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mii-gamer on 14 May 2013

I am eating a packet of chicken salt, advice you do the same. From mynintendo news

 

With E3 fast approaching it’s about time we had some juicy rumours. These rumours stem from an IGN member by the name of 100 Year Old Gamer. The forum user claims to work at Nintendo, though these claims have yet to be verified. However, it should be noted that he or she has previously written things that have turned out to be true. Here’s some of the information 100 Year Old Gamer has provided. Take it with a grain of salt.

  • Nintendo will air three to five Nintendo Directs before and around E3, starting on May 30
  • 3D Mario will be “huge, bigger than any Mario game to date” and looks “unlike anything you’ve ever seen”
  • Retro’s new game will be first person, futuristic, and something everyone wants them to do
  • When asked if “a certain Super Saiyan” would join Smash Bros (since Namco is involved), he said it “hasn’t been decided yet, but there is a chance”

Pokémon News

  • Pokemon X and Y and Pokemon Rumble U news expected with no other Pokémon games revealed.

Game Updates

  • Yoshi Wii U is said to be a late 2013/early 2014 title.
  • Games said to be at the E3 showfloor include: 3D Mario, Mario Kart, Pikmin 3, W101, X, Mario and Luigi: Dream Team.

Rumoured/Unconfirmed Games

  • Capcom supposedly working on a Resident Evil remake from their back catalogue.
  • Nintendo wanting to continue Picross on Nintendo 3DS.
  • New Star Fox title, said to be more like Lylat Wars, expected this generation.
  • Star Wars expected on Wii U as "Disney likes the Wii U so far".
  • Nintendo titles to use NFC - new IP from Nintendo.
  • New Animal Crossing expected, but "way off" for Wii U.
  • Nintendo tried to regain Banjo Kazooie but it didn't work.
  • A Final Fantasy remake is being developed for Wii U.
  • Games that will use dual GamePad controllers will be announced.

Legend of Zelda

  • New Legend of Zelda is said to feature a return for past races like the Gorons, Zoras plus new additional species to encounter.
  • The game is also venturing into more "RPG-like" territory without "going full out RPG", like Skyward Sword.

Hardware Revisions and Performance

  • Wii U periperhals expected this year (to connect to the GamePad). 
  • A New Nintendo Wii U is expected by the end of 2014 with more internal storage but Blu-ray is unknown.
  • A new Nintendo 3DS revision is expected, but not within the next two years.
  • Denies Wii U clock-speed increases.
  • Achievements and linked accounts said to be coming but "in a different way than anyone else does".
  • Nintendo working on trying to get more engines supported by Wii U.

Virtual Console Releases

  • Nintendo are expected to show and highlight classic GameCube titles heading to Virtual Console.
  • Online multiplayer for classic Virtual Console games isn't likely from Nintendo but "third parties will".
  • Plans to release classic titles, like Xenoblade Chronicles, on the Wii U eShop is likely at some point.

Retro Studios Wii U Project

  • The upcoming, untitled game from Retro Studios is said to be first-person, futuristic and "something everyone wants them to make".
  • Said to be working on a Donkey Kong track for Mario Kart Wii U.


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Bladeforce on 14 May 2013

Even thought I think the WiiU has had a lack lustre beginning, there is a part of me that is intrigued by what a new Mario will be like on the system. The Retro game will be Starfox



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Flanneryaug on 14 May 2013

The first 3 are possible, not a chance that the fourth is going to happen.



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Conegamer on 14 May 2013

Well, they certainly sound possible, which is a good start!



 

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KHlover on 14 May 2013

Goku in SSB4? How lame, I can already play as him in Brawl :P

Now honestly, I really want these rumors to be true (and sice all of them are plausible - why shouldn't they) and expect Nintendo to blow me away this year. They definately have the potential. This is going to be the best E3 we've had in a loooong time^^



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KHlover on 14 May 2013
Bladeforce said:
Even thought I think the WiiU has had a lack lustre beginning, there is a part of me that is intrigued by what a new Mario will be like on the system. The Retro game will be Starfox

A first person Star Fox game? No chance. Star Fox is a 3rd person series, not a 1st person one.



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Rhonin the wizard on 14 May 2013
mii-gamer said:
  • When asked if “a certain Super Saiyan” would join Smash Bros (since Namco is involved), he said it “hasn’t been decided yet, but there is a chance” 

 

Do! not! want! I would prefer that the Smash series would stick with characters that originated in videogames.



Phoenix_Wiight on 14 May 2013

I really don't think Retro is working on a new IP, and I really doubt it's a first person shooter, something most Nintendo fans really don't care for in the first place.

I'd love Goku is Smash, but it's just not going to happen. He's not a video game character... it's really that simple.



KHlover on 14 May 2013
Phoenix_Wiight said:
I really don't think Retro is working on a new IP, and I really doubt it's a first person shooter, something most Nintendo fans really don't care for in the first place.

I'd love Goku is Smash, but it's just not going to happen. He's not a video game character... it's really that simple.

No one said it would be an FPS. Remember, Metroid Prime also is first-person. Which makes me think the game by Retro is Metroid Prime 4. The ending of Mentroid Prime 3 already hinted at a successor.



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Otakumegane on 14 May 2013

Goku? Nope.

As for 3D Mario, we were all expecting this. May 30th is a longgg time.



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