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Nintendo Mentions DS Successor (With A Motion Sensor?), Zelda Wii This Year
Nintendo appears to have made the first comment about a successor to their popular DS. Speaking to Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata (as first translated by Siliconera, with clarification from Wired's Chris Kohler over Twitter) mentioned a follow-up to the DS would feature higher-resolution visuals (no surprise) and a motion sensor of some sort. Iwata did ...read more
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Nintendo shuts down Zelda fan film, four years in the making
A few weeks ago, the fruits of four years of labor finally paid off for independent film studio BMB Finishes when its Zelda-based movie, The Hero of Time, was released for public consumption over the internets. Reaction to the film was mixed, but it seemed like everyone appreciated the 1,460 days of hard work that went into the feature-length film's creation. Apparently, that's not the case -- ...read more
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Director says next console Zelda will start with scale, go from there
Legend of Zelda series director Eiji Aonuma says in the latest Edge magazine that the scale of the upcoming Wii release is what's foremost in his team's mind during development. Twilight Princess, he says, was the first Zelda game where they went for a more realistic feel in terms of size and scope of the world, and yet he feels that they weren't quite able to adapt all of their gameplay ideas to ...read more
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Gold, diamond-studded Wii going for almost $500k
Consumer electronics bling-modder Stuart Hughes has transformed the $200 Wii into a £299,995 ($491,000) console. The device took six months to convert, and features 2,500 grams of 22 carat gold and 19.5 carats of diamonds on the buttons. Only three units were made. Some of you out there may be asking: "Well, what do I do if the Wii breaks? Who handles the warranty?" If you're asking that ...read more
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Sky Crawlers release date crawls back a week
Did we say January 5? You're actually going to have to wait a little longer for The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces on Wii. XSEED has informed us of a new release date for the Project Aces-developed flight game: just one week later, on January 12, 2010 [edit: Corrected the date.] While that might not be the best news, the publisher also let us know the MSRP for the game: just $29.99. That's going ...read more
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Nintendo Leaks Mega Man 10's WiiWare Release Date: March
Many of the games announced over the weekend are a long ways off. Not Mega Man 10, though. Nintendo's released a brief schedule of their first and third-party lineup for Wii in early 2010 and revealed the release date for Capcom's next downloadable retro sequel: March. It's expected Mega Man 10 will be released on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network, too, though Capcom has been mum about the ...read more
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Nintendo Trademarked ''Zii,'' ''Cii,'' ''Bii,'' Oii'' And ''Yii''
Did you know that over the last few years, Nintendo trademarked the names "Zii," "Oii," "Cii," "Bii," and "Yii" in Japan? Well they did. You might be thinking, "Steve! Does that mean the next Nintendo console will be called the 'Nintendo Zii' or the 'Nintendo Oii?"" To which I would reply: "Probably not." Nintendo is probably keeping a close, legal eye on variations of the spelling of ...read more
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No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle Hands-On Preview
If you are at all familiar with the Wii exclusive No More Heroes, or really anything Grasshopper Manufacture has developed, you know that Suda 51 and company have a style and tone entirely their own. Fortunately, from what I was able to see of the upcoming sequel, No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, Grasshopper fans should rest easy, because the game is looking to be a worthy addition to the ...read more
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Datel's Sound Speaker DSi eats handhelds for breakfast
Nothing's ever going to top Nyko's crazy Zoom Case, but Datel Japan's bulky DSi speaker attachment thing -- the official title is the Sound Speaker DSi -- is definitely making a strong play for Most Crazy DSi Accessory Ever. As you can see, the accessory is not only meant to protect by consuming the handheld whole, but it also amplifies the DSi's audio ... because that's what you want from your ...read more
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Golgoth Studio gets Nintendo developer license, solicits retro remake ideas
French indie dev Golgoth Studio announced today via its Twitter feed that it has become a licensed Wii and DS developer. The company came out swinging like a giant ape -- an ape named Toki to be exact -- back in October. While its HD remake of the Data East classic Toki has been confirmed for Xbox Live Arcade, the five-person team also has preparing a similar retooling of Joe and Mac: Caveman ...read more
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