NintendoFuse Podcast #74: Lots of Wii U News/Rumors, New Pokemon Announcements, and MUCH MORE!

It’s been a while and we’ve missed you, but we’re back and with a new episode of the NintendoFuse Podcast! From now on, the podcast will be uploaded every other week. But while you may not get to hear us as often, each episode will be even more packed with news/rumors! This week, we discuss new 3DS colors, the newly announced Pokemon Black 2 and White 2, the AR cards in Kid Icarus: Uprising, some new Wii and 3DS sales numbers, Assassin’s Creed III on Wii U, a new Wii patent, lots of new Wii U rumors, a new Nintendo Forecast looking at what’s new and what’s coming up ahead, and MUCH MORE! You can listen to the new episode above, or you can download it here or on iTunes here.

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[XBOX] Don't expect any announcements regarding the next Xbox this year

[XBOX] Don't expect any announcements regarding the next Xbox this year

The marketing director of Microsoft France has cast some doubt on hopes for any sort of announcements regarding Microsoft's next Xbox console this year. Rumours have been circulating for several months now, so I think it is easy to say that people were starting to get excited.

“I am not convinced things will happen this year. Xbox 360's cycle is not at all finished. The proof is that we don’t see the logic in cutting the price this year,” Cedrick Delmax said in an interview with Le Point according to Develop.

“E3 is still premature. What’s certain is that there’ll be nothing new in 2012.”

Joystiq reached out to Microsoft for a comment on the interview, they received the following PR response from their spokesperson:

"We're always thinking about what is next and how we can push the boundaries of technology, as we did with Kinect. We believe the key to extending the lifespan of a console is not just about the console hardware, but about the games and entertainment experiences being delivered to consumers. We have made no announcements regarding a next generation console and do not comment on rumors or speculation."

So, do you think we'll get a new Xbox announcement this year or have Microsoft's words extinguished your hope? This sort of response from Microsoft is expected, it is unlikely they'd openly announce any intention to create a new console before the time was right, so at this point anything could happen.

Written by: Kyran Morrison

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Gaijin Games acquires Robotube Games, hints at GDC announcements

by Mike Schramm on Feb 24th 2011 9:00AM

Gaijin Games, creator of the Bit.Trip series, has acquired the similarly independent Robotube Games. In a cheeky press release, Gaijin CEO Alex Neuse detailed plans to combine the two developers' "licenses, brands, personnel, and flavors" to "focus on creating more unique franchises faster than ever." Under the new umbrella, Gaijin will move towards bigger projects, while Robotube (currently working on an iPad puzzler called Bloktonik) will "keep the creative juices flowing."

There was already a working relationship here, and Mr. Robotube was actually a playable character in Bit.Trip Fate. Neuse promises more news about future projects from both teams will come out of next week's Game Developers Conference.

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