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Activision had Pi Studios working on a game called “Sing Hero” at one point. This was the studio behind many of the Rock Band Wii games.

Not many details are known. However, points would be accumulated based on the number of fans players had.

Eventually, Activision made the decision to stop producing music games. Guitar Hero was abandoned, as was the new Sing Hero title.

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These figmas look amazing. There’s even a figure for Pit’s eggplant transformation!

Thanks to Abe for the tip.

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The 3DS game card case was restocked in Club Nintendo around two weeks ago. Now the item is sold out.

Other sold out items include the fireworks fan, Donkey Kong poster set, and the previously-mentioned gold nunchuck.

Some (if not all) of these items will likely come back in the future. Stay on the lookout for updates.

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One modder has taken the time to build a completely portable SNES. After posting a few photos on Reddit, creator “robotairz” received an offer of $900 for the hardware. Not bad!

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A number of years ago, there had been talk of a Metroid movie. Once Zide-Perry Productions’ licence option expired, in 2004, director John Woo and the folks at Tiger Hill took over.

Brad Foxhoven, producer on the project and former president of Tiger Hill, told IGN:

“We believed there was a great opportunity for John Woo to bring his style of action into a Metroid film. Nintendo was quite supportive of the idea, as they were all fans of John’s previous films.”

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Years after the N64 kid video made a splash on YouTube, “unseen footage” from the original event has been uploaded online. You can see how Brandon Kuzma reacted after receiving GoldenEye.

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Nintendo has never released a Mario title that allows players to fully create and share stages. It’s true that New Super Mario Bros. U – the latest entry in the side-scrolling series – allows for coin placement in Coin Battle mode, but the overall level of customization is very low – especially compared to other platformers.

Masataka Takemoto, director of Mario’s debut on Wii U, expressed openness in an interview with GamesTM when asked if he foresees a time when players can share and create their own stages. It’s something he feels could be a possibility, “but there’s no use just blindly making that feature available.”

Takemoto told the magazine:

“I think the Coin Edit feature in Coin Battle is a step closer to that. There is a possibility of this happening in the future, but there’s no use just blindly making that feature available. We would need to carefully think about how to make such a system work. The important thing is that it has to be something that is uniquely Nintendo. Where a beginner can easily make something and have a good time, and simultaneously, someone who is really into Mario can delve into it deeper and make something more complex. So that is a challenge we will need to tackle in the future.”

Thanks to joclo for the tip.

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It took around four hours to recreate Super Mario Bros.’s 1-1 in Minecraft:

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A whole bunch of Japanese companies shared plans for 2013 in this week’s Famitsu. The feature was mostly filled with teases and hints for the future.

Here’s what some of the makers and publishers had to say:

• Aquaplus: In 2013, there are plans to release one title after another.
• Aquire: 2013 will continue to bring challenges.
• Compile Heart / Idea Factory: A new title in a popular series, of course something new that exceeds the imagination, is being prepared.
• CyberConnect2: 2013 will have Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle, Night Runner (tentative), and more.
• D3 Publisher: 2013 lineup includes Smakare, Storm Lover 2nd, Vitamin Z: Gradation, Vitamin R, Dream Club Host Girl Collection, Dream Club Zero Special Edipyon!, Puzzle Royale, Earth Defense Force 2025, Dream Club New Shop Np5, and Onechanbara Z: Kagura (A re-release? New platforms?).
• Ganbarion: New projects will be announced.
• Imageepoch: They are preparing to publish their fourth and fifth titles.
• SNK Playmore: 2013 will mark a great charge for Metal Slug.
• Sony Computer Entertainment Japan: 2013 will be a bright new year and they will deliver surprising entertainment to everyone.

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2D Mario games tend to sell better than the 3D entries. New Super Mario Bros. Wii outperformed both Galaxy titles combined, and New Super Mario Bros. 2 is quickly catching up to Super Mario 3D Land despite having been released nearly a year later.

New Super Mario Bros. U director Masataka Takemoto was asked for his thoughts as to why he believes 2D Mario games are more popular than the 3D ones in this month’s issue of GamesTM. Takemoto responded by noting that some players may not be as comfortable with 3D controls, and “maybe a wider range of people were more accepting of the New Super Mario Bros. series, which may have seemed simpler to them.”

Takemoto’s comments in full:

“I don’t think it’s because one game is better than the other. It’s just that compared to 2D, there seems to be more people who are not as comfortable with 3D controls. And maybe a wider range of people were more accepting of the New Super Mario Bros. series, which may have seemed simpler to them.”

Thanks to joclo for the tip.