High Voltage Software announces contest for controller mappings in The Conduit
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Hoffman Estates, IL – September 17, 2008 – High Voltage Software, Inc., one of the world’s largest independent video game developers, officially announced today that they are accepting fan-created control mappings for their first-person action shooter, The Conduit. The game will debut exclusively for the Nintendo® Wii™ in the first quarter of 2009.
The idea started as a simple conversation within the development team. The team’s Lead Programmer, Ed Federmeyer, suggested the idea of letting gamers themselves offer up some other possibilities and then take the best to build into the game as extra preset controller configurations.
“Given how flexible our control scheme code is, and how we’re going to have several preset mappings to choose from…” said Federmeyer, “Wouldn’t it be a cool contest to allow gamers to propose schemes and we can take the best and burn them into the game as additional preset control mappings?”
Japanese hardware sales – Sept. 8th to 14th
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DS Lite 63,859
PSP 30,156
Wii 29,686
Xbox 360 28,188
PS3 8,053
PS2 7,669
Nintendo Power review scores
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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!
European/Australian Wii Shop Channel update
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Sonic the Hegehog (VC) – 500 points
Jumpman (VC) – 500 points
Boulder Dash (VC) 500 points
Muramasa: The Demon Blade is one of Marvelous’ unannounced games
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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!
Wii Music officially releasing October 20th in North America
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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.
Balance board game Vertigo heading to Wii
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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