Daemon’s recent article
– Said ‘Splosion Man isn’t getting as much attention as Mario
– Sort of saying that Nintendo “phoned it in” with Mario Bros. Wii
– He thinks ‘Splosion Man is a better game
Netflix
– Is coming to Wii
– Need a disc
– Most movies are in SD
– Reggie defended SD
– Craig doesn’t think he’ll have a problem watching SD videos on the Wii
NBA Jam
– Craig is really excited
– Wii exclusive
– Nintendo Power has an article about it
– Almost right back to the roots
– Digitized heads for players
– 3D arena (fixed perspective), 3D character models with 2D sprites for heads
– Craig wants it to have online
– IGN will have some exclusives in the future
Dark Void Zero
– From DSiWare
– Supposed to be the NES predecessor to the 360/PS3 game
– Capcom has confirmed the story in the trailer is fake
– Almost like Retro Game Challenge, one of the bigger, later games
– Kind of like Bionic Commando as well
– You get a jetpack right away
– Done by Other Ocean Interactive
– Jimmy Fallon’s name is in the game
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom
– There’s some cool combos people can do
– Combo system simple on the surface, but you can tell it’s really flexible
– The joystick seems pretty good
– Joystick is like the lower-end Street Fighter IV one
– Have to tether it to the Wiimote
– Bozon loved the joystick
– Tatsunoko side seems to have stronger characters
– Craig predicts 40,000 for the game in its first month (NPD numbers)
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
– The website is amazing
– Bozon will be doing the review
– Craig played it, almost finished
– About a 10 hour game
– Blood is always on
– Many 8-bit references
– About 7 jobs
– Craig says the storyline makes no sense
– Voice acting is good, but they use the same female voice actor for all the women with the same accent (possibly intentional)
– Can play as 3 characters
– Shinobu has some platforming elements, doesn’t work very well partially due to the camera system
– Craig recommends it
Reader questions
– Sands of Destruction review is up now
– If there is a Wii version of GTA in development, it won’t be an exclusive or it will be only for a little bit (like Chinatown Wars)
– Matt/Bozon have their own schedules, which is why they haven’t been on the podcasts lately
