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

“(PS3/360 port is) a decision that other people in the Disney organisation are going to make. Right now we’re a Wii game and I’m happy to be able to focus. It’s interesting – it’s kind of fun to be able to focus on gameplay and not have to worry about modern shader stuff. That’s got its place but you know what? If I never make another game that’s trying to be the hyper-realistic, look like everybody else in the world… I’m OK with that. I don’t need to do that anymore. I’m really enjoying working on a platform where gameplay is ‘it’.” – Warren Spector

As we posted yesterday, Epic Mickey was initially planned as a PC/360/PS3 title. After Warren Spector requested the Wii to have its own game, Disney Interactive boss Graham Hopper suggested that Epic Mickey should become a Wii-exclusive.

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Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 7 Comments

Update: Looks like the initial statement was mistranslated. Iwata did not say that Nintendo has failed with the Wii and we’ve added in the fully corrected statement in this post.

Over the last few months, the sales of the Wii in Japan (not to mention the U.S.) have been dropping. And today, Nintendo said that there was a 59% drop in first-half profit. During a press conference, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata admitted that the company failed with the Wii, but did say that the current price drop has stabilized sales somewhat.

“Wii has stalled. We were unable to continually release strong software, and let the nice mood cool. We were unable to show a new game to become ‘the next thing.’ In the game market, once you’ve lost the momentum, it takes time to recover. With the price drop, sales returned to a certain level, but they just did not reach the level of last year around this time. We decided that it would be difficult to sell enough to recover from the poor performance of the first half of the year. In order to reach it (20 million target), we’ll have to move quite a large quantity, but it’s a figure we released after having felt the momentum returning [based off the price drop].”

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We are happy to announce the ship date for Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil Zero today. Exclusively available on the Wii, Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil Zero will ship on December 1, 2009 and will be a must-have classic for the Holiday season. Resident Evil Archives gives Wii gamers the opportunity to play classic Resident Evil games they may have missed, now at a great value price of $29.99.

Prequel to the game that started a multi-million dollar franchise, Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil Zero exposes the back story and internal tyranny of the Umbrella Corporation and lets players discover the origins of the T-Virus in an epic storyline that tells the horrors leading up to the infamous mansion incident.

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WARREN SPECTOR REVISITS A CARTOON ICON’S LEGACY IN DISNEY EPIC MICKEY

Mickey Mouse Makes His WiiTM Debut Alongside Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Walt Disney’s First Cartoon Star

BURBANK, Calif. – (October 28, 2009) – Disney Interactive Studios today announced the development of Disney Epic Mickey, an adventure-platforming game with light role-playing elements for the Wii™ home video game console. The game stars Mickey Mouse who has been re-imagined for videogames by luminary game designer Warren Spector and his Junction Point game development studio. In Disney Epic Mickey, Spector, a life-long Disney fan, taps into Mickey Mouse’s rich history along with the characters and worlds brought to life by Walt Disney to create an edgy and unexpected cartoon adventure.

“Mickey is an adventurous and rambunctious mouse,” said Warren Spector, creative director and vice president, Junction Point. “I want to bring his personality to the forefront, place him in a daunting world and connect his spirited character with video game players worldwide. Ultimately, each player decides for him- or herself what makes Mickey cool.”

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Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News | 6 Comments

…And it will cost more!

“Nintendo today confirms that a new Nintendo DSi XL console is launching in Europe in the first
quarter of 2010. The retail price of the Nintendo DSi XL is expected to be higher than that of the Nintendo DSi. Further details will be released soon.” – Nintendo statement

I don’t see myself purchasing the DSi LL/XL. I’ve already invested in the original DS, DS Lite, and first iteration of the DSi. And since the XL doesn’t really offer anything new, it doesn’t seem worthwhile to me.

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– Releasing November 21 in Japan
– Three colors: Dark Brown, Wine Red, Natural White
– ¥20,000, original DSi costs ¥18,900
– 4.2 inch screens
– Wider viewing angle than the DSi so others can watch someone play
– Comes with two different pens – One stylus is four millimeters longer than the original DSi stylus, the other one is 30 millimeters long
– Also comes with two Brain Age DSiWare titles, Maikyou Kokugo Rakubiki Jiten, (dictionary)
– 161×91.4×21.2mm
– 314g
– 9-11 hours of battery life for mid-level brightness, 4-5 hours of battery life on highest battery setting
– 3 hours to charge

Thanks to Thomas N and Rob for the news tip!

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Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News, Wii | 1 Comment

These scores come from issue #43 of the Swedish magazine LEVEL…

Tekken 6 – 9, 9
Brütal Legend – 8, 10
Aion – 7
Forza Motorsport 3 – 8
Machinarium – 9
Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time – 7
Football Manager 2010 – 9
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising – 7
Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days – 7
Borderlands – 6 JM (Johan Martinsson), 7
Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story – 9
Super KO Boxing 2 – 6
You, Me & The Cubes – 6
Champions Online – 6
Gridrunner Revolution – 8
NHL 2K10 – 5
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash Up – 5
Lucidity – 6
Dungeon Hunter – 6
Drift Mania – 8

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Posted on 14 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in Site updates | 2 Comments

Note from Valay: I checked over the submissions as well and I was pretty impressed. Don’t be discouraged if you didn’t win this challenge though, as there will be a few other oppoortunities before someone is chosen to receive the free VC/WiiWare game.

Sorry about the delay guys, I’ve been super busy and barely have the time to type this up as it is! Taking that into account, let’s cut past the chit chat and get right into the meat!

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1. [DS] Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver – 118,000 / 2,756,000
2. [WII] Wii Fit Plus – 88,000 / 699,000
3. [DS] Tomodachi Collection – 52,000 / 1,466,000
4. [DS] Inazuma Eleven 2 Fire/Blizzard – 49,000 / 486,000
5. [DS] Rune Factory 3 – 41,000 / NEW
6. [360] Forza Motorsport 3 – 32,000 / NEW
7. [PS3] FIFA 10 – 20,000 / NEW
8. [WII] Wii Sports Resort – 19,000 / 1,319,000
9. [PS3] Uncharted 2 – 18,000 / 72,000
10. [PSP] Shin Sangoku Musou 5 Special – 18,000 / NEW