In a recent issue of Nintendo Dream, Shigeru Miyamoto revealed that players of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess on the Wii will be able to swing the Wii controller to slash with Link’s sword. The sword had previously been assigned to the B button, which will now be used for the firing of arrows. More information is available at IGN.
Namco Bandai has confirmed that Tamagotchi no Puchi Puchi Omisetchi Gohiikini will be released in the United States as Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 2 for the Nintendo DS this Christmas. It has performed reasonably well in Japan, with 334,875 units sold in the 3 weeks since its release. You can see screenshots of the upcoming Tamagotchi Connection at GameSpy.
The video game magazine Tips & Tricks reports that Sega’s blue hedgehog could be yet another newcomer to the upcoming installment of the Super Smash Bros. series, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, which will be released for the Wii.
Nintendo hopes that Snake’s appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl will encourage other publishers to allow their characters to join the Smash Bros. line-up, and is already actively negotiating for the rights to include at least one other non-Nintendo character. Both Sakurai and Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto have stated that Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog is the character that Smash Bros. fans have requested the most and… well, it’s hard to type these words with our fingers crossed!
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The commercial for the upcoming Nintendo DS game starring Tingle, the green map salesman from the Legend of Zelda series, has been posted on the Nintendo of Japan website. Mogitate Tingle no Barairo Rupee Land (Tingle’s Freshly-Picked Rose-Colored Rupee Land) is scheduled for release in Japan on September 2nd. See the commercial.