Nomura Teases A “Surprise” During Kingdom Hearts 3D’s End Credits

Kingdom Hearts series director, Tetsuya Nomura, has revealed in the latest edition of Nintendo Power that Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance will have a “surprise” at the end of the game. Nomura urges Nintendo 3DS gamers to refrain from turning off their consoles during the ending credits, otherwise they will miss the aforementioned surprise.

“For starters, there’s going to be some sort of a “surprise” during the end credits of the game. Nomura shares: “This is the first time we’re doing this, but there’s a surprise during the end credits. So even when the credits start to roll, don’t put down your N3DS, and don’t let your guard down!”

Nintendo Power Will Reveal ‘Top Secret’ Game Next Month

Next months issue of Nintendo Power will reportedly contain information about a yet to be announced game. There’s no hints regarding what the title will actually be, but my guess would be Epic Mickey 2, which we already know is secretly in development at Disney. Which game do you think will be announced?

“There will be no fooling around when it comes to our April issue. We’ll have the final word on Kid Icarus: Uprising and Xenoblade Chronicles in our full reviews, and get an exclusive whiff of a top-secret title that promises to make your head spin”.

Plenty Of New Kid Icarus Uprising Information From Nintendo Power

The latest edition of Nintendo Power contains a wealth of new and exciting information for the forthcoming Kid Icarus: Uprising on the Nintendo 3DS. There’s far too much information to post on the site, but if you want to read all the new information there’s a great round-up of the Kid Icarus: Uprising content from Nintendo Power on NeoGaf.

  • Ground locations include a medieval castle and an interstellar space-pirate vessel
  • Fight with projectile attacks
  • Can hide behind pillars/rubble
  • Close-range melee combos
  • Dash attacks
  • Can take your time to explore in these sections
  • Lots of hidden treasures
  • Secret life-restoring hot springs
  • “levels are frantically paced and full of surprises”
  • Sakurai calls this “escalating the situation”; piling action on top of action to keep players off-balance and engaged
  • Vehicle example: Exo Tank
  • Grinding gameplay made possible by Palutena’s magical rails

Nintendo Gamecube: Nintendo Power Reveals Top Twenty Five Gamecube Games Of All-Time

The latest edition of Nintendo Power has a feature celebrating that the fact that the Gamecube is ten years old. To celebrate this, Nintendo Power has revealed its top twenty games for the system. Do you agree with their choices?

1. Resident Evil 4
2. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
3. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
4. Super Smash Bros. Melee
5. Metroid Prime
6. SoulCalibur II
7. Super Mario Sunshine
8. Pikmin
9. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
10. Resident Evil
11. Viewtiful Joe
12. Beyond Good & Evil
13. Mario Kart Double Dash
14. Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
15. Luigi’s Mansion
16. Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
17. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
18. Skies of Arcadia Legends
19. Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
20. Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
21. Tales of Symphonia
22. The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventure
23. F-Zero GX
24. Animal Crossing
25. Ikaruga

Nintendo: Nintendo Power Reviews Super Mario 3D Land And Rayman Origins, Which Has The Highest Score?

US gaming publication Nintendo Power has reviewed both Super Mario 3D Land for Nintendo 3DS and Rayman Origins for the Wii. Surprisingly Ubisoft’s Rayman Origins has scored higher than Nintendo’s very own Super Mario 3D Land. Here’s some of the details direct from Nintendo Power issue 273:

Super Mario 3D Land: 9/10

+Different and great styles of Mario platforming for everyone
+Great 3D

-More advanced moves (long jump, somersaults) are completely optional.
-Not very creative

Overall: “A true triple-A title…Natural evolution of the series…Not as much content as Galaxies but still tons..Blows away all of the previous handheld Marios.”

Rayman Origins: 9.5/10

+Beautiful art
+Inspired soundtrack that amplifies the manic atmosphere
+Nothing plain or boring
+Extremely fluid
+Some of the “tightest” level design in the reviewers’ 26 year experience with platformers
+Great at creating sense of momentum
+Perfect difficult
+Great multiplayer
+Always introducing new concepts

Overall: “Best Rayman game ever made. A platforming masterpiece.”

Nintendo 3DS: Awesome New Mario Kart 7 Characters Revealed

The latest edition of Nintendo Power reveals a few additional characters for Mario Kart 7. We already know about a couple of them but it looks as though Nintendo has included Wriggler and Honey Queen to the line-up. I had the fortune to play the game a few weeks back and I can safely say it’s shaping up to be something quite special.

Tip: Blackheart

Nintendo: Nintendo Power Readers Share Their Most Wanted Nintendo Games

US gaming publication Nintendo Power has printed its readers most wanted games for the three Nintendo platforms. Unsurprisingly The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is top for Wii whilst Mario Kart 7 zooms to the top spot for the Nintendo 3DS. Do you agree with the readers choices?

Wii

1. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
2. Kirby’s Return to Dreamland
3. Mario Party 9
4. Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
5. Rayman Origins

3DS

1. Mario Kart 7
2. Super Mario 3D Land
3. Luigi’s Mansion 2
4. Paper Mario
5. Kid Icarus: Uprising

DS

1. Professor Layton and the Last Specter
2. LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
3. Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2
4. Spider-Man: Edge of Time
5. Super Fossil Fighters

 

Nintendo: Nintendo Power Readers Share Their Most Wanted Nintendo Games

Not too long ago I published Nintendo Power’s readers most wanted Nintendo games. It turns out that these were published before this years E3 event, so they didn’t give an accurate representation of what the readers are excited for. Here’s the latest most wanted list from the August edition of Nintendo Power. What do you think of their choices?

Wii
1. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
2. Kirby Wii
3. Mario Party 9
4. Rayman Origins
5. Rhythm Heaven

Nintendo DS
1. Kirby Mass Attack
2. Professor Layton and the Last Specter
3. Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2
4. Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
5. Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns

Nintendo 3DS
1. Super Mario
2. Mario Kart
3. Paper Mario
4. Luigi’s Mansion 2
5. Kid Icarus: Uprising

Tip: Aaron Romero Jr

 

Nintendo: Nintendo Power Reveal Readers Most Wanted Nintendo Games

This months issue of American gaming publication Nintendo Power includes not only a huge Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword interview but it also includes the readers most wanted Nintendo games across the three platforms. Anyone fancy taking the opportunity to share their most wanted games Nintendo games?

Wii
1. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
2. Mario and Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
3. Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny
4. Spider-Man: Edge of Time
5. Cartoon Network Punch Time Explosion

DS
1. Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns
2. Spider-Man: Edge of Time
3. Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension
4. Ghostwire: Link to the Paranormal
5. X-Men: Destiny

3DS
1. Mario Kart
2. Super Mario
3. Paper Mario
4. Kid Icarus: Uprising
5. Star Fox 64 3D

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Nintendo 3DS: Nintendo Power Confirms Sonic Generations For Nintendo 3DS

We all knew it was coming and now Nintendo Power has officially confirmed it; Sonic Generations is heading to the Nintendo 3DS sometime later this year. The game is set to be released on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo 3DS. Sadly Sega has neglected the Nintendo Wii this time around for undisclosed reasons. Maybe we should hold out hope for a new and improved version to be released next year for Nintendo’s Project Cafe.

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