Nintendo Treehouse gets an official (B)Log
Update: added list of posts published on the Nintendo Treehouse Log. You will find it below!
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Nintendo Treehouse is the name of product development team at Nintendo of America. If you’re not really sure what that entails, all you should know is that they do a lot of things:
- they translate games
- they work directly with game developers, providing feedback on content and features
- they track trends and news across the industry, and provides in-depth evaluations of Nintendo consoles and games
- they help with the promotion of Nintendo consoles and games (marketing)
- they create screenshots, videos, and more; they also work on Nintendo Direct presentations and the famous Nintendo Treehouse Live (including those at E3)
- and more…
In short, they’re a central part of Nintendo of America, and their work isn’t just limited to the North American market. They also collaborate with Nintendo of Europe, for example.
The reason we’re talking about the Nintendo Treehouse today is not because of today’s livestream for the Splatoon 2 Global Testfire, but because yesterday, their official (b)log was opened: you can click here to check it out.
Right now, there’s two (rather lengthy) posts: one from Bill Trinen himself (by far the most famous person at Nintendo of America, after Reggie), and one from Nate Bihldorff (less of a public figure than Bill Trinen, but pretty much as important).
Wondering what they will share on that blog? Bill Trinen explains it all:
What I can say is that it will be a place where we’ll post content periodically, rather than on a set schedule. The content will offer insight into games and franchises you love, presented from a unique Treehouse perspective. We may not cover every game or every IP, and we won’t pull the curtain all the way back, but our hope is that the Nintendo Treehouse Log will evolve into something fans will enjoy—a place where you can get details on games you’re looking forward to from a variety of different people who are excited to talk about them. Here’s hoping you’ll be looking forward to our posts, and coming back for more.
In other words, this blog will offer you a nice little window into the world of the Nintendo Treehouse, so that you can see that the people working on your favorite games are not just human beings (and not just faceless employees), they’re also pretty big video game fans!
Here’s the last blog posts for the Nintendo Treehouse Log:
- Metroid: Samus Returns—amiibo functionality (Scott. O, Metroid: Samus Returns)
- League Battle Basics (Corey O., Splatoon 2)
- Nunchuks? More like FUNchuks! (J.C. Rodrigo, ARMS)
- The Family That Slays Together Stays Together (Chiko B., The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
- Big Bad Brella (Corey O., Splatoon 2)
- The Arz(uros) of War (Roxanne K., Monster Hunter Stories)
- Travel Photography with a Twist, Part 1 (Sam. R, Super Mario Odyssey)
- Like a finely layered onion…or is it onions? (Demetrius, Xenoblade Chronicles 2)
Here’s the list of currently available blog posts:
- Thanks for Stopping By (Bill Trinen)
- Welcome to the Jungle (Nate Bihldorff)
- Adventures of a Shiekah Slate Shutterbug (Chiko, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
- Original Heroes Eschew Pants (Nate Bihldorff, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
- Alm’ed and Dangerous (Lindsey N., Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia)
- Now You’re Cooking with Power (Bill Trinen, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
- Schooled by Old-School Combat (Lindsey N., Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia)
- Dungeon Crawling for Dubious Content—One Adventurer’s Tale (John K., Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia)
- Of Swords and Sorcery (Lindsey N., Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia)
- Welcome to ARMS, Part 1: Motion Controls (JC Rodrigo, ARMS)
- Welcome to ARMS, Part 2: Button Controls (JC Rodrigo, ARMS)
- Welcome to ARMS, Part 3: In the End, There’s No Wrong Answer (JC Rodrigo, ARMS)
- La Belle Combattante (John K. ARMS)
- These ARE the Droids You’re Looking For (Jonathan R., ARMS)
- Unravelling the Mysteries of ARMS with Master Mummy (César P., ARMS)
- Up Close and Personal with Samus Aran (Nate Bihldorff, Metroid)
- What’s in a Box? (Bill Trinen, Super Mario Odyssey)
- Coach JC’s Ultimate ARMS Champ Summer Camp, Part 1: Hoops (JC Rodrigo, ARMS)
- Salmon in the Summer (Corey, Splatoon 2)
- The 900 Wonders of the World (Nate Bihldorff, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
- Coach JC’s Ultimate ARMS Champ Summer Camp, Part 2: V’ball (JC Rodrigo, ARMS)
- Coach JC’s Ultimate ARMS Champ Summer Camp, Part 3: Skillshot (JC Rodrigo, ARMS)
- Coach JC’s Ultimate ARMS Champ Summer Camp, Part 4: 1-on-100 (JC Rodrigo, ARMS)
- Dances with Bokoblins (Nate Bihldorff, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
- Hoarding Reptiles for Fun and Profit (Nate Bihldorff, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
- Splatfest Sweetalk Smackdown (Morgan Ritchie, Eric Smith, Splatoon 2)