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NOE does list FlingSmash as a summer release, I just expect there's no firm launch date yet. Hopefully we'll get one in the next few weeks.

@L.Brown - Official Nintendo Magazine UK lists the game as a first-party title for release on 17 September.

Guess I'll have to learn to get used to holding the stylus in my right hand, then...

Thanks, but the only Kirby disc I want is Kirby's Epic Yarn.

See what I did there?

And I don't think it ever will be.

Hats off to Nintendo for the sneaky reference to the Mahut/Isner match there...

Can't say for other publishers, but here in the UK, Nintendo's DS titles are usually £30 or £35 whilst their Wii titles are often £35, £40 or £45. I would be happy to pay £35 for a 3DS game, and I think £40 would be an acceptable price tag for some, but any higher is too high.

Edit: Oh, and then there's the VAT hike from 4 January from 17.5% up to 20%, that'll up prices by a couple of pounds.

The way he says "until we do this, you can't do that", to me, sounds like they ARE going to do "this" - or, at least, they're planning it.

It doesn't affect me as I'll be keeping my DSi after I get my 3DS but I know there's an awful lot of people out there who'll trade one in for the other. For those people, this solution does need to come sooner rather than later and ideally a system-to-system transfer option should be in place ready for the 3DS's launch later in the year.

Well, you never know, we might get a repeat of last year - something major being released next week. Anything could happen tomorrow.

Marvellous! I did think it might hit the top spot but I'm not complaining that RDR got it instead.

I think Clooney's hit the nail on the head here, if I'm honest.

There's a longer version on the Nintendo Channel in the UK which is about six minutes long, perhaps a little more.

And yeah, I think (I hope) this could do some good. I'll be using it, for sure.

As a webmaster, I'm absolutely gutted, as this gives me no reason to do a live news feed for my visitors. As a Nintendo fan, I'm ecstatic, though, since GameSpot and IGN feeds let me down year after year.

Bleh.

@Mik - You might have made the forum topic about his passing, but let's face it, this is world news, so has been mentioned on essentially every news channel the world over.

R.I.P. Dennis Hopper. I did kind of enjoy the SMB movie... dunno why, but I did. But other than that, he was a great actor and will be sorely missed.

Whilst it might not be the type of Pokémon game a lot of people want to see on Wii, it's still nice to see more of the quirkier Japanese titles making their way over here.

Based on GameRankings, SMG2 is currently the greatest game of all time, with a score of 97.67% (which is still missing two scores out there, a 98% and a 10/10) to Zelda's 97.57%.

I'm against any form of game censoring, as I think it really limits a developer's imagination when shown in a game's censored form, but if censoring it secures a worldwide release, then so be it. It's a hefty price to pay, but if it has to be paid to ensure we get the game... it's a "lesser of two evils" sort of thing, I guess.

@BellGoRiiing - yep, Dual Stike was "Famicom Wars DS" when it was released in Japan and Days of Ruin hasn't yet been released over there - it's definitely "FW DS2".

Famicon Wars DS2 isn't on our release schedules because we already have it. In NA, it's Days of Ruin; in Europe, it's Dark Conflict.

Does DS deserve the accolade as much as the Game Boy did, though? As much as I absolutely adore the DS, the sheer number of casual DS owners who still call themselves "gamers" dirties the water for me a bit here.

Surely this'll be for the new Wii package (at least, new in North America) rather than for the old one? Continuing to produce the old package, even with Super Mario Galaxy 2 thrown in, is a silly idea.

@RadioShadow - In the US, the game costs $50 (£32). Here in the UK, it costs £35. If we got the game three months after the States did, I could understand someone importing, but when we get it two-and-a-half weeks after the States, and we get an extra DVD to boot, I can't possibly understand your reasoning behind importing.

METALLIC POO SNAKES FTW!

Heh. NOE's changed the Game & Watch dates to 23 April.

Don't shoot the messenger, it DID say 16 April.

As per Nintendo of Europe's Nintendo DSiWare page, Europe will also be getting the last three Game & Watch titles tomorrow.

Holy hell, I knew my Sonic 1 was playing slowly, I didn't realise how slowly.

Yep, SoulSilver (in the UK at least) has sold more than HeartGold based on the ELSPA charts.

I absolutely adore this game - yes, SM64 and Galaxy are better, and I would have to agree with a 9, purely because of the blue coins - but for some reason it just clicks with me. One of my favourite games.

Has it only been a year?! Good lord, it seems a lot longer than that...

In a good way, of course! Love the site, it really has become one of the biggest Nintendo sites there is - one of the world's leading ones, no doubt.

@Rift: Actually, the way he says "ALSO, we're working on Pikmin" after putting out his list of Wii titles makes it sound, to me, as though it possibly won't be on Wii...?

I would much prefer if it was, though.

If this is true, I can't say I'm surprised. That said, I still think this has worked very well in Nintendo's favour. It's created a great amount of hype and it'll keep people talking until the revelation at E3. It's unfortunate for those who wanted to get an XL or have recently bought a DS or DSi, but hey, nobody's forcing you to buy the 3DS as soon as it comes out.

I'm sorry, but I haven't seen a single advert for this game. Colour me unsurprised.

This needs to come to the UK. Like, now.

I don't think the XL will be affected too badly. It's mainly geared toward more mature gamers and most of them probably won't care for the 3DS at this point.

"April fools."

Yeah, of course. Considering it's March 23 and this is an official PDF from the official Nintendo website in Japan where people don't do April Fools' Day.

@V8 Ninja: What, you think makiing games for Nintendo is his only job?

Don't tell anyone, though. He would have to kill you with his Nunchuks.

"Short spurt" just sounds SO wrong. Great article though.

Ouch. 7/10? Nuh-uh. I'd probably give this an 8.5 or a 9.0. The touch-screen controls aren't great, given, but they're good, and the D-Pad works brilliantly.

I want this. I can't describe just how badly I want this.

I'm sorta glad things are slowing down - even though there are a hell of a lot of SNES and N64 games I wish Nintendo would hurry up and put on the service, I've got a lot of games to finish myself, and I'm also getting the time now to buy games from the service that I never owned before.

Also important to note - the OFLC has rated both Art Style titles. Art Style: light trax seems to retain its North American name whilst Art Style: Rotozoa looks to have had a name change to Art Style: Penta Tentacles in PAL regions.

@LEGEND MARIOID - Mmm, just run a check on their website - they have it listed as a separate title to Span Smasher so I think they've probably got that wrong. Both the NOA and NOE conferences confirmed it was still a Wii title. Still, that could always change, I guess.

@LEGEND MARIOID - FlingSmash is still on Wii. It's not on WiiWare.

@killer6370: Or, maybe becayse rather than releasing Mario, S&P and Metroid in late May, early June and late June, they want to stack them into June, May and July/August respectively? Three great games in three or four months is far better than three great games in five weeks.

I'm not surprised it was fairly short - everyone already knows what NOA had on offer yesterday so all NOE had left to do was announce some European dates. Still glad we have a solid date for SMG2.

The O2 Arena? Seriously?! That's just awesome.

MAY?! I need to rethink my purchases now, I was expecting this in August...!

So this ISN'T just a WiiWare and Nintendo DSiWare media summit like the last two? Huh.

It'd be great if they did another one for London 2012. It'd sell like hotcakes here!

Is this a new trademark or a renewal of the old one? Luigi's Mansion was a new trademark rather than a renewal, if I recall correctly, so... who knows. Hopefully these are new titles because Wii needs a "second generation", I think.