Rumors

Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Rumors | 0 comments

Earlier today, we received an official confirmation that Nintendo will be having a conference next month in Europe. However, word on the street is that a North American event will take place on the same day. The Escapist Magazine is reporting that Nintendo has issued for a conference in New York City. The 19th may very well be Nintendo’s day to announce 3DS launch information for overseas territories.

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Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Rumors | 0 comments

Although the Twitter message above pertains to France, it goes along nicely with another rumor we heard. IGN’s Rich George indicated last week that we would be seeing “a flood of information” about the 3DS in late January. The 19th is fairly late in January, so if this latest tease is the real deal, it’s very likely that Nintendo will be sharing 3DS launch information and other details about the system.

Here’s a rough translation of the Twitter post above…

“Nintendo France has a mysterious teaser press event in Amsterdam on January 19 … 3DS? Other?”

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Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Rumors | 7 Comments

Overall, third-parties (as well as Nintendo) have been quiet about their upcoming 3DS titles. We’ve seen the occasional game featured in Famitsu as well as a few overseas announcements here and there, but that’s been all, for the most part. To make matters worse, North American and European consumers are still waiting to find out when the handheld will be launching in their respective territory. It seems like fans will have to wait about another month and a half or so before concrete information pertaining to the system arrives. That’s according to new Executive Editor of IGN’s Nintendo channels, Rich George, who also claims to have heard that Nintendo is asking publishers to keep mostly quiet about the portable for now:

“I think you guys ought to expect a flood of information… late January 2011? I’m hearing Nintendo is keeping all developers/publishers at bay so… once there’s a green light… brace yourself.”

George followed up his remarks about the 3DS on his blog with the following comment:

“I know of a rumored date they will talk, but no definite confirmation. When I have it, so will you!”

Late January does seem rather late, so hopefully we’ll receive some information before then. You can be sure we’ll post anything relating to the 3DS as soon as we hear anything!

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Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii | 0 comments

The information below is apparently from the latest issue of Famitsu. Again, though, I’ll be marking this as a rumor until we receive an official confirmation…

– Called SD Gundam G Generation World
– Releasing February 24 in Japan
– Tom Create developing the game
– “Generation Break” system a new gameplay element
– Set in a single world
– All participating franchises brought together

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Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, Rumors, Wii | 4 Comments

This week’s issue of Famitsu is a bit confusing. The magazine will be released on Wednesday this week instead of Thursday, as Monster Hunter Portable 3rd is releasing on the same day. Leaks generally begin on Wednesday night, but this time around, news has apparently arrived two days early. I haven’t been able to locate a single scan from the latest issue, but I still have a feeling that the scores below are legitimate. I’ve seen a ton of information that has been transcribed from the magazine (including complete review summaries), which makes me believe that we can trust the information. Still, just to be safe, we’ll mark this as a rumor for now.

Ni no Kuni (DS) – 10/9/9/10
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood (PS3/360) – 10/9/9/9
Need For Speed Hot Pursuit (PS3/360) – 9/9/9/8
Shiren the Wanderer 5 (DS) – 9/9/9/8
Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii) – 8/8/8/8
TV Superstars (PS3) – 8/8/8/7
Kinect Animals (360) – 7/8/6/6
Ape Escape Fury! Fury! (PS3) – 7/7/7/6
Need For Speed Hot Pursuit (Wii) – 7/7/7/6
Pastel Chime Continue (PSP) – 6/7/7/7

Thanks to Thomas N for the tip!

Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii | 5 Comments

With Mario Sports Mix’s impending release in Japan, Nintendo has almost revealed the complete roster. There’s still one character that has yet to be announced, though. Rumor has it that the mystery player will be none other than a regular, blue Slime. The information was originally reported on a Japanese website, but it’s supposedly reliable. In any case, we should be finding out if this is the real deal soon enough!

Thanks to Thomas N for the tip!

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Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii | 6 Comments

House of the Dead: Overkill was a pretty enjoyable game, but it didn’t seem as though the title sold well. Apparently, such sales haven’t stopped SEGA from going ahead with a sequel. NintendoLife is reporting that their sources close to SEGA claim Overkill 2 is in development and will be released early or mid-2011. I wouldn’t believe the rumor until we receive some sort of confirmation (although that should be the case with all speculation), but I’d personally welcome a sequel!

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Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii | 4 Comments

The WiiWare demo program, although successful, was strangely halted in North America and Europe after just one batch was released. Wii owners were able to test out titles such as World of Goo and Bit.Trip Beat for a few months, but the sample downloads were removed towards the end of January. It seems the program may be making a return, however.

A number of different WiiWare developers have apparently told NintendoLife that the Big N recently started accepting submissions for a new wave of demos. It seems that the downloads will remain on the Wii Shop Channel until Christmas, at the very least. Hopefully this is a sign that we’ll start seeing demos more frequently in the future.

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Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii | 0 comments

When Back to the Future: The Game was first announced, numerous sites reported that the project would be released on Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, Mac, and iPad. Strangely, though, in Telltale’s latest press release, there was no mention of the game coming to Wii at all. I’m really hoping that whoever wrote the release simply forgot to mention Nintendo’s console, but considering the Wii logo isn’t even on the game’s official website, things aren’t looking good at the moment.

“Telltale Games announced today the platforms, release month and pricing for Back to the Future: The Game. The PC and Mac versions are expected to burst out of the time space continuum in December, followed shortly by the arrival of the game on PlayStation 3 system and iPad.”

Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, Rumors, Wii | 3 Comments

– Sonic Anniversary game contains the best classic levels
– Levels have been updated for the latest systems
– Unclear if it’s a compilation
– Combination of 2D and 3D environments
– Coming to the Wii/DS/PS3/PSP
– Arriving next year
– New Mario and Sonic title will be released next year
– May tie into the 2012 Summer Olympics in London
– The Mario and Sonic titles “were the games that fans were expecting” supposedly

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