It looks as though at least one new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game is heading to the DS, courtesy of Ubisoft, even though there is a small amount of confusion involved. Much of the uncertainty stems from a possible relation between a game reveal in Nintendo Power and a rating over at the OFLC.
According to the listing from the OFLC, one of the possible Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games is Turtles in Time: Reshelled, which has been rated for the DSi. Meanwhile, the latest edition of Nintendo Power has shed light on TMNT: Arcade Attack, also for the DS, but it may not be for the DSi. The question is, are these actually the same titles? It seems odd that both would be discovered in a similar time frame and may differ only in their names. Or is Ubisoft simply working on two different Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles titles? Either way, I’m sure we’ll find out what’s happening for sure in due time. For now though, you can check out the first details on Arcade Attack below.
– 2 players can participate
– Throw enemies at the screen
– New and old baddies
– Shredder and Baxter Stockman in the game
Media Create has published the latest hardware sales figures from Japan. The results are below.
DSi – 59,578
PSP – 27,187
Wii – 26,972
Xbox 360 – 8,979
DS Lite – 5,735
PS2 – 3,295
PS3 – 2,052
For comparison’s sake, here are the numbers from the week of August 11th (last week).
DSi – 87,936
Wii – 47,732
PSP – 39,882
Xbox 360 – 9,162
DS Lite – 7,921
PS3 – 5,944
PS2 – 4,907
Slowly but surely, more games are beginning to support the online capabilities of the Wii. Because of this, the developers of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up understood that including Wi-Fi connectivity in their title would be important. Here’s what two developers of the game had to say in a developer diary regarding the online functionality in the game.
“Online I would say is everything to this title…Having online extends the replay value of the game infinitely. You can just play people everywhere.” – John Teymoorian, Assistant Producer
“The online is a big deal for fighting game fans…A lot more games on the Wii are suddenly becoming online and we know this was going to be very important for the fans” – Matt Leunig, Associate Producer
SAN FRANCISCO – August 27, 2009 – Ubisoft revealed today that it is releasing a follow-up to its critically acclaimed Jam Sessions video game with Jam Sessions 2 for the Nintendo DS(TM) and Nintendo DSi(TM) systems. Scheduled for release in Fall 2009 in North America, Jam Sessions 2 is a guitar game developed by Plato that makes improving your guitar skills fun and rewarding.
Each song in the gameplay mode serves a different role in advancing players’ guitar skills and songwriting abilities. By progressing through the songbook, players learn techniques that will help them play the guitar and write songs. Armed with their new skills, players can play, create and share their own original music with others.
DSiWare
1 (1) – Flipnote Studio
2 (2) – Nintendo DSi Browser
3 (8) – Guitar Rock Tour
4 (3) – Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
5 (4) – Paper Airplane Chase
6 (5) – Asphalt 4: Elite Racing
7 (6) – Bird & Beans
8 (7) – WarioWare: Snapped!
9 (9) – Dr. Mario Express
10 (10) – Master of Illusion Express: Deep Psyche
11 (13) – Mario Clock
12 (14) – Mario Calculator
13 (11) – Sudoku Student
14 (15) – Photo Clock
15 (12) – Art Style: precipice
16 (N) – Pop+ Solo
17 (16) – Art Style: Boxlife
18 (17) – Brain Age: Arts & Letters
19 (N/A) – Brain Age Express: Sudoku
20 (18) – American Popstar: Road to Celebrity
WiiWare
1 (1) – Reel Fishing Challenge
2 (2) – My Aquarium
3 (5) – My Pokemon Ranch
4 (3) – NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits
5 (6) – World of Goo
6 (9) – Tetris Party
7 (8) – Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
8 (4) – Sexy Poker
9 (10) – Texas Hold’em Tournament
10 (7) – Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 1
11 (12) – Dr. Mario Online Rx
12 (11) – Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord
13 (14) – Family Mini Golf
14 (13) – Water Warfare
15 (N/A) – Family Slot Car Racing
16 (16) – Defend your Castle
17 (18) – Brain Challenge
18 (19) – CueSports – Pool Revolution
19 (17) – Bust-A-Move Plus!
20 (15) – Overturn
VC
1 (1) – Super Mario Bros. 3
2 (2) – Super Mario Bros.
3 (3) – Super Mario World
4 (5) – Super Mario Bros. 2
5 (4) – The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
6 (7) – Super Mario 64
7 (6) – Super Star Wars
8 (8) – Punch-Out!!
9 (10) – The Legend of Zelda
10 (9) – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
11 (11) – Mario Kart 64
12 (12) – Pac-Man
13 (13) – Donkey Kong Country
14 (14) – Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
15 (16) – Donkey Kong
16 (15) – Paper Mario
17 (18) – The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
18 (17) – Sonic the Hedgehog 2
19 (19) – Galaga
20 (20) – Excitebike
Interactive Crime-Solving Title Scheduled for Release this Holiday Season
MIDLOTHIAN, VA – August 27, 2009 – Leading videogame publisher, SouthPeak Games, announced today a new Nintendo DS™ title, Crime Scene™, scheduled for release this holiday season. Crime Scene puts players in the role of a detective, giving them a full arsenal of police tools to solve crimes and ensure justice is served.
“People love a good ‘whodunit’, so we’re about to give them a bunch of head-scratching crimes to solve,” said Richard Iggo, VP of Marketing at SouthPeak. “Whether you are a fan of police dramas on TV, classic detective fiction, or just tricky puzzles, Crime Scene allows players to take part in their own tense, high stakes investigation and get involved in forensic work.”
This information comes from the Retro Studios video tour/developer interview which we posted yesterday…
“Of course I’m sad to see her go. But those things have a way of creeping back. I think Retro will always be associated with the Metroid Prime franchise. And who knows, maybe we’ll do another one some day.” – Michael Kelbaugh, President & CEO of Retro Studios
Personally, I would love to see Retro work on one more Metroid game. For now I’m happy that they’re developing something different, but I know that I’ll always remember Retro for successfully handling Samus’ transition from 2D to 3D.
