“Hidden character in Furry Legends! Nyx from NyxQuest will have a guest appearance in Furry Legends” – Furry Legends twitter
I think that this is actually pretty cool. It’s a nice way for indie devs to collaborate and give each other support. And I don’t think we’ve seen something like this happen in a WiiWare title before.
The Mystery of Whiterock Castle positions Playtainment as the first German publisher to release a game on WiiWare™. The classic “hidden object” game, developed by the Frankfurt studio Keen Games, transports players of all ages into a medieval fairytale adventure.
The Mystery of Whiterock Castle tells the story of a young knave who sets out on a thrilling quest to find his beloved playmate. The princess has mysteriously disappeared from the royal apartments, and hidden object game fans assume the role of the young knave who, armed only with a sword and a magnifying glass, must scour countless rooms and gloomy dungeons in the meticulously detailed settings, rendered with hand-painted 3D graphics.
“I wouldn’t rule anything out, never say never [Boom Blox on other platforms]. Why I think Boom Blox has really worked is that it captured the spirit of the Wii. It’s about the motion control, it’s about throwing a ball or throwing an object. I can’t imagine that on other devices at the moment. There’s something very physical about it. Right now I’m really proud that it’s stayed focused on the Wii and I think it’s the right thing. Who knows for the future.
I wouldn’t say never. I really wouldn’t. We’ve really enjoyed making it. This one does have a lot of new features over the last one. I’d want there to be a step again. I want to make sure that what we do steps it up again. The thing I want to do is watch the online community. We’ve actually connected to online – you can create your levels, you download them, you play them and upload your own. I want to see what happens there and then we’ll make some decisions. Yeah, there are thousands of ideas that didn’t make each of the games. I’m not worried about the ideas, I just want to make sure we make something special.” – Harvey Elliott, head of EA Bright Light studio
Right now it doesn’t seem as though EA is too motivated in bringing Boom Blox to other consoles at this point…Which is fine with me. However, we all know that both Sony and Microsoft have motion control setups on the way, so I suppose it would be possible for the development team to take advantage of those systems in the future, much like they did on Wii.
Ventura, Calif., July 20, 2009 – Left Field Productions, Inc., a leading developer of family oriented video games, announced today that Battle Poker has been released for digital download on WiiWare.
Battle Poker for WiiWare™ is a family friendly card game with up to four players battling against the clock to make the best five-card hand possible. Battles are played across multiple rounds with points scored for each round based on the quality of the hand. Each player uses a Wii Remote to point and click on a standard deck of cards laid across the screen. The first click flips the card over at which point it can be grabbed by anyone else. You’ve got to have fast fingers and eyes if you’re to grab the cards you need before someone else snatches them from you.
“We’re thrilled to be participating in this brave new world of Digital Publishing” said James Higgins, CEO at Left Field Productions. “We’ve got some exciting plans for future products on WiiWare and Battle Poker is just the tip of the iceberg.”
– BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (PS3, Arc System Works): 42,422 units sold
* Release: 25.06.09
– Mugen Kouro (Engl. ‘Infinite Space’) (NDS, Sega): 54,855 units sold
* Release: 11.06.09
– Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Engl. ‘Rhythm Heaven’) (NDS, Nintendo): 1,753,933 units sold
* Release: 31.07.08
– Gyakuten Kenji (Engl. ‘Investigations Ace Attorney: Miles Edgeworth’) (NDS, Capcom): 272,847 units sold
* Release: 28.05.09
– Mario Kart Wii (Wii, Nintendo): 2,275,659 units sold
* Release: 10.04.08
– Mario & Luigi RPG 3!! (NDS, Nintendo): 652,308 units sold
* Release: 11.02.09
– EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis (Wii, Electronic Arts): 4281 units sold
* Release: 02.07.09
– Hoshi no Kirby: Ultra Super Deluxe (Engl. ‘Kirby Super Star Ultra’) (NDS, Nintendo): 1,120,107 units sold
* Release: 06.11.08
– Mario Kart DS (NDS, Nintendo): 3,460,752 units sold
* Release: 08.12.05
– Oide yo Doubutsu no Mori (Engl. ‘Animal Crossing: Wild World’) (NDS, Nintendo): 5,026,037 units sold
* Release: 23.11.05
Looking for a big name to bolster your downloading agenda this week? We’ve got two words for you: FINAL FANTASY®. The latest additions to the ever-growing WiiWare™ game library include the new FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES®: My Life as a Darklord™, plus a fast-paced poker title and a brain-teasing party game that everyone in the household can enjoy. Also this week, the Nintendo DSiWare™ service welcomes a slick new installment in the Art Style™ series, mixing extraordinary sounds and visuals to create a captivating puzzle game.
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“Online co-op isn’t just a ‘oh, let’s just tuck that in there.’ There’s a ton of design work on top of the technological implementation that would have to be done. Then there’s online testing to do.
Online is really, really hard in anything and should never be done as an afterthought. And in 2009, I don’t think it’s absolutely required in every game. How many Wii titles have online co-op, even from Nintendo?” – Christian Svensson, Corporate Officer/VP of Strategic Planning & Business Development
Online co-op is something that I would like to see more Wii games take advantage of. However, even though Spyborgs doesn’t support it, I’m still interested in checking out the final product.
