GAMEMILL ENTERTAINMENT BRINGS THE LEGENDS OF COUNTRY MUSIC PAST AND PRESENT TO Wii™ IN COUNTRY DANCE
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – January 11, 2011 – From chart toppers to CMA winners, the artist roster for GameMill Entertainment’s just announced Country Dance for Wii™ reads like a veritable “who’s who” of the country music world. The list of country artists who will have families dancing this Spring includes:
· Carrie Underwood, “Cowboy Casanova”
· Brad Paisley, “Water”
· Sugarland, “Stuck Like Glue”
· Trace Adkins, “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk”
· Tim McGraw, “Just to See You Smile”
· Zac Brown Band, “Chicken Fried”
· Rascal Flatts, “Life is A Highway”
· Blake Shelton, “All About Tonight”
· Miranda Lambert, “White Liar”
· Johnny Cash, “Ring of Fire”
– Two stages in the Nintendo World demo: Chapter 1 “Palutena’s Second Coming” (easy) and Chapter 4 “Sights of the God of Death” (hard)
– Three weapons: sword, claw and satellite
– Completely on-rails in the air
– Full 360 degree control over Pit while on the ground
– Move around the level with no fixed path on the ground
– Move Pit with the Circle Pad
– Aim with stylus
– Shoot with L
– Tap the Circle Pad quickly in a direction to dash
– Hold L for continuous fire
– Pit will charge his weapon when you let go of L
– Laser shots become melee attacks when you’re near an enemy
– Continue to press L for a simple combo
– Flick the stylus to turn Pit’s viewpoint around while on the ground
– Tap again to stop viewpoint turning
– Sakurai described the above like spinning a globe
– Run through city streets in the first stage
– Arena-style area in the second stage, contains different enemies and gimmicks
– Fourth stage boss requires you to fight on two height levels due to its size
– Pit must go back and forth between the two levels to hit the boss’ head and feet
– A lot of dialogue
– Voice acting: Minami Takayama as Pit and Aya Hisakawa as Palutena in the Japanese version
– Mission briefings between the two characters
– The heads of dragon boss Hewdraw have their own personality, will argue with one another while you fight
– Nintendo looking into character products
– Pit/Patulena figure shown by Sakurai
– The figure may/may not become a retail product, but will be used as a model for the construction of a 10 meter tall float for the Gosho Gawara Tachineputa festival
Something tells me we’ll be seeing Just Dance 3…
SAN FRANCISCO – January 11, 2011 – Today, Ubisoft announced that Just Dance 2 has sold through more than five million units worldwide for the Wii™ system from Nintendo, according to internal estimates. Launched October 12, 2010 in North America and October 14, 2010 in Europe, Middle East and Asia, Just Dance 2 has held a prime spot in the top ten video game sales charts in both the U.S. (NPD) and Europe (GfK Chart Track).
Ubisoft’s Wii-exclusive Just Dance franchise features several titles including Just Dance, Just Dance 2 and Just Dance® Kids. To date, the combined franchise has sold more than an estimated ten million units worldwide, and the Just Dance brand was the third biggest franchise worldwide in 2010.
Come Out and Play – On Mario’s Turf
Four great sports make their move to the Mushroom Kingdom: volleyball, basketball, hockey and dodgeball. Having four complete sports in one complete package is a great value for Mario™ fans, sports fans and everyone in between.FEATURES:
The cast of Mushroom Kingdom characters get together to play sports – Mario style. While the basic rules of the games apply, each one includes some magical Mario twists like coins and special items that ramp up the craziness and fun.
While playing, gathering coins will build up bonus points. So when players score a point or basket, they also get the added bonus.
SAN MATEO , Calif. — January 11, 2011 — Capcom® Entertainment, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, ships Ghost Trick ™: Phantom Detective to North American retailerstoday for the Nintendo DS™ family of hand-held systems.
Shu Takumi, the father of the critically acclaimed Ace Attorney® series, delivers another unforgettable masterpiece with Ghost Trick : Phantom Detective. This handheld odyssey transports players to the spirit world of Sissel, a murder victim who has lost his memory and returns as a ghost to solve the mystery of his suspicious demise.
We’ve gotten a few goodies from previous Nintendo keynotes at GDC, including this image…
Hopefully Iwata will have some 3DS/Wii news this year!
Organizers have revealed that Satoru Iwata, President of Nintendo, will keynote the 2011 Game Developers Conference, held this March in San Francisco.
Coinciding with the 25th iteration of GDC, the world’s largest professionals only video game event for learning, networking, and inspiration, Nintendo’s Iwata will present a major keynote around this milestone entitled “Video Games Turn 25: A Historical Perspective and Vision for the Future.”
