Nintendo Power's Sword in the Preview

by Eric Caoili { Jun 28th 2008 at 4:00PM }

As it's been known to do, Nintendo Power wrapped up its latest issue promising a new unannounced title for next month's cover. Given the exclusive reveals the magazine has featured lately, such as Mega Man 9 for WiiWare and the Castlevania Judgment 3D fighter, both arguably megatons, it's hard not to expect another huge surprise!

Nintendo Power's preview page for the next issue brandishes the above image and a quick prank on Earthbound fans (as if they needed more teasing): "We'll kick off the next 20 years of Nintendo Power with more big reveals, including a top-secret cover story fit for a king. It's got a lot of heart. Just kidding. It's Mother 3. Just kidding. Please look forward to it."

What could it be? A sequel to Square's lackluster King's Knight? Even better, perhaps a remake of Capcom's Knights of the Round? What are your gueses?

Tags: mother-3, nintendo-power, tease

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

ChrisCanberg @ Jun 28th 2008 4:15PM

Dare I say....KINGDOM HEARTS 3?

Or something involving Kingdom Hearts?

Chyld989 (MKWii: 5241-2307-2882) @ Jun 28th 2008 4:24PM

I'd imagine it's not Kingdom Hearts, as right after saying 'king' and 'heart' they say 'Just kidding.' Not that that means it's not possible, but I'd lean towards something other than that.

btehrani05 @ Jun 28th 2008 4:17PM

looks sorta like the master sword :) zelda 2009 anyone??

Mr Khan @ Jun 28th 2008 4:28PM

This time i would say that is actually possible, since the next Nintendo Power will be their Post-E3 issue, and Nintendo will probably dish out something about the rumored Retro Studios Zelda spinoff, or the ground-up full sequel

It won't be an exclusive reveal, if true, and these exclusive reveals always tend to be smaller in scope than we imagined (people thought the Order of Ecclesia moon was for Mother, after all), so it could be some sort of third party title, and that's what i would bet on if it wasn't their post-E3 issue

Roto13 @ Jun 28th 2008 9:31PM

In what bizarre alternate universe does that look anything like the Master sword? It has a blade and a hilt. That's about as far as the similarities go.

Sonic_13 @ Jun 29th 2008 1:06AM

Retro Studios is not making a Zelda console game. Nintendo would never let a western developer make it where it would be out of the creative control of Shigeru Miyamoto.

Where/how did that rumor even start?

Mduck @ Jun 29th 2008 1:33AM

this is actually the first time I ever hear about Retro Studios developing a Zelda game, I guess he made that up.

and no, it doesn't look like zelda's master sword at all, though it would be really cool to have a zelda game made specifically for the wii :(

harvest_god @ Jun 29th 2008 3:15AM

I think the rumor started after an interview with Miamoto, where he stated that he's liking the idea of a first person Zelda game. So, first person... Retro studios... Metroid Prime... Zelda Prime... you get the picture.

Mr Khan @ Jun 29th 2008 12:20PM

@ Sonic_13, it's not like they utterly lose creative control when they farm it out to another developer. Folks from EAD worked closely with Retro Studios on the first Metroid Prime to ensure satisfaction on everyone's part on the canonical development of the world

samfish @ Jun 29th 2008 5:04PM

The person who was correct about BG&E2 months before it was announced (among other rumors) is the one who said Retro is doing a Zelda spin off. There have also been a few other insider types hinting that Retro is working on something big.

To my mind, as far as rumors go, Retro's Zelda title is about as

samfish @ Jun 29th 2008 5:05PM

The person who was correct about BG&E2 months before it was announced (among other rumors) is the one who said Retro is doing a Zelda spin off. There have also been a few other insider type folks hinting that Retro is working on something big.

To my mind, as far as rumors go, Retro's Zelda title is about as solid as a rumor gets.

Poltergeist Clock @ Jun 29th 2008 3:55AM

It's the Fire Emblem DS remake.

Shad0wguy @ Jun 29th 2008 10:25AM

Thats what I was thinking too.

Shogan @ Jun 28th 2008 4:56PM

Probably Kid Ikarus, or a new Hitler platform game.

Chazz @ Jun 28th 2008 5:25PM

I too thought it looked a little like the master sword. "It's got a lot of heart", could be the hearts in a zelda game. It will be the post E3 issue so maybe. On the other hand, if it does have something to do with Kingdom hearts, it will be the ds game with the weird name, not KH3.

z3r0x @ Jun 28th 2008 6:18PM

It looks nothing like the Master Sword...

I'm thinking Kid Icarus or Kingdom Hearts 3.

hellomoto3485 @ Jun 28th 2008 5:46PM

How about Wii Music Orchestra?
Nintendo mentioned it way back, and then they havent said anything since! It would fall into their little Wii series of games (sports, play, fit, etc)...so they might think it's something big. Anyone else think this might be it?

SImpression @ Jun 28th 2008 6:32PM

How does that have anything to do with a King? lol.

SImpression @ Jun 28th 2008 6:33PM

How does that have anything to do with a King? lol

Josh @ Jun 28th 2008 9:55PM

How does that have anything to do with a *sword*?

Synthex @ Jun 28th 2008 6:50PM

A Kingdom Hearts Beat 'em Up. Ugh, Just kidding.

xjl @ Jun 28th 2008 7:01PM

It's "Little King's Story". Duh.

g @ Jun 30th 2008 7:06PM

the mag said king, heart(kingdom hearts has plenty to do with hearts), and 3. put it all together and the closest thing u can get is kingdom hearts 3. Plus in the background it seems to be a sword with a circular sheild(the king's sword and the knight's sheild).

