BATTLE ROBOTS, TAKE ON PUZZLES, MAKE MUSIC AND DISCOVER THE MAGIC OF THE FARAWAY TREE – ALL IN ONE WEEK!
3rd June 2010: Get ready for battle as RobocalypseTM – Beaver Defense blasts into view on WiiWare this week. Also on WiiWare is the addictive puzzle game Brain DrainTM – challenge yourself with puzzles from all three game modes.
On Nintendo DSiWare this week – A Topsy Turvy Life: Turvy DropsTM turns gaming upside-down, with an innovative take on the classic block puzzle game. You can also show off your musical skills to all your friends in Music on: Electronic Keyboard; catch up with the latest Flips chapter in Flips The Folk Of The Faraway Tree; and last, but certainly not least, tackle Sudoku like you never have before in Crazy Sudoku.
Juju
– Of the Homs race
– Male
– 13 years-old
– 153 cm tall
– Carne’s little brother
– Went to a camp outside the city with Carne following the attack on Colony 6
Odama
– Of the Homs race
– Male
– 60 years-old
– 165 cm tall
– In charge of the Colony 6 defense force
– Protected the city from the Kishin army
Gad
– Of the Homs race
– Male
– 26 years-old
– 191 cm tall
– Colony 6 defense force soldier
– Knows how to use the Ether Rifle well
– Called Kumanage
– Two versions
– “Throwing action game”
– Takes place in a mysterious picture book in an old mansion
– Use Wiimote to throw objects to solve puzzles
– Boy character Kiina or girl character Piina based on the version you buy
– Kiina’s volume: Paper bears, “strange but cute” characters appear from the picture book, need to throw them to protect your blue gem
– Piin’a volume: Toss paper bears at gimmicks to gather red candy
– Releasing June 8 in Japan
– 1,000 Wii points each
– Different stages and stories in both versions
– Bonuses for those who clear both versions
– Probably will be released worldwide
– Akira Oguro is an illustrator
This information comes from HMV…
– Wanwan Karuta: Four players, Wii remote plays a different sound for each, sound needs to match animal on screen
– Remote Control Hide and Seek: Hide the Wiimote in the room, others players need to locate it, Wiimote emits sound
– Sensitive Bomb: Hold Wii remote like a bomb, pass it to others without shaking it
– Games above under the Living Party mode (one of three modes)
– Six games in this mode
– Over 80 minigames in the Teiban/Standard move
– Optional Wiimote bundle confirmed
I think that both Nintendo fans and non-fans alike can agree on one undeniable truth—Mario and co. comprise a company that loves its franchises. Zelda, Metroid, Kirby, Pokémon—even Super Smash Bros. has become a franchise in its own right after all these years. And while it can’t be argued that fans don’t enjoy these series, it certainly can be asserted that Nintendo is perhaps a little too reliant on too few franchises. With the advent of the Wii three and a half years ago, we fans were expecting a huge influx of next-gen updates to our favorite games, but the disappointing thing (at least to this gamer) was that only a few series received those updates, a la Twilight Princess, Brawl, and Galaxy (even Galaxy 2 now—doesn’t Mario ever take a vacation that isn’t interrupted by nasty goo?).
So here’s my proposition, Miyamoto: Give these franchises a second look.
This information comes from the latest Famitsu…
– EA, Capcom, Tecmo Koei, Konami, Square Enix, SEGA, Ubisoft have surprises for E3
– Namco Bandai and Bethesda have “secrets”
– EA and Ubisoft conferences on June 15
– Namco Bandai conference on June 16
– Konami conference TBA
– Early E3 information in next Famitsu
– New mini lessons
– More than 50 pictures that can be used as motifs
– Can save to game cart instead of internal storage
– More history slots for saving
– 10 new frame designs
– Apple drawing demo (can send to other players)
– Only save to cart’s memory, unlike DSiWare SD card option
– DSi/DSi XL owners: Can use a feature to take a picture with the camera for reference when you draw
– Releasing June 19
– 2,800 yen