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Namco Bandai’s mystery teaser site was updated earlier today.

This time, we’ve been given a small clue! The text on the site says “??? x Action Adventure.”

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Update: Despite the upload date on DailyMotion, it turns out that the interview is several years old. Having said that, there’s still a good amount of hope for Eternal Darkness 2…

No one knows what Silicon Knights is working on currently – other than the folks inside the studio of course.

Eternal Darkness is arguably the company’s most-successful title (at least in terms of its critical reception), so fans have been hoping that they may return to the IP one day. Nintendo renewed the Eternal Darkness trademark a couple years back, and Silicon Knights head Denis Dyack did recently say that a sequel isn’t too much to ask for.

So can we expect Eternal Darkness II then? Well, that’s still not clear, nor is the status of the IP’s ownership.

When asked about the ownership of the Eternal Darkness franchise (Nintendo or Silicon Knights), Dyack wouldn’t reveal the answer. He was also unwilling to talk about a sequel. Apparently some people have interpreted some of his previous quotes as a confirmation that Eternal Darkness 2 is in the works, but that was never the case.

Dyack did say something very interesting about Silicon Knights’ relationship with Nintendo, though. He stated, “Nintendo is still our silent partner – a lot of people don’t know that.”

“That’s a question we’ve never answered. And at the end of the day, it’s not time to even talk about those kind of things for various different reasons. Nintendo is still our silent partner – a lot of people don’t know that. We have a great relationship with those guys and it’s not time to talk about Eternal Darkness 2. I’ve had so many questions and it’s been interpreted a couple of times where I said, ‘Yes, we’re working on Eternal Darkness 2.’ We’ve never said that. So, sorry. That’s the best I can give you.”

Dyack was later pushed about the IP’s ownership again, but still wouldn’t provide an answer:

“It’s a complicated question with a complicated answer and we’re not answering the question.”

Thanks to unithack for the tip!

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Namco Bandai opened up a new teaser site today. There’s really not much to it currently… the page simply contains a large “X” with a tiny bit of animation.

You can take a look at the teaser here.

Thanks to 4Him for the tip!

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Pokemon Smash brought us the goods on Pokemon Black/White 2, and now the show is teasing another announcement. Serebii reports that “The contents of this announcement are not currently known but the wording states that this announcement is something completely new and obviously Pokémon related.”

I have a feeling that this is related to Black/White 2. The games will be released in Japan within the next three months, so they need to start sharing concrete details about the project. Maybe we’ll see the first footage/images/gameplay details?

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The translation we posted last night regarding Yoshinori Ono’s hospitalization last night was somewhat wonky. He was indeed taken to the hospital, but he’s doing just fine.

An official Capcom blogpost says that it wasn’t too serious.

The message reads:

Regarding Street Fighter X Tekken producer Ono, immediately after the SFxT announcement event
He quickly felt very sick and fainted.
He was brought to the hospital and currently isn’t in a condition to come to work.
Happily, it hasn’t ended up as being severe, so let’s hope for a easy recuperation

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Capcom’s Street Fighter producer, Yoshinori Ono, is currently in the hospital. An official message on the company’s Japanese blog  notes that Ono was brought to the hospital following a promotional event for Street Fighter X Tekken in Asia.

The translated message in full:

“I would like to bring something else to everyone’s attention. Shortly after the Street Fighter X Tekken promotion in Asia Ono-san’s physical condition rapidly and heavily deteriorated and he had to be taken to the hospital.

“Because of his hospital tenure he will not be performing work-related affairs for a while. Ono’s well-being is very important to us and we wish for his steady recovery.”

Capcom did not specify Ono’s current status, but the notice does imply that he’s in stable condition. We definitely hope that’s the case. Get well soon, sir!

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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XSEED has posted several clues on their Twitter account for an upcoming game announcement. Based on the teases, we can only assume that the company is localizing UnchainBlades ReXX.

XSEED shared the following three clues earlier today:

So that’s a dinosaur (T. rex to be more specific), grass (a blade of grass that is!), and a scene from Ghost (Unchained Melody played in this scene). Put that all together, and you get UnchainBlades ReXX.

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Yet another interview with Koichi Hayashida has made its way online. This time, Game Informer has published their own Q&A with the Super Mario 3D Land director.

There are two things in particular to take away from the interview. A Super Mario 3D Land sequel (like Galaxy 2) is unlikely, as is a 3D remake of Super Mario 64.

Super Mario 64 is a specifically interesting case. In the “testing” phase for 3D Land, the team took a level from Mario 64 and basically threw a 3D coat on it. However, as Hayashida mentions below, the staff soon realized “that the way the levels were all designed was going to create so many stereo window violations”. Hayashida added, “we did rule out a remake of Super Mario 64 in stereoscopic view on the Nintendo 3DS.”

Head past the break for the full rundown of Hayashida’s comments.

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On this week’s episode: Kid Icarus: Uprisng, Nintendo Zone and 2 Fast 4 Gnomz.

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When Nintendo said that the Club Nintendo Kid Icarus: Uprising AR card pack reward would be a limited time offer, they really meant limited. The company just began the deal last week, but all of the stock has already been depleted!

On the bright side, you can still pick up Uprising AR cards through a variety of means. You can find more details here.