Ports on the DS, while perfectly acceptable, can only turn out well if the developers can make a smooth transition to the portable. There have been a few DS ports thus far, but with mixed results. Nostradamus: The Last Prophecy is the latest game that is being ported, this time from the PC. Hopefully Elektrogames, the company in charge of the game, will do their best to make sure the game is an enjoyable experience.
1. [NDS] Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (Nintendo) – 47,000 / 167,000
2. [PS3] Initial D Extreme Stage (Sega) – 43,000
3. [NDS] Derby Stallion DS (Enterbrain) – 38,000 / 186,000
4. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) – 31,000 / 2,323,000
5. [NDS] Nanashi no Game (Square Enix) – 30,000
6. [NDS] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo) – 28,000 / 1,535,000
7. [WII] Tales of Symphonia Dawn of a New World (Bandai Namco) – 27,000 / 164,000
8. [WII] Super Mario Stadium Family Baseball (Nintendo) – 20,000 / 108,000
9. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots (Konami) – 18,000 / 585,000
10. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Capcom) – 18,000 / 2,261,000
Most companies have exposed their E3 lineups at this point, which is probably the best idea. E3 is in less than a week, after all. One such company that will be attending E3 is High Voltage Software; More importantly, it has been confirmed that their highly anticipated game, The Conduit, will be at E3. Those attending can expect a playable version of the game and new media and gameplay details will surely be discussed in the coming weeks.
Wii owners have will soon be receiving a lot of Star Wars action. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and Star Wars: Clone Wars both look like promising titles. However, very soon, it’s more than possible that we can hear an announcement about yet another Star Wars game, Star Wars: Battlefront III. The basis behind this theory comes from an Amazon listing that was taken down soon after it was spotted. According to IGN, two different and perhaps reliable sources have confirmed that the game is real and is not only going to launch on Wii, but Star Wars: Battlefront III will come to the DS as well.
Virtual Console
1 (1) – Super Mario Bros. 3
2 (2) – Super Mario Bros.
3 (3) – Super Mario World
4 (4) – Super Mario Bros. 2
5 (5) – Mario Kart 64
6 (6) – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
7 (7) – Punch-Out!!
8 (9) – The Legend of Zelda
9 (8) – Super Mario 64
10 (10) – Donkey Kong
11 (11) – Pac-Man
12 (12) – Donkey Kong Country
13 (13) – Paper Mario
14 (16) – The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
15 (14) – Double Dragon
16 (15) – Star Fox 64
17 (17) – Kirby’s Adventure
18 (19) – Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
19 (N/A) – Excitebike
20 (N/A) – BUBBLE BOBBLE
WiiWare
1 (1) – My Pokemon Ranch
2 (2) – Dr. Mario Online Rx
3 (3) – Defend your Castle
4 (4) – Gyrostarr
5 (5) – Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
6 (7) – TV Show King
7 (9) – LostWinds
8 (6) – Cocoto Fishing Master
9 (10) – Family Table Tennis
10 (8) – Block Breaker Deluxe
11 (15) – Magnetica Twist
12 (11) – V.I.P. Casino: Blackjack
13 (12) – Pop
14 (13) – Toki Tori
15 (N) – SPOGS Racing
16 (14) – Protothea
17 (16) – Critter Round-Up
18 (17) – Star Soldier R
– Numbers in parenthesis indicate slot in previous week
– N stands for new title
– N/A means the game was not on list previous week
Start A Band, Rock The World!
Developed by Harmonix, the world’s premier music videogame company, and published by MTV Games, Rock Band™ 2 is the next evolution of the groundbreaking music platform that forever changed the face of music videogames. Rock Band 2 builds upon the original, challenging players to put together a band and tour for fame and fortune while learning to master lead/bass guitar, drums and vocals, and raises the bar to include an entirely new level of depth, connectivity, authenticity and exhilarating features.
Rock Band 2 will feature more than 80 tracks on disc – but it doesn’t stop there. Players will have access to all DLC tracks, packs and albums released to date as well as future DLC releases; that’s more than 200 song choices and counting. The music inRock Band 2 features all master recordings and spans all genres of rock from punk, metal and alternative to classic and southern rock.
Rock Band 2 will be released on Xbox 360™ videogame and entertainment system from Microsoft this September and will have an exclusive launch window in North America. Rock Band 2 will be available for the PLAYSTATION® 3 and PlayStation® 2 computer entertainment systems and Nintendo Wii™ system later this year.
This footage is from the PS3/Xbox 360 version of the game, but the gameplay should give you an overall indication of what to expect for the Wii release.
“Flock! isn’t a codename… that’s the name of the game. Beyond that, you’re going to have to wait and see next week what it is.” – Christian Svensson, Capcom’s Sr. Director of Strategic Planning & Research
Flock! was just mentioned in Capcom’s official E3 lineup. Unfortunately, we still don’t know any main details about the game including the platform for release. We will, however, know much more next week.
