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Nintendo 3DS GBA Ambassador line-up revealed internationally

Nintendo 3DS GBA Ambassador line-up revealed internationally

Nintendo hasn't forgotten about the remaining half of its 3DS Ambassador program. The company has announced the remaining freebies, and they're nothing to sneeze at. On top of the ten NES games for early adopters, ten Game Boy Advance titles are en route.

Europe and Japan have revealed their games, and the US lineup is likely to be the same. The five additions to the line-up run the gamut of Nintendo franchises: Wario Land 4, Kirby and the Amazing Mirror, Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, The Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap, and F-Zero: Maximum Velocity.

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Super Mario 3D Land director talks merging old and new Mario

Super Mario 3D Land director talks merging old and new Mario

Super Mario 3D Land is one of the best-reviewed 3DS games yet, thanks to its successful merging of old-school 2D Mario gameplay with 3D enhancements. Now game director Koichi Hayashida has shared thoughts on the crossroads of the two Mario styles, from suits to stages.

"We felt that there was something missing in the evolution of Mario gaming between Super Mario World and Super Mario 64," Hayashida said. "This feeling gave us the idea that we could create something interesting by applying 2D Mario rules to the 3D Mario know-how that we had accumulated."

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