Factor 5 officially developing Kid Icarus for Wii?
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For months now, there have been rumors bumbling about that Factor 5 is currently developing Kid Icarus for Wii. There have been a bunch of unconfirmed reports, but nothing official. A recent tidbit in the the latest IGN Nintendo Voicechat podcast, however, seems to confirm that the company is could be truly developing the the title. When asked if he was concerned about Kid Icarus since Factor 5 said their next game would be casual, Matt Casamassina replied with, “That does concern me a little bit…I think we’ve said that, haven’t we [Factor 5 developing Kid Icarus]? If we haven’t said it, we’re saying it now…I mean come on, it’s no big secret to anybody.”
Doubts about Kid Icarus on the Wii began to perculate last month, when the game was a no-show at Nintendo’s E3 showing. However, since then, news has been reported that Nintendo’s policy includes not showing many hardcore titles at E3, and when games are ready to be revealed, fans will see the titles at the appropriate venue.
Personally, I usually don’t consider most things official until we see press releases, but this is the closest thing we’ve heard about in awhile, and is perhaps the closest thing to a confirmation.
Nintendo Voice Chat podcast summary
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Fatal Frame 4
– Controls are “retarded” – just as clunky as other versions if not worse
– No dual analog
– Doesn’t use pointer at all to look up and down
– Can’t use classic controller
– Nintendo-themed unlockable characters
– Movement is still slow
– Game itself is still spooky, Matt thinks he’ll still have fun with it
– Looks really nice graphically
Cursed Mountain
– Big development team
– About a brother who goes to Himalayas, you track him down
– Haven’t seen screens or movies
– Comes out next year
Rock Band Track Pack 1
– 20 new songs been previously made on the other systems – You technically save $10
– Standalone disc, boots on its own
New Alien Crush info – DLC incoming
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– Scheduled for August (Japan)
– Motion controls used to tilt table
– Too much Wiimote shaking will cause the table to freeze + tilt
– Different kinds of pinballs – Burst Ball (extra damage), Split ball (makes two balls)
– Cost: 800 Wii Points
– DLC incoming – power-ups, tables, and more
Updates to the Nintendo Channel
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Videos
Developer’s Voice: Madden NFL 09 All-Play
Developer’s Voice 2: Madden NFL 09 All-Play
Mario Kart Wii: Who’s playing Wii today?
Wild West Guns Info Video
Strong Bad’s Info Video
How Do You Play? New Super Mario Bros.
Tornado TV Spot
Digest Video
Demos (expire 8/10)
Crosswords DS-Anagrams Demo
PICTOIMAGE
My Word Coach
Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword
Strong Bad’s Info Video? Does that mean the game is coming to WiiWare next week? I hope so!
The songs of Rock Revolution
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All The Small Things – blink-182
Chop Suey! – System Of A Down
Cum On Feel The Noize – Quiet Riot (Slade)
Dance, Dance – Fall Out Boy
Detroit Rock City – Kiss
Dr. Feelgood – Motley Crue
Highway Star – Deep Purple
Holy Wars… The Punishment Due – Megadeth
Pull Me Under – Dream Theater
Somebody Told Me – The Killers
Iwata: MotionPlus will be cheap
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Somewhat of a problem began after the announcement of Wii MotionPlus. There were people who were concerned about having to purchase yet another add-on just to play certain games, and especially those looking for the multiplayer experience. However, perhaps some of those qualms can become mitigated now. Speaking with The Wall Street Journal, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata spoke encouragingly about Wii MotionPlus, noting that the accessory will be very affordable. “There will be games that will be enhanced by the Wii Motion Plus as well as games that can only be played with it. Users will need four if they have four controllers, but we’re going to try to offer it for as little as possible. We haven’t announced the price yet, but the cost of making the Wii Motion Plus is not that much, so I think we can make it very affordable.”
Oh, and as far as new accessories go – Iwata has already released the ones he originally was considering, but if any new ones are thought of, he wouldn’t rule out releasing them.
Details on Hard Working People, Hudson’s new Wii title
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– Releasing this Winter in Japan
– The game is essentially a mini-game collection
– 50 ‘real-life’ jobs – EX: Pick vegetables from the ground, become an interpreter
– Currently, no news on a US release
Hardy Boys set to debut on Wii
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Liezen, Austria, August 4th 2008: The Adventure Company continues the development of adventure games for Wii™. The PC adventure based upon the successful “Hardy Boys” –series, scheduled for Q4 2008, will be converted to Wii and hit the stores in Q2 2008.
“The Adventure Company” is dedicated to the continuous evaluation of new adventure titles for PC and console systems in order to tighten and optimise the line-up in 2009. The Nintendo DS™ is evaluated as another potential platform for adventure brands, ensuring the fulfillment of TAC (The Adventure Company) criteria like for example easy-access gameplay and enduring puzzling fun.
About The Hardy Boys
With over 100 million copies of their beloved books in print, America’s original crime scene investigators, Frank and Joe Hardy, are riding a wave of classic retro popularity com bined with a whole new attitude. Since 1928, Simon & Schuster and Grosset & Dunlap have published The Hardy Boys classic editions, currently selling over 1 million copies annually. The new contemporary series Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers, featuring the boys as spies for American Teens Against Crime launched in 2005, with an additional Super Mystery published every summer.
One WiiWare Game and Two Virtual Console Games Added to Wii Shop Channel
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Wow, this is very strange indeed. No Mega Man 1, Samurai Shodown II, or even Ys Book I & II…All of which were “confirmed” for Monday.
The list of available games for Wii™ owners just keeps on growing as we add another trio of titles to the Wii™ Shop Channel. This week’s lineup features Old West thrills, supernatural chills and a little blue hedgehog whose name you’re sure to recognize. Thanks to Nintendo’s WiiWare™ downloadable game service and the classic-filled Virtual Console™, building your own blockbuster video game library has never been easier.
Nintendo adds new and classic games to the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week’s new games are:
