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If Peter Molyneux had his way, he’d put Mario on the iPad.

Molyneux may be best known for his work at Lionhead, where he worked on the Fable and Black & White games. He most recently went on to establish 22Cans. The company’s first game was “Curiosity – What’s Inside the Cube?”, which saw release on iOS devices.

Molyneux is clearly a supporter of Apple’s tech, so when asked by Games Workshop co-founder and Fighting Fantasy writer Ian Livingstone if he would release Mario on the iPad in the latest issue of GamesTM, he enthusiastically said yes.

Ian Livingstone: I’m surprised there are so many people who want to get into hardware now, with the Steam Box, Nvidia getting into it, Ouya and the GameStick. Hardware has always been a bit of a mug’s game. If you were head of Nintendo wouldn’t you be tempted to say ‘Well, forget all of this stuff, let’s just put Mario on iPad.’ Would you put Mario on iPad?

Peter Molyneux: Of course I would!

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Update: GameSpot posted a few more details. The show will air at 10 AM PT / 2 PM ET and will offer “Konami news, game trailers, and exclusive interviews”. Behind the scenes footage of PES 2013 will be shown alongside Metal Gear Solid V and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2. A TV ad campaign will air on CBS stations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, Atlanta, Seattle, and Sacramento, plus CW stations in San Francisco, Atlanta, and Seattle beginning May 27.

Konami will be hosting its third annual “pre-E3 show” next month. The company announced on Twitter today that the event will be live-streamed on June 6 – that’s the week before E3.

Konami tweeted:

I can’t think of any major upcoming Konami games other than Metal Gear Solid V and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, so it’ll be interesting to see if any surprises are in store. Hopefully we’ll finally see some Wii U love. Amazingly, the publisher hasn’t brought any games to the console yet.

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Could there be a bit of hope for WWE 2K14 on at least one Nintendo platform after all?

At the moment, the upcoming wrestling game has only been confirmed for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. But Take-Two Interactive’s earnings release notes states that WWE 2K14 will be published “across all major platforms and distribution channels.” Surely the Wii U (or Wii) is a major platform…right?

Should WWE 2K14 come to a Nintendo platform, you can expect it to arrive on October 29.

Thanks to Duce Stamina for the tip.

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Nintendo Did Not Infringe Motiva’s Patents

REDMOND, Wash., May 13, 2013 – The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld Nintendo’s victory in a patent infringement case brought by Motiva, LLC against Nintendo at the International Trade Commission. The Court of Appeals agreed with the ITC that Motiva had failed to satisfy the agency’s domestic industry requirement. The ITC had also ruled that Nintendo did not infringe Motiva’s patents.

“We are very pleased with this result. The court confirmed that Motiva’s sole activity, litigation against Nintendo, did not satisfy the ITC’s domestic industry requirement,” said Richard Medway, Nintendo of America’s deputy general counsel. “Nintendo has a passionate tradition of developing innovative products while respecting the intellectual property rights of others. We vigorously defend patent lawsuits when we firmly believe that we have not infringed another party’s patent.”

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EA came out with a fighter for the likes of the SNES and SEGA Genesis based on the NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal way back in 1994. Nearly two decades later, could a follow-up of sorts be in the works?

Siliconera has come across a series of new trademarks known as “Shaqfighter” filed by the same company that runs “Shaq.com”. The items are related to video games, online games, computer game software, and action skill games.

It isn’t immediately clear what these trademarks could/will be used for, but it would be pretty amazing to see another Shaq fighter after all this time.

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Remember the Okami announcement that was teased a couple of weeks back? You know, the one that had everyone praying for a new game in the series?

We soon learned that the tease was not at all related to a new entry, but something else entirely. That kind of deflated the hype.

So we can probably talk about this without a significant amount of disappointment, so long as expectations have been kept in check for the past few days.

Later this month, Capcom will release the “Okami Special Fan Box Book” in Japan. It includes a notebook, sticker sheet, ballpoint pen, coin purse/pounch, and a set of five labels. Pricing is set at 1,575 yen. It’s not the worst thing in the world (mainly for the very dedicated Okami fans like myself), but Capcom should really get on making a new Okami game!

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Swords & Soldiers 3D will be out on the North American 3DS eShop on May 16. Publisher Circle Entertainment confirmed the news through Twitter:

A quick glance on the eShop reveals that Swords & Soldiers 3D is priced at $6.99.

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Not one, but two high-profile Assassin’s Creed developers are gone from Ubisoft.

It was confirmed earlier this week that Assassin’s Creed creator Patrice Désilets had departed from the company, but official comments from Désilets imply that he was forcefully removed.

Assassin’s Creed producer and former THQ Montreal colleague Jean-François Boivin is also out from Ubisoft, Désilets confirmed via Twitter:

Boivin’s initial run with Ubisoft began in 2005, and eventually took over as production manager and associate producer on Assassin’s Creed, Assassin’s Creed 2 and Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood. Boivin moved on to THQ Montreal in 2010.

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