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No, I'm not just jumping on the hype train for Super Mario 3D thanks to the word that it should hopefully be out this year - I've been excited for the new game ever since it was announced and we heard that it was going to be developed by EAD Tokyo, the team behind the Super Mario Galaxy games (two of my personal favorite games ever, I might add). Yes, I am saying that I'm more stoked for this than I am for Ocarina of Time 3D - traitorous, I know. But seriously, if I had to limit myself to purchasing one 3DS game for this entire year, I would definitely choose Super Mario 3D. Today's news - if you can even call it that since most of it is stuff we'd already seen or guessed anyway - certainly heightens the excitement, though. I have an idea about what Miyamoto might mean by his statement that Super Mario 3DS will be a fusion of the 64 and Galaxy games, as well as what the return of the raccoon tail might mean for 3D Mario. Jump inside for a breakdown....

Looks like Miyamoto's getting around the European media these days! More talk about Mario 3DS has surfaced - it's not much, but he's kind of dropped an idea of the kind of game they're aiming to make. He describes the game as "a combination of Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario on N64," but says that there's more on that synthesis that will need to wait until E3. Fans curious about the tail tagged onto the logo that appeared at GDC 2011 can stop holding their breaths, too. "The tail you mentioned on the logo - it's what you think it is. You probably know what's going to happen using that character," said Miyamoto to Edge during a trip through London. Oh, and if you were wondering about the earlier report that it's coming this year, he also reiterated that goal: "it's coming this year." And here I was thinking that the 3DS's software offerings this year might not totally overextend my wallet... Source: Edge via 1up...

French website GameBlog.fr recently got a chance to interview Shigeru Miyamoto and with it we got a lot of new goodies. User mehdi_san, at the neogaf forums read through the French article and pulled out a few notable points about what was said. —He’s busy working on a new Zelda, a new Mario, a new [...]

The European box-art for the Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time 3DS has been released. And like always, we here in America get a lame cover compared to our European and Japanese counterparts. They will not only get to enjoy Ocarina of Time 3DS a couple of...

This morning Nate responded to rumors of a Twilight Princess style delay for Skyward Sword that would bump out an updated port for Project Café (should it indeed be coming next year) by posing the question of whether it would be a smart move on Nintendo's part. He went to great lengths to put the idea in a positive light, and for that I commend him. But I have a slightly different spin on the idea that I think would work better for everybody....

Shigeru Miyamoto recently sat down with French gaming site Gameblog to discuss the 3DS, but he also got in a few words about Project Café. His response was characteristically vague, with mentions that as a hardware developer they're always thinking about new hardware, but he also let slip that the rumors might not be so unfounded after all: "I admit that there's no smoke without fire." Of course, he also warned not to believe everything that appears on the Internet, and that Nintendo will reveal the new hardware when they're ready. So it sounds like new hardware is probably coming up in the remotely near future, but we're still not any closer to knowing anything about the details with any complete certainty. Not much else to say here, but I'll try to unpack the rest of the interview just in case anyone's curious after the jump....

It seems like everybody's getting their two cents in about the recent rumors concerning "Project Café," and now that the torrent of new Ocarina of Time 3D media seems to be slowing, I figure it's about time I made my contribution to the pot. As you might expect from me by now, I'm a lot less concerned with things like hardware capabilities, online services, and the like and almost exclusively interested in what the gameplay and software are going to be like. So while Nate's done a good job dealing with some of the initial specs rumors, I want to get some ideas flowing: what will games on Project Café be like? Be warned: copious amounts of assumption, speculation, and general "what if" contained within....

Chapter 5 of our A Link to the Past walkthrough will take you up the dangerous slopes of Death Mountain to challenge the guardian of the Tower of Hera for the last of the three pendants of destiny. You're just one step away from claiming the Master Sword so you can battle the evil wizard! Today's update comes with a question: are there any other features you'd like to see in our upcoming Ocarina of Time 3D and Skyward Sword walkthroughs? As you can see, we're really taking our site content seriously this year, so we want to make it the best it can be. Part of that involves you, our visitors, giving us insights as to what you want out of a Zelda guide. So take a look at our walkthroughs, get a feel for them, and share with us what you like, what you don't like, what you'd like to see that we're not doing already. Also, if you've got any requests for site content that aren't directly related to walkthroughs, feel free to get in touch with us. More info and update history inside....

Zelda Dungeon recently reported on an online competition hosted by G4 to determine the greatest video game franchise. They competition is decided entirely by your votes. When we reported the story Zelda was up against Halo, a match Zelda won by a margin of 8%. What you may not have known is that Zelda has [...]

IGN posed this question to their readers, weighing the benefits and talking how business-wise it actually makes sense. We recently heard the rumors that Skyward Sword is under consideration for a possible delay, but we never really discussed whether this would be a good move. While the most resounding answer is likely to be no, just think about what you're saying no to. If you look at Skyward Sword's impressionistic graphics wouldn't you agree that they would look gorgeous in HD? That's exactly what you would get if the game is delayed to be a launch title. ...