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As far as we know, Nintendo isn’t doing anything special for Metroid’s anniversary. Zelda, on the other hand, will see symphony concerts around the world, two soundtracks, a special gold Wiimote, a Flipnote Studio competition, and the release of five games – Skyward Sword, Ocarina of Time 3D, Link’s Awakening DX on the eShop, Four Swords DSiWare, and the original Zelda for the NES portion of the 3DS Ambassador program.

The only acknowledgment Nintendo is giving Metroid is in the form of the tweet above. I suppose we should be happy that Nintendo of America even remembered that the series turned 25 last week! It’s sad to see Samus fly under the radar, though. Sure, Metroid isn’t as popular as Zelda, but it’s still a treasured franchise that has been around just as long.

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THQ is changing their direction a bit. They’ll be refocusing their resources and will be cutting down on liscensed kids titles, movie-based releases, and MX vs. ATV products.

Along with this news comes the closure of THQ Brisbane and Blue Tongue. Nintendo fans will remember Blue Tongue for their high-quality de Blob games. Around 200 staff members will be laid off across both studios.

THQ Inc., (NASDAQ:THQI) today announced a strategic realignment of its internal studio development teams to better align resources with the company’s future portfolio of interactive entertainment. THQ is in the process of transitioning its portfolio away from licensed kids titles and movie-based entertainment properties for consoles and has also decided not to actively pursue further development of the MX vs. ATV franchise at this time. As a result, the company announced the closure of two studios in Australia, and the elimination of a development team at the company’s Phoenix location. The company is maintaining its Quality Assurance team in Phoenix.

THQ’s five internal development studios are focused on key initiatives and franchises: THQ Montreal, creating an unannounced new IP with a team led by industry veteran, Patrice Désilets; Volition, Inc., developing the highly anticipated upcoming game Saints Row(R): The Third,(TM) and inSANE(TM) in collaboration with renowned film director Guillermo del Toro; Relic Entertainment, creators of Company of Heroesand the upcoming Warhammer 40,000(R): Space Marine(TM) for PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system; Vigil Games, developing Darksiders(R) II and next year’s MMO Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium Online(TM); and THQ San Diego, developers of WWE All Stars and creating best-in-class fighting games.

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VIZ Media has announced that PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE ETERNAL DIVA will be released on November 8, 2011 in North America on Blu-ray and DVD.

Professor Layton, true English gentleman and the world’s greatest amateur super sleuth, embarks on his most daring adventure yet when he receives a letter from his old student, the famous opera diva Janice Quatlane. She is to perform at the legendary Crown Petone Opera House and invites him to attend as her special guest. Meanwhile, a spate of disappearances hits London. Two young school girls are the latest victims, and the Professor suspects it’s related to the mysterious occurrences at the theatre. The Professor and his loyal assistant Luke travel to the Opera House to solve their toughest puzzle yet, the mystery of Eternal Life!

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Another bonus 3DS Ambassadors can receive as being part of the program is extra Club Nintendo coins. Nintendo confirms in a Q&A that all twenty games can be linked to a member’s account. I imagine that post-play surveys will be available as well, so you could earn a ton of coins by just downloading the titles.

“Nintendo 3DS Ambassadors who link their Nintendo 3DS systems to their Club Nintendo account prior to downloading their games will be eligible to earn Coins for the 20 free games.”

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Even though Square Enix hasn’t shown much of Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance, you might be pleased to hear that development is going well. Tetsuya Nomura has intentions of releasing the game early next year, but wouldn’t commit to any sort of release date.

Kingdom Hearts 3D will be playable at this year’s Tokyo Game Show for the first time along with Theatrhythm Final Fantasy (also launching early in 2012). Square Enix will likely display trailers for these titles and other projects appearing at the show at their Open Megatheater. The videos will posted online for public viewing once TGS is finished.

In this week’s issue of Dengeki PlayStation, Nomura said that Kingdom Hearts 3D’s quality matches that of a console game. The development team have been working hard on the moves shown in the debut trailer, such as having the ability to run on walls. Nomura promises that Dream Drop Distance will feature the flashiest motion we’ve even seen in a Kingdom Hearts title.

Nomura also discussed the Kingdom Hearts franchise in general. He acknowledged that there is some concern about attracting new players to the series, so he hopes this can be worked on for Kingdom Hearts’ 10th anniversary. Although he wouldn’t elaborate, Nomura teased an “HD technical test”. Could Wii U be a part of those plans?

Thanks to Thomas N for the tip!

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This is another goodie that Nintendo has prepared for Zelda’s 25th anniversary. It’s short, but quite enjoyable as well!

The video goes along with the “drawing Link” tutorial and Flipnote Studio competition.

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Update: Added in an English version.

Included in Nintendo’s new Zelda 25th anniversary website is a video about Flipnote Studio and a “lesson” about how to draw Link in the free DSiWare application. Actually, it shows how to draw two versions of the character – Wind Waker/Spirit Tracks Link and Adult Link from Ocarina of Time.

If you watch closely, perhaps you’ll be able to draw Link yourself! Anyone want to give it a shot on Flipnote Studio or even Game Notes on the 3DS?

The drawings themselves are fairly straightforward, though the information “points” are in Japanese. If an English version pops up, we’ll be sure to add it here.