Kirby turns 20 this year. Unlike Metroid, Nintendo hasn’t forgotten about the character’s birthday.
On the latest Japanese Nintendo Direct, Satoru Iwata announced that the company will celebrate by releasing “memorial versions” of classic Kirby titles on Wii. This will begin in the summer. Club Nintendo products will be made available as well in Japan.
It’s the 21st in Japan, so we’ll stick with that date! The presentation should begin in 15 minutes.
Keep tabs on the site once it has begun. Trailers, news, and other content can be found here.
We have the first screenshots of Chronoblade for you, but there aren’t many details about the actual project. It’s a time traveling game from Corecell Technology Co. Ltd. There will be levels filled with puzzles in which the player need to mess around with a clock on the touch screen in order to change time, ultimately leading to a boss confrontation.
I’d say about 50% of our posts today have been about today/tomorrow’s Nintendo Direct. For those of you who missed out on the notices, be aware that the Japanese presentation begins in roughly two hours – 8:00 PM PST / 11:00 PM EST to be exact.
Nintendo of America will be sharing updates a half hour later. They’ve said that information will be shared throughout the night.
To wrap things up, Nintendo of Europe will show a modified version of the Japanese Nintendo Direct tomorrow at (I believe) 7:00 AM EST.
We’ll be around for all of the news. Be sure to check in on the site starting at 11:00 PM EST for updates, trailers, and any other content!
No, Monster Hunter Tri G hasn’t been announced for the west. But Capcom’s Christian Svensson has continued to tease an announcement.
On the company’s official forums, one fan started a topic asking why Tri G hasn’t left Japan. Svensson responded with the following:
“There is method to the madness… that’s all I can say for now. I understand it not being clear or rational to you right now but you’ll see.”
One day later, another fan began another topic with the same question. Svensson addressed the situation by saying:
“…I think it’s fair to say I’ve said everything that I can on this topic without getting myself into trouble. Please be patient.”
At this point, I could see Monster Hunter Tri G getting a localization announcement during E3. If we don’t see anything once the event ends, though, I won’t have any idea about what Capcom is planning!
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
IGN appears to have obtained a promotional box for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. A retailer employee sent in the photo above to the site, which will be placed in stores soon.
The box looks exactly the same as the rumored poster image found earlier this week. I suppose we’ll be getting something for Black Ops 2 on May 2 after all…
This is rather odd. Nintendo of Japan is getting a Nintendo Direct with their president. So is Europe. North America, though? Nothing!
However, Nintendo of America will be providing updates on something at 11:30 PM EST. There will be news tonight and through the weekend.
IGN’s Rich George tweeted:
“Nintendo: ‘While there will not be a video specific to North America, we will be revealing info this evening and through the weekend.’ …That is shortened from NOA statement. Because… Twitter. But the gist is – no video but an announcement and some via Nintendo social.”
Most of Capcom’s game announcements and updates came from this month’s Captivate event. But apparently the company has one more title to reveal.
Famitsu has posted a preview of their issue next week, and it says they will cover Capcom’s upcoming lineup, including an unexpected title.
No word on what the mystery game is. It’s also unknown which platforms the project is in development for.
