In a statement issued today, Nintendo have confirmed that Mario's triumphant return to smashing bricks with his head and chasing after mushrooms in New Super Mario Bros. is poised to help usher in the North American launch of the DS Lite, perhaps to a degree that few gamers were expecting. New Super Mario Bros. will only be compatible with the DS Lite and will not work with the original machine. Nintendo's name-taking, posterior-assaulting marketing guru, Reggie Fills-Aimes, explained that players would be able to see why this decision was made."Players won't be able to see. On the original DS, I mean. The screens on the old system are simply much too dark, making the new Mushroom Kingdom almost impossible to navigate. We had always planned to make New Super Mario Bros. a premier title for the Lite and its superior screens, and what better way to make it exclusive to that system?"
This lends more weight to the earlier murmurings of a Mario DS Lite bundle hitting US shores, though Reggie was quick to point out that the recent shortages in Japan may cause the system to launch a bit later than the game itself.
"New Super Mario Bros. should be out for a little while before the DS Lite, which is a great way of starting the marketing train rolling. The actual system won't take long to catch up though--two months at most."
The Lite-only New Super Mario Bros. is currently slated for release on 21 March.
[Update: Just in case you're reading this late, this story was an evil, bogus April Fool's trick. Shame on me.]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
4-01-2006 @ 5:59AM
daniel said...
im sure this isnt an april fools at all
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4-01-2006 @ 6:30AM
Lewigi said...
This is terrible. But then again, it will probably work, as i am now thinking of getting a DS lite for this game.
Btw if you look at the official site at http://mario.nintendo.com/ you will see that the game has been delayed to May 21st. But that news came out before this news, so i dont know whats going on
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4-01-2006 @ 6:31AM
Richard said...
Weakest April Fools ever.
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4-01-2006 @ 6:44AM
Brad Root said...
Man, this totally had me until I noticed it was April 1st.
Everyone knows that a move only this bone-headed could come from Microsoft or Sony, and mostly Sony at that. Not to make that as some sort of fanboy comment, but a mark of truth. Nintendo has done some really stupid things in the past (the friend code system is pretty far up on the list IMHO) but lately they've been good, so I wouldn't believe it.
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4-01-2006 @ 6:50AM
Iwata said...
April fool to you too
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4-01-2006 @ 7:11AM
Kamran said...
".... slated for release on 21 March."
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4-01-2006 @ 8:22AM
Chris Mear said...
You totally got me. I was all ready to come here and post a diatribe on what a stupid move this was, until I started reading the comments.
You win this time, DS Fanboy! You win this time...
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4-01-2006 @ 8:25AM
phl0w said...
It's maybe mankind's most detestable habit to mess with other beings' beliefs.
You do know that misquoting someone is manipulation and violates personal rights?
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4-01-2006 @ 8:50AM
student said...
hah, drinks all around. Despite knowing it was an april fools joke, my heart stopped and i wondered... could it POSSIBLY be true?
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4-01-2006 @ 9:38AM
Nik said...
hahaha, nice one guys, ur april fooling needs a little work, I mean c'mon. Theres no way they'd release a game that's only for the DS Lite BEFORE the system actually comes out, and if they did this, all the developers might start doing it.
PS: if you guys like april fools jokes, check out EGM's april issue. It actually had me, I'll admit.
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4-01-2006 @ 9:40AM
Tre Parker said...
This is bogus. I am not going to buy an entirely new DS just so that I can playNew Super Mario Bros. This is kind of like UMD movies on the PSP, which can only be played on the PSP, versus DVD, which is compatable on so many different media devices. I hope this game has poor sales on the exclusive DS lite version so that maybe they'll have enough sense to put it on the original DS.
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4-01-2006 @ 10:00AM
tonedef said...
haha! you got me. good one.
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4-01-2006 @ 10:01AM
Clinton said...
Take it easy there Tre, if you haven't notice this is April 1st which means APRIL FOOLS!!!
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4-01-2006 @ 10:04AM
Ipsum said...
How can you be poster #10 and not know that it's an April Fool's joke?
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4-01-2006 @ 10:08AM
Brian said...
wow, that was actually pretty weak for an April Fool's joke...I don't think even Nintendo is THAT stupid...they'd be cutting off millions upon millions of potential buyers. I didn't believe this article from the first line
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4-01-2006 @ 10:47AM
Tivy said...
Notice how there is no read link and therefore no source to this information. I'm saying this is definitely a joke. Why do people feel it's necessary to spread a bunch of BS. Just 'cause everyone else is doing it doesn't mean you should too. Doesn't matter though, I'm getting a Lite anyway.
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4-01-2006 @ 10:53AM
RupeeClock said...
Lmao, nice prank.
Not that it'd matter to me, my DS lite order is FINALLY being processed. ^_^
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4-01-2006 @ 11:03AM
jman said...
LOLOLOL!! If ANYBODY fell for this they must be an idiot.
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4-01-2006 @ 11:04AM
jman said...
LOLOLOL!! If ANYBODY fell for this they must be an idiot.
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4-01-2006 @ 11:04AM
Crabsmasher said...
APRIL FOOLS AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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