In the past, Nintendo’s Eiji Aonuma has always discussed The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and has noted that no game has managed to surpass it. Last year, he told Nintendo Power that he will not quit working on the series until he accomplishes that goal. In an interview with Spanish magazine El Mundo, Aonuma once again commented on the challenge of topping the classic N64 classic and said that it will be “quite complicated.”

“Surpassing it is very complicated. In addition, the things of the past pass on to our memories and there they grow bigger. Now if you play Ocarina of Time, you realize that it is not such a good game. There are times when it does not move quickly, the graphics are not as nice as they should be, there are parts that are somewhat confusing…Now, other Zelda games are technically superior. Everything is much faster, much better…But to overcome Ocarina of Time, what is needed is a change comparable to what occurred back then. And that’s something that is quite complicated.”

Itoi says still no plans for additional Mother games

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This is from an interview which was originally posted on July 22, but the information is still relevant…

“I was happy to find out that was possible. But games demand many more lines of dialogue despite the fact that the main characters don’t talk, so I couldn’t keep making them. That’s why I felt deep down after making three of them, ‘Well, that was a neat experience.’…Yes, that’s right (no more plans for Earthbound games).” – Shigesato Itoi, Earthbound designer

Thanks to Robert for the news tip!

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ESRB updates

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Battle of Giants Mutant Insects (DS) – E10+
Don’t Feed The Animals (DS) – E
Flipper (DSi) – E
Puzzler World (DS) – E
The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces (Wii) – T
Aha! I Found it! Hidden Object Game (Wii) – E
WarMen Tactics (Wii) – E10+
Art of Balance (Wii) – E
Easy Piano (DS) – E
Dementium II (DS) – M
Sudoku Sensei (DSi) – E

Mario Forever Difficulty Mod

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Thanks to Ross M for the news tip!

Reminder: Scribblenauts challenge

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Just wanted to remind you all that there is one week left in our Scribblenauts challenge. Remember, when this is all over, one of winners will be chosen to receive a free WiiWare or VC title. You can check out the guidelines here and read up on the latest challenge here. I think that we may only be hosting another challenge or two, so make sure you participate!

Game Informer’s top 200 games of all time

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In honor of Game Informer’s 200th issue, the magazine compiled a list of the top 200 games of all time. The titles are across all platforms and come from many different generations of gaming. We’ve posted the full list below.

1. The Legend of Zelda (NES, 1987)
2. Super Mario Bros. (NES, 1985)
3. Tetris (PC, 1984)
4. Grand Theft Auto III (PS2, 2001)
5. Half-Life 2 (PC, 2004)
6. Doom (PC, 1993)
7. Metroid (NES, 1986)
8. Final Fantasy III (SNES, 1994)
9. Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES, 1990)
10. Ms. Pac-Man (Coin-op, 1981)

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks Fire Arena multiplayer gameplay

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Japan’s VC/WiiWare/DSiWare releases next week

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VC:

-Romancing Saga (SNES, Square-Enix, 800pts)
-Iron Clad (NEOCD, D4 Enterprise, 900pts)
-Space Manbow (MSX, Konami, 800pts)
-Road Fighter (MSX, Konami, 800pts)
-Penguin Adventure (MSX, Konami, 800pts)
-Galaga (ARC, Namco-Bandai, 800pts)
-Toy Pop (ARC, Namco-Bandai, 800pts)

WiiWare:

-Shindori Action! Taikoukenchi -karakuri Shiro Nazo / Shindori Action! Taikoukenchi -Karakuri Castle Mystery (Perpetuum Game, 800pts)
-Rock and Roll Climber (Nintendo, 800pts)
-530 Eco Shooter (Nintendo, 1000pts)
-Kentoushi Furifuri Boxing / Prize Fighter Boxing (Takara Tomy, 1000pts)
(No sure of the use of furifuri in this context)
-Okiraku Kart (Arc System Works, 500pts)

DSiWare:

-Katanuki (G-mode, 200pts)
-Neratte Supotto / Aiming Spot (Nintendo, 200pts)
-Uchuu wo Kareru Josei Shooting / Universe Jumping Girl Shooting (ITL, 500pts)
(Someone might have a better translation of kakeru, it means just about anything)
-Texas Hold ’em (Hudson, 500pts)
-Ponjyan (Takara Tomy, 500pts)
-Meikyoukokugo Rakubikijiten / Meikyoukokugo useful dictionary (Nintendo, 800pts)

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