Tiger Woods receives MotionPlus support
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Tiger Woods will be taking further strides in terms of the control scheme on Wii. EA revealed today that the game will be supporting MotionPlus. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 will be one of the first third-party games to support the peripheral. More news is expected to be divulged in March, when EA will host the EA Sports Season Opener event in San Francisco.
Nintendo Voice Chat podcast summary
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DSi price + date (US)
– $169.99
– April 5
– Was close to Matt’s prediction
– Craig thought it would be $149, Matt said it would be $179
– Was going to be $179 but Nintendo decided to change it
– Bozon thinks it might have been helpful that the price got out there and then people freaked out
– Recap: Has 2 built-in cameras, built-in memory, SD card slot to save photos + AAC files
– Craig thinks it’s a cool system
– $40 more than the DS Lite – Daemon thinks that’s reasonable
– You are losing out on the GBA port + DS games that use the slot
– Red Octane won’t miss the boat on DSi – Craig believes they’re working on peripheral for Guitar Hero franchise on DSi
– Probably won’t make it so you can play the ones that already came out on the DSi
– Should upgrade if you have the first DS
– Bozon loves the d-pad on the DSi
– There are cool little things on the DSi like the ability to swap cartridges, if you hold down the select button and hold up or down you can adjust the brightness within a game
– Can update firmware
– Will have to deal with the mini-fridge problem like the Wii
– For the most part Craig thinks the DSi is a good step up but it’s not mindblowing
– Matt says it’s worth it
– No differences between Japanese + NA DSi systems
– No white color for launch
– Matt wishes there was white
– Craig surprised that Nintendo is offering two colors
– Bozon loves the black DSi but there are scuff marks
– Interface is much slicker
– Haven’t announced any DSiWare games for NA – will probably be more announcements from Iwata at GDC
– Last week Craig was shown the Japanese version of Wario Ware + one of the Art Style games
Inafune: Capcom “putting a lot of effort into Wii,” gamers will be shocked at how good Monster Hunter 3 looks, more
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“Of course the Wii is a very important part of our multi-platform strategy. Games like RE4 on the Wii and Umbrella Chronicles have done quite well for us, and of course there’s Monster Hunter. Although it isn’t too popular, it was the number one selling title in Japan last year. So that goes to show we are very serious about the Wii as a company. People say that third-party Wii games don’t sell in Japan, but I can honestly say that we are cutting no corners with Monster Hunter Tri. There’s a lot of pressure to make it succeed, and I’m sure there will be a lot of shocked gamers out there when they see just how good Monster Hunter Tri looks. Please don’t worry. We are putting a lot of effort into Wii as well.” – Keiji Inafune
Mr. Inafune made these remarks on a recent Top Secret podcast, which is hosted on the Bionic Commando website.
Sonic and the Black Knight video
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Top WiiWare, VC titles of the week
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VC
1 (1) – Super Mario Bros. 3
2 (2) – Super Mario Bros.
3 (3) – Super Mario World
4 (4) – Super Mario Bros. 2
5 (5) – The Legend of Zelda
6 (7) – Punch-Out!!
7 (6) – Pac-Man
8 (8) – Mario Kart 64
9 (10) – Super Mario 64
10 (9) – Donkey Kong
11 (11) – Donkey Kong Country
12 (12) – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
13 (13) – Sonic the Hedgehog 2
14 (14) – Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
15 (15) – Tecmo Bowl
16 (17) – Excitebike
17 (16) – Galaga
18 (20) – The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
19 (19) – Sonic the Hedgehog
20 (18) – Castlevania III Dracula’s Curse
WiiWare
1 (1) – Tetris Party
2 (3) – My Aquarium
3 (2) – World of Goo
4 (4) – CueSports – Pool Revolution
5 (5) – Dr. Mario Online Rx
6 (N) – LIT
7 (6) – Midnight Bowling
8 (7) – Fun! Fun! Minigolf
9 (14) – Snowboard Riot
10 (8) – Target Toss Pro: Bags
11 (9) – Brain Challenge
12 (11) – My Pokemon Ranch
13 (10) – Sandy Beach
14 (12) – Defend your Castle
15 (13) – Wild West Guns
16 (15) – TV Show King
17 (17) – Mega Man 9
18 (18) – Bomberman Blast
19 (19) – Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
20 (16) – Tiki Towers
Wii has become this generation’s PS2 according to SEGA
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“The Wii has become this generation’s version of the PlayStation 2, reaching all parts of the market and selling tens of millions of units.” – Sega President Simon Jeffery
I don’t really know how you can argue with that. Simon Jeffrey is essentially saying that the Wii has sold comparably to the PS2 last generation. It’ll be interesting to see if Wii can keep its sales momentum throughout its entire lifecycle.
Dead Space Extraction trailer grabs
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Rock Band Wii owners get seven tracks from Nirvana
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Cambridge, Mass. – February 17, 2009 – Harmonix and MTV Games announced today the addition of seven tracks from alternative grunge band Nirvana to the Rock Band® Music Store catalog of downloadable content for Wii™ home videogame console from Nintendo.
The lineup includes seven master recordings from Nirvana’s 1991 album Nevermind including “Breed,” “Lounge Act,” “On a Plain,” “Polly,” “Something in the Way,” “Stay Away,” and “Territorial Pissings.” These tracks join “In Bloom” from the original Rock Band soundtrack and “Drain You” featured on the Rock Band 2 soundtrack to make for a total of nine Nirvana songs available in the Rock Band music catalog available to Wii owners.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time available in Europe and PAL territories in March
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London (18th February 2009) – Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces that FINAL FANTASY® CRYSTAL CHRONICLES®: Echoes of Time™ will be released in Europe and across PAL territories on 27th March 2009, exclusively on both Nintendo DS™ and Wii™ systems.
Introducing the World’s first cross-platform multiplayer adventure for the Nintendo DS & Wii systems! Set in the fun and friendly CRYSTAL CHRONICLES universe of the FINAL FANTASY series, FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES: Echoes of Time delivers a unique and innovative experience where both Nintendo platforms come together in perfect harmony.
