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[BY2K]

I think I found possible evidence to call it a fake. Has Nintendo EVER re-used hands in thier promo arts or renders? Because...

Did some cut-outs and over-layed it. Not only does it look identical, but the hand seems to be the EXACT size of the one on this google image-found image I found by searching "nintendo land balloon trip breeze"

I have this:

 

[demosthenes]

Please be like Little Big Planet as far as ease in finding good levels to play oN!

 

[phanphare]

what if NFP stands for "Nintendo Figurine Platformer"

eh

ehhh

 

[Zane]

I think I found possible evidence to call it a fake. Has Nintendo EVER re-used hands in thier promo arts or renders? Because...

Did some cut-outs and over-layed it. Not only does it look identical, but the hand seems to be the EXACT size of the one on this google image-found image I found by searching "nintendo land balloon trip breeze"

huelen10 is on the case

1. That is a doctored screen.
2. Here is a real framegrab which you can get from my "pak" a few pages back. Let's zoom in 2000%...

You can download the pak, or look at the trailer in Sega's FTP for the proof. Also, a quick reminder, I did not get these grabs for this or the smile, I am just still trying to find proof for the model/sprite thing. People from various places are still curious about this, and I want to help, that's it.

Edit: Seriously guys, grow up. I don't remember Graphics Horse getting this shit when he did the things a graphics horse does. I know it's not the same, but even so man, even so.

 

[OmegaSmash]

I have this:

^They even share the same hand holding the Wii U.

 

[WiiRevolution1]

Oh fuck.

A game where you can create Mario levels? Sign me up! Wanted this since forever. As long as you can share them online, which considering nintendo's track record with level editors, you will, then this will be awesome.

Too bad its the first Mario. Would be cool with all the features NSMB games have to offer, but they likely want to make more NSMB so this makes more since. (Just hope they do one for SMB2,3, and World!)

So ready for this.

 

[BM8]

You can make original Mario in LittleBigPlanet if you have the patience/smarts.

Hows the gameplay?

 

[Mr.Fusion]

I find it very suspicious that the demo station in the foreground cuts off the hand at the same place the hand ends in the original picture.

 

[LegendOfFalcon]

I think I found possible evidence to call it a fake. Has Nintendo EVER re-used hands in thier promo arts or renders? Because...

http://i.imgur.com/IfoW8KS.jpg

Did some cut-outs and over-layed it. Not only does it look identical, but the hand seems to be the EXACT size of the one on this google image-found image I found by searching "nintendo land balloon trip breeze"

http://i.imgur.com/NfByuOA.jpg

Awesome detective work! The reuse of the hand is very interesting.

 

[javadoze]

Never before have I've been this obsessed with hands.

 

[Catchpenny]

Some thoughts:

-This feels real to me
-It's likely to be a full-featured, retail game
-Judging the graphics and scope of the game by one piece of artwork is a mistake. Nintendo frequently uses retro Mario graphics to represent the franchise.
-Thus, I would expect more than just 8-bit Mario. All sorts of different tile sets/characters/music etc from the various ages of Mario. Would not rule out 3D Mario completely, or at least the character model.
-This will be Nintendo's big DLC/NFC game. Someone mentioned wanting a Nintendo Maker...well, I have a feeling that's coming, just as additional content to this.
-I suspect this has been in the works for quite a while, as evidenced by the quotes from Miyamoto and Reggie about LBP, and Mario Paint.
-I would go so far as to say this game may be one reason why the Wii U is what it is. Nintendo tends to develop hardware with specific software in mind, but we haven't seen that with Wii U to this point.

Of course, it may not even be real. Just some thoughts and speculation before E3, and isn't that what makes it fun?

Edit: lol Huelen for the win. Pretty good fake though. Or someone in Nintendo PR is lazy.

 

[HUELEN10]

I have this:

Yep, but it's still of the same "kind" of thing going on. Nevertheless, should this be real (and I hope it is, don't want to be a killer of dreams), the stylus gives it away that it is indeed a Wii U game. They have never confused styli for systems when promoting games in any press material that I've ever seen.

