– Sakaguchi said something like “How about stopping with the Final Fantasy rehashes? on Twitter to Final Fantasy Gaiden director
– Also said “I think you’ll feel this once you’ve tried it. LS is not a rehash.”
– Sakaguchi won’t say who is composing the game yet
– One person doing the whole soundtrack
– Part of Sakaguchi’s Mistwalker blog update: “The weather doesn’t clear up, but my heart is clearing up. This is because I shut myself up with the development team every day and am able to feel The Last Story being born. It’s finally off from the creator’s hands and has begun to move on its own — like always. It’s like a living creature. It breaths on its own, it speaks on its own. It’s fascinating, even though its spirit is digital data.”
Travis Touchdown returns for revenge on 28th May in No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
Rising Star Games announces release date for the eagerly awaited sequel to the 2008 cult smash-hit
Tuesday 6th April 2010: Leading videogames publisher Rising Star Games today confirms that the highly anticipated sequel No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle will be released throughout Europe on 28th May, exclusively for the Nintendo Wii.
Travis Touchdown, the pro-wrestling-obsessed assassin, returns three years after he first became the top assassin in the United Assassins Association (UAA) and walked away. Fighting to avenge the brutal murder of his best friend, Travis must rise through the ranks of an incredible 51 assassins to once again make it the top of the UAA league table.
All formats
5 1 JUST DANCE UBISOFT (FRANCE) UBISOFT UBISOFT
1 2 JUST CAUSE 2 AVALANCHE STUDIOS EIDOS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
3 3 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 DIGITAL ILLUSIONS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
6 4 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 INFINITY WARD ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
2 5 POKEMON SOULSILVER GAME FREAK NINTENDO NINTENDO
9 6 WII SPORTS RESORT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
4 7 POKEMON HEARTGOLD GAME FREAK NINTENDO NINTENDO
12 8 FIFA 10 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
10 9 WII FIT PLUS NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
11 10 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
13 11 SONIC & SEGA ALL-STARS RACING SUMO DIGITAL SEGA SEGA
16 12 ALIENS VS PREDATOR REBELLION SEGA SEGA
19 13 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
7 14 GOD OF WAR III SCEA SANTA MONICA SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
8 15 FINAL FANTASY XIII SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
20 16 ASSASSIN’S CREED II UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
22 17 FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 TURN 10 STUDIOS MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
21 18 MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES SEGA SEGA SEGA
18 19 BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE – VILGAX ATTACKS PAPAYA STUDIO D3P NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
15 20 HEAVY RAIN QUANTIC DREAM SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
23 21 LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME TRAVELLER’S TALES WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
17 22 PRISON BREAK: THE CONSPIRACY ZOOTFLY DEEP SILVER KOCH MEDIA
25 23 JAMES CAMERON’S AVATAR: THE GAME UBISOFT (MONTREAL) UBISOFT UBISOFT
26 24 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
36 25 PEPPA PIG: THE GAME ASYLUM P2 GAMES UBISOFT
39 26 WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2010 YUKE’S THQ THQ
– 27 PEPPA PIG: FUN AND GAMES ASYLUM P2 GAMES UBISOFT
29 28 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV ROCKSTAR NORTH PLATINUM TAKE 2
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– 30 MASS EFFECT 2 BIOWARE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
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38 36 DRAGON AGE: ORIGINS BIOWARE EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 37 CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 38 MARIO AND LUIGI: BOWSER’S INSIDE STORY ALPHADREAM NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 39 MX VS ATV REFLEX THQ DIGITAL PHOENIX THQ THQ
– 40 SEGA MEGA DRIVE ULTIMATE COLLECTION BACKBONE SEGA SEGA
Individual formats
3 1 JUST DANCE WII UBISOFT UBISOFT
1 2 POKEMON SOULSILVER DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
8 3 WII SPORTS RESORT WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
2 4 POKEMON HEARTGOLD DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
4 5 JUST CAUSE 2 XB360 EIDOS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
12 6 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 XB360 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
6 7 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
5 8 JUST CAUSE 2 PS3 EIDOS SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
9 9 WII FIT PLUS WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
11 10 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
10 11 BATTLEFIELD: BAD COMPANY 2 PS3 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
13 12 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 2 PS3 ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
18 13 MARIO KART WII WII NINTENDO NINTENDO
7 14 GOD OF WAR III PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
19 15 FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 XB360 MICROSOFT MICROSOFT
14 16 HEAVY RAIN PS3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. SONY COMPUTER ENT.
