“We felt that in order to truly deliver on the vision of The Godfather II we really had to focus and take advantage of what the next gen hardware has to offer, including online connectivity. The next gen hardware is simply more robust and allows for a higher visual bar and immersive experience. A next gen hardware focus enables higher-resolution textures, longer draw distances, and better frame-rates. But we also harnessed the power of the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 to make gameplay improvements as well. We were able to create an all new Artificial Intelligence system to make our characters act and react more intelligently.” – Dave Woldman, Godfather II Producer
Mr. Woldman’s aren’t exactly incorrect, but I don’t feel as though that’s a great reason for denying Wii owners the chance to play Godfather II. The first game, after all, was received very well on the Wii…Would it really be that difficult to create a game that comes even remotely closed to the 360/PS3 versions?
Smashing Pumpkins – Siva
The Cars – Just What I Needed
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Gimme Three Steps
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Tell Me Baby
Oasis – Live Forever
30 Seconds to Mars – Attack
1 1 WII FIT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
2 2 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 3 SKATE 2 EA BLACK BOX EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
4 4 FIFA 09 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
3 5 THE LORD OF THE RINGS: CONQUEST PANDEMIC STUDIOS EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
5 6 WII PLAY NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 7 MY FITNESS COACH RESPONDESIGN GAMES FOR EVERYONE UBISOFT
13 8 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
33 9 TOMB RAIDER: UNDERWORLD BUZZ MONKEY EIDOS EIDOS
– 10 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE LEVEL 5 NINTENDO NINTENDO
Solitaire DSi (200 DSiWare Points)
– Spider and Klondike games of Solitaire with cat cards.
Nintendo DSi Clock (200 DSiWare Points)
– It’s a clock for your DSi. This application has an alarm and vacation time features. Nintendo mentions a “clock series” so the Photo Stand Type, a DSi clock that cycles through photos, sounds like it’s going to be the first of many DSi Clocks.
Hobonichi Rosenzu (500 DSiWare Points)
– Portable subway map software with an integrated notepad. You can write messages and leave photos to remind you of landmarks on the map.
Art Style Series: Somnium (500 DSiWare Points)
– A brainteasing puzzle game where you match balls and cells of the same color.
Art Style Series: PicoPict (500 DSiWare Points)
– Sort of like Tetris mixed with Picross. Blocks fall from the sky missing one or two pixels. You have to take the squares on the ground and place them in the path of falling blocks to make them whole. Completed pieces make up 8-bit sprites of Mario and other NES icons.
Jan. 26, 2009
You’ll find plenty of monsters in your midst this week, courtesy of the Wii™ Shop Channel. A brand new WiiWare™ game invites you to battle an army of deceptively cute creatures, while a classic Virtual Console™ release pits players against ferocious foes and fire-breathing dragons. Think you’ve got what it takes to defeat these outrageous beasts? Grab a Wii Remote™ controller and get busy.Nintendo adds new and classic games to the Wii Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week’s new games are:
LONDON, UK – January 26, 2009 – Today Ubisoft announced that it will launch an all-new, original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles® (TMNT®) video game – the first that is not tied to a TMNT® movie, television show or comic book – which will be a four-player action fighting title. The game is being developed by Game Arts, noted for working on the critically acclaimed Super Smash Bros.™ Brawl for Wii™. Scheduled for release in autumn 2009, the video game will be a key event in the year-long “Shell-ebration” of the 25th anniversary of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles® which, in addition to the video game launch, will include new and exciting products and experiences for TMNT® fans in the U.S. and around the world.
The success of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles® in various media has been sustained over the last 25 years with numerous “bests,” including: the best-selling video game on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft in 2007; and in the late ’80s and early ’90s, the No.1-rated Saturday morning TV show in the US; the No.1-rated daily syndicated animated TV strip for children; the No.1 Nintendo Entertainment System™ and Game Boy™ Advance video game in the world and the No.1 live touring arena show in the U.S.
