Sad bunny, I watched the No More Heroes Red Zone trailer and looked at the pics.

The game has a few bosses from NMH2 but not the actual settings or levels from the boss fights which was half the fun. Instead you fight them in a large empty cage:

You guys should check out the Sonic pics in the updates. Green Hill zone stuff.

Also, Gamespot's Conduit 2 review makes it sound good, strangely. They even praise the level design.

Gamespot said

It would be easy to label Conduit 2 as a guilty pleasure, and in many ways that would be a valid description. But the most important word you should hold onto is "pleasure." There is no way you're going to confuse Conduit 2 for an expertly crafted shooter on par with the genre kings, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. This game has a unique feel, which makes it easy to laugh along with the over-the-top story and smile at the incredibly inept enemies. Conduit 2 exudes a goofy charm through its adventure, and it has enough genuinely good moments so that it can hold its head high. This is a refreshing change of pace from what you typically find in the genre. Conduit 2 is a huge leap from its dour predecessor, brushing aside its many faults to provide a consistently enjoyable experience all the way through to the end. Sometimes you'll laugh at the game, sometimes with it. But the most important thing is that you'll be laughing the whole time.

I'm morbidly fascinated with this game, in the way a child pokes a turd with a stick to see if anything happens.

EDIT: Watch the video review - they made it like Duke Nukem, there's some funny stuff there.

"When the story begins, it's impossible to tell if it's a serious attempt to relay the plot of another alien-themed conspiracy cover-up, or if it's making fun of genre cliches. Mr. Ford is a surly, take-no-guff protagonist, and his guttural growls make it easy to dismiss him as another run-of-the-mill tough guy. But it soon becomes apparent that you aren't meant to take this goofy story seriously, and the outlandish plot provides more than a few laugh-out-loud moments. Take, for example, the taunting words of one late-game boss. After you shoot him in the head for nearly 10 minutes, he bellows at you that he's through negotiating. In another amusing exchange, Ford questions why the architecture of the building he's in seems to repeat. Your helpful friend responds that time and money force designers to reuse assets, just like in video games. It's moments like this that make it easy to just relax and enjoy the show. Conduit 2 isn't particularly smart or insightful, but it has enough silly banter to make the story enjoyable."

bugsonglass said:

What is No More Heroes Red Zone?

I wish Suda would just go ahead and make No More Heroes 3.  I would break my non-gaming hiatus to play that immediately.  Or at least another proper Suda game.  I don't understand all the sucking up and hero worship to Kojima etc

Basically No More heroes 1 released on PS3 and 360 in Japan - it was bugged and crappy and had looooong loading times. So they added move support and a few token bonus features for the US release. Now the Red Zone is the US version, now coming to japan.

It's the first game and from what I can remember it has some cutscene stuff which is exclusive, probably a digital comic and a few bosses from NMH2 but it looks like you fight them in a challenge arena type thing.

An enhanced version of No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise is coming to PlayStation 3 in Japan. The latest issue of Famitsu has revealed No More Heroes: Red Zone Edition.


Rated CERO Z, it’ll utilize the PlayStation Move controller, add five bosses from No More Heroes 2, ten missions not included in the original Wii version, a boss battle and ranking mode, and a “forbidden view” mode.


We’re assuming Red Zone Edition is the upcoming international version of Heroes’ Paradise localized for Japan. This is because back in November, Konami confirmed the North American version of the game to have extras not included in the original Japanese release, including bosses from No More Heroes 2.


No More Heroes: Red Zone Edition is out on July 21, 2011 in Japan. It’ll go for 3990 yen. The western release of No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise, which includes all the content in the Red Zone Edition, is out for PlayStation 3 this summer.

Starfox 3DS has tilt controls.

That aint going to be pretty. You will lose the 3D effect. Hope it's optional.

Also this is Mario 3DS's new logo.

gamingeek said:

Dvader said:

SF4 is so boring, I need MK 3DS.

I almost traded it in today but there was this snotty game clerk that I didn't want to talk to.

edgecrusher said:

This thing doesn't even have a disc drive. It looks like an external Hard Drive.

It looks like crap. I don't get it, since DS Lite and Wii Nintendo does great looking hardware. This must be the SDK or something. I need size comparisons too.

