Super Mario Kart – G
Pilotwings – G
Somnium – G
PicoPict – G
DSiWare
Animal Crossing Clock – 16 blocks
Animal Crossing Calculator – 17 blocks
WiiWare
Penguins & Friends – Hey! That’s My Fish! – 186 blocks
VC
Tower Toppler – 36 blocks
Motion Controls Send Classic Character Jumping, Swinging, Soaring and Swimming
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Legendary video game character Donkey Kong™ is on a quest to become king of the jungle, and he needs some help. Today’s launch of the New Play Control! Donkey Kong™ Jungle Beat™ video game for the Wii™ console lets players grab their Wii Remote™ and Nunchuk™ controllers to assist him. Players control Donkey Kong’s running, jumping and banana grabbing by using the traditional control stick and buttons, while motion controls add a realistic feeling to actions like grabbing vines and boxing.
“Donkey Kong is one of Nintendo’s oldest and most beloved characters,” said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat provides a rich environment that lets the great game play – and Donkey Kong’s personality – shine.”
Fans of the popular Animal Crossing™ series can enjoy a pair of downloadable—and practical—debuts this week via the Nintendo DSiWare™ service. Whether you’re telling time or doing arithmetic, these handy applications will give your daily number-crunching a critter-friendly boost. A new WiiWare™ game also takes a fun peek into the animal kingdom, while the latest Virtual Console™ release sends players underwater for classic Commodore 64 action.
Nintendo DSiWare
Animal Crossing Calculator (Nintendo, 1 player, 200 Nintendo DSi Points™): Need to figure out what you owe Tom Nook or the amount in your savings account? Animal Crossing Calculator features the full functionality of a traditional calculator, including a Memory key and the ability to display up to 13 digits, adding a layer of atmosphere unique to Animal Crossing. Use the Unit Converter to turn one unit of measure into another (such as length, weight, volume and age), or track the history of calculations you’ve performed. Listen to the Animalese pronunciation of numbers when you press them, and watch for a favorite Animal Crossing character to appear when your result meets certain criteria. Get ready for an inventive and practical way to experience the charm of Animal Crossing.
“Spyborgs is targeting gamers that are looking for a great, true action game, a ‘game’ on the Wii. Not a mini-game collection, not a bad port, but a game that pushes Wii motion, a game that pushes the graphic capabilities of the Wii, a game that takes itself seriously. This is a real game…Made to take advantage of what the Wii can do and deliver what everyone really wants to see on that platform.” – Daryl Allison, Senior Producer over at Capcom
I’ve been pretty satisfied with what we’ve seen of Spyborgs thus far. It’s great to know that the developers are taking their project seriously and are very dedicated in providing Wii owners with a more hardcore effort.
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At CAPTIVATE 09, developers working on Spyborgs shared that the team was considering implementing Wii MotionPlus. But what would be changed with the addition of the peripheral support? Daryl Allison, Senior Producer over at Capcom, explains below:
“We are taking a look at Wii MotionPlus right now. We have some ideas of what we’d like to do with it. At the very least, we know how we could enhance the core combat system that is well-designed around the regular Wii motion right now and we’re looking at some things that we could unlock that would be specifically designed around Wii MotionPlus.”
– Dev team trying to get many uses of MotionPlus in the game
– Centered around MotionPlus
– MotionPlus allowed the dev to “shift the game away from the shooting side of things”
– Production started when MotionPlus dev kits were received
– Backtracking
– Enter areas which were previously inaccessible with new abilities
– Can partake in side quests
– Collectibles, combos, Finish Kills
– Very different from the first Red Steel
When Red Steel 2 was initially confirmed, one of the first details that were known about the game was that it would take advantage of Wii MotionPlus. Obviously the peripheral is capable of adding great accuracy and precision to a title. Speaking with the Official Nintendo Magazine, the Red Steel 2 Creative Director has provided insight in regards to what it’s like working with MotionPlus.
“It’s incredibly satisfying – really exciting. I’ve been working in games for 12 years and this is the first time that I feel we’re going to give the fans something really cool that they’ve never seen before. And I genuinely mean that. It’s not just marketing bullshit – this is something new that you’ve never done before and it’s really fun. It’s a great feeling to be able to say that.”
