Capcom still not encouraged about a Zack and Wiki sequel
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I’m not sure I’ve heard anyone say that we’re pleased with its sales [Zack and Wiki] and alas, I can’t really comment on the prospects of a sequel. I think there was a lot learned from the title though. – Christian Svensson, Corporate Officer/VP of Strategic Planning & Business Development
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Licensing issues preventing DuckTales, TaleSpin, other Capcom titles on the VC
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Wondering if the Virtual Console will ever house classic Capcom titles such as DuckTales? Sadly, the chances are pretty slim. Capcom’s Corporate Officer/VP of Strategic Planning & Business Development Christian Svensson has given the news that licensing issues are preventing the releases of Capcom-developed games such as DuckTales, TaleSpin, Darkwing Duck. “Licensing issues abound. I think you’d be hard pressed to see them show up, but you never know.”
Tecmo’s holiday lineup
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– Robocalypse, an RTS for the Nintendo DS. Release: Oct. 28
– Spray, an action-platformer for the Wii. Release: Oct. 28
– Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff, a DS re-imagining of the classic football game. Release: November
– Rygar: The Battle of Argus, an action game for the Wii. Release: December.
Strong Bad on WiiWare selling better than the PC version
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“Anything that comes out on WiiWare is going to sell a huge amount because it’s a WiiWare title, but comparably both of them are selling really well. We’re really happy with the numbers for both. The Wii just has a much bigger audience.” – Emily Morganti, PR for Telltale
Publisher announcement for The Conduit coming soon
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“We’re not ready to officially announce anything, but things are in the works. Look for the word in the coming month. We’re going to ship with a full single player campaign and both offline and online multiplayer. We’re also working with Nintendo now on getting LAN play working [via system link].” – Rob Nicholls, The Conduit game designer
It was definitely smart for High Voltage to wait to work out a deal with a publisher. As has been said in the past, the company did not want to have a publisher interfere with the development process. If High Voltage pursued a publisher sooner, The Conduit could have turned out as a very different product.
Gradius Rebirth footage – Stage 1
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Microsoft: Exclusives aren’t important
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“In the past, in the eighties and nineties, that was a major issue. I remember the big ‘Mario vs. Sonic’ debates. What we see today is that the influence of exclusive titles on the sales curves becomes ever smaller. In addition, we are in a situation that there is a head-to-head race on several consoles and that nobody is super clear in leadership – especially in matters of the PlayStation 3 against Xbox 360.” – Microsoft’s German Xbox 360 product manager Boris Schneider-Johne
In the case of the Wii, I believe that exclusives are important. I just don’t see the Wii in the promising position as it is today granted the 360 or PS3 also had Super Mario Galaxy, Twilight Princess, Metroid Prime 3, Zack & Wiki, Boom Blox, and countless other titles on their systems.
