Buzz about the fifth generation of Pokemon games is starting to pick up. We already know that the upcoming issue of CoroCoro will feature the next round of titles. Today we’ve also learned that next week’s episode of Pokemon Sunday will reveal the games in the form of a “shock announcement.” So the next few days should be very exciting for Pokemon fans, as we’ll soon receive a bunch of information about the new RPG.
Thanks to RareNintendo for the news tip!
**ROCK BAND MEDIA ALERT** IT’S A WEEK OF ALTERNATIVE ROCK SINGLES IN THE
Guildford, UK. – April 2, 2010 – Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that six singles from artists including Skillet, Switchfoot and Thousand Foot Krutch will be added next week to 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 1,100 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.
Learn Math Advanced (DS) – E
Music on: Electronic Keyboard (DSi) – E
River City Super Sports Challenge (DS) – T
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 (Wii) – E
Transformers: Cybertron Adventures (Wii) – T
River City Soccer Hooligans (DS) – T
America’s Next Top Model (Wii/DS) – E10+
Family Gameshow (Wii) – E10+
Florist Shop (DS) – E
Galactic Taz Ball (DS) – E
Attack of the Movies 3-D (Wii) – T
Bit.Trip Runner (Wii) – E
Pirates Plundarr (Wii) – E10+
Monsteca Coral (Wii) – E
Sneezies (Wii/DSi) – E
Robin Hood: The Return of Richard (Wii) – E10+
Brain Drain (DSi) – E
Absolute Chess (DSi) – E
01. / 00. [PS3] Fist of the North Star: Warriors (Koei) – 385.295 / NEW
02. / 01. [PS3] Yakuza 4: Heir to the Legend (Sega) – 83.187 / 467.159 (-78%)
03. / 03. [NDS] Pokemon Ranger: Tracks of Light (Pokemon Co.) – 51.233 / 326.668 (+3%)
04. / 04. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) – 51.214 / 3.574.972 (+40%)
05. / 05. [NDS] Friend Collection (Nintendo) – 43.997 / 3.031.927 (+26%)
06. / 00. [PS3] God of War III (SCE) – 43.181 / NEW
07. / 00. [360] Fist of the North Star: Warriors (Koei) – 30.306 / NEW
08. / 02. [PSP] Gundam: Assault Survive (Namco Bandai) – 26.885 / 117.879 (-70%)
09. / 07. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) – 21.150 / 1.781.809 (+9%)
10. / 00. [PSP] Saki Portable (Alchemist) – 20.165 / NEW
I’m sure a number of you remember Sadness, a Wii game that was going to focus on dark themes and atmosphere. Sadness was talked about for years, but the public was never really shown much to make anyone believe the project was nothing more than vaporware. Based on everything that has happened, it should be no surprise that the game has been canceled and the composer has released some “work in progress” songs online. You can check them out right here.
Thanks to Tyler for the news tip!
What Nintendo series is the best? The question has puzzled scholars for decades and turned forums into vicious flame wars. But today I’ve worked out once and for all what the greatest Nintendo franchises of all time (up to this point) are. Unfortunately, it’s through counting average review scores via Metacritic, so there’s a number of things I need to point out before I go into detail.
“There is so such thing as a distinction between gamers. We hear stories all the time of 60-year-olds walking into stores [in Japan], playing on a demo machine for 15 minutes and proving themselves to be pretty good at the game. They’ve obviously played it before, either at home or on repeated visits to stores, therefore they are obviously fans who know what to do and how to play. So there’s no need to aim it at a certain type of gamer. People of all backgrounds enjoy the game.” – Monster Hunter Tri producer, Ryozo Tsujimoto
Even though Monster Hunter Tri is a pretty hardcore game, I believe it can appeal to everyone. When the game arrives in North America and Europe, though, I have a feeling that many more hardcore gamers will be playing rather than casual gamers, especially online!
Update: The original video was removed because the upload user had spam in his annotations, but we’ve replaced it with an alternative upload (thanks RominThePalader).
DSiWare
1 – Flipnote Studio
2 – Nintendo DSi Browser
3 – Faceez
4 – Extreme Hangman
5 – Aura-Aura Climber
6 – Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again
7 – Arcade Hoops Basketball
8 – Army Defender
9 – Arcade Bowling
10 – Flight Control
11 – Game & Watch: Mario’s Cement Factory
12 – Paper Airplane Chase
13 – Glow Artisan
14 – Bejeweled Twist
15 – MySims Camera
16 – 5 in 1 Solitaire
17 – Dark Void Zero
18 – myNotebook: Blue
19 – Spotto!
20 – AiRace: Tunnel
WiiWare
1 – Cave Story
2 – Frogger Returns
3 – Mega Man 10
4 – Pokemon Rumble
5 – WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase
6 – Family Go-Kart Racing
7 – Triple Shot Sports
8 – Rage of the Gladiator
9 – Tetris Party
10 – “Aha! I Found It!” Hidden Object Game
11 – Dr. Mario Online Rx
12 – My Pokemon Ranch
13 – Reel Fishing Challenge
14 – Max & The Magic Marker
15 – UNO
16 – My Aquarium
17 – Excitebike: World Rally
18 – World of Goo
19 – GhostSlayer
20 – Dart Rage
VC
1 – Super Mario Bros. 3
2 – Super Mario Bros.
3 – Super Mario World
4 – Super Mario Bros. 2
5 – The Legend of Zelda
6 – Super Mario 64
7 – Pac-Man
8 – Donkey Kong
9 – Donkey Kong Country
10 – Punch-Out!!
11 – Mario Kart 64
12 – Castlevania Rondo of Blood
13 – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
14 – Super Smash Bros.
15 – The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
16 – Final Fantasy II
17 – Sonic & Knuckles
18 – Galaga
19 – Sonic the Hedgehog
20 – The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
