March 23 GDC=BIG THINGS

Big things are planned for this years Game Developers Conference. On March 23rd, Nintendo’s president will be delivering a keynote speech that we all have been waiting for. News and rumors and running rampant on what exactly will be said. It is pretty much confirmed that we will learn something new THIS THURSDAY. I truly cannot wait to see what is going to be divulged. Will it be new Revolution info? Will we hear when our beloved Zelda will be released? Will we learn just how much 3rd party support Nintendo’s 5th system will be receiving? Things keep looking up for our Revolution gamers! As always, we will be sure to keep you updated. We’ll be sure to see you on Wi-Fi Smash Bros. and lapping you in Mario Kart! Game ON!

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Zelda to be Perfect

Shigeru Miyamoto and his team at Nintendo have been working on the newest Zelda adventure, Twilight Princess, for over two years. Nintendo has teased fans with trailers, screenshots, and then disappointed fans with delays. But Miyamoto says all the delays are helping make Zelda “perfect.”

“Zelda is a project with a huge volume of people and complex game development procedures,” said Miyamoto, speaking with Official Nintendo Magazine. “As soon as we decided to postpone the game from last year to this year and make the perfect Zelda, all the team were delighted to have the time to work on many ideas.”

Nintendo has said the delays are not a result of development problems or from converting Twilight Princess to a Revolution-only title, but to add content and improve the game. Nintendo has yet to set an official release date, but it is expected the game will launch sometime in November, possibly coinciding with the launch of the Revolution. As we all know, this game could not come fast enough for the legion of Zelda fans. We have been waiting for this one like the second coming. As much as it pains me to say this, it makes a lot of sense to launch it right around the Revolution launch period. By doing this, Nintendo will have a ton of their big name franchises right form the start. November seems so far away…..

E3 and GDC are right around the corner. Keep it here for updates! GAME ON!

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DS Titles Primed for Shelves

The Nintendo DS has quickly become my system of choice. Online, games, gamers, innovation, and just plain old fun; it’s all there gamers. This week alone sees the release of 2 new online titles; Metroid and Tetris, Worms, and Tao’s Adventure curse of the demon. The Nintendo DS had a slow start but the games are flowing now like Niagara Falls. Nintendo needs to find exactly what went right with the DS and run with it. I think the combination of quality titles week in and week out have really made the difference. Don’t get me wrong the Gamecube was one of my favorite systems, but we did not see the quantity and quality titles that we are seeing with the Nintendo DS. My hope is that the Nintendo Revolution will attract more and more 3rd party support and be a truly innovative, fun, hardcore system that Nintendo needs to reign supreme once again.