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Golden Sun: Dark Dawn's Absence Explained

by Neal Ronaghan - August 18, 2010, 12:29 pm EDT
Total comments: 6 Source: (Nintendo)

Nintendo doesn't know when the new Golden Sun game is coming out on "the Nintendo DS family of systems."

Nintendo's release date-filled press release yesterday was missing a rather important DS title: Golden Sun: Dark Dawn. According to a Nintendo representative, The company has "not yet determined a specific launch date for Golden Sun: Dark Dawn for the Nintendo DS family of systems."

It is very likely that Golden Sun: Dark Dawn will not be coming out in the next three months, which were laid out without many gaps yesterday, but that doesn't rule out a December release. It is more likely that Dark Dawn has been pushed back to 2011, though, and due to the wordage of "the Nintendo DS family of systems," it could even have 3DS support.

UPDATE 8/19 - Nintendo has clarified that "the Nintendo DS family of systems" refers only to products currently on the market, so the mystery and speculation behind the phrase is explained.

Talkback

CalibanAugust 18, 2010

3DS support for this game would be cool. Just imagine the particle effects from the magic in stereoscopic 3D.

vuduAugust 18, 2010

The 3D support would make the 30 second long Djinn summons slightly more bearable.

I'll admit the 3D support is a little bit wishful thinking, but I could see Dark Dawn looking stunning in 3D.

Art_de_CatAugust 18, 2010

I have been thinking for a while now that the reason we have not seen a lot about this game is because it could get a 3DS upgrade of sorts.  Regardless of which system it is on, I WANT IT.  The ending to Lost Age was just too........open for the imagination.

greybrickNathan Mustafa, Staff AlumnusAugust 18, 2010

I would rather get this sooner without 3d than later with.

ControlerFleXAugust 18, 2010

Is it me or is Nintendo trying to quietly do to the DS/DSi/DSiXL what it wanted to do with the GBA?

I think they keep giving the hardCORP gamers reasons to just stop buying new titles for the handheld market and just wait on the 3DS.

I know I'm ready for the new Golden Sun, but if this means I might play this in N3D, then let the breath holding begin!!

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