FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES: THE CRYSTAL BEARERS OUT TOMORROW ON NINTENDO Wii
Thursday 4th February/…Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces that FINAL FANTASY® CRYSTAL CHRONICLES®: The Crystal Bearers™ will be available exclusively on the Nintendo Wii™ from tomorrow, 5th February 2010.

FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES: The Crystal Bearers opens up a whole new style of game design never experienced in previous FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES games. Set in a huge and beautifully created open-world universe, players will be treated to a magnificent story of adventure, exploration and puzzle solving.

A thousand years have passed since the events of the original FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES. The destruction of the Yuke Crystal during the Great War had at once brought the victorious Lilty Tribe prosperity, the defeated Yuke Tribe apparent annihilation, and the world a new age of science and reason. In this new era exists a rare breed of powerful beings called “crystal bearers”, whose seemingly magical abilities have led them to be feared and scorned by the public.

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– From Prope
– Action/puzzle game
– Releasing April 22
– 3990 yen
– Mini versions will be released for WiiWare/DSiWare
– Game was first released for Windows Mobile platforms
– A young kiwi must go through different 2D stages
– Ivy runs on her own
– Stretch out vines for Ivy to move on to guide her over walls/past spikes/etc.
– Can slingshot Ivy if she’s near a vine

Thanks to Robert for the news tip!

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– Sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog 3
– Episode 1 will be released this summer
– 2D game with 3D visuals
– Will be released for WiiWare
– Start of a new story arc
– Spin dash, power sneakers, homing attack in the game
– Leaderboards let you compete with friends
– Music will feature familiar tempos/styles of the 16-bit titles, but it will have “modern appeal”
– 480p
– Wii version will have some motion control

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01. [DS] Dragon Quest VI – 906,000 / NEW
02. [PS3] End of Eternity – 118,000 / NEW
03. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii – 84,000 / 3,201,000
04. [PS3] Ar tonelico III: Sekai Shuuen no Hikigane wa Shoujo no Uta ga Hajiku – 82,000 / NEW
05. [DS] Tomodachi Collection – 45,000 / 2,741,000
06. [WII] Wii Fit Plus – 33,000 / 1,583,000
07. [PSP] Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep – 30,000 / 713,000
08. [360] End of Eternity – 27,000 / NEW
09. [PSP] Valkyria Chronicles 2 – 24,000 / 118,000
10. [PS3] MAG – 19,000 / NEW
11. [WII] Wii Sports Resort
12. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (PSP the Best Reprint)
13. [PSP] Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A’s Portable: The Battle of Aces
14. [DS] Inazuma Eleven 2
15. [DS] Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver
16. [WII] Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles
17. [DS] The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
18. [PSP] Fushigi no Dungeon Fuurai no Shiren 3 Portable
19. [DS] New Super Mario Bros.
20. [WII] Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars
21. [PS2] Princess Saver! Eternal Love for My Lady
22. [WII] Mario Kart Wii
23. [PSP] Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires
24. [DS] Livly Garden
25. [PSP] 11eyes CrossOver
26. [PSP] Phantasy Star Portable 2
27. [PSP] Tekken 6
28. [PS3] Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
29. [WII] Momotarou Dentetsu 2010 Senkoku Ishin no Hero Daisyuugou ! No Ken
30. [WII] PokePark Wii: Pikachu’s Great Adventure

“Our de Blob franchise will be back again in fiscal 2011. We successfully launched this highly-rated franchise in fiscal 2009 to broad, critical acclaim.” – THQ president and CEO Brian Farrell

This news isn’t too surprising, as THQ said last year that they were happy with the sales performance of de Blob. It hasn’t been confirmed if the sequel will be another Wii-exclusive, but let’s hope so!

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From Metroid to Tomodachi Collection to WarioWare: Different Approaches for Different Audiences
Speaker: Yoshio Sakamoto (Group Manager/Software Planning and Development Department, Nintendo)
Date/Time: TBD
Track: Game Design
Format: 60-minute Lecture
Experience Level: All

Session Description
Yoshio Sakamoto has been here from the start. In 1982 he joined Nintendo a year before the arrival of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in Japan. He’s worked as a developer for the entire history of the modern video game era, and is perhaps most noted for the Metroid franchise. However, his development credits span a wide range of projects, with titles as diverse as WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$ and Rhythm Heaven. At times he and his teams juggled these projects simultaneously.

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Groundbreaking video game for Nintendo DS winning fans of all ages

3rd February 2010: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced that after winning more than 50 awards, Scribblenauts for Nintendo DS™ has reached blockbuster status and sold in more than one million units worldwide. Launched in September 2009, the groundbreaking game, appealing to all skill levels of players, quickly became one of the hottest games of the holiday season.

Created and developed by 5TH Cell, Scribblenauts is an innovative game which allows players to write anything and solve everything. Players can combine countless objects to create wildly original scenarios.

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Check out this blurb from IGN’s preview of Tournament of Legends…

“If you’re wondering if Tournament of Legends will support Wii Motion Plus, the answer is no. Because the motion controls are evenly split between the Nunchuk and Wii Remote Corso said it felt imbalanced to have the added effects of Motion Plus on one side but not the other. The motion controls were surprisingly responsive in my time with the game. Gestures are limited to simple horizontal and vertical swipes and the sensitivity felt right. In just a few minutes I felt like I was able to pull off vertical and horizontal attacks without worrying about the intensity or exaggeration of my motions. If motion controls aren’t your thing, High Voltage is supporting the Classic controller, and you can also map all the motion controls to buttons and the d-pad. While the game will support local multiplayer there won’t be any online multiplayer.”

Like The Conduit, High Voltage has decided to drop Wii MotionPlus support from Tournament of Legends. Based on the IGN preview, it sounds like the controls are somewhat accurate, albeit limiting. Hopefully The Grinder will keep its MotionPlus functionality!

Thanks to Captain N for the news tip!