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“We’re really big Zelda fans. It’s a masterpiece.” – EA producer Nelson Wong
EA are creating a game for the DS that they say is heavily inspired by Zelda, titled Tsumuji. Like Zelda, Tsumuji is an adventure-puzzle game starring a young boy in a cel-shaded style reminiscent of Phantom Hourglass, who is also controlled via the DS stylus in the same way.
There’s a catch, though – the game also includes stealth elements, because its main character is a ninja.
Once again, those wonderful marathon gamers are going at it again, only this time they are going all out with the amount of games and type of games they are playing.
They are going to be playing a total of 11 games, all within the Final Fantasy universe. The game list will feature Final Fantasys I-X, and XII (since XI is an online MMO, it would be pointless to play in a marathon).
The total time they are allotting for this marathon is an insane 120 hours! They are going to start on August 6, 2009 at 5pm CST with Final Fantasy I, and hopefully be wrapping up Final Fantasy XII on August 11, 2009 at 10pm CST.
The Returners live 72 hour gaming marathon will start at 5:00pm CST time. If you haven’t been paying attention, The Returners are a fundraising group who raise money for various charities by organizing gaming marathons. In this case, they are raising money for Child’s Play. You can visit the live feed here.
Update: the marathon is currently underway.
The Returners are back for another 72 hour gaming marathon on July 10th, beginning at 5:00pm CST time. For those who haven’t heard of them, The Returners are a fundraising group who raise money for various charities by organizing gaming marathons.
The coming marathon will serve to raise money for Child’s Play, and the marathon can be followed live on The Returners’ blog. Be sure to write that down somewhere in your busy schedules!
Yes, in just three days all members of the American Club Nintendo will lose their Gold or Platinum status. Is this a bad thing? No, because members that were able to acquire Gold or Platinum status will be sent an unknown gift (one for Gold members and one for Platinum members).
If you’re a member of the American Club Nintendo and already have Platinum status, don’t register any more games until after June 30 so you can work on getting Platinum status again.
Ever been stuck on a level of a game and got so frustrated you just gave up? Well, not anymore.
A patent was discovered in January (Created by Shigeru Miyamoto) that hinted that Nintendo would be making games a bit easier for casual gamers. And just last week, it was hinted that Nintendo would be implementing a system, starting with the New Super Mario Bros. Wii, that would make games easier for casual gamers. What is this new system, you ask? Read on.
A darker age for the Wii begins.
Long after fans began to plea for new Wii colors, the black Wii is finally here… or rather, will be here. The new black Wii will be released in Japan this summer. At the Wii’s launch Nintendo showed us three other colors (apart from the white and black), though it is a mystery whether the Wii will ever be graced with the presented red, silver and lime green designs.
Nintendo finished its E3 keynote a little while ago and after being bored half to death by some of the less interesting announcements, Nintendo announced not only Super Mario Galaxy 2 but also a new Metroid game called Metroid: Other M.
This game is not another Metroid Prime game and it’s not being developed by Retro Studios. Instead, this looks like a side scrolling Metroid game much like the original Metroid and the popular Super Metroid.
Super Mario Galaxy 2 was also announced, starring not only Mario but finally brings back his dinosaur steed Yoshi. If you haven’t seen the trailers for these games I recommend you look them up on the Internet. You won’t regret it.
Do you like the New Super Mario Bros on Nintendo DS? Chances are you’ll love New Super Mario Brothers Wii that was just announced at Nintendo’s E3 keynote.
You’ll be able to play four players simultaneously and enjoy new suits such as the “Propeller Suit”. This game will release worldwide this holiday season.
Tomorrow’s the big day, folks, and we’ll be here to cover it all – Nintendo’s not going to get away with announcing anything huge without Zelda Universe catching it in its giant news net.
That said, we’ll also be liveblogging the entire keynote on top of posting news, just like last year’s E3. Bookmark this post, because this is where you’ll be seeing the liveblog happening – and make sure to check back at this post tomorrow (Tuesday) at 9am PST, 12pm EST to catch the keynote!
UPDATE: The liveblog is go! We’re reporting on Nintendo’s keynote right now, so read on.
UPDATE 2: The press conference is over – Nintendo clearly took the hint from last year’s E3 that this one needed to be awesome, and despite there being no Zelda Wii, this press conference was packed with a million Mario titles, Golden Sun DS, and a new Metroid entitled “Other M.” It certainly didn’t disappoint, so if you missed it read on to see what you missed!
The Japanese newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun recently reported that by the end of this year a new Wii Fit will be released in Japan. This would confirm the rumors that Nintendo recently patented the name Wii Fit Plus. They informed their readers that the game will measure balance and weight even more accurate and will support online connectivity. But Wii Fit Plus wasn’t the report that sparked the interest of the fans.
You may remember The Returners, a group who performs video game marathons for charities, and earlier this year ran through all 13 Zelda games in 72 hours to support the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation.
Well, they’re back, and this time it’s the Super Smash Bros series. They will be playing all three Smash Bros games for 48 hours attempting to collect as many trophies as possible, while also taking Brawl challenges from viewers, for $5 per match.
Being royalty is great. You’re loved by everyone, you get to hang out with all your idols and best of all: you’ll get gifts sent to you on a regular basis.
The Queen of England just received a Nintendo Wii from THQ. Of course, since it’s for the Queen who just so happens to be one of the most famous people on earth, they actually had it gold-plated.
Fans of the Metroid Prime games rejoice! Instead of releasing the remade GameCube Metroid Prime games as New Play Control! games, Nintendo has chosen to release a Metroid Prime Trilogy with Retro Studios’ three famous Metroid Prime games for Wii.
Nintendo and Taito are together working on a real-time RPG for the Wii.
There, do I have your attention? Good.
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