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Infinity Ward is open to the idea of creating an entire Call of Duty game set in space.

Metro asked executive producer Mark Rubin about the possibility as part of a recent interview. Addressing the possibility, Rubin commented:

Yeah. It makes sense. I wouldn’t count it out. Everything’s on the table. When we start a new game every possibility’s on the table. If we think that it’d be cool to have a battle over Jupiter, sure. Why not?

Later in the interview, while discussing a potential space map as DLC, he said:

“We could do it, but I don’t know… will it be fun? And this is the party pooper version of the answer: you have to measure effort versus payout. Would it be worth that amount of work? Which involves rewriting all the scripts for all the Kill Streaks, potentially creating new art assets for all the Kill Streaks–which would take months–to make one level that’s in space.”

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Various photos have surfaced of Prima’s Zelda Box Set. You can find a gallery of photos above.

Amazon says the Zelda Box Set will be released on November 26. You can currently purchase the product for about $70 off.

Thanks to Jake for the tip.

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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./01. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y # (Pokemon Co.) {2013.10.12} (¥4.800) – 162.347 / 2.731.470 (-29%)
02./02. [PS3] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2013 (Konami) {2013.10.24} (¥3.980) – 52.826 / 136.709 (-37%)
03./00. [3DS] Little Battlers eXperience: Wars (Level 5) {2013.10.31} (¥4.980) – 50.217 / NEW <60,31%>
04./04. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 # (Capcom) {2013.09.14} (¥5.990) – 46.729 / 2.872.106 (-31%)
05./06. [PSP] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2013 (Konami) {2013.10.24} (¥2.980) – 38.179 / 74.181 (+6%)
06./00. [WIU] Wii Party U (Nintendo) {2013.10.31} (¥4.935) – 37.371 / NEW
07./00. [PSV] Gundam Breaker # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.10.31} (¥6.980) – 33.775 / NEW
08./05. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto V (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2013.10.10} (¥7.770) – 32.666 / 531.266 (-35%)
09./00. [PSV] Hyperdimension Neptunia Re:Birth1 # (Compile Heart) {2013.10.31} (¥6.090) – 31.811 / NEW
10./00. [PS3] Tears to Tiara II: Haou no Matsuei # (Aqua Plus) {2013.10.31} (¥6.980) – 24.422 / NEW
11./03. [PS3] BlazBlue: Chronophantasma # (Arc System Works) {2013.10.24} (¥7.140) – 14.307 / 86.771 (-80%)
12./08. [3DS] Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Densetsu no Shinobi no Survival Battle! (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.10.17} (¥4.980) – 13.563 / 75.137 (-20%)
13./07. [PSV] Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2013 (Konami) {2013.10.24} (¥3.980) – 12.866 / 37.197 (-47%)
14./10. [PSP] Diabolik Lovers: More, Blood # (Idea Factory) {2013.10.24} (¥6.090) – 5.929 / 16.411 (-43%)
15./15. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life # (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800) – 5.421 / 1.485.035 (-2%)
16./14. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 5.263 / 3.456.116 (-5%)
17./00. [PSP] Shinsouhan Heart no Kuni no Alice: Wonderful Wonder World # (QuinRose) {2013.10.31} (¥6.300) – 4.811 / NEW
18./11. [PSV] Dangan-Ronpa 1-2: Reload (Spike Chunsoft) {2013.10.10} (¥5.229) – 4.412 / 100.574 (-58%)
19./00. [PSP] Seishun Hajime Mashita! # (Honeybee) {2013.10.31} (¥7.140) – 4.352 / NEW
20./19. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life # (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.08.01} (¥5.480) – 4.156 / 305.203 (-15%)

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Austin note: This thing is not meant to be viewed as a criticism of a game that is not out yet (SM3DW) that I have only played twice before. It is also not meant to be a criticism solely of the Mario franchise. It is, as I hope is clear, a discussion and analysis of gameplay motifs and design philosophies for many kinds of games.

Kenta Motokura is co-director of the upcoming game-that-you’ve-all-heard-of, Super Mario 3D World. In a recent IGN article he said the following regarding the development of the game:

“Going off of our monitor tests, we wanted to see what beginners thought was difficult about the game, and also what was fun about the game. We learned from those tests is that if you were a beginning player, when you come to a cliff, you might stop, think about jumping, then jump and maybe not make it and drop. But what if we added this element of sticking to the wall so you could prevent yourself from dropping down?”

So he brings up this simple question: What if you added an element that prevented less experienced players from falling down?

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Several Wii U and 3DS titles will be playable at a number of different malls as part of Nintendo’s “Holiday Mall Experience”. The event will take place between November 25 and December 22.

Playable titles include:

Wii U

Super Mario 3D World
The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014
Pikmin 3
The Wonderful 101
Wii Fit U
Wii Sports Club
Wii Party U
Rayman Legends
Just Dance 2014
Splinter Cell Blacklist
Assasin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
Disney Infinity
Batman Arkham Origins

3DS

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Super Mario 3D Land
Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
Mario Kart 7
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move
Animal Crossing New Leaf
Mario & Luigi Dream Team
Pokémon X & Y
Mario Party Island Tour
Scribblenauts Unmasked
Sonic Lost World
Skylanders Swap Force
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages

You can find the full list of participating locations here.

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Nintendo Land appears to have been removed from the North American Wii U eShop. It’s simply no longer available for purchase as a digital download.

This only applies to North America. As far as we know, Nintendo Land is still up on the European eShop.

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Rex, Deimeto, Raptor and Torikera have been confirmed for Toriko: Ultimate Survival. Rex is officially playable, while it seems as though you’ll have to fight the others.

Another tidbit: those who scan barcodes in Weekly Shounen Jump will be able to unlock special missions.

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