると思うのですが、それってゲームのオリジナル楽曲かと思います。
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"I believe that every effort must be put in to make games the best they can be until the very end so that game fans will enjoy what they buy. It wasn't right to, without discussion, remove and completely disassociate from the project a director saying so."
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ゲームは最後までいかに良いゲームにするかを努力して、ゲームファンの方々に買って頂いた時に楽しんでもらいたいと思って作る物だと思います。コメントしてくるディレクターを時間が足りないので、相談もなしに外して一切関わらせないと言うのはおかしいと思います。
Here's a global schedule of #E3 2019 press conferences & presentations. Please RT and follow! This should be the final version...?
Here's a global schedule of #E3 2019 press conferences & presentations. Please RT and follow! Any further updated versions will be put in the replies here.
Me: "My original 3DS won't turn on, so please fix it."
Nintendo: "The battery had expanded, so we replaced it and the motherboard. We also replaced the slide pad and buttons, as they'd gotten worn down. The cost of parts comes to 71 yen."
Me: "71 yen?"
Nintendo: "71 yen."
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ボク「初期型3DSの電源入らないから直してくだしゃい」
任天堂「充電池が膨張していたので、メイン基板と充電池を交換したよ。あとなんかボロボロだったからスライドパッドとボタン全部交換しといたよ。部品代は71円です」
ボク「71円」
任天堂「71円」
“I’m in charge of the music for the remake of Super Mario RPG, which was announced in today’s Nintendo Direct. I poured my heart into arranging all the tracks for fans and new players alike to enjoy! Look forward to more info! ♡”
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本日、Nintendo Directにて発表されましたリメイク版「スーパーマリオRPG」の音楽を担当しております。オリジナルのファンの皆さまにも今回初めてプレイする皆さまにも楽しんで頂けるように願って心を込めて全曲アレンジさせて頂きました!続報をお楽しみに♡ #NintendoDirectJP #スーパーマリオＲＰＧ twitter.com/Nintendo/statu…
By running under Bowser when he jumps and grabbing the axe.
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Super Mario movie directors explain how they approached Princess Peach gonintendo.com/contents/17050
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If you haven’t done so already, you owe it to yourself to play through Super Mario Bros.
Starting now, downloadable software pre-orders can be cancelled prior to money being charged 7 days before release. Previously, cancellations were not possible and money was charged immediately. No cancellations on pre-orders w/in 7 days of release, which get charged immediately.
“The 64 controller for the Switch arrived, so I took it apart and it’s completely different. The control stick connector has changed, so it’s incompatible with the original.”
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Racism is taught to children when they're young.
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. The shooter was a US citizen. What are you going to do, ban Muslims from coming out of the womb?
Nailed it.
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav on $3 Billion in Cuts: ‘We Don’t Know Exactly How It’s Going to Work’ yahoo.com/entertainment/
Team Ninja reacts to Smash Bros. announcement: "You can enjoy playing as Mai Shiranui in Dead or Alive 6."
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そんな不知火舞さんをプレアブルで楽しめる格闘ゲーム『DEAD OR ALIVE 6』(CERO D区分) twitter.com/denfaminicogam…
Here's an updated worldwide timetable of #E3 2018 press conferences thus far. Now with more cities and time zones! Barring any further announcements, this should be the final version. Updates will be posted here if any more press conferences are announced.
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That's one reason why you should continue studying and gaining experience without bias. Please do your best.
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Here's an updated worldwide timetable of the #E3 2019 press conferences & presentations. RT and follow for updates! Updates will be put in the replies here.
Here's a worldwide timetable of the #E3 press conferences and presentations scheduled thus far. Please RT and follow for updates! New versions will be posted in the replies here.
Report of a death
According to her owner, Miko, Longcat has crossed over the Rainbow Bridge. I pray for her soul.
Having become the subject of many meme images starting around the year 2005, Longcat became widely-loved.
Thank you for being born in this world and living long. t.co/TMozPCPB50
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A notice placed outside a pachinko parlor closed amid the pandemic:
“I want to concentrate on Animal Crossing, so we’ll be closed for a while.” #AnimalCrossing 😷
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The first time western audiences heard about Pokémon was in news reports covering the widespread seizures in Japan from the anime.
#E3 might not be happening, but the presentations are still on! Use this worldwide timetable to plan your watching schedule.
