Hey guys, how’s everyone doing today? I hope quite well! I’d like to let everyone know that we’ll all be playing games at 6PM CST (4PM PST, 7PM EST) tonight, so make sure you boot up your Wiis and pop in some wifi games to play! We haven’t picked a specific game to play, but I’d expect that there will be rounds of Mario Kart, Monster Hunter, or The Conduit going often enough. If you have any wifi-enabled games you want to try and play with people, make sure you show up!
~Austin
FC:
-Blaster Master
-SD Gundam World: Gachapon Senshi – Scramble Wars
SFC:
-Heisei Shin Onigashima: Kouhen (June 1st)
Neo Geo:
-Karnov’s Revenge
-WindJammers
Elza
– Hero
– Mercenary
– Admires the knights
Kanan
– Heroine
– Wears a white dress
– According to Jump, she has a high class air about her
Remember that awful-looking Sonic 4 level we told you about a few months ago? Apparently that stage, along with other gimmicks from Lost Labyrinth Act 2 have been removed from the consoles versions. Instead, SEGA has opted to only include such stages in the iPhone and iPad editions. It remains to be seen, however, if the special stages will take advantage of motion controls. Take this rumor with a grain of salt for now, but it would certainly make sense if it turns out to be true.
While the actual scan is new, it seems there are no new screenshots. I guess Nintendo is really saving this title for E3.
This information comes SEGA’s Naoya Tsurumi, who was featured on Nikkei…
– Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games was SEGA’s biggest IP last year
– SEGA hoped to sell 7 million copies of Mario and Sonic (currently at 6.53 million worldwide)
– Mario and Sonic sales lower than expected in North America
– Most of SEGA’s games didn’t meet expectations in North America, Tsurumi thinks this is because consumers purchased titles from other companies instead
– Regarding 3D gaming, 3DS: “I believe 3D will become a big wave. The Nintendo 3DS is a landmark hardware. We’d like to invest heavily in it.”
– SEGA interested in supporting 3D on consoles, but its success will depend on 3D televisions
– SEGA releasing 12-15 games this year
– Tsurumi wouldn’t say if there will be a Mario and Sonic title for the London Olympics
– SEGA will support downloadable games (VC-like titles and new games)
– On package and download sales: “Just so there’s no mistake, our core is in package games. This is an area that’s packed with high-end technology and knowhow. We cannot lose that strength. I don’t believe we can do away with that and focus on titles with simple technology.”
We’ve already linked to this interview, but here are a few notable details that you may have missed…
– Suda 51 wanted to keep the controls in No More Heroes 2 similar to the first game
– Suda 51 has interest in making a Wii MotionPlus title
– Grasshopper will ask Marvelous Entertainment about putting the NES mini-games from No More Heroes 2 on DSiWare
– Suda 51 was half-kidding about his seeing Travis Touchdown in Smash Bros.
– No More Heroes for DS is an “interesting suggestion”
– Suda 51 interested in doing another Killer 7
– Idea of Capcom vs. Grasshopper excites Suda 51
Thanks to Robert and Tim for the tip!
– Separate team making Wii version
– Built ground up for Wii
– Trying to have same experience as PS3/360 versions
– Online co-op
– Treyach trying to “negotiate” with Nintendo regarding Wi-Fi functionality
– Game takes place during the Cold War
– Control elite black ops agents
– Customization, personalization, socialization are important
– Different varieties of ammunition for each weapon
– Game has a “Slaughterhouse” level
Thanks to Tim for the tip!
