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I hope you guys have been watching and reading the exclusive content coming from Game Informer. If you have then you may of noticed that there have been a variety of shields Link carries. It is clear that most of the shields are obtained via the upgrading system, however it is still unclear if certain [...]

Two weeks ago Skyward Sword recorded 71,857 pre-orders much thanks to the announcement of the Skyward Sword bundle. Last weeks numbers are in and the upcoming Zelda title notched 52,475 pre-orders, down from the previous week, but still a solid number. Skyward Sword now has a total of 316,768 registered pre-orders. The game remains at [...]

I remember the good old days when Toys R Us was video game heaven. I was somewhere around the age of eight or ten, and my local Toys R Us has this super awesome N64 section, it was beautiful; there was even a giant Mario. I have no idea what Toys R Us looks like now. The last time I stepped foot into one there were clothes; it was weird. Nowadays, I go about my game shopping through Amazon and Gamestop, but Toys R Us is probably still a prime gaming location for today's eight-year olds. Anyways, the Nintendo 3DS is selling pretty well right now through Toys R Us Inc.'s online division. More inside. Source: PunchJump...

The numbers are in for last week's video game pre-orders in America. Not surprisingly, Gears of War 3, which released at midnight last night, topped the charts, at a whopping 1,962,073. Skyward Sword isn't quite pulling in those numbers, but it jumped another 52,475 pre-orders for a total of 316,768. This week's pre-orders ranked fifth, trailing Gears of War 3, both the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of Modern Warfare 3, and Battlefield 3. Overall, Skyward Sword stayed steady as the eighth highest pre-order, but if sales stay as they are, it looks to pass up Assassin's Creed: Revelations on next weeks charts. With nine weeks left till launch, Skyward Sword has a solid number of people with money down, but it's nowhere near the chart-topping FPS games coming out around the same time. The Skyward Sword Limited Edition Bundle was a good start to upping sales, but Nintendo's going to need a much better effort to reach the million plus pre-orders of some of the other holiday releases. Hop inside for discussion on the sales, and some ideas for Nintendo to get things rolling. ...

Here's another thing to check off the list of "things from the newspile I keep skipping": apparently Mega Man head man Keiji Inafune, who was the driving force behind the Mega Man Universe and the would-be 3DS title Mega Man Legends 3 until his recent departure from Capcom, was willing to work with the company to see the two titles through to completion even as an outside agent, but Capcom wouldn't have it. "I really wanted to finish those two projects, especially Legends. It's really up to Capcom to let me do it or not, and for the moment I don't think they're gonna let me do it," Mr. Inafune told Joystiq in a recent interview. So it looks like the project really is down for the count - and not for lack of trying. For more of his comments about his own struggles to get Capcom to back the game, hit the jump for an additional quote....

Getting tired of all the latest Skyward Sword coverage? Good, me neither. Game Informer released a screenshot pack showing off all the content they got to experience for their recent Skyward Sword blowout issue. Want a closer look at the Silent Realm? Wondering just how big the fire region actually is? Curious about what you'll be up against in the dungeon there? It's all there. Some of these screenshots were already seen in the magazine, but we've got all the fancy new stuff available to view after the jump. And, of course, you can check out our full screenshot gallery here for the full 36-image lineup....

Game Informer has one again updated their hub page with their next Zelda feature, a Skyward Sword Screenshot Gallery. There are 36 screenshots available and you can view them over at Game Informer’s website. For the most part these shots show off the Eldin Volcano portion of the game as well as inside the second [...]

Michael Pachter, apparent gaming industry wunderkind, has made another bold proclamation: that the impending release of the iPhone 5 will signal the impending doom of the dedicated handheld market represented by the 3DS and the Vita. Reporting on this trend almost seems cliched at this point - the debate over whether smartphones will dismantle Nintendo's handheld dominance has been at the forefront of industry discussion for several years now. In fact, it's that very reality that makes this latest proclamation so baffling. Jump inside for further analyzing of analyst analysis....

Bravely Default was one of those games that took us all by surprise at the 3DS Conference last week. I've been putting off looking into it to keep my eye out for any Skyward Sword news or content to talk about, but I finally got around to checking out some stills and the trailer (which you can watch by clicking that link up above) and I think I've fallen in love. The game's a classic turn-based RPG that takes some major visual and gameplay cues from old-school Final Fantasy titles, specifically FFV according to a report from Inside Games (via Andriasang). The gorgeous and seductive official art at left really sums up how I feel about this game: it's looking mighty enticing, but only shows off what Square-Enix wants us to see. The art also features the game's titular "flying fairy" floating above this character's head. Apparently she's one of the four main characters of the game. Jump inside for a screenshot gallery as well as a few more tidbits about the game....

The character style within Zelda games has changed quite a bit over the years. Ocarina of Time, The Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, and now Skyward Sword all have distinctive graphical and character styles. Are these styles too westernized? Should the series stay closer to its Japanese roots? The folks over at Kotaku think the artwork [...]