Nintendo on why the Wii Fit Plus bundle is $10 extra
Posted on 15 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 2 Comments
“We make our business decisions independent of actions taken by other companies. We see our main competition as the entire spectrum of entertainment options that people have available. Wii Fit has been a top-selling game ever since it launched and we hope people will respond with similar enthusiasm for Wii Fit Plus…It also adds an array of new features, including the ability to customize workouts, and count calories. Overall, there are 15 entirely new fitness activities, such as skateboarding and a Segway course.” – NOA’s vice president of corporate affairs, Denise Kaigler
Personally, I think $90 is a bit too much for Nintendo to ask for from the Wii Fit Plus bundle. The title itself will be a great deal for those who already have the Balance Board, but the new bundle price is certainly a heavy investment.
– They could use Wii arcade board (used in TvC) for future arcades, but for Tatsunoko is a one off
– Wii chosen as the new platform for the SD stream of Capcom fighting games, and for new players to get into the genre
– NWC online multiplayer will have no territory restrictions
– 3-4 new characters, won’t reveal which ones yet
– game balance being improved for this version
– Tatsunoko chosen for sentimental, well known characters. Many team members grew up with them.
– A lot of feedback asking for online mode after Japanese launch. They decided to include it the next opportunity, and there we have it. Also, in EU and America people live far from each other, so it was a must.
– A lot of OST licenses where pretty difficult to get, more in western version. He had to decide for every character if it was worth the fight, or if it was better to keep resources for other things and go ahead. So revised OST for the West.
– Dash!! Kappei difficult to get due to the co-production between Tatsunoko and TV company.
– Not a huge effort to get those great graphics/effects on the Wii, they say they just took advantage of the full potential of the machine, specially the GPU.
– PS360 version? it would be more intelligent to make a new game for them, giving resources, effort and time that port would require.
Spyborgs fact sheet
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Release Date: Sept. 22, 2009
Genre: Action Adventure
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Rating: T For Teen
Developer: Bionic Games
Publisher: Capcom
Price: $39.99Team up and take charge!
Spyborgs, Capcom’s hottest new thrill ride will be coming exclusively for the Nintendo Wii this year. Combining an extraordinary sci-fi world with action packed 2-player co-op, this original IP is a must-have Wii title for action fans.
A cybernetically enhanced group of super heroes is set-up to be destroyed by a former team member they trusted. When players take control of the weapon-enhanced cyborgs in their pursuit of the traitor, they will come together in 2-player co-op to face over 35 stages of mind-blowing challenges packed with epic boss battles and swarms of enemies that only a team of two can defeat!
Muramasa: The Demon Blade Moment In Art trailer
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List of winners from the CEDEC Awards
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Programming award – Fumito Ueda/Hajime Sugiyama (Shadow of the Colossus)
Visual arts award – Motohide Ejou (Okami)
Design award – Ryozo Tsujimoto (Monster Hunter Portable)
Sound award – Masami Yone (Rhythm Heaven Gold)
Network award – Nico Nico Video
Literary award – Hisashi Hiroyama (Technology You Should Know Before you Become a Game Programmer book)
Special award – Yuji Horii (Dragon Quest creator)
Modern Warfare Wii graphics are “stunning,” says producer
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As things stand, most gamers have to judge the visual quality of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare on Wii based on the first screenshots that were released. No official trailer or gameplay video has been shown yet, so the general consensus of the graphics hasn’t been too positive at all. Still though, Modern Warfare Wii executive producer Daniel Suarez is sticking to his guns. He claims that the graphics in the title are “stunning.”
“So, a lot of things have been done in terms of the visual fidelity. We’ve optimized the engine to get a lot more performance out of it. Improved texture quality so the visuals are really really stunning on the Wii and they look great.”
SEGA reaffirms commitment to hardcore Wii games, talks The Conduit sales
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“I don’t know why MadWorld didn’t sell so well. Perhaps it was the black and white graphics or the violence, but to argue mature games don’t sell well on Wii just because we launched one that didn’t hit right away would be arrogant. We have other teen and mature games we will be launching on the Wii platform…[Referring to The Conduit] Show me another new IP that has done those numbers, bearing in mind the Wii market has been a little slow this summer. If you compare The Conduit with other core IP that’s been launched in the last three years it’s tracking well above.” – Sega West president Mike Hayes
Mr. Hayes also said that 300,000 units of The Conduit have been shipped worldwide since its release. I wonder what percentage of that has been sold through…
New high-quality Okamiden scan
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Thanks to Jake for the news tip!
