Nintendo Week 12/29
Super Mario 3D Land Super Play #1
Mario Kart 7 Wuhu Mountain Loop Time Trial
Just Dance 3 Download Mario’s Super Dance Party
Make Your Own Zelda Flipnote Nintendo of America Staff Flipnote
Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection Trailer
Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town Trailer
Carmen Sandiego: Big Ben Burglary Trailer
Cake Ninja Trailer

Nintendo Week (12/29/11)

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On this week’s episode: Mario Kart 7, Super Mario 3D Land, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and the Nintendo eShop.

First 50 minutes of Inazuma Eleven Strikers 2012 Xtreme

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Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 is a no-go on WiiWare

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If you want to play the second installment in the Sonic the Hedgehog 4 series, you’ll have to download it on a platform other than Wii. SEGA has confirmed that Episode 2 will not be released for WiiWare.

Brand Manager Ken Balough wrote on the company’s official forums:

“…Episode II unfortunately will not be coming to the Wii – for reasons most people have probably guessed, but that doesn’t mean the SEGA isn’t supporting Nintendo platforms, we have a very strong partnership and will continue to do so.”

The situation is most likely related to WiiWare’s file size limitation. The developers are using a new graphics engine (and a new physics engine), which may make it difficult to cram the game into 40 MB.

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Nintendo Show 3D (12/29/11)

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Disney newsletter points to Epic Mickey 2 announcement

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A newsletter circulated by Disney indicates that Epic Mickey 2 will be announced in the future. While the newsletter has since been edited, it originally stated that the game would be hitting Wii, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 in Fall 2012. Interestingly, the notice contained the same exact blurb found in a survey posted back in August.

The following was found inside the newsletter before it was edited:

“Disney Epic Mickey 2 is the latest game in the critically acclaimed Disney Epic Mickey videogame series. In this all-new action-platforming game available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii, Mickey embarks on an epic journey and is pulled back into a world filled with Disney’s forgotten characters. Players can choose to play single-player as Mickey or for the first time players can also choose 2-player split screen mode. In the 2 player mode one person can play as Mickey wielding magic paint and paint thinner to dynamically change the world and the second player can play as Oswald the Lucky Rabbit – Walt Disney’s first cartoon star – with the power to fly like a helicopter and use electricity to fight or friend enemies and solve challenges. Team-up and choose your path to save this forgotten world because the choices you make will alter the story and change the end of the game!”

At this point, Epic Mickey 2 seems like a foregone conclusion. The first title sold very well and bringing the franchise to other platforms wouldn’t be the least bit surprising.

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Famitsu readers choose the most tear-jerking games

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Famitsu readers have weighed in on the games that made them cry the most. Here’s how they voted:

01. [PS2] Final Fantsay X
02. [PSP] Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
03. [PS2] Okami
04. [PS2] Clannad
05. [PS2] Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
06. [360] Steins;Gate
07. [DC] Air
08. [PS1] Final Fantasy VII
08. [GBA] Mother 3
10. [PSP] Final Fantasy Type-0
10. [PS2] Little Busters: Converted Edition
12. [PS1] Final Fantasy IX
12. [PS3] Nier Replicant
14. [Wii] 428: Fuusaisareta Shibuya de
15. [PS2] Tales of the Abyss
16. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
16. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII
16. [PS2] Tales of Legendia
16. [PS2] Ico
16. [PS2] Shadow of the Colossus

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 not coming to WiiWare?

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Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 made it out for WiiWare over a year ago, but it doesn’t sound like the sequel will arrive on Nintendo’s current home console. Episode 2 was officially announced today, but SEGA made no mention of a Wii version. Digital Brand Manager Ken Balough told GameSpot that the game will be released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Android, Windows Mobile 7 phone, and iOS devices.

Despite WiiWare’s file size limitations, Episode 1 ended up on the Wii Shop Channel without any issues. Balough did say that the new title will make use of a new graphics engine. Could that be the reason why there won’t be a WiiWare version?