CoroCoro to hold contest for special 3DS
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CoroCoro is turning 35 this year, and so they’re celebrating with a special contest. The magazine is teaming up with Nintendo to give one lucky winner a commemorative 3DS.
The next issue of CoroCoro – available on April 14 – will provide more details about the contest.
Thanks to 4Him for the tip!
Kid Icarus: Uprising anime – Palutena’s Revolting Dinner part 1
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Upcoming eShop/DSiWare release dates
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March 22
Zombie Slayer Diox (3DS Download) – $5.99
March 29
90’s Pool (DSiWare) – $1.99 / 200 points
Arc Style: Soccer 3D (3DS Download) – $6.99
April 5
Penguin Patrol (DSiWare) – $1.99 / 200 points
Anne’s Doll Studio: Tokyo Collection (DSiWare) – $4.99 / 500 points
Dr. Mario 3DS VC screenshots
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Rumor: Epic Mickey 2: Power of Illusion in the works for the 3DS
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We’ve been hearing lots of gossip about Epic Mickey 2 being made for the Wii (possibly Wii U as well), PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. According to the latest speculation, though, there’s also a “companion” game of sorts in the works for the 3DS.
Not much is known about the rumored project. Nintendo Magazine France says that it will contain 2D elements, but this hasn’t been confirmed.
If this is the real deal, we may hear about it on this week’s GameTrailers TV episode, Nintendo Power, or Disney’s upcoming conference.
Europe getting some sort of Kid Icarus: Uprising AR card pack
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I’m not entirely sure what this is. It could be a pre-order bonus for a European territory, or perhaps NoE will be selling AR card packs on a regular basis.
The photo above comes from a Masahiro Sakurai tweet, so maybe he’ll be willing to share more information soon.
Screenshots/art of Guild 01’s Crimson Shroud
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Theatrhythm Final Fantasy DLC music samples
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Gaijin Games once again says Bit.Trip Runner 2 is an option on Wii U, talk about BitTroid
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Bit.Trip Runner 2 was delayed to November earlier today, and Gaijin Games artist Mike Roush is once again reminding everyone that a Wii U version is possible. The console should be out for the holidays… wouldn’t Bit.Trip Runner 2 be a nice launch title for the Wii U’s store?
Regarding a Wii U version, Roush said:
“(A Wii U version is) definitely something we’re thinking about. My guess is we will always be with Nintendo. Everyone at Gaijin Games is a Nintendo fanboy, so we will most likely continue that relationship in the future. We’ll make one game and cross-platform it to the best of our ability. When we made these decisions we never knew about Wii U. So rather than us ‘leaving Nintendo’, it’s that these decisions were made a year ago. We would never leave Nintendo, we love them to death.”
That’s not the only news from Roush. He teased an idea Gaijin Games has for something called “BitTroid”. It would be “a mash-up of Bit.Trip and Metroid.”
He said:
“We’ve been joking around for years about making ‘BitTroid’ – a mash-up of Bit.Trip and Metroid. We’ve never thought about it seriously but we talk about it often. It would be something we’d love to do. We’d need to get a sub-team focused on that and do it in the old Bit.Trip style.”
Kojima explains why he wanted Snake in Smash Bros.
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Following the release of Super Smash Bros. Melee, we heard tales of Hideo Kojima asking Masahiro Sakurai to include Snake in the game. Sakurai wasn’t able to fulfill this request as Melee was too far along in development. However, Snake did end up joining Super Smash Bros. Brawl’s roster.
Kojima wanted to see Snake in a Smash Bros. title for two reasons. First, he believed introducing the character to “younger people” would be a smart move as “there hasn’t been a lot of Metal Gear on Nintendo platforms.” His son had also mentioned to Kojima how there wasn’t a character made by him in any of the series’ games.
Kojima said:
“My child likes Super Smash Bros., so we play it a lot together. And he told me that there’s no character that you made in that game. As you know, we did make Twin Snakes, but generally speaking, there hasn’t been a lot of Metal Gear on Nintendo platforms. So from that perspective, I thought it was a good way to expose younger people to this character, Snake.”