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Fans Can Also Attend Exclusive Assassin’s Creed® Revelations Panel

SAN FRANCISCO – August 23, 2011 – Today, Ubisoft® announced the exciting and diverse lineup of games that PAX Prime attendees can get their hands on before the official releases by visiting the company’s booths inside the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in Seattle, WA. Ubisoft also announced that it will host an exclusive Assassin’s Creed Revelations panel on Friday, August 26 from 6-7pm in the Main Theatre (located in The Paramount at 911 Pine Street in Seattle).

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This year marks Ubisoft’s largest PAX presence to date, and the company will showcase its titles across four unique booths, all located conveniently next to each other at spaces: 632, 622, 612, and 832. Ubisoft will feature hands-on demonstrations and special presentations of casual, high-definition, and online titles that build upon many of the company’s best-selling franchises, including:


Tucked away inside Nintendo’s PAX 2011 announcement is a release date for Kirby’s Return to Dream Land. It’ll arrive in North America on October 24.

Starting next month, Nintendo will be launching a bunch of different titles for the rest of the year. Star Fox 64 3D, Kirby Mass Attack, and Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 all launch next month. Then Kirby’s Return to Dream Land and Pokemon Rumble Blast ship on the same day in October. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and Super Mario 3D Land will be available in November while Mario Kart 7 closes things out in December. And let’s not forget Kid Icarus: Uprising will make it out to the stores for the holiday season as well!


01Net published an article yesterday regarding information they’ve received about the 3DS. Today, they’ve followed up with some Wii U rumors.

The first topic of discussion focuses on the controller’s main chipset. There is apparently some concern that it is limiting. 01Net’s source goes as far as to say that it might be “a tad too cheap”. The site also claims that wireless capabilities aren’t functioning just yet and a fourth prototype will be made available before month’s end.


Unsurprisingly, Nintendo has issued their standard “we do not comment on rumour and speculation” line regarding the rumored 3DS redesign. I wouldn’t expect any sort of confirmation now, and even if it were true, I don’t think we’d hear anything about it until next year. I’m sure Nintendo wants the 3DS to be a focus this holidays as it is now along with their lineup of upcoming games.

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A new article on The Wall Street Journal (registration required) seems to confirm that Nintendo’s rumored September event will indeed take place on the 13th. The site says that it’ll be called the Nintendo Conference, a trade show that is “open to industry people, analysts, investors and journalists, but not to consumers.” So we can expect the same deal as last year’s event.

We’ve already heard that a big announcement is planned, but perhaps it won’t necessarily be on the 3DS as this is called the “Nintendo Conference”. But I have to admit that the 3DS is probably the safest bet for a huge reveal.

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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Super Mario 3D Land, Mario Kart 7 and Kid Icarus: Uprising to be Playable in Nintendo’s Booth

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo is bringing the games that fans want to play to the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX), the premier video game event that is open to the public. The show takes place Aug. 26-28 at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in Seattle, and Nintendo will be at booth No. 462, level 4. Nintendo plans to have games for its Nintendo 3DS™, Wii™ and Nintendo DS™ systems available for people to check out before they launch, including The Legend of Zelda™: Skyward Sword for Wii and Super Mario 3D Land™, Mario Kart™ 7 and Kid Icarus™: Uprising for Nintendo 3DS, in addition to fun events and activities.

In addition to game play on the main show floor, Nintendo invites attendees to visit the Nintendo Gaming Lounge in the North Galleria, which will feature additional games and activities across two different levels. The third floor of the Nintendo Gaming Lounge will be decorated in honor of the upcoming Oct. 24 launch of the Kirby’s Return to Dream Land™ game for Wii (previously known as Kirby Wii) and the Sept. 19 launch of the Kirby™ Mass Attack game for the Nintendo DS family of systems, as well as the Pokédex™ 3D application for Nintendo 3DS. Visitors can inhale Kirby™ pink cotton candy, relax on Kirby beanbag chairs or pick up some fun Kirby items to wear on the show floor while supplies last. The third floor of the Nintendo Gaming Lounge will also feature Pokédex 3D activities such as large Pokémon™ AR markers and daily giveaways including collectible Pokémon AR marker cards while supplies last. The second floor of the Nintendo Gaming Lounge will feature playable versions of Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker™ 2 and Fortune Street™. On this floor, players can take fun pictures with friends in a DRAGON QUEST-themed “monster friend mash-up” photo booth and meet with other DRAGON QUEST fans.


We now have a follow-up report on Nintendo’s rumored September 13 event. Inside Games is adding to the speculation, claiming that their sources say that an extremely big title will be announced next month. They aren’t sure if the reveal will be taking place on September 13, however, nor do they know if that’s when the rumored 3DS conference will take place. It does seem that the event will be taking place sometime in September though.

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