PLATFORMS: Nintendo DS™
RELEASE DATE: October 2009
PUBLISHER: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
DEVELOPER: 5TH Cell
PEGI RATING: 12+
USK RATING: 6
GENRE: Emergent Puzzle/ActionPRODUCT OVERVIEW:
Scribblenauts is a completely original game play experience that anyone can play, offering fun for all ages with two styles of game play and more than 200 levels. In Scribblenauts, players use the Nintendo DS™ touch-screen to help their character Maxwell acquire the Starite in each level by solving a series of puzzles armed with their stylus, notepad and imagination.
Since I was away on vacation last week, I don’t have the positions of where the titles were today. Next week the list will be complete again, though!
DSiWare
1 – Flipnote Studio
2 – Nintendo DSi Browser
3 – Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
4 – Paper Airplane Chase
5 – Asphalt 4: Elite Racing
6 – Bird & Beans
7 – WarioWare: Snapped!
8 – Dr. Mario Express
9 – Art Style: precipice
10 – Guitar Rock Tour
11 – Sudoku Student
12 – Master of Illusion Express: Deep Psyche
13 – Mario Clock
14 – Mario Calculator
15 – Photo Clock
16 – Art Style: Boxlife
17 – Brain Age Express: Arts & Letters
18 – American Popstar: Road to Celebrity
19 – Brain Challenge
20 – Master of Illusion Express: Funny Face
WiiWare
1 – Reel Fishing Challenge
2 – Sexy Poker
3 – My Aquarium
4 – NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits
5 – My Pokemon Ranch
6 – World of Goo
7 – Tales of Monkey Island – Chapter 1
8 – Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
9 – Tetris Party
10 – Texas Hold’em Tournament
11 – Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord
12 – Water Warfare
13 – Dr. Mario Online Rx
14 – Overturn
15 – Family Mini Golf
16 – Defend Your Castle
17 – Bust-A-Move Plus!
18 – Brain Challenge
19 – CueSports – Pool Revolution
20 – Ant Nation
VC
1 – Super Mario Bros. 3
2 – Super Mario Bros.
3 – Super Mario World
4 – The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
5 – Super Mario Bros. 2
6 – Super Star Wars
7 – Super Mario 64
8 – Punch-Out!!
9 – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
10 – The Legend of Zelda
11 – Mario Kart 64
12 – Pac-Man
13 – Donkey Kong Country
14 – Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
15 – Paper Mario
16 – Donkey Kong
17 – Sonic the Hedgehog 2
18 – The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
19 – Galga
20 – Excitebike
We shared some of the first screenshots of Call of Duty 4 on Wii earlier today. Now some of the first details have been released.
– Gamescom version is “almost beta”
– Nothing was taken down from the original version, everything is included: every multiplayer map, every multiplayer mode, all the original AI in single mode, all campaign modes from PS360.
– DLC not included. Neither Wii Speak/Motionplus.
– One of the reasons they’re porting the game is to continue the evolution of Treyarch’s engine. Graphical improvements in some textures resolution, general performance, new particle effects. 30 fps.
– WaW connections numbers on Wii were over any expectation, and were a complete surprise, which is one of the reasons for this game/multi
– Online improvements: now up to 10 players, host migration and possibility to invite connected friends
– Dev team is similar to WaW’s: from 25 to 30 people
– IW’s role: Giving engine code last year, MW code now, and some supervision
– Controls: Everything is configurable, ala Conduit, in addition to being smoother and better. All parameters, new scope setting. Up to 6 presets: from “greenhorn” to “insane”
– Squad mate mode is back. Zapper also compatible with single player
– CG/VA/sound effects/ OST from PS360.
This information comes from a recent Radio-Blodec podcast. High Voltage Software’s Joshua Olson was asked about the other types of genres the company would be willing to explore, such as RPG or racing titles.
“The great thing about working at High Voltage is that we make a variety of games – shooters, games for kids. I personally would love to make a western RPG type game and so far and up until this point, that’s something that we haven’t done here at High Voltage.”
Hackers have been a pretty big concern for regular online players in The Conduit. One of the first exploits allowed a user to obtain infinite health/ammo, and that occurred only a few days after the game launch. Unfortunately, things haven’t gotten much better since then. However, it appears as though Nintendo is finally taking action to eliminate hackers.
An online hacker has taken a clear picture of an error message found when trying to connect to the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. A quick look up of the code shows that Nintendo is banning hackers for “unauthorized activity.” It’s great to see Nintendo moving in the right direction to protect their service, but hopefully these issues will become less problematic in the future.
Konami unveils unique personal organiser based on ever-popular cartoon series
Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced it will release Winx Club: Your Magic Universe, a stunning themed personal organiser for Nintendo DS, this September. The new release offers a clever taken on the hugely popular Winx Club series, and is certain to appeal to the series’ millions of ardent fans.Winx Club: Your Magic Universe turns the user’s DS into a comprehensive diary/organizer, that is packed with fun sub-games and Winx Club secrets and information. Using the Enchantix characters from the third series of Winx Club, the easy to use organizer means users will never miss a birthday or important date ever again, and can access their complete friends list at the press of a button. Information on friends and personal information can also be stored, while the denizens of the Winx Club universe, their magical and amazing skills, are ever-present in the DS title’s menus and entertaining sub-games.
