Nintendo News | ONM Claims World Exclusive, NiGHTS Wii Confirmed?! [Update] ONM Speak Out

Update - The recent news of Official Nintendo Magazine's, yet to be revealed "world exclusive", temporarily set the internet alight with rampant speculation (which has yet to die down). Among the greenery were allegations that the hint could in fact be an April Fools joke. Chandra, from the ONM staff team decided to comfort our fears on the matter over on the official forums:

Hi.

I'm very aware how much coverage our Next Month page is getting across the globe right now. I have to admit -- I thought it was a cool little teaser when we did it -- but I didn't anticipate it blowing up quite so much! I've seen everything from Family Guy to Woody Woodpecker fitting perfectly in that star cluster! Very Happy

Anyhoo, I'm here to iron a few things out. This is not an April Fool. I remember once I did an April Fool on CUBE with Gannondorf Photoshopped into Soul Calibur II and people got really upset when they found out it wasn't true so we don't do those kind of things anymore. I think they're just a bit of a laugh but obviously other more sensitive people don't. . .

Also, we do have respect for our readers and we don't set out to purposely mislead people. The whole point of the Next Month image is to be a teaser and to get people guessing. It's just A BIT OF FUN. There are no lies in there. Innevitably the situation might change between the time of the mag going to print and the release of the next issue (it is a good six weeks after all). The game may end up being announced online before we hit the shelves. Ocassionally these things happen and it's completely out of our control. However, the point is that we are not misleading you -- there is a new game due to be announced.

In summary then, please take a deep breath and count to ten when you're thinking about this. There are quite a few images that perfectly fit into that star cluster. We've never mentioned any names -- it could be anything.

Well, the reassurance has certainly helped, and we can't see it honestly being a risk worth taking for the team. Tell us what you guys think about all this business down in our comments area.

Original Story - Official Nintendo Magazine in their latest issue, have claimed to have a world exclusive game revelation in their mits. The biggest point of interest is the front cover image, displaying a collection of stars, which thanks to a clever mock-up, appears to reveal ONM's game announcement to be of the much rumoured NiGHTS sequel for Wii. But we'll leave it for you to decide for yourself.

Original Cover:

Mock-up:

The news has caused a bit of a stir within the gaming community, and it does look to be signed, sealed and delivered. But we won't speak for you.

[Big thankyou to NeoGaf user TSE for the images]

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