No MotionPlus support for FFCC: The Crystal Bearers
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This information comes from Nintendo Power…
“We did consider Wii MotionPlus, but ultimately decided not to use it. The controls of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers are meant to be intuitive and do not require heightened sensitivity, so it plays just fine without Wii MotionPlus.” – Toshiyuki Itahana, character designer/director
I’m not at all bothered by this news. In the case of FFCC: The Crystal Bearers, much of the gameplay focuses on pointing, so adding MotionPlus wouldn’t enhance the experience drastically.
Iwata on Wii software sales, release dates, and lack of price drop
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Iwata on the possibility of Wii Fit Plus and/or New Super Mario Bros. Wii being delayed…
“We have absolutely no worry that they [Wii Fit Plus, New Super Mario Bros. Wii] will not be released as scheduled…We’d like to work so that people say ‘This was the best Christmas in Nintendo history.'”
Iwata on the disappointing sales of Animal Crossing: City Folk and Wii Music…
“Last year, Wii Music and Animal Crossing City Folk did not reach our expectations. If we had made them into long sellers, the effects of the lack of software in the first half of the year would have been lowered. However, their sales slowed in a relatively short term.”
Iwata on a Wii price drop…
“At present, we’re not thinking of doing anything with the price.”
WiiWare/VC/DSiWare downloads – block sizes
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WiiWare
Overturn – 213 blocks
Sexy Poker – 297 blocks
VC
Tecmo Bowl – 22 blocks
DSiWare
Art Style: precipice – 59 blocks
Confirmed: Monster Hunter Tri heading to North America and Europe
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CAPCOM ANNOUNCES WESTERN RELEASE OF MONSTER HUNTERTM Tri FOR WiiTM
Four-Player Online Co-Op, 2-Player Split-Screen and New Underwater Environments Introduced When Japanese Phenomenon Comes To North American and European Markets in 2010
SAN MATEO, Calif. — August 3, 2009 — Capcom® Entertainment, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced that Monster Hunter™ Tri will be released in both North America and Europe for Nintendo’s Wii™ system in early 2010.Monster Hunter Tri will set a new bar in the action/adventure genre with the introduction of new features and game play elements as the multi-million unit selling franchise makes its debut on the Wii system.
Sea Farm: Show Time for Me and Dolphin details
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– Train/raise a dolphin, then allow it to perform shows for people
– Grow Up mode – Help dolphin train/grow by using balls/floating rings (will be used for performances)
– Show Time mode – Take control of the dolphin and show off a routine – Receive points for Wi-Fi ranking
– Championship mode – Go through four types of difficulty to reach World Championships
– Numerous algorithms for dolphin behavior/learning
– DLC for white/pink dolphins, beach ball, soccer ball, set of rings for 100 points each
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilised in development for Nintendo DS
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London, UK– 3rd August, 2009 – On the 10th November get ready for more high-speed action, as Activision Publishing, Inc. revealed plans today to deploy Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilised for Nintendo DS™. Developed exclusively for the Nintendo DS by n-Space, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilised will deliver an arsenal of cutting-edge weaponry, vehicles and tactics, arming players with precision controls for battle across the world’s most dangerous hotspots. Gamers will fight on the ground in intense building-to-building tactical combat, hack into enemy computer terminals, take the controls of military vehicles like Battle Tanks and UAV spy drones, or man the guns of an AC-130 gunship.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Mobilised will bring the epic Call of Duty intensity of Modern Warfare to Nintendo DS fans through a unique storyline and companion narrative. The title will also serve up a array of features, including a six-player online multiplayer mode that allows friends to host their own server, as well as the brand new Survival Mode, giving players a variety of weapons to hold off waves of oncoming enemy forces and an expanded six-player online multiplayer mode. Also, Arcade Mode will allow gamers to replay the game’s single-player with a time limit and running score, with extra points awarded for specific achievements.
UK software sales (Week ending 8/1)
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1 1 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
4 2 WII FIT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
3 3 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10 EA TIBURON EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
2 4 HARRY POTTER & THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE EA BRIGHT LIGHT EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
6 5 FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
5 6 TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN LUXOFLUX ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
8 7 THE SIMS 3 THE SIMS STUDIO EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
12 8 UFC 2009: UNDISPUTED YUKE’S THQ THQ
10 9 EA SPORTS ACTIVE EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
7 10 CALL OF JUAREZ: BOUND IN BLOOD TECHLAND UBISOFT UBISOFT
Nintendo launching DSi Facebook integration in North America today
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FACEBOOK CONNECT PHOTO INTEGRATION WITH NINTENDO DSI LAUNCHES TODAY
Free New Integration Lets Users Upload Photos to Their Facebook Profiles
REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 3, 2009 – Starting today, Nintendo DSi™ owners have even more ways to share their experiences with friends and family. Using an Internet-connected Nintendo DSi system and the Nintendo DSi Camera application, Facebook members can take pictures with either of the system’s two cameras and upload their photos directly to their Facebook profile. This function will be available after 5 p.m. Pacific with a free downloadable system update.
While reviewing pictures they’ve stored in the Nintendo DSi Camera album, which includes photos taken by users and manipulated using the built-in interactive lenses, users can simply tap the Facebook icon on the system’s touch screen to instantly transmit photos to the user’s Facebook profile. The user’s system must be configured to a wireless broadband Internet connection for the transmission of photos.
Nintendo Download: Gridiron Action, Art Style Antics, Robot Battles and Seductive Bets
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The onset of August means summer is winding down, but the downloadable action at the Wii™ Shop Channel and Nintendo DSi Shop™ just keeps on heating up. Two new WiiWare™ offerings deliver futuristic robot foes and sultry poker opponents, respectively. On the Virtual Console™, there’s great news for football fans as the arcade classic TECMO BOWL™ makes its way to the Wii system. And on Nintendo DSiWare™, you’ll find a fresh addition to the eye-pleasing, mind-bending Art Style™ game series.
Nicalis’ next Wii project is “Q”
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– Called Q for now
– Puzzle platformer
– Aimed for WiiWare right now but could head to retailer and maybe other platforms
– Need to locate missing parts of a broken teleporter
– Player/enemies are vector characters
– Not a sequel to Knytt although it could be involved with the same universe
– Standard movement skills for the main character
– Dodge enemies instead of killing them
– Uniforms change throughout the game depending on the environment
– Camera in the game – take down information, capture environments