Team Ninja honored to have worked on Metroid: Other M
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“It’s a great honour. I never would have imagined that I would be developing the latest instalment of titles I’d played in my childhood. If I could travel through time, I’d go back and tell the child version of myself. The Metroid series has lots of unforgettable creatures. We wanted as many of them as possible to be brought back. In the Bottle Ship there are lots of creatures longtime fans will surely get excited for.”
I definitely have to say that I was shocked when it was revealed that Team Ninja would be working on Other M with Nintendo. And I’m sure a lot of you felt the same way! Other M hasn’t received the best reception compared to other Metroid titles, but it sounds like most gamers have had a pretty fun time with it overall. One has to wonder if Nintendo will work with Team Ninja on another project sometime in the future.
Famitsu software sales (8/23 – 8/29)
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1. [PSP] MonHun Nikki: Poka Poka Ailu Mura
2. [PSP] Ace Combat: Joint Assault
3. [Wii] Wii Party
4. [PSP] Hakuoki: Zuisouroku Portable
5. [PS3] Another Century’s Episode: R
6. [DS] Inazuma Eleven 3
7. [PS3] Sengoku Basara 3
8. [DS] Art Academy
9. [PSP] Nisenochigiri
10. [Wii] Super Mario Galaxy 2
Massive amount of new Epic Mickey details – New levels, gameplay information, story updates and more
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Nintendo Power promised a blowout of Epic Mickey in their October issue, and the magazine certainly did not disappoint. Tons of new details have been revealed in a 10-page article, which touch on new gameplay/story elements, new levels, and other interesting information. Check out all of the Epic Mickey goodness below.
General details
– Much time has passed after Mickey spills paint and thinner on Yen Sid’s model on his table
– Incident becomes a distant memory
– One morning, Mickey yanked back through the mirror by the Phantom Blot
– During the struggle, Mickey grabs the paint brush before being pulled into Yen Sid’s model
– Part of the introduction involves a tense confrontation with Mad Doctor and contains a little beat where Mickey and Oswald see each other for the first time
– Warren Spector says that moment is his “Sergio Leone moment”
– Oswald is the earliest resident of Wasteland
– He’s joined by other discarded elements from throughout Disney history as the decades pass
– Paintbrush more like a hose than a brush
– Controls rundown: Aim with the Wiimote, hold B button to shoot a stream of paint, hold Z for thinner, tap either button to fire a shotgun-like splash of the corresponding substance
– The splash’s range isn’t as good, but covers a wider area and the force to knock back foes
– Action maps make up most of the game
– Only takes a few minutes to complete a travel map, but there are branching paths
– One path will take you to your destination, other will reward you with a collectible if you survive
– One collectible is a film reel, but Spector won’t discuss that yet
How Traveller’s Tales chooses the next LEGO game
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This information comes from Jonathan Smith, head of production at Traveller’s Tales…
“We get lots of letters. Massive lists, beyond everything you could possibly imagine, and then some. Our choice is very much based on what is the natural thing to do. We look for worlds that are full of different characters that are well loved by lots of different people, ideally people both young and old, and where we’ve got characters that can do fun things. So Indy could fight, the Jedi could use the force, and Harry Potter has all this magic that he can transform stuff with. So you just know there’s enough to get your teeth stuck into.”
We’ve seen some pretty interesting combinations of LEGO and other franchises…Star Wars, Harry Potter, Rock Band, Indiana Jones, and Batman. Is there anything in particular you guys would like to see in the future?
Disney Guilty Party out now
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Who is the Guilty Party? Winner of IGN’s Best Family Game of E3 2010 Disney Guilty Party Available Now on Wii from Disney Interactive Studios
Wii Exclusive Original Mystery Game Featuring Humor and Hijinks with Cooperative and Competitive Play the Entire Family Can Enjoy
BURBANK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Calling all detectives! Mr. Valentine is on the loose and it’s up to the sleuths to stop him. Created by Wideload Games, Disney Interactive Studios’ Chicago-based development studio, Disney Guilty Party is a family-friendly mystery video game exclusively for the Wii™ console. The game tells the thrilling and humor-packed tale of the Dickens Detective Agency as they solve crimes set in motion by the master criminal known as Mr. Valentine.
Disney Guilty Party offers solo, cooperative and competitive gameplay for all ages, inviting up to four players to solve mysteries around the globe to unlock the secrets of Mr. Valentine’s grand schemes. Players choose a detective and take turns exploring the crime scenes, interrogating suspects and playing mini-games to uncover clues and discover the culprit’s identity. In an innovative twist, the Wii RemoteTM is transformed into classic detective tools, such as a magnifying glass, flashlight, lock-pick, fingerprint kit and more. Once players have enough evidence, they can accuse their prime suspect to solve the case. In “Party Mode” players can enjoy the game again and again with new sets of clues, suspects and mini-games, with a different experience every time.
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimension Wii-specific launch trailer
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Donkey Kong Country Returns footage
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Nintendo provides the history of Metroid
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HAVING A BLAST! THE ORIGINAL FEMALE STAR OF GAMING
-The history of Samus Aran and the Metroid franchise-
Years before the introduction of 3D gaming, the original action heroine was already ripping up the rule book and blasting her way into history. The Metroid series has given us over twenty years of girl power and the series has sold over 15 million games, thanks to its female bounty hunter star, Samus Aran.
In the mid-1980s, a young game designer called Shigeru Miyamoto was busy revolutionising the industry with Mario and a young adventurer named Link. But while he created these masterpieces, Yoshio Sakamoto and the legendary R&D1 team at Nintendo were working on one of the most ambitious projects ever seen.
