Famitsu rumors – Zelda Wii U reveal at E3, Youkai Watch sequel, new Metal Max game, more
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In this week’s issue of Famitsu, the magazine published an 11-page article covering game industry rumors – which are actually a mix of facts and speculation. We’ve rounded up some of the Nintendo-related items below.
Yoshi’s New Island t-shirt sold out on Club Nintendo
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The availability of Club Nintendo’s Yoshi’s New Island t-shirt was truly limited. In just a couple of weeks, the reward managed to sell out. Hopefully those who were interested in the t-shirt placed an order!
Nyannyan Neko Mario Time episode 7
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More: Japan, Nyannyan Neko Mario Time
New console from China comes with a blatant Wii Remote rip-off
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Throughout the Wii’s lifecycle, we saw various rip-offs of the console, many of which originated from China. We’ve moved on to Wii U now, but copycats continue to surface – like the “G20”.
Chinese online retail giant Alibaba and electronics company Xiao Bawang are teaming up to produce the new console. The system itself isn’t a complete Wii rip-off, but it does make use of a controller that possesses some blatant Wii Remote similarities.
More: Alibaba, China, G20, Xiao Bawang
Mario Kart history infographic
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Nintendo shared a new infographic for the Mario Kart series on Twitter earlier today. You can check it out below.
The Mario Kart series has been going for 21 years! Which did you play first? #MK8 pic.twitter.com/wkhOxBLBBd
— Nintendo AU NZ (@NintendoAUNZ) April 8, 2014
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Pokemon Black/White soundtrack hits iTunes
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Yet another Pokemon game soundtrack is available on iTunes. As of today, fans can download the Pokemon Black & Pokemon White: Super Music Collection.
The soundtrack offers music composed by Junichi Masuda, Shota Kageyama, Hitomi Sat?, G? Ichinose, Morikazu Aoki, Minako Adachi, and Satoshi Nohara. It’s arranged by Shota Kageyama, Hitomi Sat?, G? Ichinose, and Minako Adachi.
More: iTunes, Pokemon Black, Pokemon White, soundtrack
Super Mario 3D World devs – next Mario title in the works, could use the GamePad more, Double Cherry and Cat Mario origins
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What’s the team behind Super Mario 3D World working on next? Why, a new Mario game of course!
Nintendo producer Yoshiaki Koizumi wouldn’t say if the new project is for Wii U or 3DS while speaking with EDGE. He did mention, however:
“That’s still a secret! I can tell you, though, that we’ve already started approaching our next challenge.”
“There’s still a lot more room for discovery and invention, and we’ll continue to propose new and exciting game mechanics going into the future.”
Zelda/Pokemon Monopoly sets apparently bumped up to August, Zelda puzzle also on the way
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The Zelda and Pokemon Monopoly sets announced last month are apparently releasing a month earlier than expected. Southern Hobby Supply lists both products for release on August 21.
Southern Hobby Supply also has a listing up for a 550-piece Zelda puzzle. This will launch on August 15, according to the retailer.
You can find boxarts for all three products above.
More: Mario, The Legend of Zelda
Video: Silicon Studio new rendering engine – tech demo preview
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Note that Silicon Studio’s tech should eventually make its way to Wii U.
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April 2014 downloadable rewards now available on Club Nintendo
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This month’s digital rewards on Club Nintendo have gone live. Members can choose from Trajectile (3DS, 200 coins), Super Mario World (Wii U, 200 coins), Art Academy: First Semester (3DS, 200 coins), and Mario Golf (Wii/Wii U, 250 coins). These items last through May 11.
Visit this page to order a downloadable game.