This week’s downloadable game releases include a spellbinding new installment in the FINAL FANTASY® series. This first true sequel to FINAL FANTASY IV is sure to get RPG fans’ blood pumping. Nintendo DSiWare™ users will find a challenging new puzzle game to help keep their minds spinning. A slick new poker title from the WiiWare™ service raises the stakes for virtual card sharps, while the Virtual Console™ debut of a classic Commodore 64 game puts players in pursuit of precious gems. With so much variety on the Wii™ Shop Channel and Nintendo DSi Shop™, your odds of having a humdrum summer are getting slimmer by the hour.
Nintendo DSiWare
Mighty Flip Champs!™
Publisher: WayForward Technologies
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone) – Mild Suggestive Themes
Price: 800 Nintendo DSi Points™
Description: Are you ready to become a Mighty Flip Champ? Take control of Alta and page-flip through a series of action-packed mazes. The touch screen reflects a preview of the next chamber and shows Alta’s projected destination within it. When it’s time to flip, use Alta’s Magical Warp Wand to replace her world with the next one. Will she land safely on solid ground or be crushed under it? By cycling endlessly through room after brain-busting room, you’ll match wits with some of the most devious traps in puzzle/platforming history.
Nordcurrent continue into 2009 with King of Pool
Nordcurrent, the exciting young European publisher of hit title 101-in-1 Explosive Megamix and Minon: Everyday Hero, today announces the up-coming release of its next title, King of Pool on Nintendo Wii.
King of Pool takes you into the world of the pool shark, where you’ll be playing against some of the best in order to climb the career ladder and go right to the top. With 11 standard games, 3 mini games, the trick shot challenge, 5 unique locations and a multiplayer mode, King of Pool gathers together one of the greatest collection of pool and snooker challenges in videogames.
Hands-On Demos of Upcoming Games to be Available Exclusively at Retailer’s Bullseye Lounge
MINNEAPOLIS – May 29, 2009
Target and Ubisoft will come together at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, June 2–4, for an exclusive preview of the upcoming titles Press Your Luck™ 2010 and the all new The Price Is Right™ 2010. The games will be playable on the Wii™ system from Nintendo at the Target Bullseye Lounge, centrally located in the mezzanine between the main halls. E3 attendees will be the first to experience Ubisoft’s video game adaptations of the popular television game shows, which are produced by FremantleMedia North America. Created by Ludia Inc. and licensed by FremantleMedia Enterprises, these titles will be available on store shelves this fall.
“Ubisoft is always looking for creative ways to work with our retail partners and we are excited to extend our relationship with Target by being part of the Bullseye Lounge,” said Tony Key, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Ubisoft. “This is a great opportunity for media and industry influencers to see these new games in a unique and interactive setting.”
“Sources tell me the Wii area at the Nintendo booth is covered in light blue tarps and under heavy security at E3.” – Geoff Keighley’s twitter
Sounds like there could be some significant secrets at Nintendo’s booth this year…We’ll just have to wait and see what the Big N is hiding.
Thanks to _Contra_ for the news tip!
It’s almost that time again…In a few short days, we’ll know if all of our hopes and expectations have been fulfilled with announcements of Zelda, Mario, Kid Icarus, Star Fox, F-Zero, DSi Virtual Console, 2D Metroid for WiiWa…You get the idea…Or if we have had our dreams shattered. Okay, well, let’s try not be that negative!
In any case, our E3 coverage this week should be no surprise for those who have been keeping up with Nintendo Everything in the past. Basically, we’re going to be covering the heck out of the show. Not only are we planning on keeping the site up to date with all of the latest news from Nintendo’s conference, but we also will provide updates from third-party presentations. So if you’re looking for any sort of Nintendo E3 news, this is your one stop place to get it!
I do expect a good amount of news to be released from EA’s/Ubisoft’s conferences, so our coverage will officially begin tomorrow. We’ll give you another update on Tuesday as well, before Nintendo’s press event starts.
In addition to releasing the temporary boxart above, the game will a bonus for those that preorder. Details on that are expected “soon.”
The Wii has seen the revival of numerous classic IPs – Punch-Out!!, Mega Man in the classic 8-bit style, Adventure Island, and many more have all made comebacks on Nintendo’s system. One property that has been left untouched, however, is Kid Icarus. It has actually been more than eighteen years since an original game in the series was released in North America. But there have been plenty of rumors over the past few years that Factor 5 has been developing a new title for Wii. You may be surprised at just how far back the speculation goes. Will Nintendo finally unveil a Kid Icarus Wii game on Tuesday? That’s completely up in the air at this point, but while you wait, take a look at this comprehensive listing of Pit’s rumored return throughout the years.
2005
– May 17: Nintendo President Satoru Iwata reveals that a new Super Smash Bros. game is in development.
– May 19: Shigeru Miyamoto teases the possibility of a new Kid Icarus game in an interview with IGN: “Well, I’m actually working really closely right now with the director of the [original] game. Now, whether or not when we get the Revolution all set up and everything is finalized, well who knows? That might be one of those characters where everybody says, ‘Hey, with the way our console is designed, that would be a perfect match.’ My question to you is, if we made this game would you buy it?'”
2006
– May 10: Super Smash Bros. Brawl announced. Pit confirmed to be a playable character.
– May 10: Miyamto considers the possibilities of Kid Icarus once again: “I think it opens up a lot of different possibilities. [Miyamoto could see a Kid Icarus game for Wii, controller could enhance games such as Starfox]. Sadly, though, I don’t have time to do that right now since I’m so tied to so many different projects going on.”
Last night, a report released by Nikkei said that a new Mario game would be hitting the Wii later this year. But could that be Shigeru Miyamoto’s big project to be unveiled at E3? On a recent episode of X-Play, Director of Gaming Editorial on G4TV.com, Billy Berghammer said that “something’s going on with” Miyamoto and that he is going to be interviewed during the show. That certainly makes it seem as though something important will be shared at E3.
“…The only other thing I will say though, is Miyamoto is going to be announcing something. We’re meeting with them during the show for an interview so I’m going to pretty much speculate that something’s going on with him. Either Mario or Zelda. Or he could be talking about the next Pikmin game which is also rumored…I still think there’s going to be a new Zelda.”
