A unique reward has been added to the North American Club Nintendo website today.
Six different “Surprise Me Box” items are now available. Each prize costs 300 coins, but are worth a minimum of 500 coins. There are “at least two surprises” in the package.
Members can choose from Mario, Goomba, Luigi, Peach, Toad, and Yoshi boxes. The Mario and Yoshi boxes are currently sold out, however.
More information about the reward can be found here.
Activision is releasing a number of teasers leading up to the reveal of the next Call of Duty. Today’s video features a YouTube clip titled “Prototype Quadrotor with Machine Gun!”.
The futuristic flying quadrotor RC drone weapon could be added into the new Call of Duty title. It’s controlled remotely and can hit enemies through a mounted machine gun. Users manipulate the device with a tablet that is capable of showing a bird’s eye view of the area.
As mentioned in the video:
“Looks like the future’s going to be fun. But if you can’t wait another 15 years, my friends are telling me that this baby might just be in the next Call of Duty game, which would be the s**t.”
Activision will unveil the next Call of Duty (almost certainly Black Ops 2) during the first round of the 2012 NBA playoffs on May 1.
Update: Bumping to the front page, as this has now confirmed (see scan below).
Nintendo Everything reader Sondast tells us that the May 2012 issue of Nintendo Power has confirmed New Play Control! Pikmin 2 for North America. It’s apparently releasing this June. This does seem likely, but we’ll mark this as a rumor until we can verify the news.
New Play Control! Pikmin 2 made it out in Japan and Europe back in 2009. Even though the Wii port of the first game was brought stateside, the sequel was not released in North America. Launching New Play Control! Pikmin 2 would be a great way to remind fans of Pikmin 3’s impending arrival on Wii U.
Compete against the highly trained Kid Icarus: Uprising Battle Squad in-store for a chance to take away exclusive prizes
24 April 2012 – Nintendo has today announced a series of Kid Icarus: Uprising multiplayer events taking place in HMV stores around the UK, giving fans the chance to battle it out against the expert Kid Icarus: Uprising Battle Squad. The first event takes place from 12.00-16.00 this Saturday 28th April at HMV in Oxford Circus.
Fans need to take along their Nintendo 3DS console, competitive spirit and choose their favourite weapon, ready to join the battle. The Squad is made up of different skill levels to allow for fair competition and includes a pro gamer to challenge even the most experienced Kid Icarus: Uprising players.
One way or another, we should be getting the next Call of Duty on one of Nintendo’s home consoles. Whether we’ll be seeing something on the Wii or Wii U (or both…?) this year remains to be seen.
Naturally Activision is keeping quiet about the situation. They haven’t announced the next Call of Duty yet (even though it’s widely assumed to be Black Ops 2), so it comes as no surprise that the company is only saying “No comment” when asked if they will release a Wii U version of the new game.
Digital Extremes is currently working on a new Star Trek game for Namco Bandai. The game is due out on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC early next year.
A Wii U version hasn’t been announced, but it remains a possibility.
Brian Miller, Senior Vice President and Producer at Paramount Pictures, was asked last week if the title could end up on Nintendo’s new console as well as the PlayStation Vita.
Miller responded with:
“We are exploring right now all of our options to get on the platforms that make sense. It’s early. Good thing we have a lot of time to figure that out, and over the next few months we’ll be able to announce a few more things.”
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
