The Conduit
– FPS, pushes technology, not war-time shooter
– D.C. under attack by aliens
– All seeing eye: Walk up to doorways, pull out item – interact with lock to find hidden passageways, monsters
– Matt & Bozon have seen footage, won’t talk about it yet. Video in next few weeks
– High Voltage still working on making the game look better
Gyrostar
– Space-shooter, good music, effects
– Only $7, supposed to launch with WiiWare
– Looks like an Xbox Live Arcade game, also looks better in a higher resolution
Animales de la Muerte
– IGN team excited for it
– Nintendo not regulating content for WiiWare, but no games with AO games
– Hope to show a game like WiiWare soon
– More High Voltage games in future
Prince of Persia
– No Wii version, not much news on the game
– Hope it’s more of a traditional PoP game
Profits/sales
– 116% increase in profits
– 6 games per console worldwide
– Oct/Nov – Wii had a higher software:hardware ratio than 360, PS3
Battle of the Bands
– Cool concept, but no real gameplay
– Just 3 waggle motions
– Can play remixes of songs right from the start
Target Terror
– “Ass-tastic” – Bozon
– Sucked: frame-rate issues, too expensive, etc.
Retro
– IGN team was Wrong about Retro staff leaving the company
– Very unfortunate to lose them, but Retro is still a big company and will find replacements
– Stuff “cooking” at Retro, things coming down the road – Matt
– Matt has been trying to contact the staff members who left, no response yet.
Rayman Rabbids with Wii Balance Board
– It’s obvious what the game is about, but the IGN team can’t talk about it
Line Rider 2
– DS version: Runs smooth, circle to delete object chugs, may operate better than Wii version – no DS->Wii connectivity
– Level editor isn’t as good as Boom Blox
– Hopefully will have more on Moon, Viva Pinata, Atlus games, other titles for the DS
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon
– Alright, still looks like a GBA game
Reader Questions
– Bionic Commando not on VC: Might be because of game going to other systems or content in original
– Nintendo probably announce games at E3, Kid Icarus will be coming, Matt thinks Pikmin will be announced, Animal Crossing shown, maybe 1080 (nothing is official)
– Funky Kong in MKWii: Random appearance, jury is out on trying to promote DK characters for a new game
– IGN team couldn’t comment on GTA getting a 10 since they haven’t played it much
– N-Space is still working on games IGN reported on awhile ago
– PoP not on Wii: Matt: It sucks but he would probably buy it on 360
– Brawl has online issues, there was no lag when Matt first tried it out
– Lucas Arts should make WiiWare games
– Developers & Wii->DS connectivity – Most developers dumbfounded by it when mentioned, would make sense as an extra option for many games
– Timesplitters 3 definitely not coming to Wii exclusively, maybe not at all
– WiiWare could push 3rd party developers to make better looking games
– Wii games could get updates, patched, etc. if developers add it in, Battle Mode in MKWii won’t change
– Mario 3 GBA + E-reader on WiiWare: All up to Nintendo to do this, but already have released Super Mario Bros. 3 for VC
– Bozon, Craig would rather have a hockey game than a Cricket game
– Ubisoft hasn’t showed “Nintendo-quality” titles, but there’s still many months for them to show games off
– Bozon believes 2D Castlevania on Wii is a good idea
– Wii Fit 6th fastest selling game in UK: People obviously interested, will probably sell 2.8 million in U.S – Matt
– Metroid’s future: unknown, look out for Retro projects (won’t involve Metroid)
– First party Nintendo games: Would tease about them if they knew about them
– No decent platformers (not counting WiiWare) coming to Wii
– NCAA08 will have hands on when they get to play Madden
– 1-2 VC games a week: Nintendo is doing things their own way
– In-game footage of Disaster: Possible right before E3
– Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles for Wii – might see it at E3
– Favorite WiiWare games: Craig, Matt: World of Goo – Lost Winds close, Daemon: Strongbad
