CELEBRATE 25 YEARS OF SUPER MARIO WITH TWO NEW BUNDLES!

Limited edition red New Super Mario Bros. Wii Pack and New Super Mario Bros. Nintendo DSi XL Special Edition Pack launching soon

Mario Bros. has been with us for 25 fun-filled years and, to celebrate, Nintendo is unveiling two, limited edition red bundles.

First up is the New Super Mario Bros. Nintendo DSi XL Special Edition Pack available across Europe from 22nd October 2010 which includes a red Nintendo DSi XL branded with character icons and a copy of New Super Mario Bros.

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When the words “hedgehog” and “video game” show up in the same sentence, it’s pretty clear which gaming superstar you’re about to encounter. Sonic The Hedgehog™ 4 Episode I arrives on the WiiWare™ service this week, adding a fresh chapter to one of the most beloved series in all of gaming. Meanwhile, on the Nintendo DSiWare™ service, Ivy the Kiwi? Mini finds the flightless Ivy on a quest to find her mama, while Datamine and G.G. Series SUPER HERO OGRE challenge players to recover lost files and battle evil foes, respectively. Whichever games they choose to download, Wii™ and Nintendo DSi™ fans alike should prepare for elevated levels of fun.

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PSP – 133,042
DSi – 130,103
DSi LL – 102,033
PS3 – 83,924
Wii – 62,852
DS Lite – 22,515
Xbox 360 – 14,178
PS2 – 5,637
PSP go – 3,499

Hoppie (DS) – E
Zombiez Seeker (DS) – T
Shawn Johnson’s Gymnastics (DSi) – E
Black Tiger (Wii) – E
Classic Card Games (DS) – T
EXED EXES (Wii) – E
Junior Brain Trainer – Math Edition (DS) – E
Monster Jam: Path of Destruction (Wii) – E
SonSon (Wii) – E
Super Meat Boy (Wii) – T
Wolf of the Battlefield: COMMANDO (Wii) – E10+
Yogi Bear (Wii) – E
Alien Puzzle Adventure (DSi) – E
Raving Rabbids Travel in Time (Wii) – E10+

