Nintendo has leaked that they are planning to produce a special edition Super Mario All-Stars for the Wii! I’m excited already.

Back in 1993, All-Stars was released for SNES, containing graphically updated versions of the NES games: Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros 2, Super Mario Bros 3 and Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels. I’m pretty sure everyone loved these games back in the day so will bringing them out for the Wii be amazing or disappointing..?

The special edition bundle will include: a soundtrack CD containing tracks from the whole franchise and a booklet about the history of Mario.

Reports say that this will be released in Japan on October 21 for 2,500 yen, around $23 or £19. Although, do note that this game has not been confirmed for international release, only for Japan so far. Even though this wasnt confirmed, other release dates for games such as Kirby’s Epic Yarn and Golden Sun were confirmed in the same briefing. So fingers crossed this will be released internationally too!

(Source: Videogamer)

Engadget seemed incredibly confident about its claims of a PlayStation Phone, but Tech Radar did some of their own digging. And while they didn’t find proof of the platform’s existence, they did get an interesting response from a developer.

Apparently, when a high up developer was questioned about the rumors of the PlayStation Phone, they simply replied that they were under NDA. Does that necessarily mean there is a PlayStation Phone? Not exactly, but it is a step in the right direction.

CVG spoke with Sony about the rumors, but the usual “we do not comment on rumour and speculation,” answer was given.

Gamescom is next week and Tokyo Game Show is next month. So if we are going to find out the truth behind all of this, it will probably be within the next month or so.

The image used is a mock-up image created by Engadget.

Engadget claims that they have received a tip from a trusted source that Sony is in the late stages of developing a PlayStation Phone built off the Android 3.0 platform.

The source described the device as a cross between the PSP Go and the Samsung Captivate. The slide out keyboard is replaced with the PlayStation Portable’s D-pad and face buttons. The analog nub has been removed in favor of a “long touch pad” that will be used for analog controls.

Engadget also reports that the device will have a screen that is between 3.7 and 4.1 inches with WGVA resolution or better. A 5 megapixel camera may be included, but the source said this detail is not final yet. The platform will use a 1GHZ Snapdragon CPU, and the visuals fall in line with other PlayStation Portable games.

The source describes the system as mostly black with silver highlites, while the control pad itself is white and silver.

As for games, Sony seems to be showing off the platform with old PSX games and a handful of new PSP games. The source says franchises like God of War, Modern Warfare, and Little Big Planet may also appear on the platform.

I’m not too entirely sure what to think of this. But it does make me wonder if this will actually be considered a new platform, or if it will just simply be a PSP Go and a phone shoved together.

If this is related to the PSP2 rumors we saw before E3, than it sounds like it will be a completely different platform. We will have to wait and see if Sony announces anything at Gamescom next week or at Tokyo Game Show.

(Via: Kotaku)

While it has taken some time, HD remakes seem to be catching on. As of right now, the only officially announced HD remakes on the way is the Sly Cooper HD remakes.

Ubisoft looks to be getting in on the fun though as Amazon France has two listings: one is Splinter Cell Trilogy and the other is Prince of Persia Trilogy. Both titles are listed for the PlayStation 3.

Of course, neither of these titles are officially confirmed. Seems a bit odd though. Splinter Cell: Conviction was a Xbox 360 exclusive but, if these listings are correct, the trilogy is a PlayStation 3 exclusive.

(Source: TheSixthAxis)
(Via: VG247)

GoNintendo received a couple of tips saying that Nintendo would be holding its usual fall conference. But one odd detail is that it would last a full week.

Seems like an unlikely set up for just one company, but Nintendo definitely has lots to show. We still don’t know all the details on the Nintendo 3DS, and Japan announced that they will be spilling the beans on release info soon.

On Wii side, of course there is your typical software announcements (oh god, Xenoblade please) along with the Vitality Sensor, which Nintendo has still yet to show off.

And last, but not least, there is plenty of life left in the Nintendo DS.

If you include third party support, it could be a pretty big show.

(Source: GoNintendo)

EA is doing an incredibly poor job of keeping an Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 version of the currently Wii exclusive NBA Jam under wraps. There have been rumors and ratings for the 360 and PS3 version everywhere, now including the ESRB.

The ESRB had posted the listing for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 version before quickly removing it. Of course, the damage has already been done as the people of the internet have taken hold of the information already.

In what form the title will be heading to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 has yet to be seen still. The title seems perfect as a downloadable title on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network, but we will have to wait and see.

(Source: Kotaku)