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Rumortoid: Nintendo to announce a game 'everyone is waiting for' this week photo

According to French site Gamekyo, Nintendo is set to announce a game “everyone is waiting for” at its upcoming press conference this Thursday.

Before Nintendo’s almost disastrous E3 2008 showing, hearing something like this would send gamers into an excited tizzy. Sadly, things are a little different now. While discussing this rumor this morning in the Destructoid office, terms like “dogsh*t” and “motion controlled county fair simulator” were thrown around. Has it finally happened? Have gamers lost all faith in good ol’ Nintendo?

Call me an annoying Positive Polly, but I still have hope that Nintendo can deliver the goods. Looking closer at the rumor, the game will apparently be a continuation of an older franchise. Could it be the long-rumored Kid Icarus Wii? That’s my very confident guess. And to all the naysayers: it’s been less than a year since Nintendo released arguably the best game in the Mario franchise, Super Mario Galaxy. It is going to take a lot more than a matter of months for me to think Nintendo has given up on us.

So, the big question is: Do you think this rumor is true? And, if so, what game will be announced? I am very curious on your thoughts, so speak up! Are you confident Nintendo will deliver and make hardcore gamers happy? Or are you readying yourself for Wii Watching Paint Dry?

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Oni's Avatar
Oni at 09/30/2008 16:58
Mother 3.

That is all.
Jon2309's Avatar
Jon2309 at 09/30/2008 16:59
In b4 some shitty waggle gimmick game.
MrSadistic's Avatar
MrSadistic at 09/30/2008 17:00
Nintendogs on the Wii!!!!!!!
Scary Womanizing Pig Mask's Avatar
Scary Womanizing Pig Mask at 09/30/2008 17:01
@Oni
I wish :P At least the fan translation is almost complete!
Technophile's Avatar
Technophile at 09/30/2008 17:03
If it is Icarus related I will explode.
CelicaCrazed's Avatar
CelicaCrazed at 09/30/2008 17:05
It's Pikmin for the Wii. I don't think it has been "officially" announced expect by Miyamoto.
VWGTI's Avatar
VWGTI at 09/30/2008 17:06
A new Kid Icarus game would be so balls.
Vitamin Awesome's Avatar
Vitamin Awesome at 09/30/2008 17:07
So Project H.A.M.M.E.R. is finally back in development?
Lightthrower's Avatar
Lightthrower at 09/30/2008 17:10
I don't recall ever waiting for a Wii product so bullshit on “everyone is waiting for”.
NotAZombie's Avatar
NotAZombie at 09/30/2008 17:13
Animal Crossing! Oh shit...
saxiums's Avatar
saxiums at 09/30/2008 17:14
To answer your first question,
Yes, Yes i have lost all faith in them.
rabbitgod's Avatar
rabbitgod at 09/30/2008 17:16
it is definitely pikmin, no way it isn't going to be. It has been a while since the last pikmin and the wii is the perfect platform for the game. In my personal opinion anyway...
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ace of knaves at 09/30/2008 17:17
Get your hopes up everyone. I say either Icarus or Pikmin, leaning towards Icarus since Pikmin's sort of been announced.
covah's Avatar
covah at 09/30/2008 17:18
no no no no no no no

not getting my hopes up.
naia-the-gamer's Avatar
naia-the-gamer at 09/30/2008 17:22
Since it's Nintendo and I'm cynical it'll probably be something lame. However the rumor on Kotaku is that Nintendo is bringing back an old franchise to the Wii, which could very well be Kid Icarus.

IGN has been convinced for months that the Kid Icarus game exists.
Lord Helmet's Avatar
Lord Helmet at 09/30/2008 17:22
Chrono Trigger 3
kwaselow's Avatar
kwaselow at 09/30/2008 17:23
It's either Kirby or Kid Icarus

But I'm still holding out hope that they'll decide to release a Mother Collection with all 3 games on it
VWGTI's Avatar
VWGTI at 09/30/2008 17:23
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Nintendo already announce a new Pikmin title at E3? If so, how could they possibly announce that again?
A New Challenger's Avatar
A New Challenger at 09/30/2008 17:24
Kid Pikarus.
atastysammich's Avatar
atastysammich at 09/30/2008 17:25
Y'know how they eventually added support for USB keyboards?

Mario Teaches Typing 2, baby. I'm callin' it.
Tyrian3's Avatar
Tyrian3 at 09/30/2008 17:25
Since for nintendo hardcore game=animal crossing I think "game everyone's waiting for"= "game nobody wants or cares about".
So I say probably they'll unveil Mario's Missing 2 on Wii.
Timdabrat's Avatar
Timdabrat at 09/30/2008 17:27
BATTLETOADS!!!

But in all reality, im praying for kirby
CypherVR's Avatar
CypherVR at 09/30/2008 17:28
fuckin' earthbound trilogy.
parrothead's Avatar
parrothead at 09/30/2008 17:33
Wii Music 2!
Alexradl's Avatar
Alexradl at 09/30/2008 17:37
Bible Adventures 2!!!!
killias2's Avatar
killias2 at 09/30/2008 17:37
Wii Sports 3: Space Edition (With new peripheral: The Wii IR Sensor Plus!)
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bluemeep at 09/30/2008 17:38
Kid Icarus died at the end of Myths & Monsters. Or Captain N shot him in the face. One of those is canon, I'm pretty sure.

