Posted on 14 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Wii | 0 comments

The previously 360 exclusive Beatles: Rock Band downloadable song “All You Need is Love” is finally making its way to Sony and Nintendo. Harmonix announced today that the track, whose revenue goes to charity, will be hitting the Nintendo Wii on February 16, and the Sony Playstation 3 on March 4 for the regular $1.99 price point.

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I don’t think I’m the only one that’s thinking that this may not be the Wii version of the game…

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Here’s something I know you’ll all be very passionate about hearing. In a recent interview with IGN, head honchos of High Voltage Software Kerry Ganofsky and Eric Nofsinger revealed that the Grinder will not be a Wii exclusive, and will also ship on PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. Not only that, but the game isn’t planned to come out until Halloween of 2011. I’m not too worried about this, because HVS has shown that they don’t cut corners on Wii (granted that The Conduit could’ve turned out better), and hopefully this will only give them the higher sales that they deserve! Does this anger you, or do you think it’s a good move on HVS’ part?

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The premiere MotionPlus-enhanced WiiWare title, Rage of the Gladiator is just around the corner, and now the second game to utilize the device on the download service had just been announced. Gevo Entertainment’s Ghost Slayer tells of a place where ghosts are pouring out of a dry well, and it’s up to you to slay them all. The game is in first person like Rage of the Gladiator, but unlike the upcoming Gladiator battling game, Ghost Slayer’s use of MotionPlus is optional. Check out the trailer after the break. Is it just me, or does this look eerily reminiscent of those motion-controlled arcade samurai games? In a good way, of course.
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Posted on 14 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Wii | 3 Comments

In a recent Iwata Asks interview, Hitoshi Yamagami tells that Zangeki no REGINLEIV actually took in upwards of 3 years to make, first getting approved before the Wii even launched. Additionally, he said that Nintendo was on the fence about putting blood in the game, but eventually decided that it was okay because players would be killing monsters and not humans. It’s just like Nintendo to do something like that!

Posted on 14 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments

For one reason or another, Nintendo of Europe will be holding a media summit on February 25th, 2010, with no further information to be had at this time. I really have no idea what they’ll talk about, but maybe NoE will finally give out some much desired information on localization dates for a few games that the EU has yet to get their hands on. Who knows? Maybe we’ll get some big-time news on Zelda Wii or Mario Galaxy 2! Any guesses, guys?

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Today, Atlus announced that their upcoming spiritual sequel to the Trauma Center series, Trauma Team, would be delayed from April 20 to May 18. It’s not a huge delay, but it could definitely off-put fans of the series that can’t wait to get their hands on it! In the meantime, Atlus also released a new trailer for the game which highlights the orthopedics in the game. That’s right, setting bones, fixing bones, gluing bones, breaking bones; It’s all here! Well, most of it…

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This comes from a recent issue of Iwata Aska:

“I thought it was a tradition for working on a Zelda title for it to turn into a kind of exercise in suffering.” – Satoru Iwata

“I remember it was fun working on it (Link’s Awakening), and when it was over, I remember us talking to each other about how fun it was.” – Takashi Tezuka

“I’m certain it was a breakthrough element in the series. If we had proceeded from A Link to the Past straight to Ocarina of Time without Link’s Awakening in between, Ocarina would have been different.” – Eiji Aonuma

Well, that’s interesting to hear! I actually haven’t had the privilege of playing Link’s Awakening, but I’d definitely draw some major similarities between Ocarina of Time and A Link to the Past! Maybe it’s about time I grabbed a copy…

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Namco Bandai seems to have trademarked another Narikiri related item today, possibly hinting at another “Tales of” series spin off. Recall that the GB spin off to the series, Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon, was followed by two more “Narikiri” titles, so this very well may be yet another entry to the series, or even a new spin-off series altogether!

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Yup, it’s the truth. Nintendo has just sent out a message to all Wiis (assuming you’re connected to Wifi) notifying users that WiiWare demos will soon be discontinued. They give no reason why, but they do say that they will be taken down after January 31st. If you haven’t gotten a chance to try them, go get them quick!