3DS Buzz Reports that the name of the game is actually Kirby's Return to Dreamland, contradicting earlier reports of a name change by Go Nintendo. They have also linked to the official Nintendo Website confirming the name.



According to a recent Nintendo Power Survey, Kirby Returns to Dreamland underwent a name change. It is now called Kirby: Return to Dreamland. Could name changes for other titles be far behind? Super Mario Land 3D anyone? Or how about Mario Kart 3D?

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I actually liked Kirby Returns to Dreamland. Straightforward and casual. The new version makes the tone more serious.

I also like Mario Kart 7 and Super Mario 3D Land. I really hope they don't change them.

Posted by

casper884

on: 08/14/11, 06:03

Super Mario Land 3D would sound terrible. Sounds like a remake of a mediocre game.

I do prefer "Returns", but it's not a huge change. Game still looks great, and the title is still better than "Kirby Wii".

Posted by

rebonack

on: 08/14/11, 06:16

@casper884

I don't agree with your Super Mario 3d Land opinion but Kirby: Return to Dreamland sounds way more serious than Returns to Dreamland.

I don't even know why!

Posted by

MightyOwned

on: 08/14/11, 06:37

"Kirby Returns to Dreamland" sounds sort of like the title of a story more than a video game. I kind of like both, but I think I might prefer the current one.

Posted by

TriforceBun

on: 08/14/11, 06:54

MightyOwned said:

@casper884 Kirby: Return to Dreamland sounds way more serious than Returns to Dreamland.

I don't even know why!

Kirby: Return to Oz....I mean Dreamland.

Posted by

sirmastersephiroth

on: 08/14/11, 07:01

Maybe I'm crazy but I don't think the S makes a whole lot of difference.

And I guess the only positive thing about Super Mario 3D Land is that they aren't using the word "New" anymore? "New" sounds great upon release, but a year or two later? New Super Mario Bros. isn't exactly new. Maybe they should've called it "NewER" Super Mario Bros.?

Posted by

PogueSquadron

on: 08/14/11, 09:27

@PogueSquadron

That's why it's genius.

"Let's see, what would Billy want for his Birthday... oh! NEW Super Mario Bros.! It's NEW!!! He'll love this!"

Posted by

Secret_Tunnel

on: 08/14/11, 09:35

@Secret_Tunnel Haha, yeah, I understand that. It'll just sound sillier as time goes on.

From a marketing perspective, yeah, it's pretty genius. I wonder when they'll do "New Wii Sports."

Or maybe they could put "New Wii Sports" on the DS, and then make a Wii came called "New Wii Sports Wii." Man, I should've went into marketing.

Posted by

PogueSquadron

on: 08/14/11, 09:47

I like Kirby Returns to Dreamland.

Posted by

X-pert74

on: 08/14/11, 12:20

Alice: Return to Madness

Posted by

Renjaku

on: 08/14/11, 14:56

@rebonack

Super Mario Land is freakin' sweet. That game is a blast, and one of my favorite platformers ever.

Not mediocre.

Posted by

GameDadGrant

on: 08/14/11, 15:43

NEW Super Kirby Kong Country Returns to Dream 3D Land

Posted by

nate38

on: 08/14/11, 18:31

@nate38

Brilliant!

Posted by

casper884

on: 08/14/11, 21:44

@GameDadGrant My feelings about the game aside, I think Super Mario Land 3D would be a bad title (even if it sounds better than Super Mario 3D Land). Nintendo's had enough trouble selling 3DSes based on the fact that people think its just a marginal upgrade of the old DS, and I think SML3D would suffer from the same problem (sounding like a remake of SML). And that might be the reason they're not calling MK Mario Kart 3D either, really.

Posted by

rebonack

on: 08/14/11, 22:32

How about we stop putting shit like 64, Wii and 3D on titles, period? Lazy ass naming schemes...

Posted by

Xbob42

on: 08/15/11, 01:10

casper884 said:

I actually liked Kirby Returns to Dreamland. Straightforward and casual. The new version makes the tone more serious.

I also like Mario Kart 7 and Super Mario 3D Land. I really hope they don't change them.

This ^

Xbob42 said:

How about we stop putting 64, Wii and 3D on titles, period? Lazy naming schemes...

Yeah I kinda think someone in Nintendo wants to make sure parents know that Mario Kart Wii (one random example) is a different game than the other Mario Kart game their kid asked for a year or two ago. idk

Posted by

Robknoxious1

on: 08/15/11, 01:42

Edited:

08/15/11, 01:43

Super Mario Dimension. I mean, where else can you go from space? To another dimension, obv.

Posted by

nate38

on: 08/15/11, 01:43

nate38 said:

Super Mario Dimension. I mean, where else can you go from space? To another dimension, obv.

Don't you think that sounds a bit The Matrix-ish? With a title like that, I fully expect Mario to be dodging Bullet Bills in slow motion and jumping over 1000 kilometer gaps. Too sci-fi-ish.


EDIT:

Oh, god, I just had a flash of Super Mario Wii U. Please God, don't let them turn the next home console Mario into something like this!

Posted by

casper884

on: 08/15/11, 02:16

Edited:

08/15/11, 02:20

@nate38 & @casper884. We already have Super Mario Galaxy, so why not Super Mario Universe.

Posted by

sirmastersephiroth

on: 08/15/11, 03:32

@sirmastersephiroth

Super Mario U-niverse

Surely this is the title for Mario Wii U.

Posted by

casper884

on: 08/15/11, 04:27