Nintendo power... What are they hiding?

[the-mail-toad]

Anyone who has gotten the newest Nintendo Power mag(issue 229, june 2008) Knows that they are hiding something from us. The last page where they show what is in their mag next month has a pic of a red moon and NP telling us that there are clues in the moon. They also said in response to a readers question in Pulse that they are going to fill us in on a new game next month. All they said about the game was that it will be a shocker. This thread is to discuss what that game might be. We already know about a harvest moon game for the wii, and also a harvest moon is blueish, not red. I think you can all guess what I am thinking right now... PIKMIN 3!!!!!! Space, moon, pikmin... it fits the boat pretty good. I also found on the moon a canyon or something of the like shaped like a man pointing and holding something with an antenae looking thing on it. Olimar and pikmin!!! And if you pay attention to the little things in games, like me, you will see that to the left is a part of the moon that looks like an onion (Pikmin ship) has been there. Feel free to post what you think! Pikmin 3!!!!

[dcmjlive]

I'm surprised how Zeus hasn't answered this thread.

[RockyRaccoon]

if it's a red moon , i'd guess castlevania .

[Kippo]

It could be Sonic Unleashed...

[WAALUIGI]

if it's a red moon , i'd guess castlevania .

yeah, you always see the red moon in the castlevania games

if it is indeed castlevania i hope they bring back Simon...

[RockyRaccoon]

yeah , and all the other belmonts should turn into vampires and simon should kill them .

trevor can stay .

[CHaDOS]

I've always been disappointed Simon never looked like this in the games:




Captain N was my idol. 

[RockyRaccoon]

tony little !

[waaar]

I've always been disappointed Simon never looked like this in the games:




Captain N was my idol. 

Ah man this goes back a long time I remember megaman was green in this TV show lol

[the-mail-toad]

Sonic unleashed was already announced... There is a new castlevania comming out on the DS.

[Sniper870]

Sonic unleashed was already announced... There is a new castlevania comming out on the DS.

but there could also be a Wii version of Castlevania down the road.
i never played Castlevaina btw

[penn_state_505]

Here's a link to the image: http://boards.1up.com/zd/board/print?board.id=games&message.id=693057&page=1&format=page
To me in the middle of the moon it looks like an angel(pit=kid icarus) and in the middle bottom it looks like olimar holding a pikimin(pikimin 3).

[DeutschesBlackie!]

Original Scan of the magazine while we're at it

[BewareOfUmbrella]

Reminds me of an incident concerning clouds a while back...
I say red moon, Castlevania related.  Or something like that.

[penn_state_505]

Reminds me of an incident concerning clouds a while back...
I say red moon, Castlevania related.  Or something like that.

Yah it's definitely Castlevania. Heres a chunk of an interview from IGN:

IGN: Well, we do have to bring up one more thing, as the fans are asking like crazy. What do you have in mind for the future of Castlevania, specifically when in regards to the Wii? Also, do you feel that Castlevania works better as a 2D franchise than a 3D one? It has been very well received on PSX, then on GBA, and now on DS.

Igarashi: First let me answer the question about 2D and 3D. As you know, the 2D and 3D gameplay has been completely different, and I felt that on DS that 2D was best-suited for the platform, so that's why we stuck with it in 2D for all three games. It was the right type of game for the right system. In regards to the Wii, there's not really much I can say right now. I'm looking at the system, and we're looking to expand the franchise, so I'm sure that in the coming weeks or months you'll be hearing something new.