Rumor: Nintendo is bringing back two IPs on the Wii U

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E3 is one week away and that means that anticipation for the show is simply boiling! As you now know and the Paul Gale Network has announced, Nintendo has blown the collective minds of the gaming-oriented Internet with its announcement today that it will broadcast a very, very special Nintendo Direct Pre E3 presentation of exciting newinfo. How new and exciting? Well gamers E3 is about to get even crazier than in your wildest imaginations! Tomorrow's broadcast, a source has told the Paul Gale Network is only the tip of an iceberg that is set to emerge in events across the week of E3. Treat yourself to a few expected highlights - and remember this is only the very beginning!

-Project H.A.M.M.E.R. The game is said to have been put on hiatus until the unique powers of the Wii U enabled its intended expression. It is also said to be on track to introduce the first all-new super star to the Nintendo roster in some time.

-Ice Climber: Climate Hero!! Popo and Nana star in their first proper Ice Climbing outing since 1985

Here?s hoping that Wii U absolutely blows us away next week!

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Project H.A.M.M.E.R. was never released on the Wii but they never officially cancelled it just put it on hold.

That ... sounds terrible.

This is one rumor I am really hoping isn't true.

That ... sounds terrible.

This is one rumor I am really hoping isn't true.

Arc2012

Yeah...

I wonder what Project H.A.M.M.E.R. is about.

I wonder what Project H.A.M.M.E.R. is about.

TyberZannxxxx

Project H.A.M.M.E.R looked intresting before it was put on hold and I'd be happy if it did come out on the WiiU.

As for Ice Climber, it's about time it got a new game.

I don't see how they could change Ice Climbers without making it a completely different series, so if they wanted to bring the series back, I think a smaller digital game in the vein of the original would be a good idea. Cant do that kind of game as a full retail release. Sepewrath

I'm inclined to agree with you, but let's remember that before this gen, the idea of full retail 2D platformers was also seen as something that couldn't happen, and that genre has produced some of the best selling titles this gen. Still, I do think that Ice Climber is in a very unique situation, since it will probably require some sort of transformation if it has a chance of being successful.

While we're on the subject of Nintendo IPs, there is one particular NES game that I think needs to have a look from Nintendo: Mach Rider. Granted, I don't recall many people praising the original game, but I think that such a game built in today's day and age could turn out to be pretty big thing for Nintendo if they played their cards right. Think about the Ninja Gaiden franchises and how the reenvisioned Xbox title brought new life to that series. I could see Nintendo doing something very similar with Mach Rider if they were to give the series a new identity and work on it. Still, just a random thought on my part. :P

I'm inclined to agree with you, but let's remember that before this gen, the idea of full retail 2D platformers was also seen as something that couldn't happen

Madmangamer364

Nobody cares about Ice Climbers outside of Smash Bros so I hope this rumor is false.slowpokebro

I don't even care about them in smash.

That ... sounds terrible.

This is one rumor I am really hoping isn't true.

Arc2012

Me too! Though you never know, since they could be almost anything and quite different than what we may be imagining.

Whats with the hate for Ice Climbers? :P

I mean, unless I'm mistaken, nobody really cared about Kid Iccuras either untill his game for the 3DS was revealed. When a franchise hasn't seen the light of day in decades it's completly possible for it to go through a major overhaul. For all we know, it (if this rumor is true, ofcourse) it could become a Mountain Climbing Simulator!

Whats with the hate for Ice Climbers? :P

I mean, unless I'm mistaken, nobody really cared about Kid Iccuras either untill his game for the 3DS was revealed. When a franchise hasn't seen the light of day in decades it's completly possible for it to go through a major overhaul. For all we know, it (if this rumor is true, ofcourse) it could become a Mountain Climbing Simulator!

GamerEye

But I'm not going to believe this rumor until I see it with my own eyes.

