Nintendo Voice Chat podcast summary

Wii Remote Plus

– Finally confirmed and it’ll be released soon
– Nintendo has only really talked about it for Japan
– We know it’s coming to North America with FlingSmash
– Releasing in mid November in Japan
– Replacing all system bundles with Wii Remote Plus
– Same thing will probably happen in North America

Shantae

– Came out on DSiWare
– Craig reviewed it
– He gave it a 9
– Castlevania/Metroid-style game
– Map isn’t that great
– There’s a really cool effect where levels are behind the background, can go on platforms to jump between the layers

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1

– 8.0 for the review
– Frame rate isn’t any different on Wii
– Craig still doesn’t like Sonic’s animation
– Sonic can just run up walls in the game
– Feels a lot like the DS Sonic games
– Final boss is very difficult
– 1500 points
– Available now

Mario’s anniversary

– Red Wii/DSi XL coming out in Japan and Europe
– Donkey Kong included in the European Wii bundle
– In Japan, you get Super Mario Bros. built in
– Question marks changed to 25s in the game

Reader questions

– Force feedback stylus for the 3DS was just a rumor
– Rumble stylus was being developed by a third-party, Gerry Block went over to PDP and made a cartridge, cartridge could be plugged into the DS Lite and it could be wirelessly linked to the stylus and make it vibrate if programmed in a game
– 3DS game prices will stay competitive, won’t be much different than DS prices
– Even though Ocarina of Time 3D is being made, the podcast crew doesn’t think it’s the end of top-down Zelda titles