Here’s a shocker: Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games is most likely in development. And if a press release Czech website Zing.cz is accurate, SEGA should be confirming the news in the near future. The PR notes that the title is in development for both the Wii and 3DS, and, unsurprisingly, will feature new sports/mini-games. Check out the complete translated PR below.
Sega announces the continuation of the popular series, Mario & Sonic, this time at the summer Olympic Games in London 2012
SEGA and Nintendo have announced that after many years of partnership Mario and Sonic, once again join forces. The legendary series that have sold over 19 million, now will head to London for the Olympic Games 2012, the official name of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games on the Wii and also the very first time on a revolutionary portable Nintendo 3DS.
Many new and exciting sports like soccer and riding, which will debut on the Wii version, will appear alongside the traditional Olympic disciplines such as athletics, water sports, or table tennis. The new sports will certainly further encourage sports enthusiasm among the play
ers in both single and multiplayer modes!
I don’t believe that these are real any more than I believe that Miyamoto will show up at my house and personally ferry me away to E3 to play the ‘Wii 2’, but SOMEONE is saying they’re real, and I think they’re interesting enough to post! Even if Valay does hate all these baseless rumors… đ
What would you guys think of this sort of design for Project Café?
GROOVE TO THE BEAT WITH GABRIELLE’S GHOSTLY GROOVE: MONSTER MIX ON WIIWARE THIS MAY FROM NATSUME
Burlingame, CA.-, April 20, 2011 – Natsume Inc., a worldwide developer and publisher of family-oriented video games, has announced that Gabrielle’s Ghostly Groove: Monster Mix will be coming to WiiWare in May. This announcement comes on the heels of the company’s recent confirmation that the family-friendly series will also be dancing onto the 3DS system this summer.
“Gabrielle’s Ghostly Groove: Monster Mix is a fun-filled dance adventure unlike anything else you’ll find on WiiWare,” said Hiro Maekawa, President and CEO of Natsume. “With tons of unlockable content including outfits and items, and a multiplayer mode where up to four players can show off their best moves, it’ll have everyone in the room dancing!”
French gaming site GameBlog had an interview with Nintendo-guru Shigeru Miyamoto, and in it they presented him a series of Mario figurines, after which Miyamoto had something to say about the new Mario 3DS game.
“I promise to do everything to deliver your new Mario this year!”
While this is hardly confirmation of the game coming (remember that Skyward Sword was supposed to come out last year), it’s fairly good news considering it means that there is a very fantastic 3DS line-up for this year, including Ocarina of Time, Star Fox 64, Mario Kart, and Mario 3DS! Hopefully Miyamoto’s words hold true…
01. / 00. [PSP] Dai-2-Ji Super Robot Wars Z: Hakai-hen (Bandai Namco) {2011.04.14} – 307.019 / NEW
02. / 00. [PS3] Pro Baseball Spirits 2011 (Konami) {2011.04.14} – 86.486 / NEW
03. / 02. [NDS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 – Professional (Square Enix) {2011.03.31} – 86.364 / 291.769 (+104%)
04. / 00. [PSP] Pro Baseball Spirits 2011 (Konami) {2011.04.14} – 71.264 / NEW
05. / 00. [PSP] Persona 2: Innocent Sin (Atlus Co.) {2011.04.14} – 62.721 / NEW
06. / 00. [3DS] Pilotwings Resort (Nintendo) {2011.04.14} – 26.554 / NEW
07. / 00. [PS3] Homefront (Spike) {2011.04.14} – 22.111 / NEW
08. / 01. [PSP] Earth Defence Force 2 Portable (D3 Publisher) {2011.04.07} – 16.898 / 80.693 (-74%)
09. / 00. [3DS] Pro Baseball Spirits 2011 (Konami) {2011.04.14} – 11.644 / NEW
10. / 05. [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 7 (Koei Tecmo) {2011.03.10} – 10.369 / 410.977 (-39%)
11. / 03. [PSP] Amagami (EBKore+) (Kadokawa Shoten) {2011.03.31} – 9.378 / 102.447 (-61%)
12. / 04. [PSP] Final Fantasy IV: Complete Collection (Square Enix) {2011.03.24} – 8.996 / 163.942 (-54%)
13. / 06. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (Capcom) {2010.12.01} – 8.371 / 4.437.948 (-31%)
14. / 00. [360] Homefront (Spike) {2011.04.14} – 7.752 / NEW
15. / 08. [3DS] Nintendogs + Cats: French Bulldog / Shiba / Toy Poodle & New Friends (Nintendo) {2011.02.26} – 7.421 / 189.939 (-33%)
16. / 11. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) {2010.07.08} – 6.950 / 1.853.384 (-18%)
17. / 13. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) {2010.09.18} – 5.881 / 5.150.023 (-18%)
18. / 09. [PSP] Dissidia: 012 (Duodecim) Final Fantasy (Square Enix) {2011.03.03} – 5.706 / 434.326 (-40%)
19. / 10. [PSP] Phantasy Star Portable 2: Infinity (Sega) {2011.02.24} – 5.524 / 326.765 (-37%)
20. / 12. [3DS] Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle (Level 5) {2011.02.26} – 4.921 / 265.225 (-33%)
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3DS – 28,252
PSP – 23,846
PS3 – 22,265
Wii – 8,122
DSi LL – 7,724
DSi – 6,809
Xbox 360 – 1,898
PS2 – 1,261
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PSP – 35,478
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PSP go – 356
