“Yeah, for the Wii [it’s a hardcore game]. I mean, there are elements of it that are still fun [for casual players] and you can still get involved with it. But I think it’s definitely more of a hardcore game than you’ve got on the Wii at the moment. The other thing that the Wii’s done is opened a market for the people who perhaps weren’t into gaming before. So people who were bit scared because [gaming] was a bit too technical and a bit too geeky have suddenly been brought in because of the Wii. And I think this gives us an opportunity to show them that the Wii can actually do games like this, and it actually works and it can make good fun. So there are two distinct groups there that we’re going for.” – Codemasters brand manager Dan Robinson
“Part of that would be the marketing spending [concern of third-party hardcore games selling on Wii]. If it’s a Nintendo game, they put a lot of money behind it. But also, I think fans have got a lot of faith in titles from first-party, and being a third-party, it’s been important for us to get Nintendo on our side and get them really behind the game. They’ve seen it, and they think it’s great because it’s something different. With the original game, fans saw it and they thought they knew what was coming, but then they saw it and thought, “Hang on, this is something different.” It got viewed as “Fable” mixed with “Pikmin.” That was how it was seen, which is no bad thing from our point of view! So I think you’re right, in that first-party titles tend to be more successful, but they tend to get more support. They get on TV, that helps. But I think this title’s got a chance! It’s a good game, it’s something different, and I think if we do it right, it will attract the right sort of audience that will buy it. I mean, people like it because it’s like “Pikmin” and they’ve got the different colors, different abilities and you can send them off to do different things. But it’s also totally different. The minions are evil. They kill things and set fire to things; you don’t find “Pikmin” doing that!” – Codemasters brand manager Dan Robinson
Mr. Robinson also mentioned that there was a realization early on that the development team shouldn’t simply port of Overlord/Overlord 2. If they had done that, Codemasters would have been “slighted.”
Cambridge, Mass. – February 9, 2009 – Harmonix and MTV Games announced today the addition of seven new tracks from progressive rock band Rush to the Rock Band® Music Store catalog of downloadable content for Wii™ home videogame console from Nintendo.
The lineup features master recordings from Rush’s most successful album, Moving Pictures (1981), including “Tom Sawyer,” “Red Barchetta,” “YYZ” and “Limelight.” Other tracks include “The Camera Eye,” “Witch Hunt” and “Vital Signs.”
1 1 WII FIT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
3 2 FIFA 09 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
2 3 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
– 4 MYSTERY CASE FILES: MILLIONHEIR BIG FISH GAMES NINTENDO NINTENDO
4 5 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE LEVEL 5 NINTENDO NINTENDO
6 6 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
7 7 WII PLAY NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
5 8 SKATE 2 EA BLACK BOX EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
12 9 MARIO & SONIC AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES SEGA SEGA SEGA
13 10 GUITAR HERO: WORLD TOUR NEVERSOFT REDOCTANE ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
Videos
Developer’s Voice – LIT
LIT Video 2
Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings Video
Deadly Creatures Developer’s Voice 1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up
Dragon Quest V Info Video
TrackMania DS Info Video
House of the Dead – Developer Video 1
Dead Rising Chop Till You Drop Video
Evasive Space Preview Video
Tenchu: Shadow Assassins Launch Video
Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers Video
Digest Video
Demos (Expire 2/15)
Personal Trainer: Cooking Mac & Cheese Demo
Imagine Ice Champions
My DoItAll
Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero
WiiWare
LIT – 232 blocks
VC
Wolf of the Battlefield: MERCS – 26 blocks
Online Flash Gaming Sensation “N” Updated for PSP and Nintendo DSTM, Coming to Europe in Spring 2009
LYON, FRANCE – 6 February 2009 – Atari bring award winning online gaming to handhelds with the announcement that N+, the successor to the award-winning and beloved flash ninja game N, is heading to European shores following its North American Launch in August 2008. Created by Metanet and developed by SilverBirch Studios, N+ will leap onto the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) in March and Nintendo DS™ in April 2009.
Named “Best in Show” for PSP by Gaming Excellence and “Best Handheld” by Blast Magazine at 2008’s E3, N+ offers equal parts platformer and action gameplay with incredibly fluid animation, fast action, amazing acrobatics and instant playability, adding to the successful formula that made N a hit online. N+ embodies the same brisk pick-up-and-play style that has endeared gamers worldwide and improves on the adored flash game with downloadable content, multiplayer components and a built-in level editor.
Format: WiiWare
Launch Date: 2/9/09
ESRB: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older): Violence
Wii Points: 800
Game Type: Action, Puzzle
Control Type: Wii Remote, Nunchuk
Players: 1
Publisher: WayForward TechnologiesGame Information
Dark creatures have taken over Jake’s high school, and it’s up to you to guide him through each classroom in order to be reunited with his girlfriend Rachael. Existing light sources must be used smartly to create bridges of light for Jake to cross. One false step and Jake gets pulled into the darkness. Along the way he’ll encounter twisted versions of his school’s faculty, which must be battled in order to advance. LIT is a horror/puzzle game that requires the Wii Remote™ and Nunchuk™ controllers. It contains 30 levels, five boss battles, replay modes and several unlockables, including multiple endings, Dark Mode timed challenges and an unlockable character.