Also, Earthboundplzkthx.
A New Challenger's Avatar
A New Challenger at 09/30/2008 17:41
-Art Style- DigiDriving
Edwin's Avatar
Edwin at 09/30/2008 17:42
Chubby Cherub 2
Perry Simm's Avatar
Perry Simm at 09/30/2008 17:44
Mother 3 one month before the fan translation is finally finished? I really hope not. That would just be sadistic...
Steel Squirrel's Avatar
Steel Squirrel at 09/30/2008 17:44
It was bound to happen that people got tired of the Wii. It was exciting at first, the thought of motion control, but eventually people are going to get tired of it... hell I was tired of it after one night of playing Wario Ware at my brother's house.

It's also too bad that Nintendo lacks the creativity nowadays to come up with something truly original. I don't want to play Super Waggle Mario 500, I love Mario games but fuck... enough already.

The lame thing is, is that everyone in these comments is saying, well what about this game or that game.... but they are all games that have all been done before... that is not something to look forward to. This is the raping of your nostalgic side.

The Wii is a damn fad. Nintendo treats it as such. Face it.
Matthew Blake's Avatar
Matthew Blake at 09/30/2008 17:45
A new DS and Pikmin 3. Those are my guesses.
gitrooman's Avatar
gitrooman at 09/30/2008 17:45
More of this Announcing an announcement to hype it up bullshit. This is why Blogs will never be considered real journalism and bloggers; journalists.
CelicaCrazed's Avatar
CelicaCrazed at 09/30/2008 17:45
@ VWGTI

Nintendo, the company, never officially announced Pikmin. Miyamoto did, saying that Pikmin was in development. This happened at a roundtable discussion. But right after that Nintendo put a gag-order on him :S. So it could go either way.
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EternalDeathSlayer at 09/30/2008 17:50
gitrooman: I was glad to read this post, so GTFO. And STFU, while you're at it.

Anyway, I'm with you Chad, people are fucked up, Nintendo will still make great games!

And of course, I agree with you, SMG is the best platformer I've ever played.
Phantom Spaceman's Avatar
Phantom Spaceman at 09/30/2008 17:54
WII MUSIC 2!!!
Steel Squirrel's Avatar
Steel Squirrel at 09/30/2008 18:01
P.S.- I hope I am wrong, but given the way things are going, I am just extremely doubtful. The way they act though, it's like they don't even need the Wii anymore, the DS is the big money maker.

Big N's Plan? Cash in on the casual music game scene, get some more Phoenix Wright/Trauma Center/Happy Go Japanese Time Touchy Screen Whatever games on the DS, release a Kid Icarus game that will be like Brawl without all the other characters, and rub one out on your pillow while you are gone.
Kyousuke Nanbu's Avatar
Kyousuke Nanbu at 09/30/2008 18:02
I want it to be something dissapointing so I can laugh my ass off.
gamadaya's Avatar
gamadaya at 09/30/2008 18:08
I'm not expecting much. I'm just hoping there will still be shortages come Christmas so when I sell my Wii, I'll get a good price.
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Johnny Blaze at 09/30/2008 18:13
Hear is my list of games..

Kid Icarus

Mario RPG

Star Tropics.. (I know this isn't on too many list of must want games, but I loved this game growing up)
PEICanada7's Avatar
PEICanada7 at 09/30/2008 18:23
"The Wii is a damn fad. Nintendo treats it as such. Face it."

Yeah look at the over 32 million selling fad everyone. Its two years later, and people still can't find them readily available in stores, but the Wii is just a fad. We swear by this time next year Nintendo won't be able to give the Wii away. How freaking delusional can people be? Give the whole fad thing a fucking rest already as it was proven not to be a fad long ago!
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hpv at 09/30/2008 18:33
OMFG!!!!! ICE CLIMBERS WITH WAGGLE!!!
Dexter345's Avatar
Dexter345 at 09/30/2008 18:36
Is it something *everybody* is waiting for, or something that Nintendo's core fans are waiting for? If it's the first, then they're announcing Wii Sports 3. If it's the second, I dunno, Luigi's Mansion 2?
Steel Squirrel's Avatar
Steel Squirrel at 09/30/2008 18:39
FAD
Steel Squirrel's Avatar
Steel Squirrel at 09/30/2008 18:41
Also, Tickle Me Elmo sold quite well for a few years, I don't hear much about him anymore though....
VWGTI's Avatar
VWGTI at 09/30/2008 19:04
@ Dexter

Even if I highly doubt that a new Luigi's Mansion would be announced, I would be incredibly excited about it seeing how I was a huge fan of the original.
Nintendragon's Avatar
Nintendragon at 09/30/2008 19:13
Punch Out!!!
Tubatic's Avatar
Tubatic at 09/30/2008 19:13
Not getting my hopes up for anything.

Probably just Pikmin. Meh from me if it is.
Rabite's Avatar
Rabite at 09/30/2008 19:22
I'd buy another Wii for Kid Icarus. That's pretty much the only game at this point that could sell me one. Piece of shit system.
Chicken008's Avatar
Chicken008 at 09/30/2008 19:34
I'd rather have them announce F-Zero, more offically Pikmin 3, or an English release of Mother 3 of course..
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