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I’m sure a lot of you who eat cereal have noticed this by now: Mario’s bright shining face is on the front of many specially marked boxes of Kellogg’s cereals, and he’s there to help give away free Nintendo DSi prizes. From points to systems to games, the prizes are available if you’re lucky enough to open up a box of cereal that has a special code in it, in which case you send away for your winnings.
“Over 50 million boxes of cereal in grocery stores around the country feature the character that helped build Nintendo, Mario™, and a host of hot DSiWare titles. Inside specially-marked boxes is a chance to win great Nintendo DSi prizes, including Nintendo DSi™ systems, games and Nintendo DSi Points™ to use in the Nintendo DSi Shop, which is available through the Nintendo DSi system.”
I don’t know about all of you, but for me there’s nothing better than waking up in the morning to see Mario’s face on my cereal! Especially when it’s something as delicious as Froot Loops. Mmmm…
– Overclock gauge new to the game
– Gauge is next to Sora’s portrait
– Gauge will increase as you attack enemies
– New abilities earned each time the bar fills up
– Skills you can access are dependent on the type of weapon Sora exists
– Auto potion, protect, medic, shell, counter aero skills
– Revisit familiar worlds, but they have been designed differently in this game
– Wonderland is like a Space Harrier shooter
– New gimmicks in levels
– Turn based RPG system for the Olympus Colosseum
“Boy, 3D is here to stay; it is not a fad, and speed the day that we get big screen TVs, and theaters with glasses free 3D like that. Nintendo got everything right on that little device. And they deserve to sell a gazillion of them. I want the first one off the line. And boy I hope I get a chance to develop for it someday. I mean literately, I came away from that feeling like I had just experienced some Disney magic. And I’ve been telling everybody who’ll listen it’s like the coolest thing ever, it’s unbelievable. I absolutely fell in love with the thing.” – Warren Spector
Warren Spector sounds like one of the 3DS’ biggest fans. Just a few days ago he was talking about how it changed his life! So…How about Epic Mickey 2 on the 3DS?
“I played the online mode recently and it’s still clunky, so we’ve got two guys working very hard to get it perfect.” – EA Sports creative director Trey Smith
Hmm…I’m not too sure how I feel about this. Of course, I’d love to see the game contain online functionality, but if it doesn’t work like it should, I don’t know if it’s worth including. It’d be nice if EA could work out all issues before release, though that’s easier said than done.
– 1,000 points
– Action game
– Build growing line of allies
– Defeated enemies fall into the formation behind you
– Line gets longer as you defeat more enemies, allowing you to become stronger/less likely to be defeated by larger enemies ahead
– Can execute “line attacks” if your line is long enough by swinging the Wiimote, entire line does an attack in the form of a weapon
– Sword: Spin Line attack (swing like a sword)
– Spear: Rush Line attack (line rushes enemies in front of you)
– Hammer: Press Line attack (line pounds the ground in front like a hammer)
– Some enemies are called heroes, they have weapons
– If you defeat a hero, it might join your line, will have access to its weapon
– Can toggle between the weapons held by the heroes in your line
– Earn accessories after the fight
– Can equip one accessory before battle, they change your capabilities
– Two modes in the game: Scenario and Battle
– Scenario: Go through a story, can play co-op with another play, choose missions, advance through the story as you complete missions, can use your Mii
– Battle: 4-player combat with Battle Royal (defeat all opponents), Flag Battle (steal the flag by surrounding it by the longest line), Tag Match (2 on 2 vs.)
