This week I talk about how Nintendo doesn’t make any sense. Sound off in the comments. :]
Child of Eden (360) – 10/9/8/9
Child of Eden (PS3) – 10/9/8/8
World Soccer Winning Eleven 2012 (PS3) – 9/9/9/9
The Gunstringer (360) – 8/8/7/7
Ougon Musou Kyoku X (360) – 7/7/7/8
Phantom Kingdom Portable (PSP) – 7/7/7/7
Super Black Bass: 3D Fight (3DS) – 4/5/4/5
Do you have any interest in R-Type? If you do, you should consider purchasing the title. Like right about now. There’s only three days left to download the classic from the Wii Virtual Console service, as SEGA will be removing it on Friday.
SEGA posted on their blog today:
“If you own a Nintendo Wii and you’re at all a fan of fast-paced, old-school arcade action, take note! This is your last chance to pick up R-Type: the game is being removed from the Virtual Console store this September 30th.”
I believe R-Type should set you back around 500 points. All things considered, that price isn’t too bad. It’s a fairly good game!
There’s absolutely no way that Jonathan Blow’s new game, The Witness, could come to the Wii. The console is simply much too underpowered to handle the title. On the bright side, there is some hope for the future.
Regarding Wii U, Blow has apparently heard that it “has a lot more RAM” compared to current gen consoles. The comment was made when he was asked what he’d like to see in the next round of hardware.
“For this type of game, I do wish the new generation of consoles had come out by now. Even if it only meant slightly faster graphics processor and a lot more RAM. Because having more memory would make a huge difference to being able to bring a game like this to a console. It makes it much easier. When you look at the Wii U, I’m told it has a lot more RAM – that would be wonderful, although I’m unsure about that platform for other reasons, especially in light of the iPad. If that console succeeds, it would be a nicer place to bring the game than the 360, if only because it has more RAM.”
Perhaps Blow will consider creating a game for Wii U in the future… or perhaps he’ll think about bringing The Witness to Nintendo’s upcoming console…
Videos
Nintendo Week 9/22
Tetris Axis Trailer
3D Classics: TwinBee Trailer
Professor Layton and the Last Specter London Life Trailer
Mario Kart 7 Trailer
NASCAR Unleashed Wii Trailer
Thor: God of Thunder 3DS Trailer
Frogger 3D Trailer
Shinobi Trailer
Barbie Jet, Set & Style Wii Trailer
escapeVektor: Chapter 1 Trailer 3
escapeVektor: Chapter 1 Trailer 2
Aya and the Cubes of Light Gameplay Trailer
Break Tactics Trailer
Escape Trick: Ninja Castle Trailer
Apologies for the late update on this. The craziness that the site experienced late last week threw me off!
Anticipation Peaks With Nearly 3.5 Million Demo Downloads In First Week
And Record 800,000 (And Counting) Games Pre-Sold GloballyDedicated U.S. Advertising features Steve Nash, Tim Lincecum, Hope Solo, and Landon Donovan
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – September 27, 2011 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that EA SPORTS™ FIFA Soccer 12—the number one selling sports videogame franchise on the planet*—is in retail stores now throughout North America, and will be available in the rest of the world beginning Sept. 30. Launching on 12 different platforms—including Mac for the first time ever—anticipation for FIFA Soccer 12 has reached record levels. Fans have already pre-ordered 800,000** copies of FIFA Soccer 12—an EA SPORTS all-time high and a 108% increase year over year—while the FIFA Soccer 12 demo for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, and Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system, received a record 3.49 million downloads*** through the first seven days of release—the most ever for an EA SPORTS game***.
FIFA Soccer 12 is launching to global critical acclaim. It is currently the highest rated sports videogame ever^ on PlayStation3 and Xbox 360 with an average review score of 92 on the PlayStation3, and 91 on Xbox 360. In addition, FIFA Soccer 12 was chosen “Best Console Game” at gamescom 2011, winner of the prestigious E3 Game Critics award for “Best Sports Game” at E3 2011, and 23 other awards to date.
