Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, News, Podcast Stories | 0 comments

Starcraft: Ghost was announced over a decade ago. Originally, the game was intended for release on the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube. But after developer shifts and the arrival of new consoles (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii), Blizzard decided to put the project on on “indefinite hold”.

So what’s the status of Starcraft: Ghost as of today? According to Blizzard Entertainment’s Matthew Burger, the game is still “on hold”. Burger added that it “has never been cancelled.”

Take a look at the following exchange between OPM and Burger:

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News, Podcast Stories, Wii | 0 comments

This month’s digital rewards on Club Nintendo have gone live. Members can choose from Super Mario 64 (Wii, 200 coins), Super Metroid (Wii, 150 coins), Kirby’s Pinball Land (3DS, 150 coins), and 3D Classics: Urban Champion (3DS, 150 coins). These items last through May 5.

Visit this page to order a downloadable game.

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This week, Best Best is selling Batman: Arkham City Armored Edition for just $19.99. For a game that originally went for $60, that’s a fantastic price (for a fantastic game). If you haven’t already bought Arkham City, now’s the time to do so!

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Initial talk regarding Suda51’s next game (the one coming after Killer is Dead) centered around it being related to No More Heroes in some fashion. Actually, some fans thought that it could be No More Heroes 3. But in an interview with Siliconera, Suda51 himself clarified that it’s a brand new IP.

So when are we going to get that No More Heroes game for the Wii U, Suda51? You promised it years ago!

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The latest episode of Pokemon Smash has finally unveiled a bit of long-awaited information about Pokemon X/Y.

A few days ago, rumors surfaced from a Japanese boards that Mewtwo would be receiving a new form. This is correct, as confirmed by Junichi Masuda on Smash.

You can get a first look at Mewtwo’s new form above.

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Podcast Stories | 0 comments

Did you know that Dr Kawashima’s Devilish Brain Training is supposed to come out in Europe next week? There’s been a strange lack of news for a game that is due out in just a few days ago.

Dr Kawashima’s Devilish Brain Training may have been quietly delayed. Along with the lack of promotion on the part of Nintendo of Europe, the title’s official page lists a “TBD” date. This may be have a simple oversight, but you would think that it would include the official April 12 date. Hmm…

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments

The Wii U hasn’t managed to catch on like the Wii. Nintendo’s last console had a simple premise: pick up the controller, swing away, and you’ll be good to go. Unlike the Wii remote, the GamePad is a much more complex device.

So while there may be skepticism surrounding the Wii U, Shigeru Miyamoto believes that people will begin to understand its purpose more as they familiarize themselves with what it has to offer.

He told CNN:

“There was a period when we first released the Nintendo DS that people would say there’s no way people can look at two screens at once. I almost feel like, as people get more familiar with Wii U and these touchscreen interfaces, that there is going to come a point where they feel like ‘I can’t do everything I want to do if I don’t have a second screen’.”

Miyamoto continued, discussing the Wii U’s wide array of functions:

“I feel a device like Wii U, with its ability to continue to offer new features and that network connection and the connection to the TV and the interface, really makes it feel that it’s more than just a game machine, but something that offers a lot of practical use and practical purpose in the living room. I look at it as being a very useful device that can do many different things and therefore really seems to be the device that’s ideal to have in the living room.”

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New Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D details have arrived from a fact sheet published by Nintendo of Europe.

The updated Wii game will contain a few new elements. Players will be able to experience the entire adventure with a friend through local play, and there’s also an easy mode that gives Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong one extra heart each. Nintendo also says that Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D possesses “brand new content created just for Nintendo 3DS”.

You can find the full fact sheet below.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments

With Aliens: Colonial Marines’ Wii U cancellation, SEGA has no new games on the way for the platform… so it would seem. But not so fast! The company tried softening today’s news “blow” with a tease that it has “some fantastic developments for Wii U in the pipeline”. SEGA didn’t specify when it would be making any announcements.

A statement from SEGA reads:

“We are constantly looking at all areas of our business and in this case have made the decision to not continue development of the Wii U version. Rest assured that we have some fantastic developments for Wii U in the pipeline which we will announce at a later date.”

When it comes to Aliens: Colonial Marines, I can imagine that SEGA believed that publishing a new version of the game wouldn’t be viable at this point. It’s just not a good product, and it would have very likely bombed on Wii U.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in 3DS, News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 0 comments

It’s as though the news about Yacht Club Games’ Shovel Knight can’t stop getting better! The wonderful-looking 2D platformer hit its Kickstarter goal, the dev team is working to add in new features as we speak, the soundtrack is largely composed by the extremely talented Jake Kaufman, and today we learned that Manami Matsumae– partial composer of games like Mega Man and Mega Man 10— will be lending her talents to the game, though in what fashion specifically we do not know.

This game looks like it’s going to be quite a treat for platforming fans!

Via Siliconera