This information comes from Jools Watsham, CEO and Creative Director of Renegade Kid…
“I am hoping it will be released before the end of 2011. But, we’re not going to rush the game out before we feel it is ready. We have only one chance to release a respectable 2D platform game, if players are to trust us with future 2D platform games.”
While I would like to play Mutant Mudds this year, I wouldn’t be opposed to a delay. In the end, I’d rather have the best product available. I’m sure most of you feel the same way!
Update: Added in an English version.
Included in Nintendo’s new Zelda 25th anniversary website is a video about Flipnote Studio and a “lesson” about how to draw Link in the free DSiWare application. Actually, it shows how to draw two versions of the character – Wind Waker/Spirit Tracks Link and Adult Link from Ocarina of Time.
If you watch closely, perhaps you’ll be able to draw Link yourself! Anyone want to give it a shot on Flipnote Studio or even Game Notes on the 3DS?
The drawings themselves are fairly straightforward, though the information “points” are in Japanese. If an English version pops up, we’ll be sure to add it here.
Zelda Developers to Judge Top Consumer-Created Flipnote Studio Animations
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The 25th anniversary celebration of The Legend of Zelda™ continues with the launch of a new website and a creative challenge for fans of the iconic Nintendo series. For 25 years The Legend of Zelda has chronicled the adventures of heroic Link™ and Princess Zelda™. Now fans can share their passion for the series and document its history with a new 25th anniversary website at http://www.zelda.com/25th. The anniversary website includes an interactive history of The Legend of Zelda, as well as a video featuring an orchestra performing music from the series at the 2011 E3 Expo.
Starting today through Sept. 9, Nintendo DSi™ or Nintendo DSi XL™ owners are also invited to create their own flipnotes, or short animations, inspired by The Legend of Zelda series. Nintendo DSi or Nintendo DSi XL owners can use one of three flipnote templates with music from The Legend of Zelda series, then complete and upload their creations via the Flipnote Studio application. Flipnote Studio is available as a free download from the Nintendo DSiWare™ service, and also comes pre-installed on select Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DSi XL hardware. Fans can also submit a paper entry by mail. The best Zelda-themed flipnotes will be evaluated by key Nintendo developers who have worked on the series – including Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka, Eiji Aonuma and Yoshiaki Koizumi – and posted for fans to enjoy on the http://www.zelda.com/25th website, the Nintendo Channel on the Wii™ console and Flipnote Hatena on Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DSi XL systems. For official rules, visit http://www.zelda.com/25th/flipnote.
These games have been removed from the Wii Shop Channel in Europe…
LONPOS (Nintendo)
Shootanto: Evolutionary Mayhem (Hudson Soft)
Diner Dash (Hudson Soft)
Racers’ Islands – Crazy Racers (Zallag)
Gods vs Humans (Zallag)
Racers’ Islands – Crazy Arenas (Zallag)
Like The Magic Obelisk, there is no explanation as to why these titles were removed.
3DS VC
Avenging Spirit (JALECO) – €3
DSiWare
GO Series Fishing Resort (GAMEBRIDGE) – €2/200 points
Hearts Spades Euchre (GameOn) – €5/500 points
Oscar’s World Tour (Virtual Playground) – €5/500 points
Source: Nintendo PR
If you’ve had any interest in The Magic Obelisk, hopefully you’ve purchased it by now. Why you ask?
Without any sort of notice, the game has been pulled from the Wii Shop Channel. There’s no announcement or explanation on the shop. It’s just gone. If you look for the game, it won’t appear. I have no idea why it’d be taken down, so it’d be great to receive a reason for its removal!
