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Nintendo Power’s moon: Most probable games

May 18th, 2008 Posted in Features, General Nintendo, Written by Valay

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Nintendo Power’s moon has stirred up quite a bit of discussion. People have been antsy, waiting in anticipation to find out which title Nintendo Power was referring to in its last issue. The knowledge that the mystery game is a third-party narrows the playing field a bit, yet there are still endless possibilities that lie in store for Nintendo Power’s innocuous moon. Here are a few that could definitely be featured next month, although there are many, many other possibilities…

Castlevania

New iterations in the Castlevania series would be the most likely title(s) to be revealed in next month’s Nintendo Power. The series has always been associated with the moon, vampires, and other dark content. Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia was recently confirmed for the DS and Koji Igarashi hinted at a Wii Castlevania. Nintendo Power also teased readers that they would reveal a “game or two.” Therefore, next month, Nintendo Power might be showing off Order of Ecclesia for the DS and another Castlevania title for Wii.

Harvest Moon

The Wii has seen its fair share of Harvest Moon titles, so another game announcement wouldn’t be completely farfetched. It also doesn’t hurt that “moon” is part of the Harvest Moon title, too. However, Nintendo Power very recently previewed the upcoming Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility game for the Wii. Would Natsume really announce another game even though they already have a Harvest Moon title releasing in North America in just a few months?

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Platinum Games title

Does that moon in back of the Platinum Games logo seem familiar? It should, since it is nearly identical to Nintendo Power’s moon image. Nintendo Power could be showing off MadWorld, Platinum Games’ extremely mature title or perhaps an unannounced game. After all, Platinum Games confirmed that they do have one additional title in development, though it is unknown which console it will release on.

Planet Moon title

The picture of the moon on the last page of Nintendo Power may have been an indirect hint rather than a clear indication of the game(s) the staff are planning on revealing next issue. It is possible that NP will be revealing a game from Planet Moon, a company that has expressed interest in Wii development? Based on Planet Moon’s history on Wii, a possible game from the company may be more of a casual title. Nonetheless, it could be promising.

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  1. 16 Responses to “Nintendo Power’s moon: Most probable games”

  2. By Zach on May 19, 2008

    I think you are way off target. You’re just picking things that have moon in the title. If you even read what it said in Nintendo Power, you would know that there are clues hidden “inside” the moon. Do you not see the giant red 5? I also noticed what looked like some flying thing with wings, a dolphin, and possibly a light arrow. My bet is on a new Kid Icarus game by Factor 5.

  3. By Harley on May 19, 2008

    i think its a new pokemon game because the moon looks like a pokemon ball.

  4. By Valay on May 19, 2008

    I’m not entirely sure that the clue could be exactly “inside” the moon.

    Of course though, these are guesses and the revelations next month could definitely be something I didn’t think of.

  5. By Biscuit on May 19, 2008

    Why is it necessarily an unannounced game? It could be exclusive info on Fragile or something. Someone find us a bigger scan!

  6. By Biscuit on May 19, 2008

    Oh, begging your pardon… next time I’ll make a point of READING the damn thing. ;P Sorry about that!

  7. By Durffen on May 20, 2008

    Out of the ones you listed in the post, I hope it’s Castlevania for Wii. I think Wii needs more quality games, and a Castlevania game for Wii would be awesome. Plus we already know about the DS one. And I hope this announcement is a Wii game, and hopefully it’s something we don’t already know about.

  8. By Lukatoll on May 20, 2008

    I really have no idea.
    I just hope they don’t disappoint us.

  9. By didj on May 20, 2008

    Uh… maybe it’s that game called “Moon” by renegade kid?! hahaha

  10. By BlessedSadness on May 20, 2008

    Oh come on! When I saw the moon, the first thing I thought of was the Death Star. And look at the giant 5! Gotta be a Rogue Squadron game.

  11. By Zach on May 20, 2008

    @ BlessedSadness

    Yeah, I think it is definitely a Factor 5 game. I didn’t think of a new Rogue Squadron, but that is a possibility. If it is a new Rogue Squadron, I hope it is better than the last one and really pushes the hardware.

  12. By Sven on May 24, 2008

    There is something resembling a pikmin near the right. So I would say PIKMIN 3!

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