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It’s only natural that gamers don’t exactly love seeing celebrities at the VGAs. The general sentiment amongst fans is that they prefer the focus to be on the actual games rather than silly, scripted skits. At the 2009 VGAs, a number of celebrities once again made appearances, including Mike Tyson and much to the dislike of gamers, the cast of Jersey Shore. However, Geoff Keighley defended having celebrities at the show on the latest Major Nelson podcast, noting:

“And yes there were celebrities, but one thing I’m really proud of related to this year’s show is that all the celebrities there pretty much had a connection to the gaming industry. I mean there was an exception or two like the Jersey Shore cast which was there because they were the topic of the moment…I can’t tell you how many people at the after party, gaming industry executives would come up to me and their wives would be like, ‘Oh my God, I can’t believe you had the Jersey Shore cast there, that’s fantastic.’ So it was something that as you said for guys like you and I it’s a little bit of a non sequitur, but it makes sense for the bigger, larger entertainment picture that we’re trying to build with this show.

But you know gamers I think in the past have always complained that it’s like ‘Oh, well why do have these celebrities that don’t have any link to gaming?’ You look at this year’s show, almost everyone there had some kind of link to the gaming industry, whether it was Mike Tyson who was in Fight Night, or Tony Hawk, or Olivia Wilde who is in the new Tron game, or Jake Gyllenhaal who is doing the Prince of Persia film. Everyone was there for a reason and I was really dead-set on making sure that the talent had a link to gaming and we got rid of a lot of the fluff. It was talent that had a link to gaming, it was great world premieres, and then the awards that mattered. And I think that’s a formula that works better for this industry. I’m sure there are people that are going to complain and say ‘Oh, you didn’t need Snoop Dogg in there performing’ or ‘You didn’t need the cast of the Jersey Shore.’ You gotta give us a few things in a few areas where we can make it entertaining to a more mainstream audience… “

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December 18, 2009 – Beverly Hills, CA – EGM Media LLC, publisher of leading independent video game magazine “Electronic Gaming Monthly,” announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Time/Warner Retail Sales & Marketing to handle newsstand marketing and sales for the title when it returns to bookstores, newsstands, and other retailers in March 2010.

“Time Warner Retail is the preeminent player in the single-copy field so it should be no surprise that we have selected them to represent the print version of the publication,” said Steve Harris, publisher of Electronic Gaming Monthly and president of EGM Media, LLC. “The fact Time/Warner Retail’s relationship with the title goes back nearly twenty years made this an easy decision and one that will immediately benefit our efforts.”

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This is another part of Nintendo Power’s “250 reasons to love Nintendo” in their latest magazine. The list is in no particular order.

– Spread Gun (Contra series)
– Master Sword (The Legend of Zelda series)
– Bionic Arm (Bionic Commando)
– Mega Mushroom (New Super Mario Bros.)
– Metal Blade (Mega Man 2)
– Raccoon Suit (Super Mario Bros. 3)
– Options (Gradius series)
– Vampire Killer (Super Castlevania IV)
– Smash Ball (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
– Golden Gun (GoldenEye 007)
– Chainsaw (MadWorld)
– Ice Beam (Metroid series)
– Mario’s butt (Mario series)

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We posted about this a few hours ago, but Nintendo has put out an official press release detailing the prizes and have shared some images of the rewards.

Club Nintendo™ is offering some cool new exclusive Rewards to members who like their correspondence to have a little Nintendo flair. New stationery items, including greeting cards, folders and bookmarks, have been designed exclusively as Rewards for Club Nintendo members. The new items include:

* Two sets of greeting cards. The sets each feature three different designs of beloved images from the Super Mario Bros.™ and Nintendogs™ series. Each set of 12 greeting cards is available for 300 Coins.
* Three different sets of folders featuring designs from the Super Mario Bros. series. The sets contain three different folders and include three matching bookmarks. Each set is available for 250 Coins.

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This is another part of Nintendo Power’s “250 reasons to love Nintendo” in their latest magazine. The list is in no particular order.

The Mushroom Kingdom (Mario series)
Hyrule (Zelda series)
Planet Zebes (Metroid series)
Your Town (Animal Crossing series)
Metro City (Final Fight series)

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“Yes, you may be absolutely right, although I can not remember exactly all the details. There really is a difference between the temples, which we wanted to integrate and those that exist in the final game. And that had something to do with magic. We thought of integrating some actions, some plot threads, and some puzzles that have something to do with magic abilities. We have come to the conclusion that other, already existing, just regular items to be a worthy replacement. So we had originally three temples, which would capture the young Link, three temples for the adult Link and three in which he was to learn each spell – but instead we have eliminated a temple of it. In the final game is now so 3 plus 3 plus 2, or 8 temples to find.” – Eiji Aonuma

Because this information comes from a machine translation, not all of Aonuma’s words are entirely clear. However, he seems to be saying that initially, there were plans to include additional dungeons/magic in Ocarina of Time. In the end, though, some of those ideas were scrapped.

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Nintendo Power has a massive article regarding their favorite characters, worlds, and more to celebrate their 250th issue. We’ll be sharing some of the results over the next few days, starting with their favorite bosses.

1. Ganon
2. Bowser
3. Kefka Palazzo
4. Dr. Wily
5. Fawful
6. Ridley
7. Dr. Robotnik
8. Donkey Kong
9. Albert Wesker
10. Dracula

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Monster Hunter 3 released for Wii in Japan a few months ago, but could another game be in development? A scan of the most recent issue of Famitsu has popped up and it’s rumored that the page confirms a new Monster Hunter title. Supposedly, voice actress Aya Hirono said she’s busy with a project in the series. She didn’t mention which one and some are starting to believe this could be a new brand new Monster Hunter game. I can’t confirm the validity of her comments, though, so you should consider this a rumor for now.

Thanks to Jake T for the news tip!

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The Spike TV Video Game Awards have received a lot of attention as of late. Geoff Keighley, the man in charge of the show, has been pumping up the event with teases over the past few days. The VGAs will be taking place later today, but Keighley has one final tease for fans before it all starts. On his official Twitter, he wrote that the biggest surprise in the history of the VGAs will be shared, and it’ll be revealed basically as soon as the show starts.

“Do not miss the first five minutes of the VGAs for our biggest surprise premiere in VGA history!”

I don’t really think this will be Nintendo-related necessarily, but it should be interesting if you’re a fan of gaming in general.

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Right now, we don’t know much about Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands. Ubisoft has said that the game will continue the Sands of Time storyline and that it “is scheduled to be released May 2010 for consoles and handhelds.” Unfortunately, the company has yet to specify which systems the title will land on. GameFly, however, has provided a clue as to where it’ll end up.

According to the retailer, Forgotten Sands will be releasing for the Wii, DS, PS3, Xbox 360, and PSP. I’m inclined to believe this information because GameFly has been spot on with things like this in the past. But seeing as how Forgotten Sands will be present at the Spike TV Video Game Awards tomorrow night, it’s more than possible that we’ll receive a confirmation about this information very soon.

Thanks to TJes for the news tip!

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