The Adventures of Tintin: The Game (Wii) – E
Max and the Magic Marker (DS) – E
NBA 2K12 (Wii) – E
Go Vacation (Wii) – E10+
Happy Feet Two (3DS/DS) – E
Individual formats
1 1 ZUMBA FITNESS WII 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
2 2 JUST DANCE 2: EXTRA SONGS WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
9 3 DIRT 3 XB360 CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
12 4 DIRT 3 PS3 CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
8 5 JUST DANCE 2 WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
6 6 CARS 2 DS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
7 7 WII SPORTS RESORT WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
4 8 THE SIMS 3: TOWN LIFE STUFF PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
3 9 CALL OF JUAREZ: THE CARTEL XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
11 10 L.A. NOIRE XB360 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
10 11 CARS 2 WII DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
16 12 THE SIMS 3: GENERATIONS PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
21 13 MARIO KART WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
14 14 FIFA 11 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
18 15 UFC PERSONAL TRAINER XB360 THQ THQ
20 16 ART ACADEMY DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
13 17 L.A. NOIRE PS3 ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
25 18 POKEMON WHITE VERSION DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
23 19 ZUMBA FITNESS XB360 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
22 20 WII FIT PLUS WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
17 21 THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: OCARINA OF TIME 3D 3DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
5 22 CALL OF JUAREZ: THE CARTEL PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 23 PORTAL 2 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
27 24 POKEMON BLACK VERSION DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
39 25 SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR PS3 CITY INTERACTIVE CITY INTERACTIVE
19 26 CARS 2 XB360 DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
– 27 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 28 ASSASSIN’S CREED: BROTHERHOOD PS3 PLATINUM UBISOFT
– 29 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 DS WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
31 30 DUNGEON SIEGE III XB360 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
38 31 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
34 32 LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN DS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
15 33 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
28 34 INFAMOUS 2 PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
35 35 ASSASSIN’S CREED: BROTHERHOOD XB360 XBOX 360 CLASSICS UBISOFT
– 36 EA SPORTS ACTIVE 2 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 37 THE SIMS 3 PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 38 FIGHT NIGHT CHAMPION XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
40 39 RED FACTION: ARMAGEDDON XB360 THQ THQ
– 40 LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN WII DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
All formats
1 1 ZUMBA FITNESS PIPEWORKS 505 GAMES 505 GAMES
6 2 DIRT 3 CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
2 3 CARS 2 FIREBRAND GAMES DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
4 4 JUST DANCE 2: EXTRA SONGS UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
5 5 LEGO PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN TRAVELLER’S TALES DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
8 6 FIFA 11 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
7 7 HARRY POTTER: THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2 EA BRIGHT LIGHT EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
13 8 LEGO HARRY POTTER: YEARS 1-4 TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
9 9 L.A. NOIRE TEAM BONDI ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
3 10 CALL OF JUAREZ: THE CARTEL TECHLAND UBISOFT UBISOFT
16 11 THE SIMS 3 THE SIMS STUDIO EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
40 12 PORTAL 2 VALVE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
14 13 ASSASSIN’S CREED: BROTHERHOOD UBISOFT (MONTREAL) PLATINUM UBISOFT
11 14 DUNGEON SIEGE III OBSIDIAN ENTERTAINMENT SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
10 15 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
30 16 DUKE NUKEM FOREVER GEARBOX SOFTWARE 2K GAMES TAKE 2
21 17 JUST DANCE 2 UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
26 18 SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR CITY INTERACTIVE CITY INTERACTIVE CITY INTERACTIVE
15 19 BRINK SPLASH DAMAGE BETHESDA SOFTWORKS BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
18 20 FIGHT NIGHT CHAMPION EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
19 21 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
38 22 HOMEFRONT KAOS STUDIOS THQ THQ
20 23 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 DIGITAL ILLUSIONS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
12 24 THE SIMS 3: TOWN LIFE STUFF THE SIMS STUDIO EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
25 25 UFC PERSONAL TRAINER HEAVY IRON STUDIOS THQ THQ
27 26 RED FACTION: ARMAGEDDON VOLITION THQ THQ
– 27 EA SPORTS ACTIVE 2 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
32 28 THE SIMS 3: GENERATIONS THE SIMS STUDIO EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
23 29 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 12: THE MASTERS TIBURON ENTERTAINMENT EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
22 30 BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM ROCKSTEADY STUDIOS XBOX 360 CLASSICS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
35 31 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
17 32 LEGO STAR WARS III: THE CLONE WARS TRAVELLER’S TALES LUCASARTS LUCASARTS
24 33 TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON HIGH MOON STUDIOS ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
34 34 ART ACADEMY HEADSTRONG GAMES NINTENDO NINTENDO
28 35 RED DEAD REDEMPTION ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO ROCKSTAR TAKE 2
– 36 POKEMON WHITE VERSION GAME FREAK NINTENDO NINTENDO
31 37 CRYSIS 2 CRYTEK EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
36 38 WII FIT PLUS NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
33 39 THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: OCARINA OF TIME 3D NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
29 40 MICHAEL JACKSON: THE EXPERIENCE UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
Nintendo has just opened a Japanese hub for all-things Zelda in honor of the franchise’s 25th anniversary. Thus far, you can view a history of each title released by the company, listen to music, watch a video of the orchestra performance from E3, download wallpapers, and more. More content will likely be added throughout the year.
Upon entry, you’ll also be treated to a nice, short opening animation.
You can access the new site here.
