MotoGP 08 for Wii production running late, no online reconfirmed
Posted on 16 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 2 Comments
“The Wii version is running late production wise and it will not ship at the end of next month with the other SKUs. There are some improvements from the PS2, in particular the control mechanisms with the Wiimote, but It is true that there is no online play.” – Christian Svensson, Corporate Officer/VP of Strategic Planning & Business Development
I don’t really see how the lack of online play in the Wii version can be defended here. Both the PS3 and 360 versions of MotoGP 08 obviously have the feature included, with the only other console joining the no-online party is the PS2. To add insult to injury, MotoGP 08 for Wii isn’t even shipping in line with the other versions of the game. What’s a Wii owner to do?!
Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility for the Nintendo Wii now available
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Feel Like You’re Really Farming With the Nintendo Wii Remote!
Burlingame, Calif., September 29, 2008 – Natsume, a worldwide developer and publisher of family-oriented video games, announced today that Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility for the Nintendo Wii has officially shipped to retail for an MSRP of $49.99. The launch continues the ten-year anniversary celebration of the popular Harvest Moon franchise. The ten-year commemoration includes special anniversary packaging, various retail promotions with special collectible pre-order plush toys, an exclusive 10th anniversary DS Lite Kit, strategy guides, and many more specialty items.
“We are proud to release Harvest Moon for the first time on the Nintendo Wii platform,” said Hiro Maekawa, President and CEO of Natsume. “With the new setting, characters, motion-sensitive controls, and the most refined gameplay yet, we’re sure that both Harvest Moon fans and new players alike will be delighted with Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility.”
Long-time Harvest Moon fans as well as new players will find an exciting, involving storyline and plenty of activities to experience, including cultivating crops, caring for animals, and participating in festivals.
Hudson Entertainment’s Bomberman Blast now available for digital download on the Wii
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Players Can Now Bomb It Up Against 8 Players With Online Multiplayer Combat And Mii Support
REDWOOD CITY, CA – September 29, 2008 – Hudson Entertainment, the North American publishing arm for HUDSON SOFT, today announced the official launch of Bomberman Blast, an all-new Bomberman available for digital download on WiiWare for the Wii. Retaining many of the classic features that fans of the award-winning series have come to love, such as online multiplayer battles and numerous arenas, Bomberman Blast also incorporates exciting new gameplay elements like Mii support and 8-person online play.
“We are thrilled to deliver Bomberman Blast to the WiiWare gamers,”
said Sabine Duvall, Vice President of Product Development at Hudson Entertainment. “Hardcore fans and casual gamers alike will enjoy this new rendition of classic Bomberman created specifically for play on the Wii with three new Wii-specific items and Miis.”Bomberman Blast features 3 new shake-it-up items specifically created for play on the Wii. Each of these new items can be used by shaking the Wii Remote to add an entirely new aspect of play to multiplayer Bomberman battles. Players can use the Bomb Change to disguise themselves as a bomb, the Rocket to jump up high in the air to avoid bomb blasts and the Shield to block bomb blasts as long as they keep shaking the Wii Remote.
Disaster credits go up, iNiS worked on graphics engine
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Director/Story: Keiichi Ono
Lead Design: Koh Kojima
Lead Level Design: Koji Hayashi
Lead Battle Design: Takaaki Kodera
Lead Car Action Design: Hiroshi Yoshida
Cinematics Director: Norihiro Takumi
Character Design/Production Design: Yohei Kikuchi
Composer: Yoshihiro Ike
Executive Producer: Hirohide Sugiura
Now, here’s the interesting part: Disaster also seems to be running on nFactor2, which iNiS was showing off at one point for the Xbox 360.
Updates to the Nintendo Channel
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Videos
Bomberman Blast Info Video
Art Style: ORBIENT Info Video
Mario Super Sluggers: Mike Torrez vs Bucky Dent
LEGO Batman: The Videogame Info Video
Rock Band 2 Info Video
Lost in Blue: Shipwrecked Info Video
DanceDanceRevolution: HOTTEST PARTY 2
N+ Info Video 2
We Cheer Info Video
Littlest Pet Shop Info Video
Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine Video
Digest Video
Demos (Expire 10/5)
Crosswords DS-Anagrams Demo
Spore Creatures Demo
Lock’s Quest
MySims Kingdom
Eternity’s Child still coming to WiiWare, Eternity’s Child 2 and cartoon planned
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Eternity’s Child
– still coming nto WiiWare
– delayed a bit due to difficulty in porting over from PC
– Alten8 (publisher) is working on it, and it should be out this year
– Challenge Mode has been added
Eternity’s Child 2: Retro Child
– cancelled GBA/SNES project coming to WiiWare
– Wiiimote in classic NES style
– new flying/gliding moves
– 2 player co-op
– new vehicles
– different endings depending on how many creatures you save
– story starts right after the end of the first game
– follow Angel as he is outcast from society. Due to a lack of wings, he is shunned by the people, and ends up living in a place inhabited by ‘Landians’. When Angel’s wings grow back, Landian hunters go after him as a target for death
– 16-bit style graphics
– Luc is the concept artist/producer, and he will handle some design aspects
– Shane Gil will be the director and lead designer
– development is underway
Cartoon series
Cartoon series
– Luc is actually working on a cartoon series as well, while he took a break from the game industry. No more details on that project at this time.
And…Here’s footage of the canceled GBA title.
Bomberman Blast going the Mario Kart route with tournaments
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With the release of Bomberman Blast on WiiWare, Hudson Entertainment will offer several online tournaments, including one that coincides with the game’s launch. The first tournament will be a live, online, head-to-head competition between 49 randomly-selected entrants, hosted by Hudson Entertainment. Registration for the tournament and an associated sweepstakes begins immediately and runs until 5:00 p.m. PST on October 3, 2008. The competition itself will take place starting at 2:00 p.m. PST on October 6, 2008. For more information on the upcoming tournaments and to register, players can visit www.Hudsonentertainment.com.
If anything, these tournaments will only add to the game. Like Mario Kart Wii, having new content (in this case, tournaments) available greatly helps to extend the replay value of a title.
