Rumors

Posted on 15 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Rumors | 29 Comments

Update 2: Added the scan from Famitsu.

Update: Looks this this is confirmed. Scans show that the game is in the index of Famitsu.

The latest edition of Famitsu apparently has information on Biohazard: Dark Side Chronicles for Wii. This would be a sequel to the already released Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles. More information will be posted as it becomes available.

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Initially, Nintendo’s Wii MotionPlus was scheduled to launch in Spring, but that no longer seems to be the case. Nintendo has even failed to mention it in some of their latest press releases, which does bring up some suspicion regarding the peripheral’s status. According to IGN’s Matt Casamassina, Nintendo has been having a few issues with Wii MotionPlus.

“When I got wind that the DSi announcement which turned out to be pretty accurate…At the same time I heard that Nintendo was internally struggling with Wii MotionPlus and trying to figure out a few hiccups…And that they were going to delay the release of it all the way past June. And also Wii Sports Resort which would be like an eight game title, it would have eight games in it, not ten, and that would also be delayed a little bit…The only thing I got was vague and was like, ‘Oh, they’re having some hiccups in development.'” – Matt Casamassina, Nintendo Voice Chat podcast 39

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Nintendo had stated a few months back that Wii Sports Resort and Wii MotionPlus would be shipping together in Spring 2009. Yet, both products have failed to make any of Nintendo’s recent press releases, and thus the release dates of the two items are completely up the air. However, with some investigating, it looks like MotionPlus could be on the way before June 18.

One of the feature articles in the latest issue of Nintendo Power is about EA’s Grand Slam Tennis. Here’s an official blurb from the magazine, which also discusses MotionPlus.

“Thomas Singleton (EA) and his Vancouver-based team hope to take things to the next level, thanks in no small part to the Wii MotionPlus accessory (due out prior to Grand Slam’s release).”

Now, EA’s website for the game says the game will be out before June 18. This has to mean that MotionPlus will arrive before then, right?!

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A bunch of rumors about upcoming EA and Activision projects have been released, including release dates, speculation that Brutal Legend will be releasing for Wii, and notes about DJ Hero. It’s unclear how many of these rumors will come true, but there is at least some validity to them. MotionPlus for Tiger Woods on Wii was just confirmed by IGN (which was included in the list of rumors) in addition to gameplay details and overall information about Dead Space Extraction (has been removed from the list below since it’s no longer a rumor).

Guitar Hero Metallica
May 29th
XB360, PS3, PS2, Wii.

Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs

June 26th (Movie June 26th)
Everything (except PSP)

DJ Hero
July (may slip to Q4)
XB360, PS3, Wii.
– comes with a turntable peripheral
– Paradise City mixed with ABC during demo
– 3 colored buttons and a fader switch

Star Wars Clone Wars – new game(s) expected

Lego Indiana Jones 2 – expected this Sept.

Star Wars Battlefront 3 – next year at the earliest

BOOM BLOX BASH PARTY, Wii – May 2nd

EA SPORTS ACTIVE, Wii – May 15th
– 30 day challenge
– £39.99

MY SIMS RACING, Wii, DS – June 09

GRAND SLAM TENNIS, Wii – June 19th

– real players in cartoon style
– controls appeared sluggish in demo

TIGER WOODS 10, All formats – July 10th

– new courses
– more focus on online
– MotionPlus supported
– more party games

MY SIMS SPECIAL AGENTS Wii, DS – Autumn 09
– EA due to give big push

SimAnimals 2 SAFARI, Wii, DS – Oct 09

CHARM GIRLS CLUB, Wii, DS – Oct 09
– titles such as Pyjama Party and Fashion Show
– game releases come packed with a charm

LITTLIEST PET SHOP BEST FRIENDS, Wii, DS – Oct 09

BRUTAL LEGEND, 360, PS3, Wii – Autumn 09

FAMILY GAME NIGHT 2, Wii, 360, PS3, DS – Oct 09
– Operation, Jenga and new Connect 4
– DS title will feature games from both FGN 1 and 2

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A duo of clues may indicate that Nintendo plans on announcing the Nintendo DSi for North America in the coming days. The first pictures of the North American box have been found, which indicate that Nintendo has already provided a few produced units to websites/magazines.

Another clue from IGN says that their weekly podcast has been delayed due to “a rampaging Bowser, a zombie infestation, or an upcoming handheld announcement.”

IGN previously stated that the system would ship in North American on April 1. An upcoming announcement could indeed be for that date.

Source 1, Source 2

Posted on 15 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii | 1 Comment

Not too long ago, rumored photos of the character model from a new Kid Icarus title were leaked. And now, a short video of the character in motion has apparently been discovered. As with all rumors, it’d be wise to keep a bit of doubt about the latest rumors in mind. Like last week, I’d like to reiterate that this is not 100% confirmed and this design may not have even been used as the final model.

Thanks to Josh for the news tip.

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More alleged details of The Conduit’s multiplayer functionality have been revealed at this year’s New York Comic Con. Apparently, Eric Nofsinger of High Voltage stated that the game will have a lobby system. Thanks to the lobby system, friends will be able to hook up their Wii Speak accessories and talk with each other. At the same time, gamers can continue to search for a battle with random people, whether it is local or worldwide play.

Nofsinger also said that the game will have 18 weapons and hinted at about ten maps (though he did not confirm this completely).

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Nintendo Power promised the scoop on The Conduit’s multiplayer mode, but a few early details have apparently been released. If the latest rumors are to be believed, The Conduit will support 16 players online and will include friend codes. This information allegedly comes from High Voltage Software’s Matt Corso, but there is not an official confirmation. Though nothing has been confirmed, these details are more than likely to be true. Granted this information is correct, this means that there is still a major online Wii title out there that will not be supporting friend codes.

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The latest rumor surrounding Kid Icarus is that the character model from the game has been leaked. Before anyone starts going crazy, let me point out that this is just a rumor. We don’t know if this is really a possible character model Factor 5 would have used/is using for Kid Icarus on the Wii, nor do we know that this is even real – Hence why I marked this as a rumor. With that said, I personally have mixed feelings about the character model. I’m not really loving it, but it’s not the worst thing I’ve seen either.

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A few rumors regarding Factor 5 and Silicon Knights have popped up, mostly related to the Wii. First off, in spite of the well-known issues Factor 5 has been facing, apparently all projects are still being worked on. Additionally, an announcement is expected from the company in the next two weeks. Will we finally hear word on Kid Icarus?

Also noteworthy is Silicon Knights interest in the Nintendo’s console. Though nothing has been confirmed outright, the latest rumors state that the company might be creating a Wii game. Silicon Knights has expressed openness to the system before, and has had experience with a Nintendo system before (GameCube, Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes/Eternal Darkness).

Lastly, there has been some talk about Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop and the zombie count yet again. Concerns about the number of zombies has been well-documented, but apparently there will be a sufficient amount. This statement is quite similar to what Nintendo Power said in a previous issue.