Update: Apparently someone working on the Wii version of Modern Warfare says that the game is NOT going to support WiiSpeak: “I’m not sure where the presenters got their information from, but the game doesn’t support wii speak. Sorry guys.” I can’t confirm that this person is in fact a developer, but now when you think of it, it would be sort of odd for WiiSpeak to be suddenly included.
Even though WiiSpeak support in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex was not originally planned, the developers have had a change of heart. At an Activision Blizzard press event in Portugal, it was confirmed that the title will make use of the peripheral after all. A captured slide at the event notes:
“Players can talk with their team over the Wii WiFi network, with no headset required. This feature is not normally available with Wii online games”
This is, without a doubt, fantastic news. But you have to wonder if the negative reaction to the lack of WiiSpeak support influenced the developers to change their minds.
Players Experience the Panic Before the Terror in Visceral Games’ Critically-Acclaimed Wii-Exclusive Action Horror Prequel
Redwood City, CA – September 25, 2009 – Visceral Games™, an award-winning studio of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that Dead Space™ Extraction has shipped to retail in Europe and will be shipping in North America on September 29th. Designed exclusively for the Wii™, Dead Space Extraction is the first title to ship under Visceral Games’ new studio name. Dead Space Extraction is the prequel to last year’s critical darling Dead Space, winner of over 70 international critics awards and widely recognized for evolving the action horror genre. Dead Space Extraction is already following in its predecessor’s footsteps, earning a perfect “5-out-of-5” stars from GamePro, whose review said that “Extraction is one hell of a ride… well paced and directed; the story is strong and the gun fights are satisfying.”“Dead Space Extraction has been such a rewarding project for many different reasons,” said Steve Papoutsis, Executive Producer on Dead Space Extraction. “We have successfully brought Dead Space’s trademark action horror experience to a new platform while maintaining our studio’s high standards for quality and polish. Dead Space Extraction will be one of the defining action horror games for the Wii.”
Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
2. Ghostbusters: The Video Game — Slimer Edition (Atari)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. The Beatles: Rock Band (MTV Games)
5. EA Sports Active (EA Sports)
Japan:
1. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
2. Forever Blue 2: Umi no Yobigoe (Nintendo)
3. Monster Hunter 3 Classic Controller Bundle (Capcom)
4. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
5. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
3. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
4. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts)
5. Wii Play (Nintendo)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (Konami)
2. Scribblenauts (Warner Bros.)
3. Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (Nintendo)
4. Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (Nintendo)
5. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Love Plus (Konami)
2. Tomodachi Collection (Nintendo)
3. Dragon Quest IX (Square Enix)
4. Pocket Monsters: Heart Gold (Nintendo)
5. Pocket Monsters: Soul Silver (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box (Nintendo)
2. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)
3. Peppa Pig: The Game (Ubisoft)
4. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Disney)
5. Junior Brain Trainer (Avanquest)
I’ve been holding back on this news for a few hours since the Club Nintendo site has been a bit wonky. Looks like everything is fixed now, though!
Anyway, as was promised a few weeks ago, there is a new prize available over at Club Nintendo. It’s a Zelda set of goods, which includes a history of Link, Phantom Hourglass, and Twilight Princess posters. You can check out more details below, and we’ve posted images of the posters in this post.
“This poster is accompanied by promotional posters for The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.
– 3 posters ship together as a set
– Ships in a poster tube.
– Collector’s Edition History of Link Poster measures 16.5″ x 28.7″
– The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess promotional posters measure 22″ x 28”
Halo 3:ODST – 9
Dead Space Extraction – 8
Scribblenauts – 7
Demon’s Souls – 9
Section 8 – 7
Mini Ninjas – 7
Katamari Forever – 7
Need For Speed: Shift – 8
WET – 5
FIFA 10 – 9
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 – 7
Motorstorm Arctic Edge – 7
Gran Turismo PSP – 7
Guitar Hero 5 – 7
The Beatles: Rock Band – 7
Zuma’s Revenge – 8
Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box – 7
Blood Bowl – 3
Metroid Prime Trilogy – 8
