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Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Junction Point Studios’ first title, Epic Mickey, finally arrived last year. Since then, the company has been extremely quiet. Rumors regarding an Epic Mickey sequel surfaced a few months ago, though they have yet to be confirmed.

Whatever the studio is working on, it sounds like fans can expect some surprises. Warren Spector recently said:

“I can tell you I’m really excited about future projects from Junction Point. There’ll certainly be some surprises. Beyond that, you’re getting’ nothin’ outta me.”

…DuckTales? Nah, probably won’t happen… Or will it?!

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Man… you can really tell how genuine these two are!

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West Coast Customs Builds Karts Based on Classic Video Game Franchise

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Ever wanted to see a real-life kart from Nintendo’s hit Mario Kart™ series outside of the Mushroom Kingdom? Nintendo has teamed up with West Coast Customs to create life-size models of two karts – one for Mario™ and one for Luigi™ – from the upcoming Mario Kart 7 video game for the portable Nintendo 3DS™ system. These unique electric vehicles were unveiled today at the LA Auto Show, where they will be on display Nov. 18-27 in the lobby of the West Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center. Visitors attending the show will be able to take photos of the karts, sample the Mario Kart 7 game before its Dec. 4 launch and participate in multiplayer game play.

Additionally, members of the GameStop® PowerUp Rewards™ program will have the opportunity to claim the Mario Kart as his or her own as part of the monthly Epic Reward Giveaway™ program. To be eligible for an Epic Reward Giveaway entry, members must make a purchase or trade at their local GameStop or on GameStop.com during the month of December. PowerUp Rewards Pro™ Members automatically get two entries with purchase. The lucky winner will be announced in February; for more information, visit http://www.poweruprewards.com.

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Posted on 13 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in Features, General Nintendo | 0 comments

You can read the post of the day here.

For those that missed it, today was Shigeru Miyamoto’s 59th birthday, and as the aging game creator doesn’t really show any signs of slowing down, it got me thinking: What would Nintendo be if he suddenly died? I don’t think he will, but I really worry about how much of what they make comes from his genius in game development, and how much is from other people. Similar to the feeling I had when Steve Jobs passed away in October, I like to think that he has taught his “underlings” well enough where they could pick up the slack and keep making just as high of quality games, but I’m not 100% sure.

Now, that being said, I think it’s fair to say that I’m probably wrong. I felt the same way about Koji Kondo’s music skills, and when I learned that he only actually composed one song for Skyward Sword, I was ecstatic because the music was so great despite him not being the main composer. It gave me hope for the future of the music in Zelda games, but whether the same can be said about the gameplay and story elements is yet to be shown.

Do any of you worry about this as I occasionally do?

~Austin

Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments

Sounds like everyone had a great time at the Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony Concert!

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“Mario fans: Relax! PETA’s game was meant to be tongue-in-cheek, a fun way to call attention to a serious issue, that raccoon dogs are skinned alive for their fur. We wish real-life tanukis could fly or swat enemies away with their tails and escape from those who profit from their skins. You can help them by never buying real fur.” -PETA Statement

Well, it certainly wasn’t a very high quality joke! Part of me thinks that they might just be saying this to get Mario fans off of their back, but I suppose I could understand if this truly was just a goofy troll. It did seem rather extreme, even for PETA.

Via MyNintendoNews

Posted on 13 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Well, wouldja look at that! Everybody’s favorite video game creator- Mr. Shigeru Miyamoto- is turning the age of 59 today, which is pretty neat considering that Skyward Sword is just about to release. If you ask me, there really isn’t much a better way to celebrate than to have one of you best games ever on the way!

For those of you who, for one reason or another, may be unaware of who Mr. Miyamoto is, he’s the mastermind behind many of today’s biggest video game franchises, included Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Pikmin, Nintendogs, and many many more. Have a good one, Shiggy!

Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments

Thanks to Matt for the tip!