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This may even be better than when Nintendo tricked Sony into making a CD drive for them then jumping ship to Phillips, or how about that time they made Square stop publishing for them? Maybe Nintendo’s greatest prank was that time they trolled us all with Wii Music. Who is really to say? Dorkly, that’s who. Wonder what’s going on? Click the jump to find out.

During this developer roundtable there is a quick look at some features of the Super Mario 3D game. We previously reported this video noting the ‘Siren World’, but we didn’t mention this other Zelda goodie. If you watch the video around 2:20, there’s a quick mention of a top down section of the game which was called a tribute to the classic top down Legend of Zelda games in honor of Zelda’s 25th anniversary.

So E3 is all over, and has had plenty of time to sink in, so it is time to begin this little new series called the “E3 Aftermath”, which will include some articles here and there looking back to E3. Think of it as both the continuation, and the opposite, to our awesome 16 day “Countdown to E3” series.

Today we take a look at how our staff’s collective E3 predictions stacked up. Of course, we made our customary predictions for E3, but now we get to scrutinize how we went. Did we get remotely close, or were we way off? Well, let’s get started.

Cel Shading, Realism, Impressionism… Zelda has been through a lot of different art directions. Even within those directions comes new directions in style and artistic integrity. So I ask you, what is your favorite art direction in the series? I know for many among the staff it would be the stylistic integrity of Majora’s Mask, while for others it may be The Wind Waker or even Skyward Sword. For me, it’s Skyward Sword, as I feel it’s direction best represents what Zelda truly is. So folks, what Zelda game has the best art direction for you?

Want some more Mario Kart 3DS? Aside from the E3 trailer, we haven’t seen much of the game but it has many new additions including the glider which I find pretty useful as you may notice in these videos.

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Everybody loves marathons, especially game marathons.  Well, the Super Mario Marathon is an annual fundraiser for Child’s Play Charity.  It is fan run, and starts on June 24th via live online broadcasts.  The donations they accumulate help provide toys, games, and books to children’s hospitals all over the world.  This marathon is running into it’s fourth year, and they plan to soar this year as they become even more popular.

I’ve watched this broadcast myself, and it really is a fun and memorable event to participate in! Come in for more details.

Maybe Nintendo should of held back the eShop even longer, as it appears there is a slew of issues. Enough of the issues are serious enough to warrant possibly avoiding the eShop until they patch it. For some users, not all, the eShop is not crediting their credit cards properly. The card gets charged and it shows up on their statements, but their account doesn’t actually receive the credit and they are unable to purchase anything. That’s a pretty big problem, and is something that shouldn’t be making it live – even if it’s not an issue for everyone.

That’s just the tip of the iceberg in talking about what’s wrong with the eShop. Hop inside for further discussion.

It’s a simple question, but it doesn’t necessarily have a simple answer.  Sometimes characters are not carried over game to game, and it’s always likely we’ll see a few get cut in the next game. The question really is who do you want to make the cut? If so and so is cut, who would you replace them with? It’s an interesting topic and one worth exploring. I have some strong opinions on this but I’ll keep it simple. Thoughts inside.

THQ executive president of core games Danny Bilson was interviewed by GameSpot just a few days ago. He kept mentioning that Wii U isn’t made only for casual gamers and Nintendo fans, but for everyone.

Here is how he puts it:

He also mentioned about Saints Row for 3DS never being developed. Hop inside for more info.

We’re building up to our Skyward Sword E3 2011 Demo Walkthrough with a ton of site content overhauls, starting with an overview of the controls at play in the E3 2011 demo and a full gallery containing all of the official screenshots released thus far. If you’re curious about any aspect of the game’s controls, take a look at the guide, or if you need your fix of Skyward Sword related media, visit the gallery to view all 36 of the official images.

Keep checking back at our Skyward Sword homepage for more site updates throughout the coming week!