6th November 2003, 12:16 PM
This better not be true, Derek! From N-Philes:
I don't know what to think of this, but I don't believe that first part. Miyamoto pretty much held up his hand and promised "in scout's honor" that we'd see a new Mario, Zelda, and Metroid game next year (or was it just a new Zelda and Metriod game?) for the Gamecube, so if Mario 128 gets delayed to the N5 then I'm going to have to sit down and cry for a while.
The second piece doesn't surprise me too much. I've been having some doubts over whether Nintendo is really going to be prepared to battle with the PSP when that launches next year, and when Iwata said that Nintendo would have something to combat the PSP I cringed, hoping that it would be a new handheld but knowing that it would probably just be some stupid add-on or a new FX chip for the GBA.
Quote:Are you desperate for a new Mario title after Super Mario Sunshine? You might have to wait until Nintendo's next home console. According to CCN Money it's possible that "Mario 128" will not be released for GameCube. CNN may just be reading too far into speculation though. The game is based off, or related to, the Mario technical demonstration at SpaceWorld 2000 that had all the Mario's running around.
We still don't know what the big announcement in spring 2004 will be about, but George Harrison of Nintendo says it's unlikely to be the next Game Boy or GCN. Which would mean they are going to go with another strategy to compete with the PSP. It would also mean that Nintendo is running out of time to get their console system announced and development kits out to companies if they want to get a head start.
Posted by Ethan Pearson, Founder, Director
Source: CNN Money
I don't know what to think of this, but I don't believe that first part. Miyamoto pretty much held up his hand and promised "in scout's honor" that we'd see a new Mario, Zelda, and Metroid game next year (or was it just a new Zelda and Metriod game?) for the Gamecube, so if Mario 128 gets delayed to the N5 then I'm going to have to sit down and cry for a while.
The second piece doesn't surprise me too much. I've been having some doubts over whether Nintendo is really going to be prepared to battle with the PSP when that launches next year, and when Iwata said that Nintendo would have something to combat the PSP I cringed, hoping that it would be a new handheld but knowing that it would probably just be some stupid add-on or a new FX chip for the GBA.