This Friday will see the latest addition to the ever-popular Mario Party franchise, Mario Party 9, launch in the UK, exclusively on Nintendo Wii.
Available to buy on the high street via Argos, Asda, Tesco, Dixons Stores Group, Gamespot, Sainsburys, Smyths Toys, Toys R Us, HMV, Blockbuster or online at Amazon, The Hut, Play.com, zavvi.co.uk, johnlewis.com and Littlewoods.com as well as most good games retailers, Mario Party 9 is a must-have for all Mario fans this March.
You may remember a statement made by Shigeru Miyamoto last year about the possibility of Retro Studios working on Zelda. Miyamoto had said that the series “might be a possible franchise for that collaboration.”
Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma recently offered his own thoughts about partnerships.
Aonuma told IGN:
“Nintendo’s developers will continue to work on a number of different titles, and I think that we will have to rely on outside companies for graphics and other elements that require massive resources. I’m satisfied when the cooperation between Nintendo and other companies becomes something meaningful for both parties.”
Aonuma also told the site that there have been a number of partnerships for the Zelda series over the past decade. Capcom worked on Oracle of Seasons, Oracle of Ages, The Minish Cap, and Four Swords while Grezzo brought the enhanced Ocarina of Time 3D port to the 3DS. Nintendo even collaborated with Xenoblade developer Monolith Soft on Skyward’s Sword’s graphics.
Players will be able to join up with their friends online in Kid Icarus: Uprising. This can be done in-game, or, like Mario Kart 7, through the Friend List feature on the 3DS menu.
According to the official Uprising website:
“This option lets you play with any of the friends you have registered on your Nintendo 3DS system. You can also choose to allow your friends’ friends to play with you as well. Your friends can also choose to join you when you’re playing a game by using the Friend List on the Nintendo 3DS’s HOME menu. Note that they can not immediately join in a game that’s in progress. Instead they will be taken to the lobby to wait for the next game to begin.”
Kid Icarus: Uprising will be the second Nintendo 3DS title to take advantage of this functionality.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City and Lucky Radio Disney Listeners to Experience New Wii Game and Prize Giveaways on March 9
–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo:
WHAT:
To celebrate the launch of Mario Party 9, a new game launching exclusively for the Wii console, Nintendo is teaming up with Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City and Radio Disney to host a fun launch party. Invited guests will be among the first to try out the 80 new minigames, adventurous new stages and exciting boss battles in Mario Party 9 before the game launches on March 11. Throughout the evening, attendees will enjoy food, beverages, live entertainment from Radio Disney and a chance to win cool prizes (while supplies last).
01./00. [PSP] Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave #
02./00. [3DS] Harvest Moon: The Land of Origin
03./00. [PS3] Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Storm Generation
04./00. [PSP] I Don’t Have Many Friends Portable #
05./00. [PS3] Asura’s Wrath
06./00. [PSP] Nendoroid Generation #
07./05. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land
08./04. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
09./06. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3G #
10./00. [PS3] The Idolmaster: Gravure For You! Vol.5
11./02. [PS3] Binary Domain
12./00. [PSP] Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 5: Kazahanaki #
13./08. [3DS] Resident Evil: Revelations
14./00. [PS3] Touch, Shot! Love Application #
15./03. [3DS] Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
16./00. [PS3] Gal Gun #
17./01. [3DS] New Love Plus #
18./07. [PSP] Samurai Warriors 3 Z Special
19./00. [PSP] Moujuutsukai to Oujisama: Snow Bride Portable #
20./09. [PSP] Suikoden: Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki
A new crossover project between Namco Bandai, Capcom, and SEGA was announced last week during Nintendo Direct. It’s unclear as to what the three companies are cooking up, but the game’s official website did see a small update today.
The page now includes three new images. You can find all three in the gallery above. Alternatively, you can view the photos on the game’s official website here.
