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What Did Shigeru Miyamoto Say?
A recently released Nintendo patent from last year might solve the stumbling block for novice players while keeping the interest of hardcore players. When asked about it, Miyamoto seems to have indicated that New Super Mario Bros. Wii will have such a system — though was vague about details. The solution would turn a game…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 2, 2009 -
Miyamoto Wants To Announce New Zelda Next Year
Speaking at a small roundtable conference this afternoon, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto has said that while a new Zelda game for the Wii was not at this year’s E3, he hopes to announce it next year. And to prove he’s not kidding around, the series creator brought in a piece of concept art for the game,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2009 -
The Golden Sun DS Trailer Feels Underappreciated
.html The return of the Golden Sun is definitely a thing to celebrate. Don’t let that Wii Vitality Sensor dampen your enthusiasm for this very core-focused Nintendo DS role-playing game. Golden Sun DS, according to Nintendo of America, follows the story of previous Golden Sun heroes’ descendants and “immerses players into the magic of its…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 2, 2009 -
Liveblogging Shigeru Miyamoto’s Developer Round Table
Shigeru Miyamoto just took the stage for his annual Developers Round Table. Each year the Nintendo developer sits down to talk about design choices, Nintendo and upcoming games. It’s always interesting. Let’s listen in why don’t we. Click to viewShigeru Liveblog
By Brian Crecente Published June 2, 2009 -
Shigeru Miyamoto Spills Beans On “Kind Code”… Almost
Super Mario Bros. Wii may have a surprise in store for gamers when it hits later this year. Speaking to Kotaku at E3 today, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto seem to let slip that the game may include at least an initial glimpse at a revolutionary save system first hinted at in a patent filed by Miyamoto…
By Brian Crecente Published June 2, 2009 -
Miyamoto: Super Mario Galaxy 2 Will Have 90% New Levels
Nintendo’s legendary designer Shigeru Miyamoto sat down with Kotaku to talk about Nintendo’s biggest projects and shared some details on the newly announced Super Mario Galaxy. “For the most part up until now on a single console we haven’t made two games in a single franchise,” Miyamoto said. “But when we first made Super Mario…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 2, 2009 -
Wii Vitality Sensor Gets Smoothly Fingered
Nintendo announced today that it was adding the Wii Vitality Sensor to the list of things one can attach to the Wii Remote. Nintendo’s official announcement claims it will expand the appeal of video games. How? Well, we’re not quite sure yet, as we’ve not yet poked the Wii Vitality Sensor. But these beautifully unblemished,…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 2, 2009 -
New New Super Mario Bros. Wii Screens
Nintendo has not one, but two major Mario games planned for a Wii release, as Super Mario Galaxy 2 will be preceded by New Super Mario Bros. Wii later this year. The Wii follow-up to New Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo DS will feature four-player co-op play, with Mario, Luigi and two Toads all…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 2, 2009 -
First Metroid: Other M Screens
Nintendo is partnering with Team Ninja, not Retro Studios, for the newest outer space adventure starring Samus Aran, Metroid: Other M. The Wii game is a mix of first and third-person action. It looks spectacular. Team Ninja looks like it will do wonderful things with the Wii hardware, giving Metroid fans who crave a return…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 2, 2009 -
Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story Hits Nintendo DS This Fall
Nintendo of America is bringing Mario & Luigi RPG3!!! for the Nintendo DS to the West as Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story, the latest role-playing game to star the dynamic plumbing duo. The “inside” in the game’s title is quite literal, as you’ll travel through the guts of Mario and Luigi arch-nemesis Bowser in…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 2, 2009 -
New Metroid Game Announced: Metroid Other M
Nintendo will be teaming up with the remains of Tecmo’s Team Ninja to bring us an all-new Metroid title for the Wii: Metroid Other M. Due in 2010, the game looks a blend of first and third-person gameplay (clip showed much more third than first-person), with shooting sequences mixed with old-fashioned Metroid platforming. The game…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2009 -
The Wii Vitality Sensor Seems…Nice
Nintendo announces the Wii Vitality Sensor, a device that attaches to the tip of the player’s finger that measures their vital signs and helps them relax. It sounds like one of those biorhythm reading machines you find in dirty bowling alley arcades, though as a Nintendo Wii product it is of course pristine and white.…
By Mike Fahey Published June 2, 2009 -
Nintendo Reveals Super Mario Galaxy 2
Nintendo saved their biggest announcement for last at this morning’s E3 press conference, unveiling the first full sequel to a 3D Mario game on the same system: Mario Galaxy 2. From the trailer on show, it appears to be the same deal as the first game. Planetoids you run around, 3D puzzles, unique mechanics on…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2009 -
Golden Sun DS Coming In 2010
A bit of news out of Nintendo’s E3 2009 press conference sure to make RPG fans get the warm fuzzies, the Golden Sun series continues on the Nintendo DS next year. Arguable one of the best 2D role-playing games on any system, Golden Sun and its sequel, Golden Sun: The Lost Age were two of…
By Mike Fahey Published June 2, 2009 -
Wii Fit Plus Brings More Wii Fit This Fall
More mini-games and more workout customization options are coming with Wii Fit Plus, due out this fall for the Nintendo Wii. Another rumored announcement made real at Nintendo’s 2009 E3 press conference, Wii Fit Plus is basically an update to the original Wii Fit, featuring six new training exercises and fifteen new balance board mini-games,…
By Mike Fahey Published June 2, 2009 -
Nintendo Reveals The New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Nintendo kicked off their E3 2009 press conference with the announcement of The New Super Mario Bros. Wii, afour-player co-operative take on classic 2D Mario gameplay. It was almost a perfect surprise, but close enough. The New Super Mario Bros. Wii combines the classic 2D gameplay of the original Super Mario Bros. with four-player co-operative…
By Mike Fahey Published June 2, 2009 -
Nintendo’s E3 Expo Live Blog
Get your faces ready, because Nintendo is about to deposit a big, fat smile on it this morning, as it holds its E3 2009 media briefing. Remember, this year, Nintendo is all about the games. That could mean that we’ll hear more about Nintendo’s plans for a Super Mario Bros. game for the Wii, see…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 2, 2009 -
What’s Behind The Nintendo Curtain?
What that at Nintendo’s E3 booth? A flower, a coin and question boxes. Those all look familiar. We really wish we could remember where we saw them before. OH, RIGHT. Japanese newspaper Nikkei reported that Nintendo would be releasing a new Mario game by the end of the year. Whatever this is, it seems to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 2, 2009