“Everything you can do online, you can do via splitscreen to include all competitive modes and the cooperative Team Invasion mode. We’ve spent a lot of time on a sweet splitscreen exclusive as well, namely the ability to lean over and punch your buddy in the arm if he looks at your screen. It’s something that you just can’t offer online, and one of the things that I really miss in multiplayer gaming. Online is a great experience to be sure, but there’s something special about having four buddies on the same couch playing in the same room. I have such fond memories of countless hours spent doing exactly that and I’m glad that we’re supporting it in Conduit 2. It [splitscreen] supports 4 players. And 2. And let’s not forget 3. For two players, you can set your screen to draw horizontally or vertically.” – Josh Olson, Senior Producer of Conduit 2
The original Conduit lacked local multiplayer completely, so it’s nice to see that the developers are concentrating on including a fully-functional experience this time around. Also, that exclusive splitscreen feature sounds really neat!
Suda51 on making another No More Heroes game with Travis or perhaps another character…
“Unfortunately, the story for Travis alone is completed in No More Heroes 2. I am very curious about his life after this; however, we have no plan for No More Heroes 3.”
Suda51 on why MotionPlus was dropped from No More Heroes 2…
“I chose the same controller system as NMH1, yet at the same time we wanted the system to be more evolved for NMH2, but not radically different.”
Suda51 on whether he’d like to make a MotionPlus game…
“If there is a chance in the future, I would like to try.”
PSP – 183,919
PS3 – 151,943
Wii – 135,075
DSi LL – 100,346
DSi – 67,072
DS Lite – 17,185
Xbox 360 – 15,493
PSP go – 8,978
PS2 – 7,838
Cambridge, Mass. – May 21, 2010 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that Pantera’s metal masterpiece, The Great Southern Trendkill, will be available next week in the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Wii™.
With more than 400 artists, including Jimi Hendrix, The Who, AC/DC and Green Day, who are exclusive to Rock Band, as well as more than 1,200 songs available through the Rock Band platform and 65 million songs sold through its download store alone, Rock Band is the undisputed sales and content leader in the interactive music space, providing the deepest and best selection of artists, songs and albums.
Thanks to David for the tip!
Oops! Prank Party (Wii) – E
Shantae: Risky’s Revenge (DSi) – E10+
Tales of Elastic Boy – Mission 1 (Wii) – E
Rockets N’ Rockets (DSi) – E
Trackmania Turbo (DS) – E
Mix Superstar (Wii) – E
Despicable Me: The Game (Wii) – E10+
Dora’s Big Birthday Adventure (DS) – E
Gormiti: The Lords of Nature! (Wii) – E10+
Heavy Fire: Special Operations (Wii) – T
Rhythm Core Alpha (DSi) – E
The Bachelor: The Videogame (Wii) – T
Hints Hunter (DSi) – E
Gold Fever (DSi) – E
Jewels of the Tropical Lost Island (DS) – E
Petz Kittens (DSi) – E
Rummikub (DSi) – E
Dragon Ball: Origins 2 (DS) – T
Disney Guilty Party (Wii) – E
Legendary Wars: T-Rex Rumble (DSi) – E10+
Hidden Mysteries Vampire Secrets (DS) – E10+
Petz Dogz Family (DSi) – E
Petz Hamsterz Family (DSi) – E
DSiWare
1 – Photo Dojo
2 – Flipnote Studio
3 – Nintendo DSi Browser
4 – Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
5 – Earthworm Jim
6 – Extreme Hangman
7 – Army Defender
8 – Looksley’s Line Up
9 – Bloons
10 – Arcade Bowling
11 – Frogger Returns
12 – Game & Watch: Donkey Kong Jr.
13 – Arcade Hoops Basketball
14 – Aura-Aura Climber
15 – Paper Airplane Chase
16 – MySims Camera
17 – Dark Void Zero
18 – Chess Challenge!
19 – Ferrari GT: Evolution
20 – Bounce & Break
WiiWare
1 – Frogger Returns
2 – Pokemon Rumble
3 – Bit.Trip Runner
4 – Zombie Panic in Wonderland
5 – Tetris Party
6 – Reel Fishing Challenge
7 – My Pokemon Ranch
8 – Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations
9 – “Aha! I Found It!” Hidden Objects Game
10 – Mega Man 10
11 – Dr. Mario Online Rx
12 – WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase
13 – Chess Challenge!
14 – Cave Story
15 – World of Goo
16 – Family Go-Kart Racing
17 – My Aquarium
18 – Triple Shot Sports
19 – Excitebike: World Rally
20 – Kung Fu Funk: Everybody is Kung Fu Fighting
VC
1 – Super Mario Bros. 3
2 – Super Mario Bros.
3 – Super Mario World
4 – Super Mario Bros. 2
5 – Super Mario 64
6 – The Legend of Zelda
7 – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
8 – Donkey Kong Country
9 – Punch-Out!!
10 – Mario Kart 64
11 – Kirby Super Star
12 – Pac-Man
13 – Super Smash Bros.
14 – The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
15 – Donkey Kong
16 – The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
17 – Paper Mario
18 – Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
19 – Mega Man 4
20 – Sonic & Knuckles
Thanks to Ross M for the tip!
“I realized that whether it’s story or movies, it’s not about whether we need them or don’t need them. What’s most important is that the game resonates. You notice things like how a certain enemy wasn’t scary, but the next time a similar one appears, its color is a little different and it spits out two rocks instead of one, so you think it must be tougher. You reason things out for yourself and put them to the test. This kind of interaction is interesting.” – Shigeru Miyamoto
“Unless you’re careful, there’s a tendency for games like Mario that can be played by children to gradually become childish. Those making the game tend to unconsciously make them that way. Taking how Mario’s line can be scripted as an example, they even propose to write, ‘Where’d my mommy go?’ When someone in their fifties like me hears their player-character speak childishly like that, it doesn’t quite sit right. After all, Mario wasn’t a game only for children in the first place. As I make a game, I try to keep in mind that guys in their fifties will play it, too.” – Shigeru Miyamoto
The above quotes come from the Super Mario Galaxy 2 Iwata Asks interview, which we covered on the site previous when it was posted in Japanese. However, you can still check out the full interview in English right here.
Thanks to Robert for the tip!
