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Nintendo confirms development of next Mario game

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Nintendo EAD Tokyo has confirmed it is developing the next Mario game, although the Super Mario 3D World team can't confirm if it's coming to 3DS or Wii U.

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The news follows Nintendo's latest Direct broadcast, which revealed a wealth of new Super Smash Bros. Wii U and 3DS details, characters and more. Hit the link for a big info blow-out.

It comes from the next issue of Edge, in which producer Yoshiaki Koizumi said of the game's platform, "That's still a secret. I can tell you, though, that we've already started approaching our next challenge."

Interestingly, team leader Kenta Motokura added that if the game is for Wii U it, "might need to make even more use of the GamePad."

Koizumi went on, "There's still a lot more room for discovery and invention, and we'll continue to propose new and exciting game mechanics going into the future."

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