You guys have probably noticed that, over the last few days, there’s been almost a drought in news. A number of people have been on vacation since Christmas and the usual round of news starts to drop off around December in general. Things have pretty much come to a halt today, as tonight is New Year’s Eve. I’ll post any Nintendo news I come across that I find significant, but please be aware that there might not be a whole lot of content to share. However, in the next day or so, things should pick up once again.
Other than that make sure you check out Jason’s New Super Mario Bros. Wii review and have a happy New Year!
1. New Super Mario Bros. Wii – 506,000 / 2,44,000
2. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks – 291,000 / 291,000
3. Tomodachi Collection – 227,000 / 2,317,000
4. Final Fantasy XIII – 189,000 / 1,69,000
5. Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver – 125,000 / 3,465,000
6. Wii Fit Plus – 114,000 / 1,315,000
7. Inazuma Eleven 2 – 99,000 / 908,000
8. Wii Sports Resort – 77,200 / 1,568,000
9. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii 2– 66,000 / 200,000
10. Professor Layton and the Devil’s Flute – 64,000 / 559,000
Naughty Dog has worked on some pretty significant franchises such like Crash Bandicoot, Jak & Daxter, and most recently, Uncharted. While the company has been busy with the PlayStation 3 in recent years, the company will not be developing a Wii title anytime soon, as they are a subsidiary of Sony.
With that said, Naughty Dog co-president Evan Wells appreciates the system. In an interview, Wells was asked if Naughty Dog has been considering motion control for the future. In his response, Wells discussed some of his feelings regarding the Wii and complemented some of its software.
“I think right for the genre that we’re in? We really don’t have any interest in using the motion control to do a third-person action game. If we were going to make a motion controller game, I think we’d want to tackle it from the bottom up and make sure that we were designing the game around the motion control, the way the best Wii games are designed. I’m not a Wii hater at all, in fact, it’s probably one of my most played consoles in the house. I have a 3-year old son which might account for some of that [laughs], but I think Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort are some of the best experiences of this generation, honestly. They’re immensely playable and competitive, and just great fun with a group of people in the same room. Yeah, I think the PlayStation audience is totally for it, in fact, I bet you there are lot of closet Wii owners in the PlayStation community. If there is some really good software for that motion controller, I think it can be a big, big success.”
Game Info:
Genre: 2-D Platformer
Available: Now
Video: 16:9/480p
Audio: Stereo
Players: 1-4
Nintendo Wi-Fi: None
ESRB: Everyone
Nintendo and Shigeru Miyamoto return Mario back to the realm of 2-D once again for New Super Mario Bros. Wii. This time up to four players can join in on the platforming goodness that originally made the Super Mario Bros. franchise such a smash sensation all those years ago. Unsurprisingly, Princess Peach has been kidnapped by Bowser & Co. and it’s up to you (and three of your closest friends) to once again rescue the princess and set things right in the Mushroom Kingdom.
– Similar to Jump Ultimate Stars (fighter)
– Graphics are 2D sprites
– Has a 4 player mode (local Wi-Fi)
– Fighting focuses on chakra rush attack
– Naruto, Sasuke, Deidara, and Itachi playable
– Releasing in spring 2010.
Below is the list of the best-selling video game products of 2009 on Amazon, through the month of December.
1. Wii
2. Wii Remote Controller
3. Wii MotionPlus
4. Wii Nunchuk Controller
5. New Super Mario Bros. Wii
6. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board
7. Wii Sports Resort
8. Wii Fit
9. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (360)
10. Mario Kart Wii with Wii Wheel
– Called Daikaiju Battle Ultra Coliseum DX: Ultra Senshi Daishuketsu
– Fighting game
– Characters include Ultraman, Ultraman Mebius, Ultraman Dyna, Ultraseven, Ultraman Leo, Astra
– Releasing 2/25/10
1. [WII] New Super Mario Bros Wii
2. [DS] The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
3. [DS] Tomodachi Collection
4. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIII
5. [DS] Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver
6. [WII] Wii Fit Plus
7. [DS] Inazuma Eleven 2
8. [WII] Wii Sports Resort
9. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii 2
10. [DS] Professor Layton and the Devil’s Flute
