WiiWare
Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 2 – 315 blocks
3-2-1, Rattle Battle! – 196 blocks
VC
Phantasy Star – 26 blocks
DSiWare
Puzzle League Express – 43 blocks
As was posted a few days ago, Nintendo Power is teasing a “major” DSi title, which will be unveiled in the November issue. There hasn’t been much to go on, but now it appears that a new Shantae game may be the secret. Over at their Twitter, Way Forward posted, “Nintendo Power teasing a MAJOR DSiWare release in the next issue? AND it will make many gamers “very, very happy”? Hmmm.”
This still doesn’t prove anything of course. Right now, it still hasn’t been confirmed that the Twitter mentioned is the official account for the company. However, gamers know that WayForward has been teasing a new Shantae game over the past few months and DSiWare would make a perfect home for the series.
Mario and Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story (DS) – 9.5
NHL 2K10 (Wii) – 8.0
Cursed Mountain (Wii) – 7.0
Muramasa: The Demon Blade (Wii) – 8.0
Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga (Wii) – 4.0
Fossil Fighters (DS) – 8.0
Bleach: The 3rd Phantom (DS) – 4.0
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (DS) – 8.0
The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road (DS) – 6.5
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (Wii) – 5.0
Spectrobes: Origins (Wii) – 5.5
IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey (DS) – 4.0
ACTIVISION PUBLISHING ANNOUNCES RAPALA®: WE FISHTM, THE FIRST FISHING GAME DEVELOPED SPECIFICALLY FOR WiiTM
A Whole New Species of Fishing Game!
SANTA MONICA, CA – August 31, 2009 – Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) has announced a brand new entry in its Rapala fishing franchise, Rapala®: We Fish™ for Wii™. Slated for release on September 29, Rapala: We Fish is the first fishing title developed specifically for Wii™, featuring over-the-top fun and action-packed fishing. The game is packaged with the Rapala fishing rod and reel peripheral, letting players cast it, crank it and set the hook!
“We’ve partnered with Rapala to develop a new type of fishing game that focuses on arcade style family fun for the Wii™,” said David Oxford, Activision Publishing. “Combining responsive controls with an action-packed, humorous direction, we have created a fishing game that’s unlike anything out there.”
Below is a message that a Monster Hunter 3 player received for cheating…
“Because you used modified data to connect online, you’re now banned. The ban will be lifted at 22:49 on 12/12/9999. In the future, if you violate the terms of service, it is possible that you will be banned for good.”
Cheating/hacking is something that has plagued a number of Wii titles, but it looks as though Capcom is looking to take care of any potential issue right away. Although, the year 9999 seems to be quite far away…
“All for one and one for all” is an apt way to describe the latest lineup of downloadable games from the Wii™ Shop Channel and Nintendo DSi™ Shop. Each of this week’s new titles is a single-player affair, but they’re all quite different in genre and style, offering something special for a variety of gaming tastes.
Gamers looking for a partial taste of the next Kingdom Hearts game will have to play through Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, which should be hitting Japan sometime this winter. In an interview with Famitsu, Kingdom Hearts creator Tetsuya Nomura stated that Birth by Sleep possesses a secret video that will provide some insight for the next game. This may remind players of Kingdom Hearts I and II, as they both had their own mystery endings. Unfortunately, Nomura wouldn’t budge when asked if he was referring to Kingdom Hearts III.
Famitsu: Do you think people will want to replay the first title after clearing this one?
Nomura: Hmmm, I think there are a lot of puzzling elements, so maybe they’ll want to play the next game…And there’ll be a secret movie too.
Famitsu: The next game!? Do you mean “III”!?
Nomura: The next game will be the next game (laughs)
Thanks to Poke3 for the news tip!