 

[evilromero]

My friends and I used to talk about Nintendo making a Mario level editor in the 80's.

It has been a long time coming.

My first thought. This actually would've been great back in the day. Now it feels a bit late.

 

[Ignignort]

In addition to all of this, the website http://imageedited.com/ says that the image has "Probably" been edited.

It's hard to say, VOX may have run the image through Photoshop before they used it for whatever reason.

 

[spyroflame0487]

If it is fake then the question arises, what the hell is on that wall?

Still looking legit to me. They reuse that hand for all the Wii U stock art, dont they?
(and reasonably speaking, the Wii U stylus is longer than 3DS stylus, right? that looks like a wii u stylus, so it should be a wii u game then)

 

[AniHawk]

the one thing that seems weird is that i *think* nintendo moved to using lights to display artwork this big ever since 2009's stuff was leaked via photoshop.

 

[Toad.T]

Of note as well is that there has been a "Action" Mario title every year for the past 5 years:

2009: NSMBW
2010: SMG2
2011: SM3DL
2012: NSMB2, NSMBU
2013: NSLU, SM3DW

This seems like a perfect way to continue the trend while also adhering to Iwata's supposed promise of there being only one "New" title per system. That alone tells me it's real.

But about the game itself? If it isn't realized to it's fullest potential (Tilesets based off of all the 2D titles, Assets from Yoshi/Wario/DK, ability to mix and match mechanics, ability to create assets/events/actors) then it's going to be shit. People have been tinkering with the 2D series for ages now, albeit illegally. There have been amazing creations made with this stuff (You've seen that video where a level is automatically played to that one NicoNico Tribute piece, right?), so the big N is going to have to play hardball if they want people interested.

 

[Riki]

the one thing that seems weird is that i *think* nintendo moved to using lights to display artwork this big ever since 2009's stuff was leaked via photoshop.

They did for most things.
Projections. And even the things that didn't use lights weren't put up nearly this early.

 

[Tookay]

Some thoughts:

-This feels real to me
-It's likely to be a full-featured, retail game
-Judging the graphics and scope of the game by one piece of artwork is a mistake. Nintendo frequently uses retro Mario graphics to represent the franchise.
-Thus, I would expect more than just 8-bit Mario. All sorts of different tile sets/characters/music etc from the various ages of Mario. Would not rule out 3D Mario completely, or at least the character model.
-This will be Nintendo's big DLC/NFC game. Someone mentioned wanting a Nintendo Maker...well, I have a feeling that's coming, just as additional content to this.
-I suspect this has been in the works for quite a while, as evidenced by the quotes from Miyamoto and Reggie about LBP, and Mario Paint.
-I would go so far as to say this game may be one reason why the Wii U is what it is. Nintendo tends to develop hardware with specific software in mind, but we haven't seen that with Wii U to this point.

Of course, it may not even be real. Just some thoughts and speculation before E3, and isn't that what makes it fun?

I... think you're overhyping this.

 

[Magwik]

We have to go deeper. The true secret lies within the image and it's pixels itself! steganography!

 

[lt519]

Hand model getting paid

 

[Zane]

HUELEN10's got a point guys. When has Nintendo *ever* reused assets?

 

[Riki]

HUELEN10's got a point guys. When has Nintendo *ever* reused assets?

Spoiler

Cloudsarereallybushes.jpg

 

[spyroflame0487]

We have to go deeper. The true secret lies within the image and it's pixels itself! steganography!

Should we call this Mariogate? Makergate?

 

[Skiesofwonder]

So if it is a fake then what is up with the polygon journalist tweet? Is he just making shit up?

 

[The Bankslammer]

so, uh... i guess it's not without precedent to reuse this hand

though it's the entire gamepad itself that's reused with just the screen changed

 

[AniHawk]

They did for most things.
Projections. And even the things that didn't use lights weren't put up nearly this early.

yeah. unless they went back to making prints after four years of not doing that, i think it's a pretty big mark against this picture.

 

[evilromero]

I was thinking how cool a Mario 64 maker would be. Now I'll be disappointed if it's not that.

