Pauline's kidnapped again!
The third Mario Vs. Donkey Kong game is set to hit DSiWare next week.
At Nintendo's E3 press conference there were quite a few surprises: New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Super Mario Galaxy 2, a new Metroid game by Team Ninja... but what's also quite surprising is that they announced a completely new game which is being released next week!
Mario Vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! seems like a "Lite" version of Mario Vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis for DS. Once again, you do not control Mario, but rather Mini-Marios, Toads, Peaches and DKs, as you try to rescue Mario's original love interest, Pauline, from the clutches of DK.
In case you haven't played the second Mario Vs. Donkey Kong game, it's basically like Lemmings - the Minis will mindlessly march on until they find the exit, die, or you tell them to turn around. Your objective in each level is, of course, to get all Minis to the exit, avoiding Mario's long-time enemies such as Bob-ombs, Piranha Plants, Boos and Thwomps. As in MvsDK2, Minis March Again will also include a level editor, and again, you'll be able to share levels you've created with friends through Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.
The game will cost 800 DSi Points and will be available next Monday in North America, with a European release following later this year. Get those Nintendo Points Cards ready!
1. LEGEND MARIOID
04 Jun 2009, 12:37 BST
I loved Mario v DK2 DS....What great news...EU next please!
2. MegaMan3Dude
04 Jun 2009, 12:37 BST
Again? Very original Title is it so hard to name it Mario VS Donkey Kong March of the minis 2?
3. Turkey Brutus
04 Jun 2009, 12:45 BST
I hope we get a lot of levels. I can't find the original game and 800 is a bit steep if it's just a level editor and a few pre-made stages...
4. ballkirby1
04 Jun 2009, 12:46 BST
You know I'm not sure because of all those garbage Domo games coming out I might want to save some money to buy them all. Naw... I think I'll stay with this.
5. i8cookie
04 Jun 2009, 12:58 BST
oh lame, thought this was a full release, don't have dsi....
6. WiiGuy
04 Jun 2009, 14:26 BST
I was hoping that it was going to be 500, sence I've already spent 500 [Dr mario]
I guess, I'll wait to see if it's REALLY good, if i want to buy 2,000 points for my DSi...
7. motang
04 Jun 2009, 14:58 BST
What sucks is it's the same day as Sword and Soldiers...dammit now I have to spend more money!
8. Gavin Rozee
04 Jun 2009, 15:39 BST
This or Mighty Flip Vhamps tonight please.
9. LEGEND MARIOID
04 Jun 2009, 16:00 BST
Hang on, is this basically the same game as Mario vs DK 2 but slightly stripped down?!
10. thewiirocks
04 Jun 2009, 16:13 BST
@LEGEND - Correct. It's more of Nintendo's "Little Bit of..." strategy they're using to fill the gaps in the DSiWare library. I wouldn't count on this being anything incredible if you already have MvDK2. It will probably be more interesting for those of us who don't have the DS title.
(Though I should really check into what I can get MvDK2 for. It might make more fiscal sense to purchase the cart.)
Edit: Hmm... Amazon sellers are selling MvDK2 for $40-$60 new. It seems that the DSiWare option might make a lot of sense.
11. siavm
04 Jun 2009, 17:23 BST
This game sounds good to me. Can't wait til another great monday on wiiware and dsiware.
12. SonicMaster
04 Jun 2009, 18:01 BST
ugh. I'll have to wait till my birthday for this one.
13. warioswoods
04 Jun 2009, 19:07 BST
Will level sharing require friend codes, or will there be some weekly levels or whatnot that you can instantly download?
14. FJOJR
04 Jun 2009, 19:17 BST
They stopped the monthly download service for the DS card version a long time ago but the wifi trading still works with friends.
15. WhoKnew
04 Jun 2009, 20:35 BST
This is a totally new game. MvsDK 3.
16. LEGEND MARIOID
04 Jun 2009, 21:04 BST
I'm confused as the "again" suggests there's more to it than just being a stripped down version.... ONM's info isn't much help either...
http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=9132
17. Crazed
04 Jun 2009, 22:16 BST
Personally, Mario vs. DK2 is one of my favorite DS games, so if I had a DSi, I would certainly buy this (stripped down or not).
18. zss_shadow
04 Jun 2009, 23:08 BST
I was desperately hoping this would be like Mario VS Donkey Kong for the Gameboy Advance or Donkey Kong '94 for the Gameboy Color. I was very disappointed with the second game.
Sigh...guess I'll have to go dig out Donkey Kong '94.
19. brandonbwii
05 Jun 2009, 01:47 BST
When Nintendo mentioned it in their presser, they talked almost as if there was an online hub for uploading content. I sure hope that happens. It could nicely compliment Flip Book where user generated stuff is concerned.
20. Odnetnin
08 Jun 2009, 06:42 BST
It shall be awesome. (I hope!)
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