New Super Mario Bros. 2 Announced
Posted by IGN on Apr 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment
After revealing it was working on a new 2D Mario project for the Nintendo 3DS earlier this year, Nintendo has finally given that game a name – New Super Mario Bros. 2. The platformer is due to be released in both Japan and North America in August 2012.
The publisher released no concrete details about the game outside of four screenshots. The most important bit of information? The Power Leaf, and Raccoon Mario, are returning. Additionally a quote from Nintendo’s Facebook page has revealed...
What IGN Readers Want from Super Mario 4
Posted by IGN on Apr 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Last week we laid down four possibilities for Super Mario 4. The choices we outlined included a true, 8-bit sequel to the Super Mario Bros. games, a 3D platformer, a new Super Mario World game and Super Mario 4 Wii U.
At the end of the article, we asked you readers to cast a vote in our poll and tell us which of these options you most want this still unconfirmed Mario game to be. It was rather close, but a modern Super Mario World took the win. Check out the results in the handy infographic below...
UPDATE: New Nintendo Direct Coming Tonight
Posted by IGN on Apr 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment
UPDATE (11:50AM): Clues have sprouted up as to what tonight’s Nintendo Direct broadcast might include. Kid Icarus Uprising director Masahiro Sakurai took to Twitter, hinting to his followers that they can expect news pertaining to the recently released Uprising from tonight’s video.
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy news might also be on the way, as Masanobu Suzui, head of developer Indies Zero, urged his followers not to miss the broadcast.
Finally, a swapnote was sent to Japanese 3DS systems...
The World Ends With You Getting a Sequel?
Posted by IGN on Apr 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Square Enix may have been listening to your fervent pleas after all – as it looks like cult hit DS adventure The World Ends With You may finally be getting a sequel. Whoa. Now before you freak out and start crying and all that, keep in mind that the existence of this sequel hasn’t been confirmed yet… but recent comments from series co-creator Tetsuya Nomura make a pretty convincing argument.
Check out the original The World Ends With You in action…
The news comes from a recent...
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Pre-order Bonus Revealed
Posted by IGN on Apr 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Square Enix has revealed the North American pre-order bonus for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy – the 3DS exclusive rhythm game featuring music from the franchise’s long history, as well as Chibi depictions of beloved characters like Cloud and Squall. Gamers who reserve their copies in advance will receive a gripped stylus and 17 stickers to customize it with, pictured below.
Cute… overload…Theatrhythm Final Fantasy is set to release on July 3 – meaning there’s still...
Project X Zone: Everything We Know
Posted by IGN on Apr 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment
It’s an exciting time to be a 3DS owner. In addition to the 3DS’s hot summer lineup, as well as all the titles still in the works (Luigi’s Manson, Paper Mario, Animal Crossing 3DS, Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion, Smash Bros. and so on), we also have Project X Zone to look forward to.
In case you missed the big Project X Zone reveal last week, this 3DS strategy RPG is an epic collaboration between three of the biggest publishers in Japan: Capcom, SEGA and Namco Bandai. While details...
Zelda: A Link to the Past – Best of the Best
Posted by IGN on Apr 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Late last year, we here at IGN compiled our list of the top 100 SNES games – a retrospective of sorts on the system’s best software. In the midst of some fierce competition, against a selection of titles that represent some of the best gaming has to offer (Super Metroid, Chrono Trigger and Super Mario World, to name just a handful), The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past managed to take our pick for the number one game of what many consider to be the number one system of all time.
Needless...
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3D Has Daddy Issues
Posted by IGN on Apr 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3D is the story of a man who doesn’t have time for his son. Well, OK, that sounds a bit melodramatic – but it’s accurate, at least, as the game opens with an eager young teenager getting the brush-off from his old man. He dreams of being a thrill ride designer. A theme park architect. A rollercoaster tycoon, of course – and it seems like he’s set up well to realize those dreams, too, since his father happens to be employed in that very field.
The...
Pokemon Black/White 2: First Trailer, Screenshots
Posted by IGN on Apr 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment
The first numbered Pokemon sequels – Pokemon Black 2 and Pokemon White 2 – are only two months away from their Japanese debut, and the news has already started pouring in. Below you’ll find the first Japanese trailer for the titles, which briefly shows off some of the new areas and opponents players can look forward to seeing.
We already know the game takes place two years after the events of the original Pokemon Black and White, a time when drastic changes have overtaken the the...
Four Possibilities for Super Mario 4
Posted by IGN on Apr 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment
The 3DS news just won’t stop this week. Miyamoto wants to make a sequel to A Link to the Past, first details for Pokemon Black 2 and White 2 surfaced, Project X Zone was unveiled, the strategy RPG mash-up Pokemon Conquest made the cut for a U.S. release, and more. As if all that weren’t enough, we also found out that sneaky ole Nintendo registered a domain for Super Mario 4. Hmm.
Of all the games we heard news of, Super Mario 4 is easily the one we know the least about – after all,...
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