Monster Hunter 3 Tri . . . or is it just called Monster Hunter 3? Maybe it's Monster Hunter Tri. Regardless, Monster Hunter Three Eyes releases for the Nintendo Wii on April 20th. This is actually kind of a big deal because the series has previously been exclusive to Sony platforms (particularly the PSP). It hasn't had a problem selling on those platforms either seeing as the franchise has done exceptionally well in Japan. For example, Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G was the highest selling game in Japan in 2008, beating out Wii Fit. And yes, all the games have strange naming conventions. I have no idea what 2nd G even means.


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GamesBeat recently published an interview Dean Takahashi had with Nintendo's Cammie "Camero" Dunaway, wherein the big N discussed the Wii's fifth year. Traditionally one gives wood as a 5th anniversary present (please, save your penis jokes), but the modern variant is to give silverware. However, if you think you're going to stick a fork in Nintendo, then think again. And if you think that joke was strained, just wait, there's three more paragraphs left.

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Rock Band Network is the best thing to happen to Rock Band since Rock Band 2.
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It's time for another edition of Nintendorks Radio with your hosts Travis Woodside and Garret Evans. You can get your episode now on iTunes (search for Nintendorks Radio in the iTunes store) or right here. Or you can refuse.



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Nous aurons des sourires.
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You guys, Mass Effect 2 is really good.
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Nintendo held a media summit and showed off a bunch of stuff! Here's the bullet point version:

Wii

• Super Mario Galaxy 2 is out May 23. Nintendo showed off Yoshi (pointer controls tongue), a new suit that let's you drill to the other side of a planetoid, and quite a bit of 2D-in-3D style gameplay.


• Metroid: Other M is out June 27. The press release makes it sound like it is a 2D Metroid game, but you can also stop to aim in first person using the remote.


• Sin and Punishment: Star Successor is out June 7, after an October launch in Japan. (Much faster this time!)


• Monster Hunter Tri will come out April 20th, optionally bundled with the new Classic Controller Pro (see also: Dual Shock) for a $10 premium. It has free online play with Wii Speak support.


• Dragon Quest IX is coming to the Wii sometime this summer.


• Cave Story is out on WiiWare March 22, and will include previously announced add-ons as part of the purchase price.


• The untitled Wii Legend of Zelda was not mentioned, but the release of Galaxy 2 and Other M in summer would point to a holiday release plan.

DS

• The DSi XL will hit North American shelves March 28, for the absurd price of $190.


• Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver will be released March 14. Those names are a real stretch.


• Picross 3D will finally arrive in North America on May 3, and will feature Layton-style DLC support.


• Ghostwire: Link to the Paranormal is a DSi-exclusive augmented reality game, which probably means pointing the camera around your house to find ghosts.

The full press release is located here.

In honor of Black History Month my DRC responses are written using black text.
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Americans love to settle arguments in one of two ways, by either shooting each other or suing each other. Nintendo, although a filthy Japanese company, is actually supportive of both. For example, the Zapper for the NES is one of the finest gun simulation devices I have ever had the experience of handling, and the big N even tried to up the ante with the ill-fated Super Scope 6. Although honestly, Nintendo, a bazooka? We may blood thirsty psychopaths, but we're also fat and lazy. You expect us to hold 10 ounces of plastic on our shoulder for longer than a minute? I can barely jerk off without passing out from exhaustion.

Nintendo also has some deep experience with the justice system. Nintendo has spent the past 25+ years in ligitation over one thing or another, such as the time when Universal sued Nintendo over Donkey Kong. It seemed like an open and shut case. Both Donkey Kong and King Kong share the same last name (Leibowitz), both of them are big hairy gorillas, and both of them are horrible rapists. The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals was having none of it, however, saying that "[w]hen taken as a whole, we find as a matter of law that 'Donkey Kong' does not evoke or suggest the name of King Kong" (Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo Co., 746 F.2d 112, 118 (U.S. App., 1984). That's right, as a matter of mother fucking LAW, bitch.

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