You never doubted that Nintendo wouldn’t release a Pokemon game outside of Japan, did you? Well, we’re now one step closer to a confirmation that PokePark Wii: Pikachu’s Great Adventure will be heading to other territories. The game has been rated by the OFLC, with only a minor a title change. I wouldn’t be surprised if Nintendo made an announcement about PokePark Wii sometime during E3 and shipped it to stores later this year.
There’s also one other piece of news from the OFLC. In addition to PokePark Wii, another rating was found – Jack the Ripper. The rating states that Sanuk Games (Barnyard Blast) is the developer and that Nintendo is the publisher. We’ll have to see if that information is correct, though, as I have some doubts!
This information comes from Shin’en’s Manfred Linzner…
– Jett (main character) can use his jetpack to fly short stick
– Jett explored the planet Yoroppa
– On this he landed Plant by an attack of “Power Posse”.
– There are huge levels to explore and to solve many puzzles.
– Even Action-Parts
– Snow World, a tropical area
– A total of three climate zones
– There are many different levels, different times of day and weather conditions
– In addition to jetpack and parachute, there is also the “Jet Boat” to cross over the sea, or plow with the “Jet-Snowboader” to the snow.
– Developers compare the graphics quality of “Jett Rocket” with that of “Super Mario Galaxy” because they use too many complex shaders
– Worlds and levels have nothing to do with “Super Mario Galaxy” together
– “Jett Rocket” is by the special moves very fresh and different from other platformers. ”
– “Jett Rocket can jump to about twice its height. It can he still use his jet pack. But there are also many gadgets that can make use of them Jett to go to higher regions.”
– “Jett Rocket” controls are more conventional. The Nunchuk is used for the speed and direction and cause the Wii remote buttons to jump and actions. Some of the special moves and actions using the motion sensor, and that makes a lot of fun. However, we did not want the player just shaking the remote control is constantly on. I think we have since found a very good balance. ”
– To the question “When can we expect with the release of the game?
Very soon. I would expect in weeks rather than months.”
Regarding the 3DS: “We are absolutely thrilled by the idea and we are determined to look closer.”
Thanks to Johannes for the news tip!
– 50 songs
– Genres include anime, j-pop, classic, variety
– Adventure Mode – has a story, go through Japan, battle ghouls
– Multiplayer (uses DS Download Play)
– Releasing July 1
– Comes with a special touch pen
Update: Added a slightly higher-quality video.
I apologize about the video/audio quality, but this was the only reasonable way that allowed me to capture the videos and combine them into one. However, you can also check out the videos separately on Nintendo’s Japanese Super Mario Galaxy 2 site.
ABYLIGHT ANNOUNCES “NEVES Plus: Pantheon of Tangrams”
The addicting puzzle craze to come out of Japan! AVAILABLE SOON ON EUROPEAN WiiWare
April 15th, 2010 – BARCELONA
Abylight is pleased to announce the upcoming release of “NEVES Plus: Pantheon of Tangrams”, the very acclaimed tangram-style puzzle.
The game, also know as “Neves Plus” in America and “Lucky Puzzle” in Japan, is expected to be soon released on the European Nintendo’s WiiWare™ service.Fully localized to English, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Dutch, this release will allow European users to enjoy more than 500 charming puzzles with a variety of multi-player game modes, including Speed, Versus, Lucky Number and Party Trivia.
(April 14th, 2010) — Interplay Entertainment Corp. and G1M2 will partner to bring the classic Descent to the Wii.
“Descent remains the most popular 1080º 3D blasting game. Translating its 3D worlds and game play to WiiWare™ is an exciting move”, said Hervé Caen, CEO of Interplay. “Descent will pair perfectly with the motion sensing Wii Remote™ controller and we can’t wait to show players how intuitive the game play and control can be” seconded Scott Hawkins, the Founder of G1M2.
Descent is expected for initial release during Fall 2010 and is planned for electronic distribution through Nintendo’s WiiWare™ service.
