Skyward sword won't have Ganon

The great king of evil and main villain of the Zelda franchise, Ganon, will not be appearing in upcoming Zelda game, skyward sword. What this means for fans is that possibly a completely new villain will step up to the last boss position. What will be their main motive (well, way of taking over hyrule) be? How will they do it? And how will they be defeated? Well so far we know who it is. In an interview with the US Nintendo Power Magazine, Zelda Producer Eiji Aonuma revealed that Lord Ghirahim will be Link’s main enemy.

It shouldn’t be much of a surprise to fans who are looking news on skyward sword; they already know that the game doesn’t focus around the triforce as much as other Zelda games do. A lot of new features are getting revealed in this game, which is only making everyone get more excited about it. If anything, it’ll prove to be a completely new game to us all.

"Ganon typically appears in a Zelda game when the story is centred around the Triforce. This time around, the Triforce sort of takes on a different meaning and plays a different role in the story," Aonuma told Nintendo Power. "So because of that, Ganon will not appear."

"Thinking about Ganon, he's a very masculine, powerful, evil character that anyone can look at and realise is your archenemy in the game. This time around, I thought that if we featured a character similar in presentation to Ganon, it really wouldn't make that much of a difference and that new character wouldn't have much impact.

"I wanted to make a character that contrasted what people think about Ganon - someone who is a little bit mysterious and kind of makes people think, 'well, I don't really know what to make of this somewhat terrifying character.' That was sort of my goal in making a character like Ghirahim, and that's basically why I did that."

What do you think of this? Has he made a good choice?

[ Source: nintendocharged ]

Sheldon Greenaway

New Zelda Musical Instrument revealed

About a month ago, Koji Kondo said that Skyward Sword would feature "new musical gameplay elements". Well today it was revealed that Link will actually be playing a Harp in SS.  Which just strengthens the rumours of the Sheikah being involved. Skyward Sword is a prequel , it tells of the creation of the Master Sword. My theory is, the harp Link plays in SS, is the same one Sheik plays in OoT. Well I guess we'll have to wait until the "holiday season" to really find out!

/Thom Isaacs

NGN's Top 5.... Other Platform Games That Would Be Amazing on a Nintendo Console.

Yes yes I know this is a Nintendo website. But sometimes we think to ourselves "what if? What if this game were on a Nintendo console...?". I may be a true, dedicated Nintendo gamer myself but I do own other platforms too (such as a PS3, PSP etc.)! So now, here is my Top 5 Other Platform Games That Would Be Amazing on a Nintendo Console:

5:

I personally love Uncharted... The storyline, the gameplay, the voice acting, it's done very well. I can't wait for the 3rd one coming out in the series, because I really did enjoy Uncharted 2! I also enjoy the attention to detail in the game, for example the jumping is very natural and such. I think it would be a brilliant game on Wii U. Because of the Graphical boost and the touch screen controller, it could make the game that little bit more interesting.

 

4:

I am a big fan of MGS. I played Snake Eater on PS2 (which I haven't completed yet), and when I heard that was coming to 3DS, I was overjoyed. Now that game is amazing but what we need is MGS 4: Guns of the Patriots. Although Snake eater on 3DS has elements from it, it still doesn't have the octo-camo and such. I think that a Wii-U or 3DS version of this game would kick butt! So you heard me Hideo Kojima, WE WANT MGS4!

3:

 

Heavy Rain is an interesting little title... Although it's short it does give you a unique experience. It's sort of a more "grown up" Dragon's Lair if you will. It feels like you're watching a movie yet interacting with what happens (which is exactly what you do). But, if it were on a Nintendo console like Wii-U or 3DS, then it could really enhance the game. Instead of pressing buttons on the controller you could use touch controls, and little things like that. Not to mention how amazing a handheld version of this game would be! But this will never happen... So we can only play Heavy Rain on PS3...forever............

2:

I am gonna get so many comments on this saying: "Wut da duck?! Portal iz gay and overrated innit!", well you know what?! I don't care! I LOVE Portal. I love the Gameplay, the concept, the level design, the cake (which is a lie), everything! It would be great to have a 3DS or Wii or even Wii-U version, or sequel, of Portal! And Valve said it MAY happen! We can only wait and see!

