New Super Mario Bros. Wii
– There are exclamation blocks in the game
– Peer loves the multiplayer
– He can play through a level with his kids
– Hit the A button at any time during multiplayer to go into the bubble, can help someone who is stuck
– Peer feels Nintendo cut corners with the game in some ways (ex: Two Toads)
– When you get 99 lives and you beat a level, you’ll show up on the map screen hatless, will be hatless in the game until you lose a life
– There are many 1-up opportunities
– Much harder than New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
– In one of the worlds, Bowser Jr. misses his ship, falls off, then he’s running off – that becomes a level
– Craig really likes the game but New Super Mario Bros. feels like a huge step backward (unlike other Mario games, it’s not the pinnacle experience for the console)
– A lot of people have been under the impression that New Super Mario Bros. Wii is the DS game
– There’s a bunch of unique stuff later in the game
– Mini-Mario makes a return
– Koopa Kids are a great addition
– Releasing November 15
– Peer is excited for it
– There will be written/video reviews from Craig
Excitebike: World Rally
– Monster Games is developing the game
– Excite Truck sold decently, Excitebots didn’t but it came out of nowhere
– Basically redid the original
– When you take out enemies on the track (change lanes), engine cools down
– Can do wheelies over others, but it won’t cool down your engine
– Game was good for when it came out in the era, but Craig says people have moved on
– He still likes playing the original, it’s fun, but it’s just more of the same now
– It’s cool that they did it
– Don’t know what the price is, Craig hopes it isn’t 1,000 points
– Added ability to play tilt
– Also when you hit A you can look fully down the course – but it really screws with your mind
– Looking at it, Peer says it looks like a DSi game, what you should be able to download
– There’s been a lot of revivals/remakes on Wii
Nintendo DSi LL
– Called XL in the U.S.
– Making the handheld bigger
– Larger screens
– Comes with a huge stylus/pen
– Peer thinks they should have been smarter how they revealed the system
– Not the replacement for the DSi that is out now
Reader questions
– No in-your-face notices about WiiWare games when you boot up the Wii, people only know about new WiiWare games through emails – It’s slowly getting better, though
– Sonic, ActRaiser, Super Castlevania IV are all good VC titles
– New Play Control! Super Mario Sunshine would make a lot of sense – Nintendo hasn’t really talked about the NPC! series since their last release
