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Nintendo Voice Chat podcast summary – New Zapper game discussed, more brief Kid Icarus chat

May 20th, 2008 Posted in DS, News, Posted by Valay, Wii

Wii Fit
- No multiplayer

We Ski
- 4 player multiplayer, but only one can use balance board
- Wii Fit mini-game of skiing better than Wii Ski
- $30

Rock Revolution (DS)
-Choose one instrument (out of 4)
-Not too much praise given – forgettable

International Track and Field
-IGN team thinks it’s a good game
-Tons of movement with stylus

Castlevania DS
-Weren’t able to play it
-Wii Connectivity basically confirmed in interview
-Not sure if there’s actually a Wii game coming

Band Bros DX
- Supposed to use Wii Speaker Channel
- Sounds like Wi-Fi Connection used as a port
- Bozon, Craig wants the game to come out in US

The Conduit trailer
- Most fans seemed pretty happy with it – a lot of interest
- Art direction should be spruced up
- Craig thinks it’ll sell 5 copies unless Nintendo picks it up
- Looks like 30 FPS right now, Matt hopes for 60 – needs to be at least a solid 30
- Looked at Metroid, Medal of Honor

Platinum Games – MadWorld
- Someone leaked the initial video, but demo was shown at the event
- Some violence very over the top – somewhat comical, still disturbing
- Guys from Clover, Capcom developing the game
- Running man theme – must survive
- Not coming until early next year

Infinite Line
- Sci-Fi genre
- Captain of space vessel, hire more ships
- Deep DS game – 100 hours to do everything
- 2D art for character interaction, 3D for space action

- Can’t talk about Ubisoft games – later in the podcast, the IGN team hints that the games shown aren’t too impressive – only some of the games had potential

Sonic Unleashed
- Graphics better than most recent Sonic games – Wii version won’t look as good as other versions
- Runs at sporadic frame rate
- Looks fun, controls well
- New moves – quick sidestep
- Don’t crash, hit things like Secret Rings
- Dimps apparently adding level support (night levels), Sonic Team developing game as a whole
- Play game with Wiimote + nunchuck, can use GameCube controller

Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood
- Disappointing
- Has good RPG elements, not put together well as a package
- Lacks polish
- Overworld gameplay with stylus doesn’t feel right
- Iffy about the game coming together before release

April NPD
– Wii #1 selling system for the month
- DS, PS3, 360, PSP follow
- Matt predicts May will be one of the biggest months for Wii
- Wii Fit has been on almost every major news program
- Microsoft put out press release gloating about 10 million 360 units sold – Wii at nearly 9.5 million

- Craig was playing a “game” that has already been writing about, can’t talk about it because of exclusive next week
- Guitar Hero DS blog should be up soon talking about the game
- WiiWare interview coming up
- Brand new game in dev: HINT – Wii exclusive that is a zapper game, “people will dig” – Bozon wants it

Star Soldier R
- Decent, kind of fun
- 800 points
- Warning that Star Soldier R is a time-based game

Critter Round-Up
- Simple, charming game – not challenging
- Animals are cute
- 1000 points – not really worth it

Reader questions
– Not sure if there will be an online mode for The Conduit, but “deathmatch” seemed like a hint. Matt will find out this week.
- Favorite game/series/franchise – Matt: Metroid Prime/Metroid, Craig: Star Fox, Bozon: Zelda: Link to the Past, Daemon: Zelda
- World Destruction not on Bozon’s radar
- Matt isn’t sure if Disaster will come out this year
- Conduit looks in pre-alpha form
- Shenmue I + II – should be an obvious consideration for Sega, good idea
- Nintendo giving third parties chance to release WiiWare games before Dr. Mario
- Super Mario Galaxy is the best game on Wii right now
- Capcom’s Gamers Day is happening next week
- Games that should get the lego treatment: Matt – Fightclub, Bozon: Mutant Turtles
- Zack and Wiki on WiiWare isn’t probable
- MadWorld more than a stylized manhunt – credit should be given to MadWorld devs – will be funny (but sick) – bold game
- No news on Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers for Wii
- Face Training came out in Japan, wasn’t a huge seller – can’t turn camera around – no other games are using the camera
- Matt/Bozon predict Kid Icarus will be an action flight game (joke about “if it exists”)
- Matt doesn’t think Project H.A.M.M.E.R. won’t come back
- Nintenzone on IGN take a long time to make, will come back when IGN Insider folks aren’t busy
- Won’t see full games for free on WiiWare
- Balance board probably won’t be sold separately
- Mixed opinions on Pro Evo. for Wii seeing a sequel


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