Wreck-It Ralph will certainly get a sequel at some point. In addition to being a commercial success, the movie has been regarded as one of the better films of 2012.

Many classic video game characters saw cameos in Wreck-It Ralph, but one character was missing: Mario. His name was mentioned, but he never appeared at any point. Director Rich Moore said that Mario wasn’t included since the team couldn’t find a way to appropriately include him.

Moore does want to add Mario to a Wreck-It Ralph sequel. He feels that having him in the movie “would be great.”

“We’ll really come up with something good for Mario to do [in the next film]. To be able to present him in the sequel would be great.”

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New Devil Survivor 2 announcement soon

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Index Corporation and Atlus aren’t done with Devil Survivor 2. The official website is teasing a new Devil Survivor 2 project announcement. Look for the news within in a few day’s time.

Index’s Devil Survivor 2 game push joins the upcoming Japanese anime – debuting in April – and there’s also a new comic planned for January.

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Nintendo adopts Adobe Marketing Cloud

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Nintendo is now an adopter of Adobe’s Systems’ “Adobe Marketing Cloud”. The technology can be used in the digital marketing space.

Nintendo plans to use the Marketing Cloud on its different channels including the Wii U eShop. The company will be able to monitor online sales from the store, understand consumers’ needs, and grasp user trends. Additionally, Nintendo hopes to use the tech to strengthen communications and content deployment.

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Satoru Iwata is now 53 years-old

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Breaking news: Satoru Iwata is having a birthday today. Nintendo’s head honcho turned 53 years-old.

Iwata has been a busy man with the recent Nintendo Directs. Here’s hoping he was able to enjoy his birthday!

Japanese Nintendo Direct mini will be streamed… in less than 2 hours

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This is not a joke. There is another Nintendo Direct today. Really.

A Japanese presentation will be shown at noon Japan time. That should be 10 PM EST / 7 PM PST.

Just a heads up: don’t expect too much. Since this is a Nintendo Direct mini, the stream will be brief, and there won’t be a whole lot of news.

All we know at the moment is that the video will be very short. It’s unclear if this will focus on a specific game or something else entirely. We’ll know soon!

Rumor: Lots of details about the cancelled Guitar Hero 7

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Guitar Hero games pretty much used to be a yearly series. Year after year Activision would churn out new entries.

But in 2010, Guitar Hero came to a screeching halt. Warriors of Rock was the last release, and it doesn’t sound like Activision will be refreshing it anytime soon.

Interestingly, before Activision put the hammer down on Guitar Hero, Vicarious Visions was working on Guitar Hero 7. It was only midway through its development that the project was canned and Guitar Hero entered retirement.

Kotaku spoke with a source and corroborated rumored details about the title, which we’ve posted below.

Tales series ships 15 million copies worldwide

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Since its inception, the Tales series has shipped over 15 million units. All games released since Tales of Phantasia hit store shelves in 1995.

Namco Bandai teases “Project Versus J”

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Weekly Shonen Jump’s latest magazine has gone on sale, and it’s brought along an interesting revelation. “Project Versus J”, a brand new title, is teased in the issue.

The magazine doesn’t actually have any details about the mystery project, but calls it the “ultimate Jump game”. One Piece’s Luffy, Dragon Ball’s Goku, and Toriko are all pictured in the first scan.

Nintendo’s Japanese release schedule is rather barren for January

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The graphic pictured above is the entire release schedule for Japanese Nintendo games in January. Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage 2 is the only title confirmed for release next month. And that’s across all of Nintendo’s platforms – Wii U, 3DS, DS, and Wii.

That’s kind of crazy knowing that the schedule includes first and third-party releases. Where are the games, Nintendo?! Maybe we’ll see some release date announcements tomorrow through Nintendo Direct?

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