No way that's real. It looks too cheesy and it looks small which a console that powerful cannot be.

gamingeek said:

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Project Cafe/3DS rumors - Rareware talk, Retro Studios work, Metroid brand and much more



- Retro Studios is not working on Eternal darkness 2 or Zelda
- Rareware and Nintendo have have had discussions of working on the 3DS


- the idea of working on a revamp of StarFox Adventures was discussed, but seems to have been shelved


- Banjo-Kazooie on 3DS is not out of the question


- much like Viva Pinata on DS, Microsoft thinks that brand extensions on DS could help them sell games on 360


- multiple third parties are working on ports of 360/PS3 games for Project Cafe, with one third party in particular porting a bunch of content
- Nintendo may consider letting the Metroid series cool for awhile after support for the franchise seems to be waning


- Nintendo thinks the Earthbound series makes more sense on portables, but that doesn't confirm anything in the works


- system is once again, more powerful than 360/PS3

- multiple third parties are working on ports of 360/PS3 games for Project Cafe, with one third party in particular porting a bunch of content

Ubisoft!

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I wouldn't mind ports of some of the great games from this gen early in the consoles life, just to get it going. Solid ports that give the developers a chance to learn the hardware wouldn't be bad. Ubisoft could do a Tom Clancy collection type thing with all the Ghost Recon/ Rainbow Six games, Assassins Creed Collection, etc.

However, if they just port a bunch of crap, or do a sloppy porting job, then I would enforce strict penalties against them if I were Iwata.

I'd also love to see ports of games like Resident Evil 5, which I fully expect with the popularity of RE on Nintendo consoles (I'd also expect to see the HD versions of RE4/CV). Metal Gear Solid 4, especially with 3DS getting MGS3. Bioshock series, Final Fantasy, Batman AA, etc.

edgecrusher said:

"Nintendo might start making less Metroid games since every Metroid game released after Metroid Prime 1 has sold less and less with each new Metroid released.   Yoshio Sakamoto would love to be involved as director, producer, and writer of future Metroid games if Nintendo will allow him.  Nintendo will still make Metroid games, but it won’t be considered one of their “big 3″ priorities in comparison to Mario/Zelda like it was for the last 5 years.  They feel that Metroid fans who made Metroid Prime a huge seller, aren’t really showing enough excitement and support for the franchise like they did when the first Prime game came out



Read more: http://gameolosophy.com/consoles/rumor-rareware-on-3ds-future-of-metroid/#ixzz1KeiCQRG6"

This does not surprise me at all. For one, Retro is burned out on Metroid. 2nd, Metroid Other M had mixed results. I don't think Nintendo knows what to do with Metroid anymore, or how to generate how much hype that Metroid Prime had.

The games have all been great though. People would rather buy wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am FPS instead though.

edgecrusher said:

Iga, can you give me a few +1's? I'm itching to hit 100....

I plused you Mr 100.

I can't get that excited for ports unless they are stuff that is unavailible to me. So I don't own a PS3, so stuff which isn't on Wii60 being ported would be okay-ish.

This is not the final design, this unit does not have a working drive or final parts. The unit powers on and is an internal test kit that is no longer being used because more complete units have now been distributed. The design is close to what we will see at E3. The colour scheme does not necessarily reflect that of the final model either.

My source said that the photo was taken by a friend of his who sent the picture to him. His friend does not work directly for Nintendo, but she “has access to early kits.” Lastly, he told me that the final kit will probably be thinner and more detailed.


With this many images of what is clearly the same console, coming from all of these different sources, I’m starting to think that they may be the real deal, after all. What do you think?


Update: DaimyoNintendo pointed out in the comments that judging by the size of the cables, it’s nowhere near the size of an Xbox 360 (though you should note that that’s only rumoured, too).

Iwata - Many people want the 3DS, but they don't believe that now is the time to buy

It is clear from our market research that many people feel that they "want" and "want to buy" Nintendo 3DS, and the latest demand for this device is the largest in comparison with our previous new platforms at the time of their launches, but on the other hand, there is a big proposition that not that many people believe "Now is the time to buy it!" The penetration will not gain speed without overcoming this challenge. After all, the way to solve this problem lies in how to communicate "what kind of games can be played," as long as Nintendo 3DS is a gaming device. There might be consumers who are interested in Nintendo 3DS, but they are unable to find software which they want to play, and they are in the "wait-and-see mode." - Satoru Iwata

I get this feeling too and I own the system. I'm sitting around twiddling my thumbs waiting for better games to play. And the system is expensive as it is.