List of Bomb Monkey Details

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Bomb Monkey was featured in the May issue of Nintendo Power and it gave some details about this upcoming Nintendo 3DS eShop game like the gameplay and modes. You can find a list of details below:

- Stylistically different from Renegade Kid’s previous games
- Arcade-style falling-block puzzler
- Hold the 3DS sideways to play
- Use control pad or Circle Pad to move your monkey back and forth along the top of the screen
- Press down to drop colored blocks wherever you see fit
- Stack is constantly growing, rises from the bottom of the screen
- If the stack reaches your monkey’s location, the game ends
- Randomly obtain access to bombs
- Use bombs to destroy nearby blocks
- Blocks that are next each other and have the same color can all be destroyed at once if they’re hit by a bomb
- Need to hit locked blocks multiple times to destroy
- Special red boxes can destroy an entire row or column of blocks when detonated
- Position red blocks strategically to set up massive combos that take out nearly all blocks in sight
- Destroy spheres marked with letters to spell the word BOMB
- This allows you to enter Bomb Monkey Time
- Bomb Monkey Time: drop unlimited boxes temporarily
- Endless mode included
- Destroy as many blocks and rack up as high a score as possible before you lose in Endless mode
- Rescue mode: destroy a cage with bombs in order to free another monkey
- Numbers mode: Destroy numbered spheres in the correct order
- Versus and co-op modes: play with a friend using one 3DS
- Friend controls his monkey with the X, A, B buttons
- Action takes place over both screens in versus and co-op

Source: nintendoeverything.com

Retro Studios Working on Metroid/Star Fox Crossover Game?

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Here is a juicy rumor! Supposedly Retro Studios is working on a Metroid and Star Fox crossover game for the Nintendo Wii U. Retro Studios is working on something that everyone wants, so maybe this is what they are cooking up. You can find some details about this rumored Star Fox/Metroid crossover game after the break.

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Leaked Photo of New Wii U Controller?

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Here is a supposed leaked photo of what the new Wii U controller is going to be like. This photo is coming from a QA tester for TT Games who posted this on Twitter, so maybe this is true. As you can see some buttons have been moved around and the Circle Pads have been changed to full on analog sticks. Maybe this TT Games employee is trying to play a joke, but it may be the real deal. If you want a comparison of the old controller with the photo of the new controller, check out the image below:

Update: The Twitter account where this photo came from has been shut down. So, did this person get the account shut down because they weren’t suppose to release this image?

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Source: gonintendo.com, nintendoeverything.com

Wii U Operating System(OS) Rumors

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Here are some rumors concerning the operating system of the Nintendo Wii U:

- Wii U OS has an element that is ‘huge, surely never seen before on a normal home system’
- Nintendo reserved a certain amount of memory (at least 512MB to be clear) for the Wii U OS
- looks to be the biggest software layer seen on this kind of platform
- OS may to see some tweaks/cuts to free up more memory for devs

Source: gonintendo.com

Yoshi Chase Announced for Mario Tennis Open in UK

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Nintendo UK has announced the Yoshi Chase event, which is a chase to try and get all the different colored Yoshis in Mario Tennis Open. This activity will have you do different things such as going to a certain store to find QR codes to scan so you can earn a new colored Yoshi. Check out the official Nintendo UK page for details of this event. This has only been announced in the UK for now, but I would think other regions will be doing something of the sort.

