Little King’s Story to greet European subjects first
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Highly anticipated Nintendo WiiTM role-playing game to debut in Europe on April 24th
February 19th 2009 – Rising Star Games today confirms the release date of April 24th 2009 for the highly anticipated strategy RPG Little King’s Story.In a move rarely seen for a new Japanese IP, the title will be released in PAL territories first, emphasising the growing importance of the European market.
Little King’s Story is a unique collaboration between the games industry’s most prodigious talents. Boasting a team of legendary designers – whose portfolios include a range of highly-acclaimed and much-loved titles such as Harvest Moon, No More Heroes, Final Fantasy XII and Super Mario PRG – Little King’s Story is a funny, charming and surprisingly deep PRG, designed to appeal to both casual and core gamers alike.
Japanese software sales (2/9 – 2/15)
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01. [NDS] Mario & Luigi RPG 3 (Nintendo) 193,000 / NEW
02. [PS3] Street Fighter IV (Capcom) 86,000 / NEW
03. [PSP] Kidou Senshi Gundam: Giren no Yabou (Namco Bandai) 40,000 / NEW
04. [PS2] Kidou Senshi Gundam: Giren no Yabou (Namco Bandai) 38,000 / NEW
05. [360] Street Fighter IV (Capcom) 38,000 / NEW
06. [PSP] Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Konami) 27,000 / 174,000
07. [PS2] Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (Konami) 25,000 / 170,000
08. [PS3] Demon’s Souls (SCE) 22,000 / 62,000
09. [PSP] Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 (Namco Bandai) 22,000 / 280,000
10. [NDS] Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time (Square Enix) 20,000 / 156,000
Rumor: Brutal Legend Wii bound, Grand Slam Tennis info, more
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A bunch of rumors about upcoming EA and Activision projects have been released, including release dates, speculation that Brutal Legend will be releasing for Wii, and notes about DJ Hero. It’s unclear how many of these rumors will come true, but there is at least some validity to them. MotionPlus for Tiger Woods on Wii was just confirmed by IGN (which was included in the list of rumors) in addition to gameplay details and overall information about Dead Space Extraction (has been removed from the list below since it’s no longer a rumor).
Guitar Hero Metallica
May 29th
XB360, PS3, PS2, Wii.
Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs
June 26th (Movie June 26th)
Everything (except PSP)
DJ Hero
July (may slip to Q4)
XB360, PS3, Wii.
– comes with a turntable peripheral
– Paradise City mixed with ABC during demo
– 3 colored buttons and a fader switch
Star Wars Clone Wars – new game(s) expected
Lego Indiana Jones 2 – expected this Sept.
Star Wars Battlefront 3 – next year at the earliest
BOOM BLOX BASH PARTY, Wii – May 2nd
EA SPORTS ACTIVE, Wii – May 15th
– 30 day challenge
– £39.99
MY SIMS RACING, Wii, DS – June 09
GRAND SLAM TENNIS, Wii – June 19th
– real players in cartoon style
– controls appeared sluggish in demo
TIGER WOODS 10, All formats – July 10th
– new courses
– more focus on online
– MotionPlus supported
– more party games
MY SIMS SPECIAL AGENTS Wii, DS – Autumn 09
– EA due to give big push
SimAnimals 2 SAFARI, Wii, DS – Oct 09
CHARM GIRLS CLUB, Wii, DS – Oct 09
– titles such as Pyjama Party and Fashion Show
– game releases come packed with a charm
LITTLIEST PET SHOP BEST FRIENDS, Wii, DS – Oct 09
BRUTAL LEGEND, 360, PS3, Wii – Autumn 09
FAMILY GAME NIGHT 2, Wii, 360, PS3, DS – Oct 09
– Operation, Jenga and new Connect 4
– DS title will feature games from both FGN 1 and 2
Tiger Woods receives MotionPlus support
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Tiger Woods will be taking further strides in terms of the control scheme on Wii. EA revealed today that the game will be supporting MotionPlus. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 will be one of the first third-party games to support the peripheral. More news is expected to be divulged in March, when EA will host the EA Sports Season Opener event in San Francisco.
