Rumor: Pokemon title Wii-bound
Posted on 15 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 4 Comments
Rumor has it that earlier this month, president of The Pokemon Company, Tsunekazu Ishihara, spoke with Famitsu and briefly discussed a new game for Wii. You can check out the snippet below:
“I can’t go into details about it, but we’re also working on a Wii game. It should be announced soon.”
I find it odd that this wasn’t mentioned elsewhere, especially since this issue hit newsstands a number of weeks ago. It’s possible that it was somehow missed, though. If I remember correctly, this should have been the edition when Famitsu was interviewing Ishihara about HeartGold/Soul Silver.
I’d be content if there was a new project for Wii. I just wonder whether it’d be a WiiWare title, a 3D battle experience, or something similar to the games on Nintendo’s handhelds.
Super Mario World FF in 1 Minute
Posted on 15 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Thanks to Ross M for the news tip!
Japan’s VC/WiiWare/DSiWare update next week
Posted on 15 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News, Wii | 0 comments
VC:
Bahamut Lagoon (SFC, Square-Enix, 800pts)
Galaxian (ARC, Bandai-Namco, 800pts)
Tecmobowl (ARC, Tecmo, 800pts)
Marchen Maze (ARC, Namco-Bandai, 800pts)
WiiWare:
NEVES Plus (Tryfirst, 500pts)
Sugar Bunnies Wii: Yokoso Bunnies Field e [Sugar Bunnies Wii: Welcome to the Bunnies Field] (Takara Tomy, 1000pts + DLC)
DSiWare:
DSiWare200:
Tori Tamashii: Chicken-do Shindan [Chicken Soul: Chickeness Diagnosis] (G-Mode)
Dentaku + TCG-You Tool: Dual Dentaku Custom [Calculator + Trading Card Game Tool: Dual Calculator Custom] (Tasuke)
DSiWare500:
Illustlogic + Nihon no Mukashibanashi [Illust Logic + Japanese Folklore] (Hudson)
Kenshoutsuki: Puzzle Iro-iro Gekkan Crossword Puzzle House Volume. 5 (Nintendo)
The Tower DS: Ura Roji no Nitouchi ni ichiryuu Hotel kensetsu hen
[The Tower DS: Establishing a First Class Hotel on a Back-alley Second Class Area Chapter] (Nintendo)
DSiWare Premium:
Shakui Atama wo Maruku Suru: Himekuri Calendar DS [Square-head Rounding: Daily Tear-off Calendar DS] (IEE Institute)
Chuugaku EJyuku-go Kihon 150go Master [Middle School English Idiom Basis 150 word Master] (IEE Institute)
Is Modern Warfare: Reflex going to support WiiSpeak?
Posted on 15 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 13 Comments
Update: Apparently someone working on the Wii version of Modern Warfare says that the game is NOT going to support WiiSpeak: “I’m not sure where the presenters got their information from, but the game doesn’t support wii speak. Sorry guys.” I can’t confirm that this person is in fact a developer, but now when you think of it, it would be sort of odd for WiiSpeak to be suddenly included.
Even though WiiSpeak support in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex was not originally planned, the developers have had a change of heart. At an Activision Blizzard press event in Portugal, it was confirmed that the title will make use of the peripheral after all. A captured slide at the event notes:
“Players can talk with their team over the Wii WiFi network, with no headset required. This feature is not normally available with Wii online games”
This is, without a doubt, fantastic news. But you have to wonder if the negative reaction to the lack of WiiSpeak support influenced the developers to change their minds.
EA ships award-winning Dead Space Extraction
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Players Experience the Panic Before the Terror in Visceral Games’ Critically-Acclaimed Wii-Exclusive Action Horror Prequel
Redwood City, CA – September 25, 2009 – Visceral Games™, an award-winning studio of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that Dead Space™ Extraction has shipped to retail in Europe and will be shipping in North America on September 29th. Designed exclusively for the Wii™, Dead Space Extraction is the first title to ship under Visceral Games’ new studio name. Dead Space Extraction is the prequel to last year’s critical darling Dead Space, winner of over 70 international critics awards and widely recognized for evolving the action horror genre. Dead Space Extraction is already following in its predecessor’s footsteps, earning a perfect “5-out-of-5” stars from GamePro, whose review said that “Extraction is one hell of a ride… well paced and directed; the story is strong and the gun fights are satisfying.”“Dead Space Extraction has been such a rewarding project for many different reasons,” said Steve Papoutsis, Executive Producer on Dead Space Extraction. “We have successfully brought Dead Space’s trademark action horror experience to a new platform while maintaining our studio’s high standards for quality and polish. Dead Space Extraction will be one of the defining action horror games for the Wii.”
Top 5 game sales worldwide (Amazon)
Posted on 15 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News, Wii | 0 comments
Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
2. Ghostbusters: The Video Game — Slimer Edition (Atari)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. The Beatles: Rock Band (MTV Games)
5. EA Sports Active (EA Sports)
Japan:
1. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
2. Forever Blue 2: Umi no Yobigoe (Nintendo)
3. Monster Hunter 3 Classic Controller Bundle (Capcom)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
5. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
3. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
4. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts)
5. Wii Play (Nintendo)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (Konami)
2. Scribblenauts (Warner Bros.)
3. Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (Nintendo)
4. Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (Nintendo)
5. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Love Plus (Konami)
2. Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo)
3. Dragon Quest IX (Square Enix)
4. Pocket Monsters: Heart Gold (Nintendo)
5. Pocket Monsters: Soul Silver (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box (Nintendo)
2. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)
3. Peppa Pig: The Game (Ubisoft)
4. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Disney)
5. Junior Brain Trainer (Avanquest)
