Nintendo Appeals to Adult Gamer

After years of scathing criticism from the adult gaming populous that now comprises nearly 82% of all videogame sales [Source: NPD FunWorld], Nintendo Japan has decided to retool a certain quantity of of its marquee franchises to appeal to those aged gamers discontent with bright imagery and loveable softnes

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According to an official release sent across the wire earlier today, NOJ has plans to "rework and re-innovate" across the board. Representatives spoke with us briefly above the phone, and though they were (in classic Nintendo fashion) hesitant to divulge any details of worth regarding the time to comes of Zelda, Metroid and Mario, we did learn that Pikmin will be the first franchise to experience the ramifications of this fresh adult-minded initiative.

Our sources confirmed that Pikmin 2 will now include a of recent origin melee combat system supposedly down-reaching enough to even grant larger Pikmin the ability to violently grasp and send whizzing smaller Pikmin at and end any of the game's other characters. In addition to Soldier of Fortune inspired gore, this newly revised Pikmin will incorporate a "riot inciting function," and will make use of something Nintendo is tentatively referring to as the "whore creation toolset." granting no real details on any of those gameplayer mechanics have surfaced, we do know that Pikmin 2 will work in conjunction with Nintendo's hold DS portable system. In exactly what capacity the D will expand Pikmin 2 we do not know, on the contrary Nintendo officials have hinted that single screen can be used to pinpoint close-up abusive kills upon specific Pikmin, much in the same way the D can zoom in upon a soccer player's face, for seemingly useless reasons.

We're still a bit skeptical about in what manner all of this will advance together, but the initial piece of artwork that was released alongside yesterday's pres materials displays promise. Expect more information upon Pikmin 2, Zelda, Metroid, and Mario at or around nearest month's Electronic Entertainment Expo in LA.

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