Scribblenauts 2
– Announced in Nintendo Power
– Fixing a lot of the problems with the first game
– Improved controls
– Max won’t knock things over anymore, direct control over him
– D-pad controls
– Craig’s biggest problem with Scribblenauts is that there were elaborate level designs, but players can do what they want and not really know what the developers had in mind
– Adjectives have been added
– Fall release
– It looks like you can double up on adjectives
– Can make things bigger and smaller
– Craig says the first game worked well as a short demo
– Sold well enough to warrant a sequel, not something a lot of DS games get a chance at
Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver
– Will probably score very well
– One of the bigger reasons for the game’s existence is to introduce the Pokewalker
– Take one of your caught Pokemon, beam it into the Pokewalker, walk around with it
– Earn watts that open up mini-games
– Get items, catch Pokemon, beam them back to the game
– Journal in the game shows what happened (ex: happy at 9 AM)
– Feels like the Day Care Center
– Nintendo using Pokewalker to release exclusive Pokemon
– Made the game a worthwhile purchase with the Pokewalker
– Pokeathalon allows your Pokemon to compete in mini-games, touch-screen based
WarioWare: D.I.Y.
– Craig has been playing around with it
– Versatile, but has limitations
– Games are tap-based only
– No d-pad games
– Made all of the games using the creator
– WiiWare version doesn’t let you create games, more of a showcase to play games from the DS title
– Showcase comes with its own set of games
Game Developer’s Conference
– Iwata is not having a keynote
– Nintendo will still have a presence/booth
– Open to the public if you have the money to spend
– Metroid: Other M will be there – big focus, probably will have the demo there
– Sakamoto will have a panel, Craig will have an interview opportunity with him
– Probably won’t be a lot of big stories
Reader questions
– Implementing different difficulties can sometimes add more development time
– Super Mario Galaxy 2 probably won’t get a 10 from IGN since Nintendo is recycling a lot of things, isn’t a brand new experience, but it could still be a brilliant game
– Pokewalker does make noise (you can turn it off), doesn’t require attention
– Some GameStops are making customers pre-order Monster Hunter Tri to get the demo, probably due to confusion
– Nintendo isn’t ready to talk about two-player in Super Mario Galaxy 2, seems like it’ll be something new, might involve Yoshi
– New Super Mario Bros. (DS) is still selling well, so there’s no real point for Nintendo to make a sequel
– There is old-school exploration in Metroid: Other M, just done in a 3D perspective
