The last time we heard about Red Steel’s 2 release date, Ubisoft announced that the title had been delayed. The game is now on track to ship sometime in the third fiscal quarter. However, the Red Steel 2 team has a more specific time frame in mind. Creative Director Jason Vandenberghe stated in a recent interview that gamers can expect the title to be available sometime around March and also elaborated on the reason why Red Steel 2 was delayed.

“You can look for Red Steel 2 somewhere around…Middle end of February, early March, something in there. We don’t have an exact date but we’re shooting for it being done around that timeframe. We got an extension outside of Christmas, which was something the team asked for and we’re really glad that we got it because it means we have the time to do what we’re doing now, which is polish the difficulty ramp across the whole game so that it’s not just cool at the beginning and then no good for the rest of it. And also, work on combining all of our pieces together, making the finish moves and the enemies all work together. So we’re using that time to good effort. So hopefully all will go well with that and I think it will.”

Videos

Nintendo Week 10/5
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky TV Spot
Wii Fit Plus Info Video
Wii Fit Plus Player Interview 1
Wii Fit Plus Player Interview 2
Spore Hero Launch Video
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games DS Winter Sports Video
Dead Space Extraction Launch Video
Band Hero BTS with Taylor Swift
Thorium Wars Info Video
Word Searcher Info Video
Cooking Mama 3: Shop and Chop Info Video
Imagine Sweet 16 Info Video
Squeeballs Party Info Video
Deca Sports 2 Sports Events Video 3
Wacky World of Sports Gameplay Video 2

Demos (Expire 10/11)

Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games – Alpine Skiing
Cars Race-O-Rama
Naruto Shippuden: Ninja Destiny 2
Fossil Fighters Gift Fossil (Water) – No expiration date

– Can choose from the main adventure or multiplayer challenges
– Campaign has 8 worlds
– Fortress is on the middle of the map, castle lies at the end of a world
– As usual, Peach has been kidnapped
– Koopas will invade an elevator portion of a desert level
– Underwater cave level: Raft that characters are placed on can sink if too many players/enemies on it
– Lava level: Ride a roller-coaster while avoiding enemies, flames
– Level will end if all players lose their lives at the sae time
– Can’t hurt other players will fireballs/iceballs – Barrels can, though
– Hidden passageways lead to additional coins
– Game will have missions in which Toad needs to be rescued – Find him, carry him out of the level
– Multiplayer challenge stages are a mix of levels, but most are from the campaign
– The stages offer Free For All/Coin Battle options – Can also be played alone
– Free For All: Go through a level with others, aim for a new high score
– Coin Battle: Player that finds the most coins wins
– One stage is similar to 1-2 from Super Mario Bros.
– No pauses when a player dies

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Leaked from Famitsu have revealed the latest software sales estimates in Japan. Official Media Create numbers will be posted later this week.

01. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven 2: Kyoui no Shinryakusha – Fire/Blizzard [Level 5] – 314.453 [NEW] (82.9%)
02. [WII] Wii Fit Plus [Nintendo] – 294.597 [NEW] (73.0%)
03. [NDS] Pokémon Heart Gold/Soul Silver [Nintendo] – 226.924 [2.294.533] (99.5%)
04. [PSP] Gran Turismo [Sony] – 107.984 [NEW] (57.1%)
05. [PSP] Macross Ultimate Frontier [Bandai Namco] – 88.924 [NEW] (68.7%)
06. [NDS] Tomodachi Collection [Nintendo] – 67.516 [1.223.619] (95.8%)
07. [PS3] Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 [Tecmo] – 44.791 [NEW] (70.2%)
08. [PS3] Shin Sangoku Musou Multi Raid Special [Koei] – 36.117 [NEW] (42.2%)
09. [WII] Wii Sports Resort [Nintendo] – 25.975 [1.220.466] (97.3%)
10. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Hoshizora no Mamoribito [Square Enix] – 23.392 [3.948.677] (99.6%)

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WiiWare

Word Searcher – 59 blocks

VC

FINAL FANTASY – 21 blocks

DSiWare

Thorium Wars – 112 blocks

Paris, France – October 05, 2009. Today, Ubisoft announced the acquisition of the development studio Nadeo, creator of TrackMania, the cult multiplayer car racing video game.

Set up in 2000 in Paris and comprising a highly talented team of developers, the Nadeo studio has won acclaim for the quality of its multiplayer technology which offers one of the best available on-line game experiences and has already notched up 10 million registered players. Its flagship game – TrackMania – has 700,000 unique players a month and is a pioneer in the sharing of creations (almost 15 million custom tracks created since 2008). It is also the first eSport franchise for racing games.

“The acquisition of Nadeo is an important step in our expansion within the on-line gaming sector”, said Yves Guillemot, Chief Executive Officer of Ubisoft. “Through Nadeo, Ubisoft will gain an expert team, one of the best on-line technologies around as well as a flagship multiplayer game that enjoys an unrivalled reputation among a loyal and committed community. We are excited about the idea of introducing TrackMania to an ever-wider audience and sharing the expertise of Nadeo’s teams with our Group’s other developers”.

“Joining Ubisoft is a huge opportunity for us to develop and innovate and take Nadeo to new horizons”, said Florent Castelnérac, Chief Executive Officer of Nadeo. “Nadeo’s team was keen for this acquisition to happen. Like players in a community, we see ourselves as being a complementary fit with Ubisoft and believe that we can share and quickly move ahead together”.

As was expected, the upcoming issue of Game Informer will feature Epic Mickey, a new project from Disney Interactive Studios and Junction Point. It has also been confirmed that the title will be a Wii exclusive. Game Informer has released an image of the magazine cover, and we’ve also attached the game’s logo in this post.

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