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A bunch of Grand Theft Auto: China Town Wars have been revealed thanks to the latest issue of Nintendo Power (big thanks to Biggity for some of the details!)

– Cell-shaded graphics/polygons – black borders
– It’s a “real” GTA game – There’s sandbox gameplay, a totally open world, narrative
– Going to be rated M
– Camera angle is isometric (Phantom Hourglass?)
– good touch-screen implementation – “tasteful” minigames, streamlining interface
– UI based on a PDA – hub for email, contacts, map, music player, GPS, stat-tracking
– finger-sized icons
– missions designed for shorter periods of play, arcade quality
– Control pad = aim, R button = auto target
– subtle autosteer
– if you fail a mission, you can jump back to the action sequence
– Weapons include chain gun, flamethrower
– good portion of Liberty City is modeled in the game (different routes than console games)
– Load times aren’t an issue
– lots of pedestrians, cars, etc on screen
– Wanted system – objective is to disable police cars any way possible
– Weather effects (real-time), 24-hour day/night cycle
– A ton of radio stations – more instrumental than vocal
– Wi-Fi and multiplayer support isn’t being discussed, but can upload stats to Rockstar Social Club website through Wi-Fi

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Wario Land: Shake It! (Wii) – 8.0
Spore Creatures (DS) – 8.0
Samba De Amigo (Wii) – 9.0
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (DS) – 8.0
Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise (DS) – 7.0
Line Rider 2: Unbound (Wii) – 5.0
De Blob (Wii) – 8.0
Kirby Super Star Ultra (DS) – 9.0
Bleach: Dark Souls (DS) – 8.5
NHL 2K9 (Wii) – 7.0
SimCity Creator (Wii) – 6.0
Myster Case Files: Millionheir (DS) – 6.5
Time Hollow (DS) – 7.0
Lock’s Quest (DS) – 7.0
Line Rider 2: Unbound (DS) – 6.0
NBA Live 09 All-Play (Wii) – 4.0
Tornado (DS) – 6.0
The Legend of Kage 2 (DS) – 8.0
Drawn to Life: Spongebob Squarepants Edition (DS) – 7.0
Naruto: Path of the Ninja 2 (DS) – 6.5
Populous (DS) – 7.0
Unsolved Crimes (DS) – 4.5
Prey the Stars (DS) – 5.5
Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 2 (Wii) – 8.0
Exit DS (DS) – 7.5

Thanks to Biggity for the news tip once again!

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Sonic the Hegehog (VC) – 500 points
Jumpman (VC) – 500 points
Boulder Dash (VC) 500 points

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Yesterday, we learned that Marvelous Games has a few announcements in store. One is in relation to the DS and two other revelations for the Wii. Nintendo Power has shed light on one of the Marvelous’ surprises: Muramasa: The Demon Blade. Muramasa: The Demon Blade, otherwise known as Oboro Muramasa Youtouden, will be releasing in North America sometime next year. Now, who wants to take a crack at the other two announcements?

Thanks to Biggity for the news tip!

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On Oct. 20, Nintendo’s Wii Music Makes Maestros of Everyone

Wii Sports^™ introduced new players to the world of video games. Wii Fit^™ got even more people interested in fun and fitness.

Now Wii Music^™ builds on that inclusive legacy by letting people turn their living rooms into fun concert halls. It brings the experience of performing music to people who think learning an instrument is too difficult. Wii Music launches exclusively for the Wii^™ console on Oct. 20 and aims to bring a deeper love and appreciation of music to everyone.

Players can improvise jams on the fly with more than 60 instruments. You will find rock favorites like the electric guitar; orchestra standards like trumpet, saxophone and clarinet; and even international instruments like steel drums, marimba and sitar. Players simply select their instruments, and then move their Wii Remote^™ and Nunchuk^™ controllers as though they were playing the real thing. Wii Music turns players’ movements into great music, even if you’ve never picked up an instrument before.

Budding musicians can play along to the beat of a diverse array of more than 50 songs from a variety of genres including popular, licensed, classical and Nintendo songs. Or players can improvise by adding new beats or creative twists to the songs. The combinations are endless, and it’s all for the joy of creating fun new tunes.

Once players have their song the way they like it, they can forward it to friends who are also playing Wii Music via the Wii Message Board. Those friends can then put their own spin on the tune and send it back – or pass it along to their friends.

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– Balance board controls
– 9 worlds, 54 levels
– Description: “Upgrade your Xorb, seek hidden shortcuts and collect power ups to help you survive, to become the fastest and most envied Xorber in the Universe!”
– Modes: Arcade, Career, Practice, Time Trial
– There is multiplayer, but the specifics haven’t been revealed

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Nintendo was hyping up another hosted event just a few days ago. There was a whole barrage of speculation, but yes: Blowing bubbles was the main attraction at Nintendo’s event. As was partially expected, Nintendo promoted Kirby Super Star Ultra for the Nintendo DS. However, a bunch of Kirby bubbles were blown and sent up in the sky. So no – There was no Kirby Wii announcement or any Kirby revelation at all, but hey…The Kirby bubbles are kind of nice.

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Square Enix President Yoichi Wada has revealed that Dragon Quest IX will be released early next year in Japan. Numerous Dragon Quest fans have been itching to get their hands on the title this year, but the game is still in development. We probably won’t hear about Dragon Quest IX news in other territories for quite awhile, but keep your eyes pealed over the next few months for more news.

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