London – January 5, 2010 – Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games today confirmed that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Nintendo for its forthcoming Wii title Monster Hunter Tri, the next instalment in the multi-million selling series. Under the terms of the agreement Nintendo will be responsible for the sales, marketing and distribution of Monster Hunter Tri throughout European and Australian territories with Capcom remaining as publisher. Monster Hunter Tri is scheduled for release this coming April and will set the bar in the action/adventure genre with the introduction of new features and gameplay elements as the Monster Hunter franchise makes its debut on the Nintendo system.
Monster Hunter Tri is one of the most strikingly beautiful games ever created for the Wii and brings to life a living breathing ecosystem where man and monster co-exist. The title’s single player story mode sees gamers taking on the role of a hunter whose village is beset by a series of violent tremors that threaten to destroy it. Charged by the village chief to discover the source of the earthquakes players will embark on a series of quests where they must face gigantic beasts that inhabit both land and sea.
A few days ago, a countdown was discovered on Platinum Games’ Japanese website. There has been much speculation that the company could be ready to unveil Shinji Mikami’s game, which has been in development since 2008. The countdown seemed to point to an unveiling in just a few days (or perhaps earlier if there were to be a news leak from Famitsu), although it looks like that is no longer the case. The official Platinum Games site now indicates that the countdown will expire in 27 days, that is unless the page is experiencing some sort of glitch at the moment. It is possible, however, that Platinum Games may simply need to wait a little bit longer before making an announcement.
Virtual Console wishes
– Craig’s list includes Pit-Fighter
– Aladin probably won’t be released on the VC due to liscensing issues
– Ducktales might be held up because of the Disney aspect, although relicensing isn’t out of the picture entirely (see TMNT for Wii and Xbox Live)
– Earthbound another wanted VC title
– Podcast team also would like Battletoads, it was on Craig’s list
– Scott and Jack would like to see Sonic & Knuckles
– Most wanted choices for VC: Scott – Mutant League Football, Sam – Metal Warriors, Jack – Vectorman 2, Craig – Rush 2049
Videos
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Challenge 2
Wii Fit Plus Challenge 2
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle Video 4
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle Mini Games Teaser
What’s New at Animal Crossing City Folk January
Shiren the Wander Info Video
Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll Gameplay Video 3
Heron: Steam Machine Info
Pub Darts Info
Fast Draw Showdown Info
Hell’s Kitchen Vs. Info
Calling Story Video
Foto Showdown Info Video
The Daring Game for Girls Info Video
Demos (Expire 1/10)
Disney The Princess and the Frog
James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game
Bakugan Battle Brawlers
Cooking Mama 3: Shop and Chop
Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games – Alpine Skiing
James Patterson Women’s Mystery Club
Naruto Shippuden: Ninja Destiny 2
Imagine Teacher: Class Trip
WiiWare
Fast Draw Showdown – 320 blocks
Pub Darts – 125 blocks
Heron: Steam Machine – 114 blocks
VC
Final Flight 3 – 31 blocks
DSiWare
Trajectile – 42 blocks
Hell’s Kitchen Vs. – 41 blocks
Animal Puzzle Adventure – 39 blocks
• Super Street Fighter IV
• Lost Planet 2
• Dark Void on PC
• Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition
• Mega Man 10
• Final Fight/Magic Sword
• Monster Hunter Tri
• Tatsunoko VS Capcom
• MotoGP
• Ace Attorney Investigations
ESPN is reporting that EA will be bringing NBA Jam back from the dead. Not only that, but it’s also going to be a Wii exclusive. For now, there are no gameplay details to share. However, according to ESPN, an official announcement will be made in February.
This is another part of Nintendo Power’s “250 reasons to love Nintendo” in their latest magazine. The list is in no particular order.
– Blue Falcon
– Yoshi
– Rush
– Arwing
– Samus’s ship
– Epoch
– Dragoon
– Epona
– Falcon
‘Are You the Fastest Gun in the West?!’
GORMLEY, Ontario, Canada – January 4, 2010 – Digital Leisure Inc. a leading developer and publisher of interactive video-based titles and console games, announced today the launch of Fast Draw Showdown, designed exclusively for Nintendo’s WiiWare™ game service.
When it comes to fast draw there’re only two types of people: the quick…and the dead! Now you have the chance to find out where you stand, or lie, as the case may be. You’ll go up against the best quick draws in the business, including one of the world’s fastest, Wes Flowers.
