Lack of local multiplayer in Excitebike: World Rally explained
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This information comes from Monster Games president Richard Garcia and Nintendo’s Hiro Yamada…
“In Vs. Excitebike, you could play local two-player mode with horizontal split-screen. (You must know your games really well given that the game was launched only in Japan as a Famicom Disk System game!)
We wanted to add local multiplayer to this game as well. But as you can see by playing the game, the player can jump so high that they leave the screen for a while. If we split the screen horizontally, the player can jump off the screen for an even longer time whenever they do a big jump. We couldn’t split the screen vertically, since it is important in this game to see down the track to plan your moves. Instead of being fun, split-screen was just stressful. We finally decided that it would be best if multiplayer gaming was restricted to Wi-Fi mode.”
WiiWare/VC/DSiWare downloads – block sizes
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WiiWare
TV Show King 2 – 307 blocks
Pallurikio – 188 blocks
Eco Shooter: Plant 530 – 114 blocks
Happy Holidays Christmas – 60 blocks
VC
Super Smash Bros. – 123 blocks
Ninja Gaiden – 32 blocks
DSiWare
Dragon’s Lair – 127 blocks
Hot and Cold: A 3D Hidden Object Adventure – 127 blocks
UNO – 66 blocks
myNotebook: Green – 32 blocks
High Stakes: Texas Hold’Em – 24 blocks
FFCC: The Crystal Bearers launch trailer
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Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes trailer
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UK software sales (Week ending 12/19)
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1 1 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 INFINITY WARD ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
5 2 FIFA 10 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
4 3 WII FIT PLUS NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
2 4 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
3 5 ASSASSIN’S CREED II UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
7 6 MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES SEGA SEGA SEGA
6 7 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
9 8 FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 TURN 10 STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
10 9 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
8 10 JUST DANCE UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
Skip canned a sports game for Wii
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“We cancelled a new sports game utilising Wii MotionPlus. Even through we have more ideas we can’t give too much away as they may still materialise one day.” – director Keita Eto
Wow, I’m quite surprised by this news. Skip has mainly been developing games in the Art Style series, of course. So I wouldn’t expect to hear that they were working on a MotionPlus sports game for Wii.
Nintendo Download: 500th Downloadable Wii Game Makes for a Smashing Holiday Season
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Deck the halls with downloadable fun this week as Nintendo offers 11 new games to engage and entertain everyone in the household. Among this week’s highlights is the Virtual Console™ debut of the original Super Smash Bros.™ game, bringing the total of downloadable games for the WiiWare™ and Virtual Console services to a fabulous 500 and featuring a host of beloved characters from across the Nintendo universe. New WiiWare offerings include the Earth-conscious action game Eco Shooter: Plant 530™ and a sequel to the quiz-lovers’ favorite TV Show King. For Nintendo DSiWare™ fans, fresh arrivals include hand-held versions of the card-table classic UNO™ and the pioneering arcade game Dragon’s Lair®. For rollicking multiplayer fun, mellow single-player diversions and everything in-between, Nintendo’s got you covered for the holidays and beyond.
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories 720p screenshots
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Rock Band Music Store update next week
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ROCK BAND ADDS MORE WEEZER!
LIMP BIZKIT AND YELLOWCARD MAKE ROCK BAND DEBUT IN “GUYS WHO ROCK” DLC FEATURED IN LEGO® ROCK BAND
Cambridge, Mass. – Dec. 18, 2009 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a three pack of songs from Weezer, as well as singles from Limp Bizkit, Yellowcard and The Offspring will be added next week to the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™.
These artists are some of the more than 390 bands currently available through the Rock Band platform. With more than 1,000 songs available, Rock Band is, without question, the industry leader in providing the best selection of interactive musical content, songs and artists.
ESRB updates
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Strategist (Wii) – E10+
Balloon Pop Festival (Wii) – E
Hello Kitty Birthday Adventures (DS) – E
Let’s Draw (DS) – E
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey (DS) – M
Robocalypse – Beaver Defense (Wii) – T
Nancy Drew: The Modern Mysteries (DS) – E10+
GTI Club Supermini Festa! (Wii) – E
Car Jack Streets (DSi) – T
Dart Rage (Wii) – E
Mean Girls (DS) – E10+
Save the Turtles (DSi) – E
Racers (Wii) – E
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (Wii) – T
Libera Wing (DSi) – E
Hoopworld (Wii) – E10+
Super Smash Bros. (Wii) – E