Yes this is literally in the last hour or so. Nintendo have pushed back the release date of the new Zelda game from Christmas 2005 to April 2006. In a statement Nintendo said that the team working on the game had requested more time to add more levels and quality check the game more thoroughly.
In the same statement Nintendo gave some slightly better news. The Gameboy Micro will be hitting US stores on September 19th but no price was announced. I expect around $80 (around £65). In some concrete price news the DS will be dropping in price from $150 to $130 this Sunday to celebrate the release of Nintendogs. You may scoff at the idea of a dog training sim being good enough to drop the price of a machine but here's some facts about the Nintendogs launch in Japan.
- The game has shifted 700,000 copies since launch
- In the week of the game's launch the DS sold more units than the PS2 and PSP combined and is still outselling the pair of them
- It is only the 5th game to score a perfect 40 from gaming bible Famitsu
For those who still aren't convinced then be aware that the phenomenal Advance Wars returns for its 3rd incarnation on the same day.
And another thing to finish off what was originally a quick post, the slogan for the DS has changed. Believe it or not its actually got worse. The instant classic 'Touch Me' has changed to another instant classic in the making 'Touching Is Good'. Oh dear.
And yet another thing. Another Sonic compilation is coming out. However Sonic Gems is to include Sonic CD and Sonic R. The soundtracks for those 2 games make it worth the $30 (around £25) price point alone.
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