Recently, I was listening to an episode of IGN’s Game Scoop podcast. On there, ex-Nintendo editor in chief Craig Harris made an interesting comment that got me thinking. During a discussion about the PlayStation Move’s “modest” debut, Harris brought up how, while everyone is playing catch-up with motion gaming, Nintendo isn’t focusing on that element anymore. The examples he used included nearly all of Nintendo’s major releases for the holiday season, which are mostly traditional games with no special use of the motion controller. Donkey Kong Country Returns, Kirby’s Epic Yarn, and GoldenEye are those titles.
Professor Ryuta Kawashima has revealed that a new Brain Age game is in the works. Concrete details about the project have yet to be shared, however. He hasn’t been given the go-ahead to speak about the title, and the only piece of information Kawashima divulged is that it’s scheduled to be released in 2010.
Even with that bit of news in mind, it’s still possible that the game will end up on the 3DS. At first, the system was on track to be released in Japan this year, so Kawashima may have been unaware of the 3DS’s new launch date.
First, let’s take a look at the image below. It’s a photo of Billy Mitchell, who set a record for the original Donkey Kong and was one of the stars in The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters…
Next, let’s take a look at a picture taken of the monkey ruins in world 3-2 of Donkey Kong Country Returns…
That statue definitely looks like an homage to Billy Mitchell – It’s all in the tie. To be honest, I probably wouldn’t have noticed if it wasn’t already pointed out. This makes me wonder if there are other neat easter eggs in Donkey Kong Country Returns.
LYNYRD SKYNYRD FOUR PACK, SINGLES FROM 38 SPECIAL AND BAD COMPANY COME TO ROCK BANDNEXT WEEK
Cambridge, Mass. – Nov. 24, 2010 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that four songs from Lynyrd Skynyrd, three of which feature Pro Guitar and Pro Bass, plus singles from Bad Company and 38 Special, both of which feature Pro Guitar and Pro Bass, will be available Nov. 30 in the Rock Band 3 Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™.
Rock Band provides the deepest and best selection of artists, songs and albums through the Rock Band music platform, which features more than 800 artists and more than 2,000* tracks via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at www.rockband.com/songs). Rock Band’s gigantic music library dwarfs that of any other rhythm video game on the market. To date, more than 75 million songs have been sold through the Rock Band Music Store since its launch Nov. 20, 2007.
Rock BandDLC Additions for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system and Wii
01. / 00. [PS3] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Subtitled Edition) (Square Enix) – 128.922 / NEW
02. / 00. [NDS] Super Fossil Fighters (Nintendo) – 42.829 / NEW
03. / 04. [NDS] Pokemon Black / White (Pokemon Co.) – 39.883 / 4.450.879 (-6%)
04. / 03. [WII] Super Mario All-Stars (Nintendo) – 38.219 / 565.928 (-12%)
05. / 01. [PSP] Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (Square Enix) – 37.350 / 213.503 (-79%)
06. / 00. [PSP] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2011 (Konami) – 35.500 / NEW
07. / 00. [360] Call of Duty: Black Ops (Subtitled Edition) (Square Enix) – 30.279 / NEW
08. / 05. [NDS] Magician’s Quest: The Merchant’s Store of Sorcery (Konami) – 24.918 / 65.126 (-38%)
09. / 07. [PS3] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2011 (Konami) – 22.383 / 323.803 (-26%)
10. / 00. [PS3] Record of Agarest War 2 (Compile Heart) – 20.889 / NEW
11. / 06. [PSP] God Eater: Burst (Bandai Namco) – 18.726 / 375.082 (-40%)
12. / 00. [PSP] Criminal Girls (Nippon Ichi Software) – 17.855 / NEW
13. / 00. [PS3] Gekiatsu!! Pachi Game Tamashi: CR Evangelion – Hajimari no Fukuin (Fields) – 16.964 / NEW
14. / 08. [WII] Wii Party (Nintendo) – 16.814 / 1.208.037 (-4%)
15. / 02. [PS3] Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 (Bandai Namco) – 14.632 / 62.241 (-69%)
16. / 00. [PS2] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2011 (Konami) – 14.450 / NEW
17. / 10. [WII] Kirby’s Epic Yarn (Nintendo) – 11.840 / 199.618 (-15%)
18. / 09. [WII] Wii Sports Resort (w/ Remote Plus) (Nintendo) – 11.745 / 26.184 (-19%)
19. / 00. [PSP] Hisshou Pachinko Pachislot Kouryaku Series Portable Vol. 2: CR Neon Genesis Evangelion – Hajimari no Fukuin (D3 Publisher) – 9.102 / NEW
20. / 00. [WII] World Soccer Winning Eleven 2011 (Konami) – 8.105 / NEW
I suppose that’s interesting, but that just doesn’t look like a ton of fun to me. I’d prefer to play Super Mario Bros. with a regular controller.
