Story, difficulty, and gameplay details regarding Team Ninja’s Metroid: Other M have been released. Check them out below:
– Not Metroid Dread
– Reggie says “it’s going to be fabulous”
– Reggie hasn’t played has seen it
– Metroid Fusion dev working on the game
– Confirmed that Production Team 1 (Nintendo) involved (real deal guys)
– Adam Malkovich in the game
– Takes place in between Super Metroid and Metroid Fusion
– Reconfirmed that the game explains a bit of Samus’ backstory
– Will explain what happened to Adam
– Playing Metroid Fusion will help players understand how the story in Other M will be like
– It’s linear (knowing that there is progression), but can explore side areas
– Will have the Metroid “feel”
– Character shown in trailer is one of Adam’s soldiers
– Other M means many things – Story will reveal these meanings
– Won’t be brutally difficult like in the Ninja Gaiden games – Developers taking into account that Metroid fans, new players
– Game will have action-oriented, faster-paced sequences
– Will also have exploratory portions
– It’s an entirely new game
– Yosuke Hayashi has worked on Ninja Gaiden for the DS
– Trailer shows Mother Brain attacking a Metroid
– Woman at the end of the trailer not Samus
– Game will “take you deeper into Samus’ story”
Nintendo President Satoru Iwata has told CNBC that the company had developed a new handheld system in the past three years. In the end, however, Nintendo made a decision not to release it.
“In the history of Nintendo, there are several such examples [of canceled hardware]. But when we are launching new hardware, the most important is thing is to sustain the momentum. If introducing new hardware won’t do anything to do that, well…”
Swords & Soldiers out for American Wii systems next Monday!
3 Long weeks after its Euro-Australian release, Ronimo Games’ debut-title, the critically acclaimed WiiWareTM game, Swords & Soldiers will be available in NTSC regions starting Monday the 8th of June.
UTRECHT, THE NETHERLANDS – June 3, 2009 – Braving the waves of the mighty Atlantic, the Vikings have set sail. Destination: the new world, America! Europe and Australia have already witnessed the barbecuing, dead-raising and hammer-on-the-head-smacking chaos that is Swords & Soldiers! Community- and critical-reviews of this fresh side scrolling RTS have been exceedingly positive! And now it is America’s turn to join the quest for the freakishly large pepper! As Vikings, Aztecs and Chinese mix it up in a symphony of barbecue-envy and vegetable growing contests, claim your place in the most incorrect version of world history to date!
Ronimo Games is proud to announce the game will be released in NTSC regions coming Monday 8th of June all will cost you only 1000 Wii Points. For everyone lucky enough to visit E3 this year, be sure to check out the game at the Nintendo booth.
Popular Multi-Platform Rhythm Game Makes Its Way to North America for the First Time Ever.
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – June 3, 2009 – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today announced pop’ n music is being developed for Wii™. Marking the first time in North America, pop’ n music has a rich history in Japan that includes 15 console games as well as arcade iterations. This rhythmic game for all ages allows for players to play entertaining music with exciting graphics. With easy and intuitive controls, pop’ n music takes full advantage of the Nunchuk™ and Wii Remote™ as you move up, down, left and right to original and licensed music.
pop’ n music is also great for entertaining as it offers a robust feature set which includes a variety of game challenging game modes including co-op and battle modes to play against friends. In addition, you can customize your experience by selecting sounds, characters and stages. Even your Mii™ will be integrated in the experience as it reacts to the gameplay through its emotions.
“It’s a game about light and shadows…It’s sparkling.”
Suda went on to say that there were intentions of showing the title at E3. That didn’t happen though, for some reason or another. Again, this is a pretty small detail, but at least it’s something.
Wii:
* New Super Mario Bros. Wii
* Wii Fit Plus
* Wii Sports Resort
* Sin and Punishment 2
* Endless Ocean 2
* Line Attack Heroes
* Span Smasher
WiiWare:
* PictureBook Games: Pop-Up Pursuit
* You, Me & the Cubes
* Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
* BIT.TRIP.CORE
* Icarian: Kindred Spirits
* Sword & Soldiers
* Military Madness: Nectaris
* Cave Story
Nintendo DS:
* The Legendary Starfy
* The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
* Fossil Fighters
* Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
* Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story
* Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
* Style Savvy
* Glory of Heracles
* Golden Sun DS
* Picross 3D
Nintendo DSiWare:
* Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
* Flipnote Studio
* Animal Crossing Clock
* Animal Crossing Calculator
* Photo Clock
* Mario Clock
* Mario Calculator
* Six in One Translator (working title)
* Crash-Course Domo
* White-Water Domo
* Hard-Hat Domo
* Rock-n-Roll Domo
* Pro-Putt Domo
Metroid: Other M director Yoshio Sakamoto was asked about the longtime rumored Metroid Dread project. Here was his response, through his translator.
“He’s very familiar with that [game,]. No, this is different. The day may come when Dread hits the stores, but this one is something that’s completely different. This is other M.”
I would be interested in seeing Metroid Dread release one day. After hearing about Metroid: Other M, I suppose anything is possible
Name: Brave: A Warrior’s Tale
Publisher: Evolved Games (X360), SouthPeak Games (Wii)
Developer: Evolved Games
Platforms: Xbox 360, Wii
Genre: Platformer
Release Date: August 4, 2009
Multiplayer: NoOverview:
Set in a fantastic world based upon the mythology of Native America, Brave: A Warrior’s Tale plays as a series of flashbacks in which a now elderly Brave describes the events of his life. Players take on the role of Courage and experience Brave’s legendary adventures first hand as they relive his story and play through all-new content that will make Courage a legend in his own right! Can Courage live up to his name and stop the evil Wendigo’s threat to their village?
Name: Roogoo Twisted Towers
Publisher: SouthPeak Games
Developer: SpiderMonk Entertainment
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Genre: Action, Puzzle
Release Date: Summer 2009
Multiplayer: 1-4Overview:
Save Planet Roo and all its citizens from the evil Meemoos by guiding differently shaped meteors that sustain and feed life to the planet. Rotate floating land masses to allow meteors to pass through safely. Use quick reflexes to navigate obstacles and complete the levels.Roogoo Twisted Towers will bring the most content ever to a Roogoo title with new elements like puzzle boss fights, living environments, and full-game co-op play. Roogoo Twisted tower offers several new advanced gameplay mechanics and modifications. One example is levels in Roogoo Twisted Towers are played not only on a vertical axis but the horizontal axis as well. With the unique features of the Nintendo Wii, Roogoo Twisted Towers will be more out of control than ever!
