Poised to feature the most authentic, entertaining and compelling simulation of WWE programming to date across multiple videogame platforms, WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 will introduce inspiring creative and online freedom, significant franchise improvements and a comprehensive roster of today’s most prominent WWE Superstars and Divas. WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 is currently in development for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PSP, Wii and Nintendo DS, with a scheduled release date of October 20, 2009.
“WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 will put the power of created freedom and shareable, user-generated content directly into the players’ hands, giving them the ability to control the action beyond anything ever witnessed in WWE programming,” said Brian Coleman, vice president, global brand management, THQ. “Combined with new Road to WrestleMania storylines, an impressive roster and other major franchise updates, including our new gameplay experiences on Wii and Nintendo DS, WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 will be the must-have game for players on October 20.”
Videos
Real People Play Professor Layton: Video 1
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box Info Video
Mario & Sonic: Olympic Winter Games Video 3
Madden NFL 10 – Road to the Super Bowl
Super Empire Strikes Back
FFIV: The After Years BTS Spot
The Beatles: Rock Band Video 3
Daisy Fuentes Pilates: Double Leg Circle
Mr. Driller W Info Video
Guitar Hero 5 – BTS with Shirley Manson
Scribblenauts Info Video
Bakugen: Battle Brawlers Info Video
Spore Hero – Create Your Own Shark Tank!
Mini Ninjas – Shun
Imagine Teacher: Class Trip Info Video
Pop+ Solo – Focus Mode Video
Digest Video
Demos (Expire 8/30)
Shorts
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Ant Nation
Personal Trainer: Cooking Mac & Cheese Demo
– Button input is available
– You can earn collectible cards, and use those cards to gain power-ups
– Unlock content like arenas, backstage areas, and profiles
– There will be a story mode
– “Create a superstar” is in the game
– Training mini-games
– There are interactive cut-scenes
– You can learn new moves and customizations for your wrestler
– Franchise first: ‘Ambulance match’
“I think that they may see sales suffer, and certainly will see sales down year-over-year. So we have to see if they cut, unbundle and cut, or rebundle (with Wii Sports Resort plus Wii Motion Plus). They’re hard to figure out.” – Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter
“(Nintendo is) struggling to keep the Wii relevant.” – Kaufman Bros. Todd Mitchell
“While the target audience for the two platforms varies greatly, some consumers will face a tough decision to purchase the Wii with outdated processing power or the PlayStation 3 with a built-in Blu-Ray player.” – Jesse Divnich, EEDAR
I personally feel that some sort of price balance is needed to keep the Wii selling as well as it has been. Be that a price cut or a new bundle, something is going to happen to make more people purchase the system other than just new software.
Out of all the info that came out of this year’s GamesCom, one recently revealed detail will have many people heaving a sigh of disappointment.
“I got confirmation at Cologne’s Gamescom that Beyond Good & Evil 2 is on hold for now. No idea if it’s def or temporary but it sucks.”
This is a huge let-down for fans of the series, without a doubt. I can’t say that I was looking forward to the game, as I’ve yet to play an installment of the franchise, but for those that were this is an unfortunate piece of news.
