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Quite a number Crash Bandicoot games have been cancelled over the past few years. Studios have also worked on a few prototypes – including Mutant Mudds maker Renegade Kid.

Citing an anonymous source close to Activision, NintendoWorldReport writes that Renegade Kid created a demo around 2008 or 2009. A video featuring footage from the prototype is posted above.

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Frozenbyte originally intended to include a “Magic Mayhem” mode in Trine 2: Director’s Cut following the game’s launch. But in an interview with GamingBolt, the studio’s George Reith said that the feature probably won’t be released. Magic Mayhem was scrapped for the launch window since “we had a lot of work with bringing the DLC up to the level of quality that we intended”.

“Magic Mayhem was something we intended to do and still is a possibility, but not a likelyhood. The idea was to have small mini games that would really make use of the Wii U Gamepad. In the end we had a lot of work with bringing the DLC up to the level of quality that we intended, so scrapping the Magic Mayhem for the launch window made sense.”

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Yet another round of Kid Icarus: Uprising AR card packs are available in Japan. Two more rounds can be bought from Nintendo’s online store – volumes 15 and 16. Packs cost 263 yen each.

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This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U demos

ZombiU
NBA 2K13

3DS retail

Hello Kitty Picnic with Sanrio Friends – TBA
Reel Fishing 3D Paradise Mini – TBA

3DS download software

Wild Adventures: Ultimate Deer Hunt 3D – $3.99
101 DinoPets 3D – $4.99

Nintendo Video

Meat or Die: Ines

DSiWare

Biorhythm – $1.99 / 200 points

Wii Virtual Console

World Heroes 2 – 900 points

Source: Nintendo PR