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After originally coming out for WiiWare, Romino Games ported Swords & Soldiers to a number of platforms. A 3DS eShop port is now in the works as well.

Circle Entertainment is working on the 3DS version. CEO Chris Chau said his company contacted Romino a few months back, and the studio was receptive of a 3DS port.

“We reached out to Ronimo a few months ago. They’re very nice and they’re happy to do a 3DS version of Swords & Soldiers. Circle always wants to take on new projects in different genres, so Swords & Soldiers 3D can be a first step [to making more 3DS titles].”

Chau added that Circle Entertainment is in talks with Romino about a demo and free DLC. Swords & Soldiers 3D could be out by spring.

“We’re still discussing with Ronimo the possibility of offering free DLC and a demo [for Swords & Soldiers 3D] to players. I believe people will be able to see this title in a few months—perhaps next Spring.”

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Austin edit: This is a thing you must do, because the game is truly wonderful.

ZombiU will be on sale for just $45 this weekend. Starting on December 30 and through January 5, Target will be maintaining the discount.

If you’re interested in the game, now may be the time to make a purchase. This is by far the lowest price we’ve seen for ZombiU thus far.

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It took quite awhile for a publisher to announce The Last Story for localization in North America. The game originally hit Japan in January 2011, but it wasn’t until February of this year that XSEED confirmed it would be bringing the game over.

Interestingly, The Last Story may not have made it to the states if not for the efforts from XSEED’s Ken Berry. It was Berry who led the charge in convincing the company’s marketing team that selling a full-priced Wii game in 2012 would bring about good results.

“It was a constant fight even within our own organization. To our external sales reps, we’d be saying, ‘No, like you guys don’t understand. There’s tons of fans out there that are asking for this. There’s a huge fan movement.’ I mean, so yeah. In the end, I think we were right.”

We now know that The Last Story is XSEED’s best-performing title ever. Berry, though, always expected it to be a hit.

Berry is appreciative of the community and fans who “really stepped up their game and put their actions and their wallets where their mouths were earlier.”

“We’re eternally grateful to the fan community out there. They really stepped up their game and put their actions and their wallets where their mouths were earlier. They backed up their talk.”

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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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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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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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As part of its send-off festivities, Nintendo Power compiled a list of the top 285 Nintendo games of all time. The magazine specifically chose the number since 285 issues were produced since its inception in 1988.

We have the entire lineup of games below – yes, all 285 games! Head past the break for the listing.

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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.

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Surprisingly, Animal Crossing: New Leaf is the first 3DS game to reach 2 million units sold in Japan. The game has beaten out the likes of Super Mario Bros., Mario Kart, and Monster Hunter.

That’s quite a milestone, isn’t it? It’s even more amazing when you consider how Nintendo wasn’t able to keep up with demand for awhile and New Leaf was experiencing constant sell-outs.

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Best Buy is currently offering Nintendo Land with the purchase of the Wii U Basic Set. Of course, the game comes bundled in with the Premium Set. But if the Premium Set isn’t your thing, Best Buy’s deal isn’t too shabby.

View the product listing here.