In other news, Nintendo Everything reader Thomas N has pointed out that the video uploaded by the original “3DS leaker” has been taken down. This appears to be his choice. When you try to play the video, it says that it was removed by the user.
You may have noticed that there wasn’t one of these preview features for last month, the reason being that —besides Fluidity and Super Mario All-Stars— absolutely nothing of note came out. January, on the other hand, is full of notable new releases. None of them are really massively hyped up games, but I’ve written a few reasons why they should still be on your radar. Anyway, here are the games that’ll kick off the New Year for Nintendo fans:
Note: The 3DS is too cool for school.
Videos
Donkey Kong Country Returns Ultimate Wii Challenge #3
Donkey Kong Country Returns Time Attack Challenge #1
Donkey Kong Country Returns Time Attack Challenge #2
Super Mario World Super Play Movie #2
Super Mario World Super Play Movie #3
Sneezies Info Video
Ghost Mania Info Video
Music on: Drums Info Video
Last week, word of a new Final Fantasy title called something like Final Fantasy Type 0 became a registered trademark, and now a website sharing the same name has appeared, created by none other than Square Enix.
The company will be having a conference thing (that’s the official name, anyhow) later this month, and I think with this evidence as well it’s fair to assume that “Type 0” will be talked about at it. I’m guessing it’s a new game, but really it could be anything relating to the franchise!
POKÉMON AND NINTENDO GIVING FANS FIRST CHANCE TO UNLOCK ELUSIVE CHARACTER IN POKÉMON BLACK VERSION AND POKÉMON WHITE VERSION VIDEO GAMES VIA SPECIAL GAMESTOP DISTRIBUTION
Get the Shiny Legendary Trio for a Chance to Encounter the Mysterious Zoroark
in Upcoming Video Games??BELLEVUE, Wash. – January 3, 2011-The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo are giving fans the opportunity to get a jump start in Pokémon™ Black Version and Pokémon White Version video games with a special character distribution at all U.S. and Canadian GameStop stores. Starting today through February 6, 2011, Pokémon players can add a Legendary Trio of treasured Shiny Pokémon-Raikou™, Entei™, and Suicune™-for their English language versions of Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, or SoulSilver Version games. Transfer any one of the Legendary Trio into Pokémon Black Version or Pokémon White Version to unlock the opportunity to encounter a brand-new elusive Pokémon!
Receiving any of the Shiny Legendary Trio is a treat for Pokémon Trainers, and even more exciting is the chance to catch the mysterious Illusion Fox Pokémon Zoroark™, a Pokémon that cannot be obtained through normal gameplay-for Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version. Make sure you are one step ahead of Zoroark when the new video games launch for the Nintendo DS™ family of systems on March 6, 2011!
Gothenburg, Sweden (January 3, 2011) – Legendo Entertainment today announced that Ghost Mania, a paranormal puzzle game involving ghosts, a wacky story, mad spirits and a whole bunch of funky game modes for 1-2 players, is now available for download on the WiiWare™ service in North America for 500 Wii Points™.
On January 7, 2011, Europe will be getting Ghost Mania when the game releases in English, German, Spanish and French languages, also carrying a price tag of 500 Wii Points.