 

1:

Aha! Just looking at this top 5 so far you would never expect #1 to be LBP! Well yes being the Nintendo Gamer I am this is a perfect game for me. I love it! It would just be amazing on Wii or Wii-U! Oh and Sackboy's cute... I like Sackboy. Although the controls are a wee bit broken and the level design aspect is frustrating. I think that if the controls were used wisely on Wii-U, and if they made the Level Design Aspect less frustrating; it could be a brilliant game for all of us!

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Well guys I hope you liked this, rather odd, top 5. But it's not over yet! There is going to be a second one. What we want you to do is to give us your #1 game that would be amazing on a Nintendo console. Out of all the votes we choose a top 5. We also want you to write the reason for that game being your #1. The best reason for that game will be in: Reader's Top 5: Games That Would Be Amazing on a Nintendo Console! You can enter by twitter: @NGNewz, Facebook, or you can email us at: nintendogamingnewzemail@ymail.com or EVEN in the comments below!

Thanks guys! Please do tell us what games YOU think would be great on a Nintendo console! 'till then: see you next time!

/Thom Isaacs

More Ubisoft Shovelware coming to 3DS

Guys remember when the Ubisoft Logo was a Rainbow?
Yeah... back when Ubisoft were GOOD!

A few days ago we told you that Assasin's Creed: Lost Legacy on 3DS had been cancelled. Well now Ubisoft have released their Sales Figures. All of this is boring boring boring except for one little bit.

"AC 3DS is cancelled as was said by the lead writer, decision was made back in Sep 2010. Titles like Imagine and Petz are coming."

Rant Alert:

COME ON! I MEAN REALLY?! IMAGINE AND PETZ REPLACING AC?! IT'S JUST STUPID! This just goes to show how Ubisoft don't give a crap about Nintendo, and produce Shovelware instead of GOOD GAMES! Ubisoft: I am, once again, VERY dissapoint!

Rant over.

/Thom Isaacs

Super Pokemon Scramble renamed and given a North American release date.

Remember that Pokemon game announced a while back as "Super Pokemon Scramble"? Well now it's been renamed (outside of Japan) and given a North American release date. The new name is "Pokemon Rumble Blast" which is fine by me! The release date for North America is the 31st of October. Nothing yet of a UK date though...

Gameplay wise "you'll be able to collect over 600 Pokemon, different Toy Pokemon". The game also features a local wireless play mode and StreetPass. The StreetPass aspect sees your Toy Pokemon fighting the other Toy Pokemon belonging to your opponent. I assume this is similar to the Super Street Fighter  IV 3D Edition StreetPass mode but we'll just have to wait and see! We also have some screenshots and a trailer:

Sorry about the screenshots messing up! It's impossible to add them without blogspot screwing the whole thing up! The main thing is you can see them! So yeah, are you exited?

/Thom Isaacs

Mega Man Legends: 3 and Assasin's Creed on 3DS both Cancelled

We had hints before that this might happen... Assasin's Creed on 3DS and Mega Man Legends: 3 have both been cancelled. It's sad with Mega Man Legends: 3, it looked like it could be a really good game! I liked the idea of getting the public to help with the game. As with Assasin's Creed, it's been cancelled. That's also sad. I mean, people always hate on Nintendo for being too "childish", and it looked like Assasin's Creed on 3DS could really change that. But as I said, it's also been cancelled! So for now, we'll just have to mourn for the death of these games. And hope that, one day, we may still get them, however unlikely that may be!

In lighter news I'd just like to say that NGN has reached 100 posts! Thanks guys! Here's to 100 more! Love ya! Xxx (yeah I sent kisses! What ya gonna do about it?!)

/Thom Isaacs

New "Kirby Mass Attack" gameplay video and screenshots

I have no idea how I forgot to announce this! It's been around since E3 back  at the start of June! So yeah excuse my fail! Anyways this is a new Kirby game for DS. And now we have a new trailer and some screenshots!



as you can see by the video it's sort of a cross between Pikmin and Power Painbrush, and I like that idea... The gameplay sees you moving a group of Kirbys (Kirby, Kirbies, Kirbs, I dunno what is the plural of Kirby???) using the stylus. I guess the objective is to complete the level with as many (alive) Kirbys as possible.

It seems different to other Kirby games, and to be honest I don't think that's a bad thing! Kirby is famous for being over powered which makes the game rather easy. Could Kirby Mass Attack change that? Here's hoping!

Click here to see the screenshots

Yeah that's the only way I could get the screenshots! Thanks ONM!
/Thom Isaacs