 

[Zane]

Spoiler

Cloudsarereallybushes.jpg

 

[Cbajd5]

the twist is that it is real but the hand was photoshopped in to make it seem fake

 

[soxinthebox]

So if it is a fake then what is up with the polygon journalist tweet? Is he just making shit up?

surely not polygon

 

[Oersted]

So if it is a fake then what is up with the polygon journalist tweet? Is he just making shit up?

Polygon always was the weakest link in the story.

 

[Riki]

yeah. unless they went back to making prints after four years of not doing that, i think it's a pretty big mark against this picture.

Also the fact that the booth is open in any way, when in years past it hasn't been.
And that the ceiling is lower than normal.

 

[Platy]

These 2 e3 shots are more proof that this is fake

SPECIALY lack of Nintendo writtings anywhere, color of the floor and size of the ceiling


Would be awesome if true

 

[MilesTeg]

Same hands in NSMBU pic

 

[backlot]

They did for most things.
Projections. And even the things that didn't use lights weren't put up nearly this early.

This is what happens when the boss stays home sick.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Gut feeling, it's probably real, probably an eshop game, probably came out of an experiment for what to do with the Gamepad and they came to this and decided to release it.

 

[HUELEN10]

so, uh... i guess it's not without precedent to reuse this hand

though it's the entire gamepad itself that's reused with just the screen changed

Well, they do usually keep all their assets as layered renders so they can use things how they need them.

One thing's for pretty much certain though: Should it be real, this is a Wii U title.

 

[Zane]

One thing's for pretty much certain though: Should it be real, this is a Wii U title.

why

 

[Plinko]

If this isn't real, E3 won't be as exciting for me.

 

[Tookay]

SPECIALY lack of Nintendo writtings anywhere, color of the floor and size of the ceiling

The ceiling has the same square boxes at the top, and the floor gets eventually covered iirc (it doesn't stay cracked cement).

And the big Nintendo writing is on the outside of the booth usually, while the games would be on the inside.

 

[BY2K]

Well, they do usually keep all their assets as layered renders so they can use things how they need them.

One thing's for pretty much certain though: Should it be real, this is a Wii U title.

Doesn't eliminate the possibility that it could ALSO be for 3DS' though.

 

[linko9]

Would be really surprised if this were fake. Seems exactly like something Nintendo would put out right about now. And since others have shown that they have indeed reused that hand multiple times, that's a non-issue. If anything, it makes it more believable; a fake would go to the trouble of not reusing a hand from nintendo's official shots.

 

[Sandfox]

I guess people can stop worrying about this getting a 90 minute roundtable because its either a Wii U title or fake.

 

[BlueMagic]

The art looks weird man, all those floor tiles and that lacking title make it look so non-Nintendo. Nintendo usually rocks promotional art. It just looks like a Game Maker 6 fan game. Hopefully I'm wrong, though.

 

[backlot]

These 2 e3 shots are more proof that this is fake

SPECIALY lack of Nintendo writtings anywhere, color of the floor and size of the ceiling


Would be awesome if true

Really? The floor in the Mario Maker pic looks like a gray/white tarp. You can see there are tarps on the floor in the back of the second pic. The ceiling in the Mario Maker pic also looks a lot like the ceiling in the first pic. At least to me.

 

[Oersted]

Same hands in NSMBU pic

Problem is, in all those pictures the hand is properly placed. Here it is cut out.

 

[BY2K]

Wait, since when do Hammer Bros come out of pipes?

 

[astrogamer]

These 2 e3 shots are more proof that this is fake

SPECIALY lack of Nintendo writtings anywhere, color of the floor and size of the ceiling


Would be awesome if true

The top one is probably a different hall
The bottom one does lend credence unless they set up the Nintendo Booth in a day

 

[OmegaSmash]

These 2 e3 shots are more proof that this is fake

SPECIALY lack of Nintendo writtings anywhere, color of the floor and size of the ceiling


Would be awesome if true

The ceiling of the first pic matches what's in the "leak", and these are 1-3 days old, so they could've been set up by now (I'm honestly doubting that they'd be able to get demo units and posters already up so soon, but who knows)