01. / 01. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) – 374.589 / 3.761.217 (-55%)
02. / 00. [PSP] K-On! After School Live!! (Sega) – 170.848 / NEW
03. / 00. [NDS] Okamiden (Capcom) – 84.472 / NEW
04. / 00. [PSP] Eiyuu Densetsu: Zero no Kiseki (Nihon Falcom) – 84.360 / NEW
05. / 00. [PS3] Dead Rising 2 (Capcom) – 79.695 / NEW
06. / 00. [360] Dead Rising 2 (Capcom) – 43.800 / NEW
07. / 02. [PSP] Black Leopard: A New Tale of Yakuza (Sega) – 43.163 / 212.376 (-75%)
08. / 03. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) – 33.067 / 1.073.169 (-23%)
09. / 00. [PSP] Starry Sky: In Summer – PSP Edition (Asgard) – 19.624 / NEW
10. / 00. [PSP] Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team (Bandai Namco) – 19.080 / NEW
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– Spector’s first job was to make Mickey Mouse a hero similar to Mario and Link
– “Job 1.5” was to share the tale of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
– Spector is very honored to bring Oswald to video games
– Because this is the first time Oswald has a voice, Spector was responsible of casting the voice actor for the character, Frank Welker
– Spector believes Oswald can become a commercial success if “Job 1.5” is successful, hopes a Oswald plush can be possible
– Peter David writing the DigiComics and graphic novel
– Spector thinks video games do a great job of describing what’s happening now, though they aren’t as good at being able to reveal backstory and allowing players to know what’s happening inside characters’ heads
– Because of this, the graphic novel and DigiComics are going to be released
– Tales of the Wasteland is a prequel anthology
– 6 stories
– Inspired by Oswald’s life
– Stories happen before the Phantom Blot comes about and wreaks havoc on Wasteland
– Was “the happiest place in the world” before the Phantom Blot
– Mad Doctor and Oswald were friends at one point and had a nice relationship
– This changes significantly by the time Epic Mickey’s story occurs
– ‘Clocktower Cleaners’ story is a send-up of the Disney classic short ‘Clock Cleaners’
– In ‘Oswald the Lucky Duck’, Oswald tries to become other things like a Lucky Duck, Lucky Stiff, etc. so that he may become more popular
– One of the stories is based on Adventurer’s Club at Walt Disney World
– Free iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad app for the DigiComics will be released within 10 days
– Wasteland map will have mostly grayed out areas at the start, but more will be unlocked as the weeks go by leading up to the game’s launch
– Graphic novel will be released on November 30
– Novel is basically the game’s story from when Mickey goes through the mirrror
– Novel has been condensed due to playing time of the actual game
– It took Spector 26 hours to beat Epic Mickey on his first playthrough
– Someone who is very good at the game could probably beat it in about 15 hours
– Spector says the game is only on Wii because the system allowed him to introduce the game to a broader audience and because he’s a “Nintendo nerd”
– Yen Sid will show up in the game once more in the game after the opening cinematic
– For the elements in the original concept art that aren’t in the game, Spector said that he put a blanket timeframe on the elements that appear in the final product, chose the time period between 1928 and 1967
– Hidden Mickeys all over the game
– Hidden rooms, secrets to discover
– E-tickets are the game’s currency
– On film reels, Spector said, “you can guess what they do”
– Pins to collect as well
– So many things to collect that it’s impossible to find them all in one playthrough
– Spector believes 3 playthroughs will be needed to collect all items
– You can’t “fail” in the game, Spector said failing isn’t enjoyable and it’s useless because the player will end up going to their last save
– Spector said “you don’t implement” programming to deal with the choice of play of the gamer
– Small logical systems that interact with each other and respond based on the player’s decisions created
– In the tutorial level, you can save a gremlin or receive a treasure, but not supposed to be able to do both
– However, one player figured out how to do both, and although most developers would describe it as a bug, it’s an ‘Oh my God, Yes!’ for Spector
– ‘Pushing Daisies’ composer Jim Dooley doing the music
– Spector auditioned around 12 people for the music, asked them to take classic Disney music and turn it “inside-out,” giving it a “I’ve heard this before, but I haven’t” feeling
– Audio animatronic versions of Goofy, Donald Duck, etc. made by Oswald
– Oswald lonely, wants a family after seeing Mickey, which is why he makes his own versions of Mickey’s friends
– Earlier concept had the “real world” characters in Wasteland, and was a “save Mickey’s friends”-type storyline
– Because the characters exist in the “real world,” they can’t be forgotten or discarded, and that’s why they don’t belong in Wasteland
– Spector’s favorite Mickey cartoons are ‘The Mad Doctor’ (scared him as a child and, as an adult) and ‘Clock Cleaners’
– John Lasseters contributed two significant elements to Epic Mickey, but Warren Spector wouldn’t say what they are

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This information comes from Capcom’s panel at the NY Comic-Con…

– The “Project” part of Mega Man Legends 3 is related to the fact that Capcom really wants the fans to be involved with the game
– Inafune: “We need the help of everyone to make the Rocket to go save Mega Man. You’re going to help me make this game a success.”
– Capcom Unity to be involved
– Capcom wants boss characters, ideas, and voice actors for the game
– “Mega Man Legends 3 – By the fan, for the fans.”
– Capcom looking for Legends 3 Developer Room head, send an email to [email protected]
– Trailer shown, no gameplay though
– Trailer showed the developers working on the game
– Development didn’t start too long ago
– Can’t show footage yet since the game is early in development

– Heroine Design Competition: Fans get to select which design will be used in the game, choose from character designs made from Mega Man designers from the past
– Can vote on Capcom Unity, 9 designs to choose from in total

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