I don't see how they could change Ice Climbers without making it a completely different series, so if they wanted to bring the series back, I think a smaller digital game in the vein of the original would be a good idea. Cant do that kind of game as a full retail release. Sepewrath

I don't see how they could change Ice Climbers without making it a completely different series, so if they wanted to bring the series back, I think a smaller digital game in the vein of the original would be a good idea. Cant do that kind of game as a full retail release. Sepewrath

Not really, because the design of Kid Icarus is actually in line with the last stage of the game, and combat was a central them in the original Kid Icarus. That game was likely skipping 20yrs of natural evolution and ending up there. Ice Climbers was just going up, I mean I guess they could transform that into some kind of vertical dungeon crawler, but that would still be further from the original than Kid Icarus is. And I don't see any hate for Ice Climbers, its just not a series that is going to get too many people excited. Sepewrath

fzero and starfox or gtfocampzor

People wanted a Kid Icarus game because of Pit being Brawl. Ice Climbers been there since Melee and never got that reaction, so the demand really doesn't seem to be there. Sepewrath

People wanted a Kid Icarus game because of Pit being Brawl. Ice Climbers been there since Melee and never got that reaction, so the demand really doesn't seem to be there. Sepewrath

A co-op ice climbers side scroller would be fun. It would be a two player game, except you and your buddy would be tethered together. Opens up all kinds of gameplay opportunities.

Isn't the main idea behind most revivals to create NEW demand for mostly forgoten franchises, even if there was no previous demand for it? What's stoping that with Ice Climbers?

JollyGreenOne

A co-op ice climbers side scroller would be fun. It would be a two player game, except you and your buddy would be tethered together. Opens up all kinds of gameplay opportunities.

goblaa

You mean like DKC? Tossing your partner around, then having them pull you up or using them as a projectile. Sepewrath

Sure. If your buddy ever falls, you can pick them up. Also leaves room for puzzles like maybe one player needs to hand on to a cliff, while another has to swing to reach a switch.

I don't know about that, I never saw the notion that 2D was viewed as something that couldn't be successful. Most just chose not to do it last gen, but jumped on the bandwagon when they saw it was a money maker this gen. Especially on the digital market. Ice Climbers is just to do damn simple, people would be look at it like an iOS game that cost 60 bucks lol. Sepewrath

I don't disagree with much of what you said. I just feel that the common sentiment of last gen, with the likes of FPS and GTA-like games dominating the market, was that the 2D genre was too simple or 'kiddy' to succeed for the console market at the time. Heck, even the majority of 3D platformers of last gen were more glorified action games than pure platforming games. As for this gen, you have top notch franchises from major publishers, like Sonic and Mega Man, opting to take the downloadable game route on consoles, as opposed to full retail titles. It was really only after the success of New Super Mario Bros. on the DS where console 2D platformers became a possibility again. So while we may think otherwise, I do think there was a sense of apprehension towards 2D platformers prior to the Wii's explosion of titles in the genre.

As for Ice Climbers, I agree, but common logic would suggest that it would be EXACTLY the same game that it was in the NES days. Much like Kid Icarus, there's bound to be some sort of evolution if this rumor turns out to be true. Whether or not that evolution justifies the effort behind this retro revival is something I obviously have no way of telling. :P

[QUOTE="Sepewrath"]You mean like DKC? Tossing your partner around, then having them pull you up or using them as a projectile. goblaa

Sure. If your buddy ever falls, you can pick them up. Also leaves room for puzzles like maybe one player needs to hand on to a cliff, while another has to swing to reach a switch.

[QUOTE="JollyGreenOne"]

Isn't the main idea behind most revivals to create NEW demand for mostly forgoten franchises, even if there was no previous demand for it? What's stoping that with Ice Climbers?

Sepewrath

It's more like trying to start a fire without a match, it may take more effort but it's still possible. ;)

From what I remember of Project Hammer when it was first shown off, it looked pretty good compared to other Wii games graphically but it was very linear and seemed to play like a simple beat 'em up. Unless they changed up the gameplay significantly and opened up the game, it's not going to be anything special.

As for Ice Climbers, I can see a climbing game having some interesting gameplay, especially if they remember to include the different enemies that the original had with some sort of spin on them. Imagine trying to climb up a steep, icy chasm with the only thing you can reach is a thin ledge that could very well break if you and your partner were to put your weight on it, and a blizzard is starting up and you need to set up a camp just so you can try to get some sort of fire and stay warm for the night. Do you and your partner split up so one of you can get up on the ledge to try to secure a way up for the other, or do you stay stuck in the chasm and risk being buried by an avalanche? Obviously this setting is likely too dark for an Ice Climbers game, but it's just an idea, and in my head it looks pretty cool.

But this rumor has no credibility at all so it really doesn't matter. There's no chance Nintendo is going to try to bring Project Hammer back, but an Ice Climbers game could happen, it just doesn't really seem like there's much of a game based on the original.