Report: Nintendo to revive 'old franchise' for Wii on Thurs
- September 30, 2008 15:59 PM PST
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The somewhat reputable French boys from Gamekyo (formerly JeuxFrance) are reporting that Nintendo will announce a franchise revival at the company's press conference on Thursday.
Red Alarm perhaps?
"We can announce today that Nintendo will reveal a new game for the Wii during this event, which is actually an old franchise that everyone is waiting for (the implied game that is, not the event)," the site reported today, opting not to reveal the source of any such confirmation.
Nintendo was not immediately available for comment when contacted by GamePro this afternoon.
The news arrives three days after Nikkei Business announced that Nintendo would unveil a DS Lite capable of playing music and taking pictures at the same press conference, something the publisher has since denied.
This isn't the first time this year Nintendo has been the subject of wild speculation by core gamers hoping for some classic company love. In may, both IGN and Kombo laid claim that Nintendo would announce Kid Icarus Wii at E3, which it didn't.
Nintendo isn't innocent, however, when it comes to fueling exciting. In June, the company told GamePro: "We will be announcing several new titles that core gamers will be interested in around the time of E3," which it didn't (according to most gamers, that is).
Whatever happens, Nintendo is holding a press conference in San Francisco this Thursday, and GamePro will be on site to bring you the latest.
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- Sep 30 2008 at 04:08:51:PM PST
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Nintendo has many franchises they haven't bought back that needs a fresh start. hell i'm probably the only person in the world that wishes they would make a new Ice Climber game.
And for that matter where the hell's Kid Icarus? Stop playing games mind games,nintendo!!! i want you to announce that game already i'm sick of waiting.
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i'm with 89, mother rpg on wii or kid icarus, i swear to god i'll get rid of N if it doesn't deliver. and no, not punch out. . .
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They did a spectacular bringing back Metroid back as a 1st person shooter with the Prime series.
Maybe they are bringing by duck hunt. That controller should work well shooting.
Nintendo has all the momentum in the market right now. Many people are eager for their promises.
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It probably is Kid Icarus. SOme people(Not on this site) are asking if its Punch Out but I thought they announced Punch Out a day or two before E3.
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This why I call them Pretendo---They PRETEND to care about the core gamer. Pretendo is so outta touch with the core gamer we can expect a Next-Gen version of Bubble-Bobble.
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Donkey Kong. . . I don't know though, with Rare gone it's just not the same.
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