More Mario Games On The Way!

by Steven Williamson on 14 December 2005, 12:28

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Nintendo have announced two new releases for the DS which will arrive in stores on February 10th 2006

Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time for the DS is the sequel to the Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga for the Game Boy Advance and sees the famous duo travel back in time and team up with their younger selves to battle the Shroobs, evil monsters from the Dark Purple Mushroom planet. The game is billed as an action RPG.

Secondly, there is another Mario title on its way, Mario Party Number 7. The game was previously released for the Game Cube and featured a voice command system.

Mario first appeared in Donkey Kong way back in 1981 where he had to rescue his girlfriend from the big ape. Since that day Mario games have been a huge source of income for Nintendo. These games are a sure hit and DS fans will be very excited to get their hands on these two new releases.


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Posted by Spud1 - Wed 14 Dec 2005 12:51
great news :) I don't actaully own a DS yet but hopefully by the time they come out i will have the cash, quality :)

<fanboy mode>
ps technically Mario didn't appear as mario until Donkey Kong Junior - before that he was actaully just ‘jumpman’ and mario was just a nickname (although this was later changed in subsequent versions of DK)
</fanboy mode>
Posted by Steven W - Wed 14 Dec 2005 14:16
If the DS had adult orientated games it migth be worth considering buying.
Posted by Spud1 - Wed 14 Dec 2005 14:26
And what do you class as adult orientated games?

GTA 3D version XXX, fifa XXXX, tekken XXXX?

Sure it doesnt have (many) of those (thank god) but it has plenty of great games at the moment - its the same with any nintendo console, you have to get past the ‘kiddie’ graphics.

Mario Kart DS, Advance Wars Dual Strike, Sonic Rush, Need For Speed: Most Wanted, Bomberman DS, Mario 64 DS….just a few of the best games on the console. Granted all except NFS with ‘cartoonish graphics’ but still great games perfectly suitable for adults. Kids would stuggle with advance wars past the early few levels (there's alot of strategy to be had in it, well in the GBA versions there was don't own a DS yet so can't really comment on the DS version)

Once again the DS is a games machine by nintendo - and therefore it plays games well, for both adults and children even if it has a percieved image as being a kids console. As opposed to its rival, the Sony PSP which is instantly ‘cooler’ as its black and made by sony, aswell as chock full of crappy games to go along side it's few good ones.

Bah i'm biased anyway but people trashing nintendo for not having ‘adult orientated games’ just annoys me
Posted by Stewart - Wed 14 Dec 2005 14:44
Steven W
If the DS had adult orientated games it migth be worth considering buying.

Oh dear.

That is exactly the attitude that gives us, as Spud says, an endless flow of Super Triple X Tony Hawks FIFA Skate Machine Gun games. These are not adult games,and crucialy, these are mostly not good games.

How can that statement be true? Something like ‘If the DS had more quality games’ would be valid comment. Why is an ‘adult orientated’ game any better than a cartoonish game?

All games are judged on how good they are, not on how many Xs you can put in the title.
Posted by Spud1 - Wed 14 Dec 2005 15:02
That's what I was trying to say, only you put it much much better :)

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