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Posted on 16 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 0 comments

 As we previously explained, the new Mario Kart Wii tournament mainly focuses on coin collecting in Coconut Mall. You can continue to send in your best times until July 10th.

Posted on 16 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 0 comments

Luc had the original EC PC version commissioned by a coder external to Alten8. Alten8 is now porting to Wii the PC version code as supplied recently to us. We could not do this till the PC version was nearer completion. This game will be ported by Alten8’s in-house coders based in the Luton UK office, then rated for the various regions and put through the Nintendo system before going out on WiiWare, as always intended by us.

It will subject to actual rating and go out as closely as possible in Europe and NA regions. We aim to ultimately have it out in all regions, but realistically those two will be first.

We do not want to give specific time scales on its release other than to say now it is being ported from the supplied code. We are as a company working as fast as we can to do this porting and get it through the Nintendo system once done.

The versions Luc puts out himself on PC should not be confused with the Wii versions we will put out, and may differ in terms of final levels and game play. We aim again to bring the best game we can to Wii players and enhance it and make use of the Wii’s unique features.

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“We think we have a pretty robust story and we’re trying to do some things that tell it very stylistically. We want to start posing a lot of questions especially here in the first product we’ll be dropping a lot of breadcrumbs to see if people pick them up. We would like to see a sequel. We’ve got enough story in this and enough ideas that we can take this for a long time to come. But of course the market is going to determine sequels.” – Rob Nicholls, lead game designer of The Conduit

Of course, The Conduit is very far from release at this point, but many people have high expectations for High Voltage Software’s Wii effort. We still don’t know when the development team will announce its publisher, although hopefully, that news will come in the near future.

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Release Marks Iconic Franchise’s Next Generation Debut on Wii™ and its Entry Into the Fighting Game Genre Press release:

El Segundo, Calif. – July 1, 2008 – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced that Castlevania Judgment, the first Castlevania title in the fighting game genre, is currently in development exclusively for Wii™. Developed by legendary Castlevania series producer Koji “Iga” Igarashi, Castlevania Judgment bridges the past with the present as it pits several generations of the Belmont clan against a host of characters that span the franchise’s 22-year history.

“We wanted to take this addition to the signature Konami franchise in a direction that really sets it apart from the previous Castlevania titles in the series,” said Anthony Crouts, Vice President of Marketing for Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. “The Wii Remote™ and Nunchuk capabilities, along with the iconic characters, make this game the ideal entry point into the fighting game genre. This combination is certain to thrill old and new fans of the franchise. “

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IRVINE, Calif. – June 30, 2008

Atlus U.S.A. Inc. today announced it will serve as exclusive North American distributor for three highly-anticipated titles from publisher NIS America. Launching August 26, 2008 will be Disgaea® 3: Absence of Justice for PLAYSTATION®3 and MSRP of $49.99. Less than a month later, on September 23, 2008, both Disgaea® DS and Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure will launch simultaneously on Nintendo DS™, each with MSRP of $29.99.

“We are honored to continue working closely with NIS America and provide wide distribution in North America for these three great RPGs. The long-running relationship between our companies demonstrates our collective dedication to bringing the very best console and handheld RPG experiences to loyal fans,” said Tim Pivnicny, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Atlus.

“Over the years, we have built a strong relationship with Atlus,” said Harusato Akenaga, President of NIS America. “We have worked together on a number of great titles in the past and we are thrilled to partner once again to release Disgaea 3, Disgaea DS, and Rhapsody later this year. Please look forward to some of the most hardcore games to be released for PLAYSTATION®3 and Nintendo DS™!”

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Please join Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. for its E3 media briefing. This is
your opportunity to be the first to hear of our special announcements, and get the
inside scoop on our upcoming games!

What: Konami E3 2008 Press Conference
Where: LA Convention Center – Room 403
When: Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Time: 2:30pm

I’m sure we’ll hear more about Castlevania Judgement and Order of Ecclesia at Konami’s conference, though there may be a few more surprises in stor as well.

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“Microsoft has been a great partner throughout the launch of Rock Band in the last year and their continued support is instrumental in supporting the more advanced features and cross title compatibility we will have in Rock Band 2. Of course, our goal is to make Rock Band 2 accessible to all and we look forward to bringing Rock Band 2 to all relevant platforms later this year.” – Harmonix representative

Rock Band 2  is supposed to be releasing for the Xbox 360 this September with the Wii/other versions hitting later this year. Still, the release of the original Rock Band for Wii seems a bit superfluous, since most can wait out the extra few months for an improved experience.

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Update: Capcom has responded and has said that currently, Mega Man 9 will be releasing for WiiWare only.

Nintendo Power gave us the scoop on Mega Man 9 for the Wii, but there was never an official confirmation that the game would be a WiiWare exclusive. According to one particular article, there is the notion going around that Mega Man 9 is on a Capcom E3 list as a XBLA and PSN release, based on an E3 list. However, we’re still fairly far from an official confirmation by Capcom and it wouldn’t be the end of the world if Mega Man 9 headed to other platforms as well…Or would it?

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1. Super Smash Bros Brawl (Nintendo)
2. Battelfield: Bad Company (EA)
3. LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (LucasArts)
4. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
5. Big Beach Sports (THQ)
6. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami)
7. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
8. Top Spin 3 (2K Sports)
9. Beijing 2008 (Sega)
10. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar)

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