SEGA has already dated the anticipated Wii FPS The Conduit for June 23 in North America. Gamers living in Europe meanwhile, have been left waiting to see when the game would arriving. If SEGA’s own official The Conduit site is to be believed, European gamers will be able to purchase the game on June 26. That’s not too long of a wait, considering it will come out just three days before in North America.
Nintendo’s very own Shigeru Miyamoto filed a patent pertaining to a new DS RPG. At this time, it’s unclear if this patent will ever see the day of light, but it’s interesting nonetheless.
Some details on how the game would be played:
– Randomly attacked by monsters
– Poker monsters with finger/stylus to attack
– Touching the monster will hurt it
– Monsters move in patterns
– Can deal more damage by hitting it the monster’s weak spot (ex: face then torso)
– Less damage if you hit monster’s shield
– Mix of FPS/light gun games/turn-based RPG
There are now some new/old details on the Wii’s new horror title Feel/Ju-on.
– Set in a haunted mansion
– Use Wiimote as flashlight
– Control members of a family
– Walk around mansion
– Encounter various forms of fear
– Game gives you fight level at end of a stage based on Wii remote motions
– Multiplayer mode allows players to control gimmicks that appear
This comes from the video interview we posted a few days ago, but I thought that this information was still relevant (and important) since we did not refer to the news directly.
Nintendo’s executive vice president of sales and marketing Cammie Dunaway was recently asked if Sony has been doing anything better than Nintendo with the PSP to broaden the market. Essentially, she brushed off the question. Dunaway instead opted to discuss how Nintendo is pleased with their sales numbers and that the company is “setting records every month.”
“Well, we’re pretty pleased with our sales numbers. We keep setting records every month according to NPD. So I think that the DS and now the DSi are doing a pretty darn good job meeting consumers’ needs.”
After hearing some rumors from GDC, there was a chance that Wii MotionPlus would ship with a forced sleeve. Then a few official images of the product seemed to reinforce that idea. Don’t worry, however. Gameplayer is reporting that consumers will be able to remove MotionPlus from its glove after all. I suppose it would have been a bit silly if Nintendo would not allow for the peripheral to be removed.
The NPD Group has released an expanded listing of the March 2009 sales data. Items starred include limited/collector/instrument bundles
1. Resident Evil 5 (360)* Capcom USA
2. Pokemon Platinum Version (DS) Nintendo of America
3. Halo Wars (360)* Microsoft
4. Resident Evil 5 (PS3)* Capcom USA
5. Wii Fit (Wii) Nintendo of America
6. MLB ’09: The Show (PS3) Sony
7. Killzone 2 (PS3) Sony
8. Wii Play w/ Wii Remote (Wii) Nintendo of America
9. Mario Kart Wii w/ Wheel (Wii) Nintendo of America
10. Major League Baseball 2K9 (360) Take 2 Interactive
11. Guitar Hero Metallica (360) Activision Blizzard
12. Call of Duty: World of War* (360) Activision Blizzard
13. Street Fighter IV* (360) Capcom USA
14. Mario Kart DS (DS) Nintendo of America
15. Street Fighter IV* (360) Capcom
16. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) Nintendo of America
17. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (DS) Nintendo of America
18. MLB ’09: The Show (PS2) Sony
19. Halo 3 (360)* Microsoft
20. LEGO Star Wars: Complete Saga (Wii) LucasArts
And here are the top 10 Wii/DS titles…
1. Wii Fit – Nintendo of America
2. Wii Play w/ Remote – Nintendo of America
3. Mario Kart w/ Wheel – Nintendo of America
4. LEGO Star Wars: Complete Saga – LucasArts
5. Link’s Crossbow Training – Nintendo of America
6. Guitar Hero World Tour* – Activision Blizzard
7. Guitar Hero Metallica – Activision Blizzard
8. New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis – Nintendo of America
9. MadWorld – SEGA of America
10. Sonic and the Black Knight – SEGA of America
1. Pokemon Platinum – Nintendo of America
2. Mario Kart DS – Nintendo of America
3. New Super Mario Bros – Nintendo of America
4. Professor Layton and the Curious Village – Nintendo of America
5. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars – Take 2 Interactive
6. LEGO Star Wars: Complete Saga – LucasArts
7. Phineas and Ferb – Disney Interactive Studios
8. Mario Party – Nintendo of America
9. Super Mario 64 DS – Nintendo of America
10. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force – Disney Interactive Studios
Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
3. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft)
4. Wii Play (Nintendo)
5. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts)
Japan:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Oboro Muramasa (Marvelous)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. Wii de Asobu: Pikmin 2 (Nintendo)
5. Shape Boxing de Wii Enjoy Diet! (Rocket Company)
UK:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Wii Play (Nintendo)
3. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
5. Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party (Ubisoft)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo)
2. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)
3. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
4. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
5. Rhythm Heaven (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Pro Yakyuu Famista DS 2009 (Namco)
2. Rittai Picross (Nintendo)
3. Mario & Luigi RPG 3 (Nintendo)
4. Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! DS Fate of Heat II – Unmei no Futari (Marvelous)
5. Gakken Hangul Sanmai DS (Gakken)
UK:
1. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)
2. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (Rockstar)
3. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
4. Puzzler Collection (Ubisoft)
5. Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo)
