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Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 2 Comments

This information comes from Warren Spector…

“First, there has never been a game that I couldn’t break if you give it to me for 30 seconds. I mean, I will break a camera in any game ever made. And if I learned one thing on this project, it’s an immense amount of respect for people who have been making third person action and platforming games. Third person camera is way harder than I even imagined it could be. It is the hardest problem in video game development. Everybody gets it wrong. It’s just a question of how close to right do you get it.

What I try to be completely clear about is that this is not a platforming game. This is a game that takes platforming elements and adventure game elements and role-playing elements and merges them. So we couldn’t tune the camera perfectly for platforming or for action adventure. It’s a very different camera style. What we did is try to find the best compromise in the moment and give the player as much manual control as we could. So we took the hardest problem in third-person gaming and made it harder by trying to accommodate two different playing styles. And I will go to my grave, imperfect as it is, proud as hell of my camera team

If reviewers want to give us a hard time about it because they’re misunderstanding the game we made, it’s not for me to tell them that they’re wrong, absolutely not. But I wish people would get it out of their head that we made a ‘Mario’ competitor, because we didn’t.”

The camera in Epic Mickey has definitely been one of the biggest complaints I’ve heard about the game. To be fair, I feel that Spector is right in that it isn’t easy to make a perfect camera. The system was criticized in Super Mario Sunshine, and even many titles today have similar issues. For those who have played the title, how many of you have been having trouble with Epic Mickey’s camera?

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Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News, Wii | 4 Comments

Game of the Year

1. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
2. Disney Epic Mickey
3. Mass Effect II
4. NBA 2K11
5. Red Dead Redemption
6. Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty

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Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 1 Comment

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Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii | 0 comments

Nintendo and the American Heart Association Offer “12 Days of Getting Active” Holiday Tips

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– A new survey from the American Heart Association shows that playing active-play video games can lead players to participate in more real-world physical activity. According to the survey, 58 percent of people who play active-play video games have begun a new real-life fitness activity like walking, tennis or jogging since they started playing the games. Additionally, 68 percent of people who play active-play video games say they are more physically active since they got involved in video games.

Inspired by these results, Nintendo and the American Heart Association are combining fun and fitness this holiday with “12 Days of Getting Active.” A series of daily tips starting today will help make it easy for people to get active, even when they are challenged with busy schedules and sweet temptations. The tips will be posted at http://www.activeplaynow.com, the joint American Heart Association-Nintendo online information center, and will focus on how active-play video games can get everyone in the family engaged in fun, physically active behavior leading into and through the New Year.

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Posted on 14 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Screenshots, Wii | 1 Comment

“Ikenie no Yoru”, (English: “Night of the Sacrifice”) a Wii-exclusive horror game upcoming from Marvelous Entertainment, was featured in Famitsu this past week, and it was revealed that the game would be using the Wii Balance Board as part of its gameplay.

In addition, the Wiimote is used to control a flashlight (something countless Wii games have used in the past), and the story follows 5 college students who have wandered into an old sacrificial building on a spooky night.

Edit: I’m not gonna lie; I was sort of going to brush this one off, but the screens actually look pretty creepy!

Via Andriasang

Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii | 8 Comments

We also have an English name for the title: Night of the Sacrifice.

Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News, Wii | 0 comments

01. / 00. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (Capcom) {01/12/10} – 1.950.717 / NEW
02. / 00. [PS3] Tales of Graces F (Bandai Namco) {02/12/10} – 215.187 / NEW
03. / 03. [WII] Mario Sports Mix (Nintendo) {25/11/10} – 59.007 / 143.991 (-31%)
04. / 00. [NDS] Mario Vs. Donkey Kong: Miniland Mayhem (Nintendo) {02/12/10} – 57.474 / NEW
05. / 01. [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 (SCE) {25/11/10} – 55.682 / 486.389 (-87%)
06. / 05. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) {18/09/10} – 54.848 / 4.548.954 (27%)
07. / 04. [WII] Super Mario All-Stars (Nintendo) {21/10/10} – 45.904 / 659.319 (-3%)
08. / 00. [NDS] Momotaro Railway: World (Hudson) {02/12/10} – 45.126 / NEW
09. / 00. [PSP] Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes Os (Bandai Namco) {02/12/10} – 36.856 / NEW
10. / 00. [WII] Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes Os (Bandai Namco) {02/12/10} – 35.132 / NEW
11. / 10. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) {08/07/10} – 30.900 / 1.263.462 (26%)
12. / 00. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii 3 (Bandai Namco) {02/12/10} – 29.328 / NEW
13. / 07. [NDS] Super Fossil Fighters (Nintendo) {18/11/10} – 22.511 / 91.534 (-14%)
14. / 11. [NDS] Magician’s Quest: The Merchant’s Store of Sorcery (Konami) {11/11/10} – 22.091 / 109.613 (-1%)
15. / 02. [NDS] Super Robot Wars L (Bandai Namco) {25/11/10} – 19.556 / 148.610 (-85%)
16. / 18. [WII] Kirby’s Epic Yarn (Nintendo) {14/10/10} – 18.278 / 231.773 (32%)
17. / 13. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (w/ Remote Plus) (Nintendo) {11/11/10} – 18.146 / 61.655 (5%)
18. / 08. [PSP] Dangan-Ronpa (Spike) {25/11/10} – 14.340 / 39.904 (-44%)
19. / 22. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) {10/04/08} – 14.207 / 3.001.325
20. / 00. [NDS] A Penguin’s Troubles: The World (Konami) {02/12/10} – 14.046 / NEW

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Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News, Wii | 3 Comments

PSP – 323,653
Wii – 56,095
PS3 – 41,760
DSi LL – 40,465
DSi – 36,481
Xbox 360 – 3,497
PSP go – 1,875
DS Lite – 1,580
PS2 – 1,440

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week.

PSP – 75,689
PS3 – 68,840
Wii – 41,267
DSi LL – 28,370
DSi – 26,548
Xbox 360 – 4,329
PSP go – 1,675
DS Lite – 1,539
PS2 – 1,332

Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News, Wii | 1 Comment

1. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 3rd.
2. [PS3] Tales of Graces F
3. [PS3] Gran Turismo 5
4. [Wii] Mario Sports Mix
5. [DS] Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!
6. [DS] Pokemon Black/White
7. [PSP] Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes Os
8. [DS] Momotaro Railway: World
9. [Wii] Super Mario Collection Special Pack
10. [Wii] Wii Party

Posted on 14 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii | 2 Comments

Absolutely riveting, isn’t it?!