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During excavations at the future site of the Nintendo museum in Uji, Kyoto, remains from a late Yayoi Period (early 3rd Century) village were found.
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任天堂が資料館を建設しようとしたら、事前の発掘調査で弥生時代の遺跡が見つかりました！
#任天堂 #弥生時代
asahi.com/articles/ASQ4N
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I do think that you'll be able to find what you're good at by thinking deeply about all the things you're interested in, not settling for spending your days without increasing your knowledge, making lots of discoveries, and repeating that process.
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Making video games is a job that requires a lot of energy, but for me it was even more fun than playing them. That and the fact that other people could also enjoy what I'd made gave me a sense of purpose.
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While what you're good at and what you enjoy doing might not necessarily be the same, I've had the experience of others recognizing things I'm good at, even if I didn't actually like it at first.
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In middle school, I developed an interest in computers, and before long I'd decided to study computers seriously in college. While I was a college student, I realized how fun it was to make video games, and chose that for my job.
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“At our house, it’s natural for the cat to sometimes join in and play.”
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Game development requires the drawing together of many different fields. You need people to think up game designs, people to draw pictures, people to make music and sound effects, people to program, people to test the game...
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Nintendo has posted an advisory and apology about the effect of the coronavirus outbreak on Nintendo Switch production.
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...people to make sure that the whole team is working together well, and so on. That's why I don't think there's a right answer to the question of what you should study.
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"Yikes! I opened a sealed Dreamcast game and the GD-ROM was already rotten! I tried to wipe it off, but it's in a middle layer that can't be reached. It's hopeless! If you don't digitally archive your optical media collection, it'll die!" #Dreamcast #Sega
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ぎゃー！未開封GD-ROM開けたら腐ってた！！謎の紋様拭き取ろうと思っても表面じゃなくて中だから触れず、もうどうしようもない！やっぱり光学メディアのコレクションもデジタルアーカイブ化しないと死ぬ！ #ドリームキャスト #SEGA
Yo, I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want.
I really really really wanna reopened government.
“I follow the Nintendo account in each territory, so my timeline wound up like this.”
Japanese Emperor Akihito to abdicate on Sunday, March 31st, 2019 (Heisei 31), bringing the Heisei era to a close. His son Naruhito will ascend to the Chrysanthemum Throne on April 1st, 2019. The new regnal name for the years of Naruhito's reign will be announced next year.
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Muting because everybody’s putting words in my mouth. Just pointing out an unfortunate happenstance.
Okay, here we go...
1. The Phantom Menace
2. Attack of the Clones
3. Revenge of the Sith
4. A New Hope
5. The Empire Strikes Back
6. Return of the Jedi
7. The Force Awakens
8. The Last Jedi
9. The Rise of Skywalker
That sounds like quite a Mario Party:
"You can tell how long Ichiro's career has been by looking at the ads for game consoles behind him."
Messages from the developers always made you feel important and appreciated. t.co/ZlDrzhiY3l
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Here's an updated worldwide timetable of #E3 2016 press conferences. Use this to plan your watching schedule.
Why have small talk when you can have smallpox?
Here's an alternative way of charting the #E32021 presentations, separated into different images by date.
I hate this image with every fiber of my being. #PS5
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Also, if you stubbornly press O out of habit on the very first screen, you get a polite little reminder that it’s X from here on out, haha! ;-;
Despite the sale of Sega's arcade business subsidiary to Genda (soft G), the arcades themselves will retain the Sega branding. Sega will also continue to develop arcade games, but will shift some of its resources to console games.
This week-long parade of Bloomberg surrogates appearing on TV one after another seems like a series of paid infomercials from someone trying to corruptly buy the election.
#E3 is going to be crazy this year with so many press conferences. They keep on getting announced. Pro-tip to game companies: announce your events early so they can get on this and other timetables for maximum publicity!
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Sadly, at least 7 people are dead. Games can wait.
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[BREAKING NEWS] 7 people are dead after a powerful earthquake rocked Japan's northern prefecture of Hokkaido... www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ne
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For those wondering what would happen just walking off the top step, not touching B. #NES #NintendoSwitch
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Oh, wow. These appear to be prototype Revolution remote and nunchuck controllers for the GameCube. siliconera.com/2009/01/08/nin
