Brand new Kirby’s Epic Yarn trailer (new gameplay, levels, King Dedede, more)
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New Japanese Nintendo release dates include announcement of “Super Mario Collection Special Pack”
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Update: The Super Mario Collection Special Pack appears to be a straight-up port. It’ll contain Super Mario Bros. 1, 2, 3 and Super Mario Bros. USA. It isn’t clear how many copies will be printed, and it’ll only be available until the end of 2010.
Golden Sun DS = 28th Oct 2010, 4800yen
Kirby Wii = 14th Oct 2010, 5800yen
Super Mario Collection Special Pack (includes Super Mario History booklet and soundtrack) = 21st Oct 2010, 2500yen
Information about the new Mario title is a bit fuzzy at the moment. It may very well be a port or remake of Super Mario All Stars for Wii. We’ll let you know about additional details as they arrive.
SaGa 3: Shadow or Light screenshots
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Possible Donkey Kong Country Returns boxart
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This boxart has yet to be officially confirmed by Nintendo, but this looks pretty official. I’d say it’s likely that this will be the final cover. Do you guys like it?
Capcom’s TGS 2010 lineup
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Monster Hunter Portable 3rd
Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Dead Rising 2
Okamiden
Sengoku Basara 3
MonHun Nikki: Poka Poka Ailu Mura
Square Enix on the essence of Final Fantasy
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This information comes from Square Enix Executive Producer Akitoshi Kawazu in issue 258 of Nintendo Power…
“The Final Fantasy series has expanded to include a variety of spin-offs and even non-RPGs, so it’s difficult to pick out one element that applies to everything across the board. One thing I can say is that Final Fantasy is a special series to us, so anyone who participates in its development feels a tremendous amount of pressure. I hope we never lose the sense of always trying to create something new, and taking on the toughest challenges.
There is a wide variety of titles right now, so it might be a good time for us to really focus on the numbered titles, and ask ourselves once more what makes Final Fantasy what it is.”
Nintendo Power – Readers’ most wanted
Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, News, Wii | 10 Comments
Wii
1. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
2. Kirby’s Epic Yarn
3. Donkey Kong Country Returns
4. Mario Sports Mix
5. Sonic Colors
DS
1. Pokemon Black/White Versions
2. Super Scribblenauts
3. Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Miniland Mayhem
4. Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
5. Sonic Colors
3DS
1. Paper Mario
2. Mario Kart
3. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
4. Kid Icarus: Uprising
5. Star Fox 64 3D
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Miniland Mayhem boxart
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Ubisoft: Piracy caused DS software market to collapse, 3DS less easy to exploit/copy
Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, News | 3 Comments
“Nintendo understands that it has lost so much money with piracy on the current DS that it is working on something to prevent that on future hardware. On the DS it was really the very first time that Nintendo software was pirated, so it took us all by surprise very quickly. The new hardware will be less easy to exploit and copy. In the last 24 months the market for DS has collapsed for software but people are still buying the hardware.” – Ubisoft EMEA MD Alain Corre
We’ve heard a lot of developers weigh in about the 3DS’ improved functionality of preventing piracy, and most companies seem pleased with what Nintendo will be implementing. Still, it’ll be pretty tough to prevent pirates from finding workarounds.
