Torrance, Calif., (August 6, 2010) – XSEED Games is pleased to announce today that Ivy the Kiwi? has gone gold and will begin shipping to retailers across North America August 24th, 2010. Ivy the Kiwi? will be available on Wii for the suggested retail price of $29.99 and on Nintendo DS for the suggested retail price of $19.99. Developed by PROPE, the development studio led by the legendary creator of Sonic Yuji Naka, Ivy the Kiwi? is rated “E” for everyone.
An eye-catching game inspired by classic children’s tales and hand-drawn art, Ivy the Kiwi? follows the storybook adventures of lonely baby bird Ivy as she traverses beautiful 2-D landscapes and challenging obstacles in search of her mother and identity. In a nod to classic adventure tales and heroines before her, Ivy begins her journey against great odds and with a grand entrance—a great fall from the sky. From the forest floor amidst a bed of leaves, her journey begins. It becomes quickly apparent that Ivy is alone. Frightened and unable to fly, she sets off through a dreamy forest on foot—or is it claw? Many creatures peek from behind leaves and rocks to investigate the mysterious little creature, but none with the same fiery red coloring as she. As she wanders, Ivy stumbles upon a single red feather, the first clue to her mother’s whereabouts and the catalyst of the little heroine’s quest.
– Developed by Blue Seed (Kingdom Under Fire)
– Action RPG
– Will see over 40 lands
– More than 400 quests
– A dozen endings
– Play as Prince Luchs of Alterrain
– Luchs was exiled to “the Land of Sand” when he was fourteen
– Luchs has returned, five years later
– The nation is in debt, his father has died
– Luchs finds out that in Juhon, a neighboring nation, seven princesses have gone missing
– Big reward available for the person who finds the princesses
– Luchs and his talking cat Morgan start looking for the princesses, hope to get money, and maybe find romance
– Releasing this winter in Japan
Activision Publishing and GameMill Publishing get fur-ocious this fall with Kung Zhu for Nintendo DS
From Cepia LLC, the Creators of ZhuZhu Pets™, Comes Outrageous Hamster Battle Action!
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – AUGUST 6, 2010 – Activision Publishing (Nasdaq: ATVI) and GameMill Publishing, Inc., in association with Cepia, LLC, announced today that Kung Zhu™ is coming to Nintendo DS™ this fall. Based on the smash hit toys, Kung Zhu™ lets players choose adorable hamsters, train them into ultimate warrior fighting machines, and take them to battle!
An exclusive, rough-and-tumble Kung Zhu™ hamster, named Tull, will come packaged as a Collector’s Edition with the initial release of Kung Zhu™ for Nintendo DS™. Tull sports a never seen before color scheme and will be available for $34.99 MSRP.
This information comes from the Australian/New Zealand edition of the Official Nintendo Magazine…
“I’ve been most impressed with the Nintendo 3DS. The Resident Evil demo was very impressive. The real time graphics in that are very impressive and I’ve already seen things that I can learn from that.” – Masahiro Sakurai
At E3, it didn’t seem like Revelations was blowing players away. But for some reason, people have really sounded like they’ve enjoyed it since then. I’m certainly looking forward to it, and I was surprised to learn that the official trailer Capcom released was running in real time.
Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
2. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo)
3. Just Dance (Ubisoft)
4. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
5. Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Warner Bros.)
Japan:
1. Wii Party (Nintendo)
2. Sengoku Basara 3 (Capcom)
3. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
4. Xenoblade (Nintendo)
5. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Dance on Broadway (Ubisoft)
2. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
3. Just Dance (Ubisoft)
4. Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Warner Bros.)
5. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board (Nintendo)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
2. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
3. Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (Nintendo)
4. Monster Rancher DS (UFO)
5. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Fire Emblem: Shin Monshou no Nazo Hikari to Kage no Eiyuu (Nintendo)
2. Tokimeki Memorial Girls Side 3rd Story (Konami)
3. Heart Catch PreCure! Oshare Collection (Bandai)
4. Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbaride Card Battle Taisen (Namco Bandai)
5. Metal Max 3 (Kadokawa Shoten)
UK:
1. Art Academy (Nintendo)
2. Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (Nintendo)
3. Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box (Nintendo)
4. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
5. Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Warner Bros.)
This information comes from the newly opened Earth Seeker site, which has clarified some story details as well as other game-related content. A mix of old and new details about the game can be read below:
– Mankind fled Earth due to an impending Black Hole
– Thousands of large ships were made in the world
– Ships were so big that they could hold full cities
– Treasures of the world were put on the ships
– Ships sent off to different star systems
– One of the ship groups was hit by a gamma ray, killing all people on board
– As previously reported, the computers were not destroyed and found a planet for habitation
– Ships started landing on the “second Earth”
– As the ships contacted the alien atmosphere, emergency landings were required because Earth materials weren’t reacting well
– Again, the “Earth Regeneration Program” started to make a suitable environment
– Emergency landing damage led to the creation of monsters instead of Earth creatures
– Main character is a new human type made by the ship’s computer
– Guardians are native residents on the planet
– Guardians use “Energy Balls” to help you
– Guardians are fond of liquor
– Creatures in the game combine traits of various objects
– Protopos: Insect/rail gun combination
– Mamuma: Dragon/light bulb combination
– Prototypes like dark locations, move around underground, have a strong shell, have a powerful thrust attack
– Mamuma like dark locations, have a soft body that can absorb bullets
– Field you find at the start of the game is a combination of nature and artificial artifacts
– There are ruins in the game, which you’ll find out why they exist as you progress
– Real time and command-based battle system
– Move character in real time
– Press “A” to freeze the action, enter commands
– When you encounter an enemy, or an enemy encounters you, you/your Guardians will start a battle
