Spanish website elmundo.es conducted an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto at the Louvre Museum. Miyamoto spoke about his retirement, expressed interest in returning to the Wii Music idea, and apparently said that Nintendo will be showing off a new Mario game for Wii U at E3 2012.

I say apparently because the article doesn’t contain a direct quote from Miyamoto about a Wii U Mario title. The writeup does state, however, that “Nintendo will present a new Super Mario for this platform, which will combine the TV screen with the controller.”

elmundo’s article mentions the following points:

– Nintendo is making new types of games as traditional types are now being released on iPhone/Android
– Miyamoto is readying his staff for his retirement; he’s taking young/bright developers under his direct command
– Miyamoto is working on a few small projects, but is very focused on Pikmin 3 and Luigi’s Mansion 2
– Nintendo will show a new Super Mario game for Wii U at E3; it will combine the TV screen with the new controller
– Miyamoto wants to do more with the Wii Music idea

If Nintendo is presenting a new Mario project at E3, it would be more likely for them to show off EAD Tokyo’s new game (Mario Galaxy, Mario 3D Land team) rather than New Super Mario Bros. Mii. We’re already getting a 2D sidescroller for the 3DS this year, so it’s unlikely that the Wii U will see a similar experience.

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Pandora’s Tower Special “Commemorative Golden Coins” trailer

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I’m pretty certain this trailer is identical to the launch trailer we posted a few days ago. The only difference I see is an additional five seconds added in showing off the Commemorative Golden Coins Club Nintendo reward.

Media Create software sales (4/2 – 4/8) – Top 50

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01./00. [PSP] 2nd Super Robot Wars Z: Saisei-hen (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.04.05} (¥7.330) – 265.439 / NEW <89,45%>
02./01. [3DS] Kingdom Hearts 3D -Dream Drop Distance- # (Square Enix) {2012.03.29} (¥6.090) – 42.231 / 255.810 (-80%)
03./03. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2012 (Konami) {2012.03.29} (¥5.980) – 26.908 / 87.049 (-55%)
04./02. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2012 (Konami) {2012.03.29} (¥7.980) – 26.886 / 117.319 (-70%)
05./04. [3DS] Kid Icarus: Uprising (Nintendo) {2012.03.22} (¥5.800) – 25.710 / 205.415 (-46%)
06./07. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land # (Nintendo) {2011.11.03} (¥4.800) – 21.996 / 1.486.692 (-12%)
07./05. [NDS] Pokemon Conquest (Pokemon Co.) {2012.03.17} (¥5.800) – 17.989 / 285.597 (-41%)
08./08. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3G # (Capcom) {2011.12.10} (¥5.800) – 16.770 / 1.375.179 (-21%)
09./09. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 16.024 / 1.637.655 (-18%)
10./12. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo) {2012.03.01} (¥4.800) – 10.364 / 122.967 (-20%)
11./06. [PSP] Black Panther 2: Yakuza Ashura Chapter (Sega) {2012.03.22} (¥6.279) – 10.356 / 141.948 (-61%)
12./00. [360] Kinect Star Wars # (Microsoft Game Studios) {2012.04.05} (¥5.880) – 6.010 / NEW
13./13. [PS3] Devil May Cry HD Collection (Capcom) {2012.03.22} (¥4.990) – 5.887 / 61.604 (-51%)
14./17. [3DS] Harvest Moon: The Land of Origin (Marvelous AQL) {2012.02.23} (¥5.040) – 5.844 / 160.607 (-24%)
15./00. [PS3] Mahjong Dream C Club (D3 Publisher) {2012.04.05} (¥7.140) – 5.701 / NEW
16./20. [WII] Wii Sports Resort with Wii Remote Plus # (Nintendo) {2010.11.11} (¥5.800) – 4.810 / 910.448 (-27%)
17./14. [3DS] Hatsune Miku and Future Stars: Project Mirai # (Sega) {2012.03.08} (¥6.090) – 4.679 / 129.297 (-43%)
18./30. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) {2008.04.10} (¥5.800) – 4.622 / 3.543.434
19./24. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (PSP the Best) (Capcom) {2011.09.22} (¥2.990) – 4.387 / 232.809
20./27. [3DS] Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog / Shiba / Toy Poodle & New Friends (Nintendo) {2011.02.26} (¥4.800) – 4.299 / 533.026

Updates to the Nintendo Channel (4/12/12)

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Videos

Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir Launch Trailer
Xenoblade Chronicles How to Play Video Part 2
Ketzal’s Corridors Launch Trailer
Anne’s Doll Studio: Tokyo Collection Trailer

Rock Band Music Store update next week (4/17/12)

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Cambridge, Mass. – April 13th, 2012 – Harmonix today announced that four tracks from P!nk are headed to the Rock Band 3 Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™.
Rock Band provides the deepest and best selection of artists, songs and albums through the Rock Band music platform, which features more than 1,400 artists and more than 3,500* tracks via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks atwww.rockband.com/songs). Rock Band’s gigantic music library dwarfs that of any other rhythm video game on the market. More than 100 million songs have been sold through the Rock Band Music Store since its launch on Nov. 20, 2007.
Tracks downloaded from the Rock Band Music Store are compatible with the award-winning full-band Rock Band 3 experience, as well as the upcoming controller-basedRock Band Blitz, coming summer of 2012 for Xbox LIVE® Arcade and PlayStation®Network!
Rock Band DLC Additions for Xbox 360 and PlayStation®3 system

The gold rush is on as Pandora’s Tower launches on Wii (Europe)

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This is neat. If you register Xenoblade Chronicles, The Last Story, and Pandora’s Tower on Club Nintendo (Europe), you’ll be given a chance “a chance of receiving the Club Nintendo RPG Commemorative Coin Collection, which features three collectible limited edition golden coins”. Nintendo of Europe’s press release states that the reward is a limited edition prize.

Nintendo announces an exclusive Club Nintendo promotion for fans of Xenoblade Chronicles, The Last Story and Pandora’s Tower, the newest epic action RPG on Wii
13th April – Qualify to receive the Club Nintendo RPG Commemorative Coin Collection by entering a new Club Nintendo promotion linked to the action RPGs Pandora’s Tower, Xenoblade Chronicles and The Last Story. Pandora’s Tower is the latest in a series of action-packed RPGs to come from Nintendo, and launches across Europe today, exclusively on Wii, coming hot on the heels of previous RPGs Xenoblade Chronicles and The Last Story.
To be in with a chance of receiving the Club Nintendo RPG Commemorative Coin Collection, which features three collectible limited edition golden coins*, featuring designs based on the worlds of Xenoblade Chronicles, The Last Story and Pandora’s Tower, all you have to do is register all three games on Club Nintendo. The coins are limited edition and will only be available while stocks last!**

Japanese Wii VC release next week

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Neo Geo

Metal Slug 3 – 900 points

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Spirit Camera, Project Zero 2: Wii Edition dated for Europe

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Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir comes out in North America today. It won’t be out in Europe until June, however.

There is a bright side to this though! Spirit Camera and Project Zero 2: Wii Edition will both be available on the same day.

Lots of interesting Metroid Prime art

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NeoGAF member “Mama Robotnik” has unearthed a bunch of various concept art, renders, and more for the Metroid Prime games. The findings come from Retro Studios artist Danny Richardson.

Each title in the Retro-developed series is featured in the gallery above. You’ll find images of enemy concepts (such as an Omega Metroid for MP1), menu shots, and a bunch of other items.

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