Nintendo’s legendary game designer/producer Shigeru Miyamoto spoke at the 13th Annual Japan Media Arts Festival while receiving a “Special Achievement Prize” award and said that he was working on a new game that will utilize the MotionPlus and confirmed that Nintendo is, in fact, working on new hardware.

Miyamoto didn’t go into much detail as to what this new game will be about or how it will make use of the MotionPlus nor did he divulge any info on what Nintendo’s new piece of hardware.

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“It’s Pikachu!”

That newly announced Pokémon RPG? It looks like it will actually be the start of the fifth generation of Pokémon games.

Pokémon Sunday, a Japanese variety show focused on showing older episodes of the anime, revealed the silhouette of the first new pokémon that will be in Generation V. No name was given, but it was announced that the mystery pokémon will play a central role in the thirteenth pokémon movie, Ruler of Illusion Z.

The TV show is promising a full reveal of the new pokémon on February 21.

I still think it’s too soon to introduce a new game into the main series. HeartGold/SoulSliver just came out late last year in Japan and they are promising this new game will be out before the end of the year. At least for Diamond/Pearl they waited two years after FireRed/LeafGreen.

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It’s Sunday, and I’ sure a good number of you are anxiously awaiting the big game.

Yes! It’s time for Puppy Bowl VI! The ultima-

What? What other game? Super Bowl?

Yeah, like anybody would watch THAT.

In stuff-relevant-to-a-gaming-site news, Shiren the Wanderer, Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll and Data East Arcade Classics are all coming out on the Wii this week. And unless you’re a fan of Twilight and Scene It?, there’s nothing for the DS.

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Capcom’s having their weekly Deal of the Week (that was redundant on my part) in the Capcom store. For buying The Art of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney art book, you have the option to purchase Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney for an additional $9.99!

The combined price of the deal is a bit out of the impulse range, going for about $60, but if you love the Ace Attorney series, yet for whatever reason not own Apollo Justice, this deal may be right up your alley.

Capcom Store – The Art of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney page

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A twitter post (I refuse to call it a “tweet”) from UK publication NGamer is claiming an inside source at Nintendo has confirmed that Sonic will be in Mario Galaxy 2. Not only that, but he will be a playable character as well!

From NGamer’s twitter page:

“We’ve just had some shocking news from an inside source at Nintendo: Sonic will be a playable character in Mario Galaxy 2! Wha?”

A couple of hours later, another post went up:

“More teasing from our insider: Sonic levels will be in ‘Green Hill Galaxy’. Matthew’s nearly in tears (of despair)”

So, are you guys buying this rumor? Do you think we’ll be hearing wails of “you’re too slow!” as we hop from planet to planet?

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High Voltage Software, the developers behind The Conduit and the recently announced Tournament of Legends, talked with IGN’s Matt Casamassina about their other project, The Grinder.

In the interview with HVS’ President Kerry Ganofsky and CCO Eric Nofsinger, we learned that the Left 4 Dead-esque co-op shooter will be making the jump to the 360, PS3 and PC on Halloween next year. A bit of a loss considering this was shaping up to be a banner year for Wii exclusives.

Aside from creating higher resolution art, the two kept mum on any differences in the other versions. They said to wait until GDC this March.

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Namco Bandai’s WiiWare game Muscle March came out a few weeks ago, but to get the word out, the company sent out some rather stylish promo materials to the press (le sigh…).

Destructoid’s Nick Chester received a Muscle March-branded Wii skin and a tub of fake protein powder. The real gem, however, is the glorious blue banana hammock they included.

As repulsive a sight it would be for me to hammock up, I still want this nugget pouch cradle. I wonder if Namco Bandai would mind sending one over to our lowly blog.

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The DS dating sim Love Plus is getting a sequel! The news broke when the cover for next week’s Famitsu, which was supposed to officially announce the game, was accidentally posted up on Enterbrain’s info page early. Since it was only the cover that was seen (the site has been updated to show this week’s cover), we don’t know any other details aside from its name: Love Plus+ (Yes, plus plus).

Will we see another marriage between lonely gamer and digital girlfriend?

I hope so. I missed the live broadcast of the last one.

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Judging from Media Create’s sales numbers for this week, that is.

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie debuted this past week and people came out in droves to buy the DS remake of a Super Famicom classic. Within a week of its release, the game managed to sell over 900,000 copies, easily taking the top spot and trumping another newcomer, SEGA’s End of Eternity.

To help put DQVI’s massive week one showing into perspective, in only one week, the game managed to outsell Valkyria Chronicles 2 and Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep’s total sales to date! Its not so much a surprise for Valkyria 2 since it only came out 2 weeks ago, but Birth by Sleep had a one month head start!

Japan really does love their Dragon Quest.

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