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OK, first off, I'd like to clear one thing: it's not called "HOLY" I just found out that it's called "Jump Super Stars." Here, read about it from the website: n-cubed.com

[Nintendo is now co-developing a fighter game for the Nintendo DS with Shonen Jump called Jump Super Stars. This is the Japanese Shonen Jump, people, so there may eventually be characters that we don't recognize. Confirmed characters are Uzumaki Naruto (from Naruto), Monkey D. Luffy (from One Piece), and Goku (Dragonball series). Nintendo has been very cryptic about specifics with the game, saying that it will be an action-fighting game that "allows players to experience distinctive gameplay that's unique to the DS." Because it has a touch screen. You might've heard someone mention that.]

You know, i can't find it in the last 6 issues. Maybe I was mistaken and read it somewhere else. Though, I'm pretty sure I read it in a Nintendo Power magazine. I'll post more info if I can find any........ BUT, i did know about a VERY long time ago. I knew about like, LAST YEAR!

Ok, I edited since I'm not allowed to double-post; This is from the site called mygamer.com

[With the rapidly growing interest in Shonen Jump, a monthly Manga magazine that's insanely popular in Japan, related game titles were all but inevitable. While published games already exist for some of the individual series, like Yu-Gi-Oh! and Dragon Ball Z, Jump Superstars offers a combination of characters from numerous Shonen Jump Manga. However, this particular title doesn't seem as though it's going to be a common, by the numbers, licensed game - Nintendo and Jump are working hand-in-hand on this one.

Firstly, let's address the most important concern for the many Manga fanboys out there: the characters. Well, unfortunately, very few were in attendance for the demo version (according to a recent IGN article); only Monkey Luffy (One Piece), Uzumaki Naruto (Naruto), Bo-Bobo (Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo) and Goku (Dragon Ball Z) were available. However, photos from the Jump Festival show other characters (like Rock Lee from Naruto) posing with the game's logo along with the four known characters, which would indicate that they'll be playable, too.

Gameplay should to be similar to Super Smash Bros. Melee (SSBM), insofar as it's a four player fighting game set in levels riddled with platforms of varying heights. The ‘Y' and ‘B' buttons perform basic attacks (‘Y' being weak, ‘B' being strong), ‘X' jumps and ‘A' executes a special move. Pressing the buttons simultaneously with specific D-Pad directions performs different attacks. The way to win in the demo was similar to the Collect-the-Coin battles in SSBM, where each player has to beat up other players to collect points from them, and the player emerging with most points when the time runs out is the victor. What sets Jump Superstars apart from SSBM is its card system, which is used with the DS's touch screen. There are presently three different types of cards: Support, Help and Battle. Support cards summon an ally (another Jump character, of course) to the field to unleash a powerful attack on an enemy - which will make for many cameos. Help cards boost your character's strength temporarily and, as the name implies, are meant for use in dire situations. Battle cards are the biggest change to the sequence, allowing you to change your character on-the-fly.

At present, there is no set North American release date for Jump Superstars. Naruto anime is going to hit Cartoon Network in spring 2005 and - though it'll probably be huge - Jump Superstars may very well be delayed until it catches on significantly in the US. That being the case, expect to see Jump Superstars at some point in the future, but perhaps not any time soon. However, if you can't wait, you can always import - just brush up on your Japanese first.]

There doesn't seem to be alot of information out for this game. And above, it says that "Naruto anime is going to hit CN in spring 2005"? Didn't spring pass already? I don't see any Naruto!

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