id Software has been involved with games such as Doom and Quake. But what does the company think of the Wii? According to Todd Hollenshead, id’s CEO, independent development in the Wii “is not really justified yet.”
“…So the game-centric game-based properties are successful on 360 and PS3, and PC, especially if you have a combined launch. They’re not as successful on the Wii. In fact, if you’re already doing those others, then maybe you add the Wii as your fourth platform. But if you look at the numbers, independent Wii-centric development is not really justified yet. Now, maybe it’s just that we don’t know how to exploit it, and Nintendo does because they made the Wii, and they’re really that good. And I’m not trying to take away from those guys at Nintendo. Their games are awesome–I’m a fan, too. But as a company that doesn’t make Nintendo-type games, the Wii is less of a compelling platform for us to really sink a lot of resources into.” – Todd Hollenshead, id’s CEO
SEGA has opened up a teaser site for a new Shining Force title. Currently, there isn’t too much that can be seen, but page does indicate that some news will be released on April 17. It’s more than possible that this is a Nintendo-related announcement, but for now, we’ll just have to wait and see.
Small update: Added video
Uh oh. Looks like Cammie Dunaway, NOA’s executive VP of sales and marketing confirmed that she’ll take the stage at this year’s E3 again. On the bright side, she promises that we won’t see any antics this year like attempting to snowboard.
Here’s Ms. Dunaway addressing why Nintendo fans should be excited about E3:
“Well, because, I’m going to be up on stage presenting, something that your fans ought to love. But I’m not gonna snowboard, I’m not gonna show my mother’s day card. I’m just going to talk about the games.”
There was one other detail that Cammie touched upon, again about E3. I’m not too sure if she was cut off, but when asked if there was anything she could say about E3, she simply shrugged her shoulders said, “All I can say is I hope we have something.”
Jake Hunter Detective Story: Memories of the Past (DS) – T
Petz Fashion Dogz and Catz (DS) – E
Starforce (Wii) – E
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus (Wii) – T
Tower Toppler (Wii) – E
Summer Games II (Wii) – E
Last year, Capcom held CAPTIVATE 08 to showcase upcoming games. The company has confirmed that the event will take place again this year and has revealed which games will be present when it takes place on April 29. In addition to the games mentioned below, Capcom says that Monster Hunter Free Unite, Resident Evil for Wii, and Bionic Commando will be at the event. New game announcements will be made as well.
Dead Rising 2: Inafune-san himself will be living it up in Monte Carlo. There’s a new, amazing trailer that will blow your socks off (more motorcycle action!) and we’ll be seeing gameplay for the first time.
Lost Planet 2: Takeuchi-san gets no rest, as he’s now full-time on LP2. If you’ve seen the latest issue of Official Xbox Magazine, you’ll have read Fran’s breathless first-hand account of her co-op play session in Japan. This game is really impressing me, both from a technical perspective (the MT Framework 2.0 looks even better than RE5) and from a pure gameplay stance. Four man co-op to take down Akrids the size of battleships? Yes, please.
Dark Void: Morgano has a new playable demo filled with jetpack-y goodness and weak-crotched robots that is going to really rev you up. With SFIV and RE5 out the door and LP2 and DR2 so far away, I think it’s time for everyone to start paying more attention to this hot game.
Spyborgs: announced last year (too early), Spyborgs will be removing its cloaking field to show the direction that Capcom and the ex-Insomniac crew at Bionic Games have taken this title. All new art direction and gameplay mechanics have replaced some of the more “younger” feel of the game, and they’ve really fine-tuned the Wii controls for this new action directive.
Resident Evil The Darkside Chronicles: Kawata-san also earned no vacation; after finishing the immensity of Resident Evil 5, he immediately had to jump back into the zombie-infested world of RE. We got a very early sneak preview of REDSC right before the launch of RE5, but Kawata-san has promised that he’s going to go more in depth with the new cover mechanic being introduced in this game, as well as showing off how the Wii remote is being used.
DJ Daddy Dog, right, from New York’s Scratch DJ Academy, looks on as Isa Herico, showcases her rhythm skills at the launch celebration for Nintendo’s newest Nintendo DS video game, Rhythm Heaven, Thursday, April 9, 2009, in New York.
Consumers play Rhythm Heaven, the newly released video game for Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi, at the Scratch DJ Academy in New York, Thursday, April 9, 2009. Fans showed off their rhythm skills by playing the DJ School mini-game found in Rhythm Heaven and in return received a DJ lesson from the pros.