Nintendo Voice Chat podcast summary
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DSi price + date (US)
– $169.99
– April 5
– Was close to Matt’s prediction
– Craig thought it would be $149, Matt said it would be $179
– Was going to be $179 but Nintendo decided to change it
– Bozon thinks it might have been helpful that the price got out there and then people freaked out
– Recap: Has 2 built-in cameras, built-in memory, SD card slot to save photos + AAC files
– Craig thinks it’s a cool system
– $40 more than the DS Lite – Daemon thinks that’s reasonable
– You are losing out on the GBA port + DS games that use the slot
– Red Octane won’t miss the boat on DSi – Craig believes they’re working on peripheral for Guitar Hero franchise on DSi
– Probably won’t make it so you can play the ones that already came out on the DSi
– Should upgrade if you have the first DS
– Bozon loves the d-pad on the DSi
– There are cool little things on the DSi like the ability to swap cartridges, if you hold down the select button and hold up or down you can adjust the brightness within a game
– Can update firmware
– Will have to deal with the mini-fridge problem like the Wii
– For the most part Craig thinks the DSi is a good step up but it’s not mindblowing
– Matt says it’s worth it
– No differences between Japanese + NA DSi systems
– No white color for launch
– Matt wishes there was white
– Craig surprised that Nintendo is offering two colors
– Bozon loves the black DSi but there are scuff marks
– Interface is much slicker
– Haven’t announced any DSiWare games for NA – will probably be more announcements from Iwata at GDC
– Last week Craig was shown the Japanese version of Wario Ware + one of the Art Style games
Inafune: Capcom “putting a lot of effort into Wii,” gamers will be shocked at how good Monster Hunter 3 looks, more
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“Of course the Wii is a very important part of our multi-platform strategy. Games like RE4 on the Wii and Umbrella Chronicles have done quite well for us, and of course there’s Monster Hunter. Although it isn’t too popular, it was the number one selling title in Japan last year. So that goes to show we are very serious about the Wii as a company. People say that third-party Wii games don’t sell in Japan, but I can honestly say that we are cutting no corners with Monster Hunter Tri. There’s a lot of pressure to make it succeed, and I’m sure there will be a lot of shocked gamers out there when they see just how good Monster Hunter Tri looks. Please don’t worry. We are putting a lot of effort into Wii as well.” – Keiji Inafune
Mr. Inafune made these remarks on a recent Top Secret podcast, which is hosted on the Bionic Commando website.
Sonic and the Black Knight video
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Top WiiWare, VC titles of the week
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VC
1 (1) – Super Mario Bros. 3
2 (2) – Super Mario Bros.
3 (3) – Super Mario World
4 (4) – Super Mario Bros. 2
5 (5) – The Legend of Zelda
6 (7) – Punch-Out!!
7 (6) – Pac-Man
8 (8) – Mario Kart 64
9 (10) – Super Mario 64
10 (9) – Donkey Kong
11 (11) – Donkey Kong Country
12 (12) – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
13 (13) – Sonic the Hedgehog 2
14 (14) – Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
15 (15) – Tecmo Bowl
16 (17) – Excitebike
17 (16) – Galaga
18 (20) – The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
19 (19) – Sonic the Hedgehog
20 (18) – Castlevania III Dracula’s Curse
WiiWare
1 (1) – Tetris Party
2 (3) – My Aquarium
3 (2) – World of Goo
4 (4) – CueSports – Pool Revolution
5 (5) – Dr. Mario Online Rx
6 (N) – LIT
7 (6) – Midnight Bowling
8 (7) – Fun! Fun! Minigolf
9 (14) – Snowboard Riot
10 (8) – Target Toss Pro: Bags
11 (9) – Brain Challenge
12 (11) – My Pokemon Ranch
13 (10) – Sandy Beach
14 (12) – Defend your Castle
15 (13) – Wild West Guns
16 (15) – TV Show King
17 (17) – Mega Man 9
18 (18) – Bomberman Blast
19 (19) – Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
20 (16) – Tiki Towers