Spector wants to see kids cry after playing Epic Mickey
Posted on 15 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 6 Comments
When you think about Mickey Mouse, crying isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. However, Warren Spector’s dream is to see kids crying at Disneyland after they have played Junction Point Studios’ Epic Mickey. Spector told Game Informer:
“As people play the game and they look at things, and they move through spaces and they listen to the soundtrack – I want them to have this feeling of recognition and familiarity, and then I want to yank the rug out from under them. On top of that, I really want to scare kids. I want to go to Disneyland and see a 10 year old kid crying. ‘Oh mommy, the clock tower’s going to come to life and eat me!’ That’s my fondest dream. Disney scared the pants of me when I was a little kid. Disney really needs to scare kids!”
Miyamoto on Wii 2: It’ll probably be more compact and cost-efficient
Posted on 15 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Wii | 8 Comments
Excerpt from a recent interview with Popular Mechanics:
“With both the Wii remote itself and Wii MotionPlus, what we’ve been able to do is introduce an interface that is both I think appealing and at the right price for a broad audience. And while we don’t have any concrete plans for what we’ll be doing with hardware in the future, what I can say is that, my guess is that because we found this interface to be so interesting, I think it would be likely that we would try to make that same functionality perhaps more compact and perhaps even more cost-efficient.”
To be completely honest, Nintendo is probably nearing completion on the “Wii 2” and Miyamoto probably knows about it. Nevertheless, what do you guys think? Would you be satisfied with a smaller, cheaper, more powerful Wii as Nintendo’s next console?
Wii Shop Channel down for maintenance
Posted on 15 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in News, Wii | 21 Comments
Update: Apparently, the DSi Shop Channel is down as well (thanks to Valay for informing me!). As soon as we find out when they’re back up, we’ll be sure to let you guys know!
When I tried to access the Wii Shop Channel today, a message popped up notifying me that the Wii Shop Channel was being worked on, and (as usual) didn’t give me any sort of time frame as to when it’d be back up. Normally this wouldn’t really merit much of a news story (the Wii Shop Channel has been down numerous times in the past with little or no visible improvements) but in light of Denise Kaigler’s recent comments about online Wii owners getting a bit of a surprise soon, this may be worth watching.
More info as it comes in!
NPD top 20 sales for September
Posted on 15 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News, Wii | 1 Comment
1. Halo 3: ODST (360) – Microsoft
2. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) – Nintendo
3. Madden NFL 10 (360) – EA
4. Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (DS) – Nintendo
5. The Beatles: Rock Band (360) – MTV Games/EA
6. Madden NFL 10 (PS3) – EA
7. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 (360) – Activision Blizzard
8. Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3) – Square Enix
9. Guitar Hero 5 (360) – Activision Blizzard
10. The Beatles: Rock Band (Wii) – MTV Games/EA
11. Batman: Arkham Asylum (360) – Square Enix
12. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (DS) – Square Enix
13. Scribblenauts (DS) – Warner Bros.
14. NHL 10 (360) – EA
15. Need for Speed: Shift (360) – EA
16. Need for Speed: Shift (PS3) – EA
17. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 (PS3) – Activision Blizzard
18. Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (DS) – Nintendo
19. Wii Fit (Wii) – Nintendo
20. The Beatles: Rock Band (PS3) – MTV Games/EA
Legendary band Queen to appear in LEGO Rock Band
Posted on 15 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 0 comments
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and MTV Games today announced that LEGO® Rock Band™ will feature the likeness of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and multi-platinum selling group Queen. Appearing in the game as LEGO minifigures, front man Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, bassist John Deacon and drummer Roger Taylor will be seen jamming to their hit anthems “We Will Rock You” and “We Are The Champions.”
Guitarist Brian May said: “This is IT! I wanna play! When do I get my toy LEGO man?”
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks “takes advantage of the DS hardware even further”
Posted on 15 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in DS, News, Wii | 2 Comments
Even though we’ve known about The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks for quite awhile, Nintendo hasn’t been keen on sharing information about gameplay. There’s about a month and a half before the game launches, but for the most part, we’re in the dark. Shigeru Miyamoto still isn’t ready to talk about the title extensively, but he did recently provide a nugget of information about how Spirit Tracks will be taking advantage of the DS hardware.
“…What I can say is that with The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, which was was the first Zelda game released on DS, I think there were a number of people who played a Zelda game for the first time with that first DS game. And so what we’ve tried to do with Spirit Tracks is take that experience and enhance it in a way that takes even more advantage of the DS hardware and the features that it has to offer. And change it up a little bit with the ability to ride around with the train and have fun that way.”
…And Miyamoto teased the next Zelda Wii title.
“It’s really fun to move your body around.”
Rumor: Famitsu delayed due to Nintendo announcement
Posted on 15 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii | 9 Comments
Traditionally, details from Famitsu magazine are leaked on Monday nights, before the magazine hits newsstands in Japan on Thursday. However, we’re still without information in spite of the fact that it’s Tuesday morning in North America. Because of this, a few Japanese gamers are running wild with a rumor that the latest edition of Famitsu has been delayed due to a Nintendo announcement. Of course, this would mean that the company requested that Famitsu hold back from sending the most recent issue out.
Shigeru Miyamoto is actually speaking at the Digital Contents Expo this Saturday, and what he discusses may or may not be connected to the rumored announcement. But because no one in Japan apparently has the most recent Famitsu magazine, I’m holding back on posting the review scores from the October 22 edition, as some of the scores might be fake.
Right now, though, you should keep in mind that all of this is complete speculation. There’s a possibility that there really is no announcement and that Miyamoto may not be talking about any new game(s) on Saturday. However, I decided to post this since a few of you have sent this tip our way. We’ll just have to see what happens over the next few days.
Epic Mickey – art/animation
Posted on 15 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii | 0 comments
As usual, Game Informer is having issues with video embedding, so you can watch the videos here.
