GameStop: Key Nintendo property by year's end
- April 17, 2009 10:55 AM PST
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Gird your loins for a big Nintendo announcement at E3 (or later), folks.
GameStop CEO Dan Dematteo has confirmed in an interview with CNBC that Nintendo is planning to release a megaton game by the end of the year -- something not yet announced, but a big enough deal that "they have told us to reserve [shelf] space".
At last year's E3 show, Reggie Fils-Aime stated that teams were at work on the next Mario and Zelda titles. What he could have considered the next Zelda, Spirit Tracks, was unveiled at GDC... but if a console Zelda is on the way, saving its announcement for a show later in the year would make a lot of sense. We could also be looking at the announcement of the next Mario title, the MIA Kid Icarus remake rumored for the past two years, or the confirmed-in-development but as-yet-unseen Pikmin 3.
It's probably not something entirely new since Dematteo described the game as a "key property," which to me spells out a remake or sequel for an established Nintendo I.P. Ladies and gentlemen, start placing your bets...
Alicia Ashby writes for OMGNintendo.com.
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- Apr 17 2009 at 11:16:03:AM PST
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I would have to think they would realease another Zelda before another Mario game. Zelda TP was really a GameCube port, and it came out a year before Mario Galaxy. We haven't seen a Wii only Zelda, so that's what I'm hoping for... but a new Mario would be sweet too!!! Probably won't be a new Metroid, since they'll be porting over the 2 GC ones. I would also LOVE a new Donkey Kong Country game in 3D.
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I would have to think they would realease another Zelda before another Mario game. Zelda TP was really a GameCube port, and it came out a year before Mario Galaxy. We haven't seen a Wii only Zelda, so that's what I'm hoping for... but a new Mario would be sweet too!!! Probably won't be a new Metroid, since they'll be porting over the 2 GC ones. I would also LOVE a new Donkey Kong Country game in 3D.
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Wait...a game Nintendo is already hyping before even letting us know anything about it? Let me guess, Wii Music 2?
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My guess is it's a new mario game. If so, i cant wait. I've played mario games since Donkey Kong.
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i bet the 'key property'....will be...released on the DSI or the DS...not the Wii...leaving 'hardcore' nintendo wii/console owners(not the grannies/kiddies)screaming and destroying thier Wii with a sledgehammer.....or shotgun!...hehe
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If it actually turns to be something, let it be Zelda, if that happens, i'll get a Wii soon!
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I believe a New Donkey Kong 3D Adventure or a Mario with Wifi features against online characters would do good. Let's hope they surprise us the right way
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