Date archives for September, 2010

September 19th, 2010
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Itagaki Makes Curious Remark about Nintendo’s Next Console

Not 3DS either

Wii is approaching its fourth birthday across the world, with no announced successor currently on the horizon. We know it's in development but there's been no clue as to its form or any such thing. So when an industry figure such as Tomonobu Itagaki, former head of Team Ninja, makes cryptic comments about the company's next home console it makes interesting reading.

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Nab a Life-Size Samus Statue on eBay

Auction site sells heroine

Ever wonder what happens to all those amazing life-size statues and installations in game shops after they're taken down? They usually end up on eBay, of course. That's the fate of this Metroid statue created to promote celebrated first-person adventure Metroid Prime, currently on sale for a measly £65.

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September 18th, 2010
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Expect La Mulana to be Really, Really Hard

No Easy Mode in sight

La Mulana is coming to WiiWare – yes, we promise – with improved graphics but no alterations made to the game's notorious difficulty level. Designer Takumi Naramura has said there'll be no Easy Mode in the game, for one very simple reason:

We made the game difficult so players can die.

According to Naramura, it can take up to 30 hours to complete La Mulana, most of which time sounds like it'll be taken up by dying and finding new pads to replace broken ones. It's all part of the plan according to Naramura, who states "times might have changed, but players haven't," suggesting La Mulana harkens back to the days of dedicated gamers ploughing through tough titles like Mega Man 2 and company.

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Sucker Punch Looking into Move Support for inFamous 2

Get physical with Cole

Not so long ago, inFamous 2 was touted for Move support with a listing on the official Sony website, but that soon disappeared. It seems Sucker Punch is still investigating the controller's possibilities however, as an interview with HipHop Gamer uncovered.

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Nintendo Declares Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary Website Open

Due to be updated in coming weeks

First a logo, then a collector's edition pack; now the Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary celebrations get even wilder, with Nintendo of America rolling out website for the portly plumber's quarter-century.

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Played some Beat Sketcher and lots of Flight Control. Still waiting for EyePet Move key to install though!


September 17th, 2010
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No No Kuni Trailer Shows Stunning Animation Chops

Dream collaboration looking fantastic

Since we reported that Ni No Kuni is coming to North America we've kept an eagle eye on the team-up between legendary animators Studio Ghibli and Professor Layton powerhouse Level-5. Now Tokyo Game Show has given us a new animated trailer to gawp at, and gawp we must.

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Ni No Kuni Trailer Shows Stunning Animation Chops

Dream collaboration looking fantastic

Since we reported that Ni No Kuni is coming to North America we've kept an eagle eye on the team-up between legendary animators Studio Ghibli and Professor Layton powerhouse Level-5. Now Tokyo Game Show has given us a new animated trailer to gawp at, and gawp we must.

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Video of Lily Allen Playing Move is a Sony Marketing Dream Come True

Fashion, popular music and gaming combine

The launch of a vintage fashion shop in London probably isn't the first thing you'd associate with PlayStation Move, but if the Internet has taught you one thing so far it should be that strange combinations make the world go around. That's why this video of the grand opening of Lily Allen and half sister Sarah Owen's shop Lucy in Disguise shows the pregnant popstar playing at being a TV Superstar, with less disastrous consequences than her previous TV venture.

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Serious Metroid: Other M Bug Requires Total Restart

Nintendo aware of issue

A rather serious bug in Metroid: Other M has come to light that requires players who encounter it to load a previous save file or, in dreaded circumstances, start their save file over again.

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