21 17 FIFA 10 XB360 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
22 18 ALIENS VS PREDATOR XB360 SEGA SEGA
30 19 FIFA 10 PS3 EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
23 20 NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
20 21 SONIC & SEGA ALL-STARS RACING WII SEGA SEGA
16 22 FINAL FANTASY XIII XB360 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
17 23 FINAL FANTASY XIII PS3 SQUARE ENIX SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
– 24 PEPPA PIG: FUN AND GAMES DS P2 GAMES UBISOFT
32 25 MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES WII SEGA SEGA
31 26 ALIENS VS PREDATOR PS3 SEGA SEGA
36 27 ASSASSIN’S CREED II XB360 UBISOFT UBISOFT
39 28 LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME XB360 WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
25 29 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND PANDORA’S BOX DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 30 PURE XB360 DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS DISNEY INTERACTIVE STUDIOS
– 31 MARIO AND LUIGI: BOWSER’S INSIDE STORY DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
29 32 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010 PC SEGA SEGA
35 33 ASSASSIN’S CREED II PS3 UBISOFT UBISOFT
– 34 MARIO & SONIC AT OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES DS SEGA SEGA
15 35 METRO 2033 XB360 THQ THQ
– 36 MASS EFFECT 2 XB360 EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
– 37 MARIO KART DS DS NINTENDO NINTENDO
34 38 SONIC & SEGA ALL-STARS RACING DS SEGA SEGA
– 39 PEPPA PIG: THE GAME DS P2 GAMES UBISOFT
– 40 THE SIMS 3 PC EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
My hypothesis: Wii is at least as good as Sony’s PS3 and Microsoft’s Xbox 360, if not better, at selling ‘core’ third party titles.
It seems to me that in the last year and a half, third party Wii developers have been complaining more and more about how the Wii has caused their games to fail, and subsequently lose money. Is this true? Well, developers have definitely lost money, but I don’t believe it’s the fault of the Wii, and the reason is simple: People are making comparisons that take average-reviewed niche games and compare them with critically acclaimed mainstream games. The fact of the matter is that comparing No More Heroes to Call of Duty 4 or Halo 3 is just ridiculous, because no matter what system a game like No More Heroes is released on it will not sell as well as a mainstream shooter game. Therefore, the goal of this article is to compare the sales of a game like No More Heroes to another game in its genre with similar review scores, rather than taking unfair comparisons and basing my judgments off of them.
Captivate seems to have turned into an annual event for Capcom. The company has confirmed that Captivate will once again take place this year. You can expect the company to reveal a few games as well as feature already-announced titles. Keiji Infaune – as well as other producers and directors – will be attending. You guys know what I want: An official North American localization announcement for Okamiden!
WiiWare
Learning with the PooYoos – Episode 2 (500 points) – 259 blocks
Fishie Fishie (500 points) – 50 blocks
VC
Ironclad (1,000 points) – 212 blocks
DSiWare
Mr. Driller: Drill Till You Drop (500 points) – 57 blocks
Game & Watch: Helmet (200 points) – 14 blocks
Game & Watch: Manhole (200 points) – 14 blocks
Game & Watch: Vermin (200 points) – 13 blocks
Videos
Nintendo Week 4/5
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Ron Carmel Made It Too.
Nintendo DSi XL TV Spot
Style Savvy Beyonce TV Spot
What’s New at Animal Crossing City Folk April
Trauma Team Walk-Thru – Forensics
Infinite Space Gameplay Video 2
Infinite Space Dev Diary – The Concept
Infinite Space Launch Video
Monster Hunter Tri Fast Food Spot
Monster Hunter Tri Story Video 1
Monster Hunter Tri Story Video 2
Monster Hunter Tri Story Video 3
Monster Hunter Tri Story Video 4
Monster Hunter Tri Story Video 5
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Tutorial – Advanced Lesson #3
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Tutorial – Advanced Lesson #4
Rage of the Gladiator Trailer – Boss: Amit the Charmer
Learning with the PooYoos – Episode 2 Info Video
Demos
America’s Test Kitchen Pots de Creme Demo
America’s Test Kitchen Roasted Red Potatoes Demo
Rooms DS
Battle of Giants: Mutant Insects
Deca Sports DS Cheerleading Demo
Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing
Deca Sports DS Ping Pong Demo
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
Disney The Princess and the Frog
James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game
Bakugan Battle Brawlers
James Patterson Women’s Murder Club: Games of Passion
Update: We now have some clarification from Mr. Cuthbert. Basically, you shouldn’t really read into what was said. Still, though, I’d love to see Q-Games work on a title for the 3DS.
This information comes from Dylan Cuthbert’s Twitter. Cuthbert is the founder of Q-Games.
“@kamidphish The main problem is the top secret hardware we are always working on – there’s no way to do that work outside of the office”
One obvious possibility here is that Q-Games is working on some sort of project for the 3DS. The system is still under wraps somewhat and the company has developed a number of titles for Nintendo, including Star Fox Command. However, Q-Games also has some ties to Sony and created games for them as well. So I’m assuming that Cuthbert was either referring to the 3DS or something Sony related.
Thanks to Kyle for the news tip!
