Thanks to jcr for the news tip!
– Game is early on in development
– Wil be based on Matt Smith’s new Doctor
– Daleks, Cybermen, Silurians, other baddies will be in the game
“This has been in the pipeline for years. We’re delighted to have finally nailed down a deal. We went with Nintendo as they have huge appeal for families and Doctor Who is very much a family brand. The Wii console is key for us as it’s something families play together.” – insider
– “The video game was quite actively developed, but it’s difficult to nail as the Doctor doesn’t blow things up. He’s not Batman, who goes around smacking people in the head.” – Former Doctor David Tennant
VC:
Karate Champ (ARC, Hamster, 800)
WiiWare:
Pocosuka Racing (Recom, 500)
Zombie Panic in Wonderland (Akaoni, 800)
DSiWare:
GG Series: Exciting River (Genterprise, 200)
Kaite Obueru: Shashin Tangochou (Nintendo, 200)
Kaite Obueru: Eitangochou (Nintnedo, 200)
Hachi One Diver DS: Story (Silver Star Japan, 500)
Gekitsui Ou (Genki Mobile, 500)
AA! Nikaku Tori (Acute Entertainment, 500)
01. / 00. [NDS] Pokemon Ranger: Tracks of Light (Pokemon Co.) – 160.532 / NEW
02. / 00. [PSP] .hack//Link (Namco Bandai) – 60.487 / NEW
03. / 00. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (Ultimate Hits) (Square Enix) – 40.797 / NEW
04. / 04. [WII] New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) – 40.685 / 3.452.350 (-10%)
05. / 00. [PSP] Kenka Bancho 4 :One Year War (Spike) – 36.515 / 108.019
06. / 08. [NDS] Friend Collection (Nintendo) – 35.208 / 2.917.199 (+6%)
07. / 00. [PS3] Nobunaga’s Ambition: Tendou (Koei) – 32.964 / NEW
08. / 05. [PSP] God Eater (Namco Bandai) – 28.945 / 543.494 (-35%)
09. / 09. [WII] Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) – 25.926 / 1.720.218 (-13%)
10. / 03. [PS3] Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition (Capcom) – 23.537 / 214.691 (-51%)
It looks like the next title to use Nintendo’s Super Guide will be Super Mario Galaxy 2. On the latest episode of GameTrailers TV, Senior Manager of Product Marketing, Bill Trinen, explained that the feature from New Super Mario Bros. Wii will be in the game, though possibly in a different form.
“You know, the Super Guide is something that… I really loved it, they used it a couple of ways in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. This time around they’re looking at trying to find a way to take advantage of it, maybe improve on, maybe something a little different than what was done in New Super Mario Bros. Wii. But I think it’s something that you can look forward to.”
Nintendo’s first-half line-up of games is practically a dream come true for fans. Two huge games – Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid: Other M – will be released in just a few months, as well as Sin and Punishment: Star Successor. With such an impressive first-half line-up, though, most Nintendo fans can’t help but wonder what Nintendo has up their sleeves for the remainder of the year. While Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime wouldn’t reveal anything on the latest GameTrailers TV, he did say that he is confident about the second-half of the year because of the long tails of their titles that will have already been released and because of the new games that will launch later in 2010.
“I am confident. And I say that because we are very fortunate that we have titles with long tails. And so in this first-half of the year, we not only have the benefit of Galaxy 2 and Other M, as well as Sin and Punishment and Monster Hunter Tri and Red Steel 2, great line-up, but we also have still contributing strong sales of Wii Fit Plus and New Super Mario Bros. Wii. My expectation for the second half is we’ll have not-only Fit Plus and Super Mario Bros. for Wii, but we’ll also have the ongoing tail of Galaxy 2 and Other M as well, plus all of the new titles. So yeah, I’m feeling pretty good for the second-half.
“It’s always difficult when people bring up Metroid Dread. The only thing people have heard about the game are rumors. We never had an official announcement at E3 or anything like that. I think there was at one point where a little bit of information leaked, but now we don’t know how to really talk about the project. All I can really say is that I wish I could put an end to the rumors! Oh, I’m not denying the existence of any documents that got out. What we’re doing right now, we’re waiting and watching and reading the comments to see what people are interested in before we make any comment on the project. So please be patient a little while longer.” – Metroid producer Yoshio Sakamoto
Sakamoto has already said that the possibility of a 2D Metroid for DS had been discussed in the past. But it’s strange that Sakamoto is so coy when Metroid Dread is mentioned by the press. There’s still a lot of mystery behind Dread, even though it was announced years ago. It’d be really neat if the title was eventually released for the DS.
Reggie’s back, this time through a new interview with IGN. This one’s a bit juicer than the quotes we posted a little while ago. Fils-Aime discusses the PlayStation Move, Zelda Wii, talked a bit about E3, and much more…
IGN: So — you got anything that can compete against Sony’s revolutionary Move controller and sub-controller?
[Reggie leans back in his chair and laughs for several moments.]
Reggie Fils-Aime: So, if imitation is the most sincere form of flattery then I am blushing I’m so flattered.
You know, I didn’t see the announcement. I did spend some time at the booth and saw some of what they were demonstrating and I think the question isn’t how will we react — I think the question is, so what is it that’s going to be compelling to the consumer in what they’re doing? From our standpoint, motion control is core to what we do. We believe that we’ve brought a range of different experiences that utilize the motion controller and we pride ourselves on being innovators in the space and we’re going to continue to innovate. I think the key question is, how will they respond when we continue to innovate if this is their best effort?
