“Mike Wikan likes to tell a story about Mr. Miyamoto asking us during the early design phases of Prime 1, ‘What would it be like if Samus had a bug’s head?'” – Brian Walker, Senior Producer

“And at the time, I remember going back to our office and saying, ‘Switching heads? What does that have to do with Metroid?'” – Mike Wikan, Senior Designer

“He wasn’t asking if she had the head of a fly…” – Walker

“…He was talking about the mechanic of altered perception as a whole.” – Wikan

“And from that, the visor system came to be, where Samus could see different things with different visors and use that as a puzzle-solving element.” – Walker

Academy of Champions trailer/videos

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Academy of Champions screenshots/art

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Gameloft and Interplay to Bring Earthworm Jim to Mobile Platforms and Downloadable Consoles

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The Game Wiggles its Way on to Xbox Live Arcade, WiiWare(TM), PlayStation(R)Network and Mobile Devices
NEW YORK, August 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Gameloft, a leading developer and publisher of downloadable video games, today announced a multi-year licensing agreement with Interplay to develop, distribute and publish Earthworm Jim, a popular run and gun platform video game featuring an earthworm who dresses up in a Super Suit to fight evil. The game will make its way to mobile, WiiWare(TM), PlayStation Network, with an exclusive one month run on Xbox Live(R) Arcade.

WiiWare/VC/DSiWare downloads – block sizes

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WiiWare

Family Slot Car Racing – 314 blocks
PictureBook Games: Pop-Up Pursuit – 115 blocks

The Revenge of Shinobi – 25 blocks

DSiWare

Brain Age Express: Sudoku – 80 blocks
Guitar Rock Tour – 88 blocks

UK software sales (Week ending 8/15)

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1 1 ASHES CRICKET 2009 GUSTO GAMES CODEMASTERS CODEMASTERS
2 2 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
3 3 WII FIT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
7 4 CALL OF JUAREZ: BOUND IN BLOOD TECHLAND UBISOFT UBISOFT
4 5 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10 EA TIBURON EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
8 6 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
11 7 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 8 MADDEN NFL 10 EA TIBURON EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
9 9 G-FORCE KEEN GAMES DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
6 10 HARRY POTTER & THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE EA BRIGHT LIGHT EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS

Nintendo Download: Fun Keeps Popping Up, From Slot Cars to Rock Stars, Sudoku to Ninjutsu

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Choosing a game to download from the Wii™ Shop Channel or Nintendo DSi Shop™ can be a little like taking a personality test. Do you like mystery and surprises? A new WiiWare™ game offers elements of magic and pop-up excitement. Are you an extrovert who craves the spotlight? Try a Nintendo DSiWare™ title that turns players into rock stars. Do you crave competition and fierce action? Choose from a new car racing game or a bona fide martial-arts classic. Or maybe you’re more of a brainiac? Check out the sudoku-themed installment in the popular Brain Age™ series. This week’s new downloadable games offer something for players of any disposition.

Spore franchise leaps onto Nintendo platforms this October (UK)

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– Create, Fight and Explore Spore-Style for the First Time on the Wii –
Guildford, UK – 17th August 2009 – Get ready for heroic battles, vibrant worlds and boundless creativity! Maxis™, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) studio, today announced that Spore™ Hero and Spore™ Hero Arena will be available on the 9th October 2009. Built from the ground up exclusively for the Wii™ and Nintendo DS™ platforms, Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena introduce a new level of action-packed adventure and combat to the critically acclaimed Spore franchise.
““Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena give Spore and Nintendo fans a new, dynamic and engaging way to interact with their customised creature heroes,” said Lucy Bradshaw, VP and General Manager at Maxis. “Players’ heroes take center stage as both games, distinctly tailor-made for its Nintendo platform, infuse creativity, combat and adventure to create a unique gameplay experience on the Wii and Nintendo DS.”

Even this move was too violent for MadWorld

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It feels very odd saying that anything is too vicious for MadWorld. In a game that features some of the most over-the-top violence, it’s hard to believe that the developers would hold back. Yet, there was in fact one finishing move that the team cut out, which would have appeared in the the fight with Jude the Dude. You can check it out in the video, but be warned….It is very, very gruesome.

You can also view the game’s true finishing move for this fight, which we’ve posted below.

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