Just_a_guy @ Jun 28th 2008 7:16PM

I want it to be zelda, but it won't be.

Abscissa @ Jun 28th 2008 7:42PM

"It's got a lot of heart."

I'm hoping Startropics. "You've got a big heart!" :) Too bad a new Startropics will never actually happen though :( . (And the sword would be irrelevant anyway.)

Chyld989 (MKWii: 5241-2307-2882) @ Jun 28th 2008 11:26PM

I would be so pleased with life if it were a new Startropics game.

Max003 @ Jun 28th 2008 7:45PM

Your all wrong it's Kirby... jk

LeoGer @ Jun 28th 2008 7:56PM

It's Diablo III !!!

iMeh @ Jun 29th 2008 12:38PM

I LoL'd

Roto13 @ Jun 28th 2008 9:33PM

It's a sword! Zelda has a sword! It must be Zelda! That's not much of a leap at all! It makes perfect sense!

samfish @ Jun 28th 2008 11:17PM

It's probably something we know about, so I'm going with Little King Story.

But since it should be the post-E3 issue, I won't rule out it being Retro's rumored Zelda game.

z3r0x @ Jun 28th 2008 11:34PM

A Castlevania Fighter.
...oh wait.

TheOverlord#2 can has Mario Karts?(MK:2578-3517-9859) @ Jun 29th 2008 12:24AM

My guess is another Fire Emblem(sword reminds me of Marth's from SSBB) game or details from the next Zelda from E3.

Hoaf Loaf @ Jun 29th 2008 1:05AM

Well, they ruled out everything that the said except "Please look forward to it," so we're left with please, look, forward, to, it, sword, circle, blue.

There was nothing in the moon though, so it could be anything.

TheOverlord#2 can has Mario Karts?(MK:2578-3517-9859) @ Jun 29th 2008 1:06PM

Supposedly if you zoomed into the moon at a certain point by a lot...you could see CASTLEVANIA in small letters.

James @ Jun 29th 2008 1:46AM

Little King's Story?

harvest_god @ Jun 29th 2008 3:22AM

If I know my luck, it's probably going to be something I'm really not interested in... I'm betting on a new Fire Emblem...

Lord Bowser @ Jun 29th 2008 7:04AM

Sword in the Stone: I'd play that game. It was a favourite of mine when I was younger.

David Blackett @ Jun 29th 2008 7:44AM

Im am going for a new Zelda game for this one, its the only game for a nintendo machine that has any significant link to a sword. As for the retro studios making a Zelda game I heard that rumour its to do with Nintendo wanting to tkae the Zelda series in a new direction and Nintendo had rather alot of control over the first Metroid so I dont think that will be an issue. Its probably going to be a spinoff, its been hinted at more than once that Midna will be making a return.

envisionboy @ Jun 29th 2008 10:49AM

It's OBVIOUSLY Kid Niki's mystical spinning sword.

Sisyphus @ Jun 29th 2008 11:03AM

I'm going to say Kid Icarus.

Roto13 @ Jun 29th 2008 12:03PM

Overuse of "Just kidding"? Totally Xianghua. Soul Calibur 4 confirmed for Wii!

SegaPleaseMakePanzerDragoonWii! @ Jun 29th 2008 5:36PM

Stop teasing. Seriously. *sigh*

CJC @ Jun 29th 2008 1:32PM

It's BOTH Kingdom Hearts and Mother 3. Nintendo really just wants to screw with everyone.

Dilly @ Jun 29th 2008 8:27PM

its kingdom hearts 3

MidnightScott @ Jun 29th 2008 8:32PM

Fire Emblem DS

ChromeAlchemist @ Jun 29th 2008 10:58PM

fire emblem ds is old news because there are screens of it on various websites. the first thing i thought of when i saw it was marths sword from fire emblem but see above, so why would they make another one when radiant dawn came out recently-ish? apparently a few websites have 'confirmed' that zelda: axis of shadows is going to be released by the end of this year, and apparently it came out of shigsys mouth. this could be the new franchise title that they were talking about :O
also kid icarus is confirmed on E3s website, so its not that either.
god so many possibilities...

Zachary @ Jun 29th 2008 11:51PM

Uhh...Didn't Kingdom Hearts involve a big-ass key for a weapon, not a sword? You know, that plus "Just kidding" kind of throw that possibility into the "highly unlikely" category. Probably not impossible, though.

I see slight Master Sword resemblances, but not too many. In fact, it only looks slightly Master-Swordy, unless it's changed quite a bit since Phantom Hourglass. We've heard rumors of a new highly realistic Zelda game, yet I don't quite think that looks hyper-realistic up there.

I don't think Ninty would allow another third-party Zelda game. I mean, look at how well the TurboGrafx-16 ones turned out. I'm putting that one in the "highly unlikely" bucket, too.

Basically everything that would NOT interest me at all is going to stay in the "plausible" category. I do, however, think that we can rule out almost everything written and focus on the picture, as all that isn't Nintendo Power "Just kidding" with us is "Please look forward to it."

In other words, we've got nothing. Just yelp out some guess and pray you get it right...Or write a really long post not really ruling out anything at all so that you can say "SEE! I said that was possible!"