Source: nintendo3dsblog.com

List of Wii U Rumors and Facts-Online is “Extensive”

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Here is a list of rumors and facts for the Nintendo Wii U:
Rumors:
  •  insider claims that Wii U name is unlikely to change
  •  insider has seen something “green and white” relating to Wii U
  •  Nintendo’s Wii U trademark issue in England most likely cleared up
  •  ”Seems indy studio Empty Clip Studios (Groovin’ Blocks) and their RapidFire Engine (multiport) are on Wii U.”
Facts:
  • Peter Moore quote: “Its online capabilities are really extensive, too, so we’ll be able to differentiate ourselves from the competition more easily with our sports lineup.”
  • Sega Australia employee’s linkedin profile: “Developing downloadable licensed & original IP for… Wii U”
  • “GameStop is already prepared to help launch the first of these new consoles — Nintendo’s Wii U. As it’s poised to be the first new machine of the gate, the Wii U will mark the beginning of the new hardware cycle, and GameStop has already devised its launch strategy to take advantage of the eventual spike in hardware sales.”
  • “From the profile of a TT Fusion (LEGO City) Art progammer: ‘This is going to be the exclusive launch title for the brand new Wii-U and Wii-2!’ … Also, 34 [artists] working on LEGO City”

What is the green and white thing that the insider has that is related to the Wii U? That is just a rumor, but could it be the Streetpass device for the system that was rumored before?

What is fact though is that Peter Moore said that the online capabilities of the Wii U are “extensive,” so that is a good sign for those who want a better online system for  the Wii U.

Source: gonintendo.com

Club Nintendo Patent Shows Different Way of Tracking

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Below you will find a patent that Nintendo filed that shows a different way for tracking in Club Nintendo:

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- would do away with registration cards
- codes would be printed on the box
- registrations would be tracked alongside your purchase
- accounts with several duplicate registrations would get you flagged/removed
- retailer would scan code and info would be sent to Nintendo to confirm purchase
- if you return the game, your coins would be removed
- if you spent your coins, you couldn’t return the game
- patent was applied for on Nov. 15, 2010

Maybe Nintendo will start using this in the future some day. Would you like this better than the method that Nintendo uses right now?

Source: gonintendo.com

Next Gen-More Innovation, But at Higher Prices?

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Tony Bartell, the president of GameStop, feels that the next generation of gaming devices will inhibit “a high level of innovation.” Nintendo has introduced some innovation with the announcement of the Nintendo Wii U and what can be done with the Wii U tablet, but we don’t know about Microsoft and Sony’s next consoles. Tony Bartell feels this next round of systems will be very innovating.

Tony Bartell also brought up that they “anticipate that to command the higher price points.” Higher prices for games? Spending $60 on one video game is quite a bite out of the old wallet. Those dollar bills start adding up. Are we going to be seeing $70 games from Microsoft and Sony? Nintendo had their Wii games at $50 so maybe Nintendo will raise their Wii U prices to $60.

Source: gonintendo.com, gamasutra.com

Wii U Rumors-Retros Game is “Massive”

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Here is a compilation of some rumors concerning the Nintendo Wii U:

- Wii U models at E3 2011 and CES 2011 didn’t house optical drives
- games were put onto SD cards
- E3 2012 will see Wii U games off of SD cards and USB thumb drives
- Wii U size may have changed slightly, but in what direction we do not know
- redesigned Zapper and Classic Controller are being prepared
- Nintendo-branded HDMI cable is also being prepared
- Retro’s project will be shown at E3 2012 and is ‘massive’
- Wii U camera may have been upgraded to .7MP
- voice chat is up and running
- lots of Wii U/3DS software at Nintendo’s E3 2012 booth
- if there are any other last-minute mods to the Wii U, EA and Ubisoft are the only 3rd parties to know

The rumor says that the game Retro is working on is “massive.” We know Retro Studios is working on something, but we don’t know what. We will have to wait until E3 this year and see if this game is revealed.

Source: gonintendo.com

Rayman Origins 3DS Releasing at Retail and eShop?

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Ubisoft has stated this in a press release concerning Rayman Origins on the Nintendo 3DS:

“The full version of the game will be available at retailers and online on June 5, 2012.”

Ubisoft stating that Rayman Origins will be released “at retailers and online” suggests that it will be available at stores and on the eShop. Looks like this will be one of the first games to receive this treatment on Nintendo’s new handheld.

Update: Ubisoft might be saying that you can buy Rayman Origins online like at Amazon or some other online store.

Source: gonintendo.com