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On this week’s episode: Mario Kart 7, Super Mario 3D Land, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and the Nintendo eShop.


Atlus, Aquaplus, and Nippon Ichi all have teased new titles when asked about their thoughts for 2012.

Speaking with Famitsu, Atlus said that “That title you’ve been waiting for may be announced.” Aquaplus, meanwhile, has an announcement coming up in just a few days. Lastly, Nippon Ichi’s new title will apparently be revealed through an upcoming illustration.

These were all pretty vague teases. The question of the day is, will any of these projects end up on a Nintendo platform?

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Watch over 70 minutes of Nintendo content with Satoru Iwata…


A couple of weeks ago, Famitsu.com asked its readers to participate in a number of different polls. Visitors were asked about the biggest video game stories of the year, the company that left the greatest impression, and more.

You can find all of the results below.

Biggest news stories of 2011

1. Nintendo 3DS price drop (8/11)
2. PSN account leak (4/27)
3. Monster Hunter 3 surprise announcement for 3DS (9/13)
4. Wii U announcement (6/8)
5. Dragon Quest new title details announced (9/5)
6. Nintendo 3DS first week sales (2/28)
7. PS Vita launch (12/17)
8. Monster Hunter Portable 3rd ships 4 million domestically (1/5)
9. Sony details new NGP hardware (1/27)
10. Monster Hunter 3G release date set. Circle Pad bundle also announced (9/13)

Famitsu.com’s most-accessed stories of 2011

1. PlayStation Meeting 2011 Live Blog
2. Monster Hunter series set for iPhone release
3. Super Robot Wars appears on PS3 — 2nd Super Robot Wars OG
4. Monster Hunter 3rd HD set for release
5. Keiyaku Mahou Shojo available on GREE
6. Monster Hunter 4 announced for 3DS
7. Persona 4 The Golden appears on PlayStation Vita
8. First installment of feature about G Generation series
9. Super Danganronpa 2 announcement article
10. Senran Kagura announcement article

Game company that left the greatest impression

1. Nintendo
2. Sony
3. Capcom

Person that left the greatest impression

1. Shigeru Miyamoto
2. Akihiro Hino
3. Ryozo Tsujimoto

Commercial that left the greatest impression

1. Mario Kart 7
2. Zelda Skyward Sword
3. Uncharted 3

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This should begin in ten minutes or so. We’ll post any translated information and media that comes in. As I said before, I wouldn’t expect any significant news. Still, we’ll get some new footage of upcoming games at the very least. Should be a fun time!


The L.A. Times has a new interview up with Shigeru Miyamoto. Miyamoto was asked to comment on his original “retirement” comments for the umpteenth time, and he apologized for any misunderstanding.

Besides this, there are some other interesting remarks included inside of the interview. Miyamoto is asked about his favorite Nintendo characters (he has a difficult time choosing just one), his influences, and more.

Head past the break for his responses.


Today was Christmas, and seeing as how I’m a human-being who celebrates and enjoys all of the consumerism and materialistic goodness associated with the day, it was only natural that I would spend some time with my family and friends. I hadn’t planned on playing Just Dance. Heck, I was exhausted from how long the day was, but when I was urged to rekindle my relationship with the game, I just couldn’t resist. I stood up- Wiimote in hand- and danced my ass off to “Viva Las Vegas” and “Girlfriend”. Like every single time I’ve played that game, I came away completely baffled at how anyone could dislike it.



Nintendo has made tomorrow’s “Nintendo Direct” presentation official. The official site has been updated with a notice that the next event will take place tomorrow at 10 PM EDT / 7 PM PDT.

President Satoru Iwata has been dishing out some tweets regarding what to expect tomorrow. He said that the company will share news on titles that will be released up to the end of March 2012. There will be updates on games for both the 3DS and Wii. Don’t expect any Wii U information!


Aside from the new downloadable games being offered on Club Nintendo, there aren’t a whole lot of rewards that I’ve been interested in. Recently, though, Nintendo added in a poster set for Zelda’s 25th anniversary, and all three items look quite nice. Two of the posters are hand-drawn, and all three are fairly large – they each measure 22” X 28″.

Since supplies are fairly limited, you may want to consider ordering one on Club Nintendo now. Just make sure you have 400 points ready!

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Nintendo will be holding a second “Nintendo Direct” presentation to close out 2011. Some Japanese fans have spotted the company’s updated UStream page, which states that the event will be held on Tuesday. Similar to the presentation back in October, the latest Nintendo Direct is scheduled for Tuesday at 12 PM in Japan, which is Monday at 10 PM EDT / 7 PM EDT.

It’s unclear if the new presentation will be filled with announcements, though Nintendo did share some pretty substantial news in October. Lost Heroes, 3D Classics: Kid Icarus, and other titles for the handheld were revealed throughout the event.

You can keep track of Nintendo’s UStream page here.



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