Nintendo To Get DS Renamed, Paper Mario Sequel

Thanks to CNN Money for its column interviewing a Nintendo spokesperson on the company's possible strategy for the rest of 2004. Although not giving much away, the article notes official word that: "Though the company has publicly referred to [their new handheld] system as the DS since announcing it on Jan. 20, the plan was never to use that name at retail", renewing "Internet rumors [that] have suggested that system will be called 'Nitro'." The piece also mentions the company is "already planning a second wave of classic [NES] games for the GBA, with a possible launch date of the 2004 holiday season", and elsewhere, GamerFeed confirm Nintendo has announced a GameCube sequel to Paper Mario, an N64 title which was "an RPG-like game that was based on a unique combination of 2D graphics set against a 3D background." Update: 04/02 16:02 GMT by S : GI.Biz has the U.S. Nintendo release schedule for the rest of the 2004, "with Geist, Mario Tennis, Metroid Prime 2, Paper Mario 2 and Star Fox 2 all down for release between October and December."

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Re:Another Paper?

[Anonymous Coward]

No shit. This is part of the reason why I will not buy or touch a GameCube. All Nintendo knows how to do is constantly revamp and redo and remake all of their franchises from 20 years ago. Sure Mario was cool on the NES and SNES, but I have long moved past that when it was cool and hip 10-15 years ago.

You can tell that Nintendo really cannot leave the mentality of releasing their franchises over and over with sequels. Take a look at http://cube.ign.com/articles/503/503730p1.html for a good example:

April 5, 2004
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$

May 10, 2004
Custom Robo

June 7, 2004
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures

August
Pikmin 2

September
Donkey Konga

Fourth Quarter 2004
Geist
Mario Party 6
Mario Tennis
Metroid Prime 2
Paper Mario 2
Star Fox 2