“We think there will be a Nintendo key property coming out by the end of the year. They haven’t given us any insight, but they have told us to reserve [shelf] space.” – Don DeMatteo, CEO of GameStop
Time to add more hype to the E3 fire! Even though Iwata has been one of the few Nintendo executives that have been really pumping up the event, it looks as though there could be at least one pretty big game hitting this year and could end up being showcased at E3.
DSiWare
1 (1) – Nintendo DSi Browser
2 (2) – WarioWare: Snapped!
3 (3) – Bird & Beans
4 (4) – Master of Illusion Express: Funny Face
5 (5) – Art Style: AQUIA
6 (6) – Brain Age Express: Math
7 (N) – Master of Illusion Express: Shuffle Games
8 (N) – Mixed Messages
VC
1 (1) – Super Mario Bros. 3
2 (2) – Super Mario Bros.
3 (3) – Super Punch-Out!!
4 (4) – Super Mario World
5 (5) – Super Mario Bros. 2
6 (7) – The Legend of Zelda
7 (6) – Punch-Out!!
8 (9) – Super Mario 64
9 (8) – Pac-Man
10 (10) – Mario Kart 64
11 (11) – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
12 (13) – Donkey Kong Country
13 (12) – Donkey Kong
14 (14) – Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
15 (15) – Sonic the Hedgehog 2
16 (16) – The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
17 (17) – Galaga
18 (19) – Paper Mario
19 (18) – Excitebike
20 (20) – Tecmo Bowl
WiiWare
1 (1) – World of Goo
2 (2) – My Aquarium
3 (3) – Tetris Party
4 (7) – My Pokémon Ranch
5 (5) – Onslaught
6 (6) – Dr Mario Online Rx
7 (8) – Cue Sports – Pool Revolution
8 (10) – Brain Challenge
9 (4) – Bit.Trip Beat
10 (11) – Fun! Fun! Minigolf
11 (12) – Defend Your Castle
12 (9) – Pop’Em Drop’Em SAMEGAME
13 (N) – Bonsai Barber
14 (N) – Equilibrio
15 (13) – Target Toss Pro: Bags
16 (15) – Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
17 (19) – Sandy Beach
18 (16) – Wild West Guns
19 (14) – Midnight Bowling
20 (17) – Bomberman Blast
– Vicarious Visions working on DS versions (Autobots, Decepticons)
– Each versions have own missions
– Better controls, tighter missions
– 25 missions in each version, can connect for local deathmatch battles
– Krome Studios working on Wii version
– 3 types of missions (combat, driving, flying)
– Fighting elements with platforming mechanics for combat missions (fixed path, can’t move from area where battles are happening)
– Go through traffic levels in robot vehicle form in driving missions – sometimes transform out of vehicle to take on enemies
– Control airborne Transformers in flying missions
– Co-op option – Second player can target enemies with IR – co-op Arena Mode
– Frame rate a big chuggy right now
“This is rumor and speculation. The terms, conditions and contracts between Nintendo and developers is a private and confidential matter.” – Nintendo UK spokesperson
This isn’t a shocking response at all. After all, I don’t think Nintendo would be willing to come right out and admit to the claims have been made.
– 6 hub worlds, 20 environments, over 50 missions
– roughly 100 different humans, all based on various stereotypes
– main enemies are the Verminators and Vermi-dogs
– Verminators set traps to catch Rabbids, but they are actually scared of Rabbids
– levels hide various collectibles
– collect target items for new abilities: use a hospital patient’s oxygen bed to float
– new game mechanics added in roughly every 20 minutes
– target items can help you progress in other environments
– chase, battle, time attack, boss missions
– 15 hours of gameplay
– cutscenes explain missions
– crazy music and slapstick comedy…and fart jokes
– each mission ends with you flushing your goodies down a toilet
– multiplayer, but details not yet revealed
– locations: Airport, Builders’ Yard, Graveyard, Museum, Office, Pile, Supermarket (may be more)
– games of inspiration: Mario Kart and Super Mario Galaxy
– motion-control for opening doors and other context-sensitive events
– took almost a year to decide what direction to go with the game
Vienna, Austria, April 15, 2009; Quantic Lab, an experienced Quality Assurance facility committed to bringing high quality PC/Wii/DS games to market, is pleased to announce the completion of their successful collaboration with JoWooD on DS title LifeSigns.
“This eagerly anticpated title for the DS, currently a top seller in the UK, is one of the titles Quantic Labs has had in the works for quite some time,” said Stefan Seicarescu, CEO of Quantic Lab.
“Developed in Japan, the testing procedures for LifeSigns proved to be challenging, but nevertheless a rewarding challenge. Services provided by Quantic Labs for this title exceeded standard testing procedures, our team also worked on adapting the game content to different language versions”. says Marius Popa, Project Manager at Quantic Lab. “This proved to be challenging as the title was first intended for release only in Japan. Fitting and adapting Japanese game design to other languages was very time-consuming. Furthermore the context of the game, a Soap Opera where you live the thrilling life of a surgeon with different paths to solve the game and a high re-playability grade, results in an unusually high amount of text lines, over 40.000, so it needed extended testing assistance” added Mr. Marius Popa.
