Last week, big news came of the third model of the Nintendo DS. The Nintendo DSi will launch in Japan on 1 November 2008, just in time for christmas. The new features and improvements make the DS Lite seem old to me. Screens which are 17% bigger, built in 3 megapixel camera, built in downloadable service (DSiWare) & Opera internet browser, SD Card slot, improved audio and the whole system being 12% thinner would make many Nintendo Fan's mouth's water.
On the same day as this thrilling news came exciting news of Mario & Luigi RPG 3! I was beginning to think that the announcement of a new Mario game for the DS was becoming a "once in a blue moon" sort of thing. So far the playable characters we know of include; Mario, Luigi and Bowser. The trailer which was shown at the Nintendo Conference on 2 October didn't show an awful lot of gameplay. However there was an appearance of a giant "toad" character, spherical in shape rolling around. Few changes have been made to the battles. Bros. Items will make a return. A new feature is the Mario/Luigi bar at the bottom of the screen but there is no information on what this bar is for. Some other changes include Bowser using X to punch and Y for firebreath and some Overworld icon changes.
No release dates have been confirmed yet. It is expected for release in Japan during 2009 and most likely to follow in America, Europe and Australia later.
Make sure you look at the Mario & Luigi RPG 3 page on the main website for details on the game. I will try to update that when new information is released.
