Sonic and the Black Knight, hot on the heels of a new trailer, now possesses firm release dates for the North America, Europe, and Japan. The game will be available March 10 in both North America and Europe while Japan follows shortly after with a March 12 release date. This news proves that SEGA is interested to launch the game as an international release.
VC
1 (1) – Super Mario Bros. 3
2 (2) – Super Mario Bros.
3 (3) – Super Mario World
4 (6) – Super Mario Bros. 2
5 (4) – Pac-Man
6 (5) – The Legend of Zelda
7 (8) – Punch-Out
8 (7) – Mario Kart 64
9 (9) – Super Mario 64
10 (10) – Sonic the Hedgehog 2
11 (14) – Donkey Kong
12 (12) – Donkey Kong Country
13 (11) – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
14 (N) – Kirby’s Dream Land 3
15 (13) – Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
16 (15) – Tecmo Bowl
17 (20) – Galaga
18 (17) – Excitebike
19 (N) – Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse
20 (N/A) – Sonic the Hedgehog
WiiWare
1 (1) – World of Goo
2 (2) – Tetris Party
3 (3) – My Aquarium
4 (8) – CueSports – Pool Revolution
5 (4) – Fun! Fun! Minigolf
6 (5) – Dr. Mario Online Rx
7 (N) – Sandy Beach
8 (7) – Target Toss Pro: Bags
9 (10) – Brain Challenge
10 (6) – Tiki Towers
11 (12) – Midnight Bowling
12 (11) – Defend your Castle
13 (9) – My Pokemon Ranch
14 (14) – Wild West Guns
15 (15) – TV Show King
16 (13) – Mega Man 9
17 (17) – Pong Toss – Frat Party Games
18 (16) – Bomberman Blast
19 (18) – Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
20 (19) – Sudoku Challenge!
– Leaked footage is real
– Leaked footage of going from ground to air space to orbit will be turned into a cut-scene
– Unclear if the project has been moved to Rebellion
– Wasn’t the development team’s fault that the game was taken away
– Might not have been LucasArts’ fault either – might be because of the economy and was an expensive project
– Game was in development for more than 18 months, was very close to completion
– LucasArts never told the dev. team when the game was going to release – Might have been because they didn’t want The Force Unleashed “contracting” with” Battlefront III
– Multiplayer mode was apparently very well developed
– Not everything from leaked video was single-player footage
– Critical reception of Haze may have also been a reason why the game was taken form Free Radical
– Timesplitters 4 has not been picked up by a publisher – consensus that Americans wouldn’t want to buy it
– More work from Timesplitters 4 shown to fans would impress – “The technology we were developing specifically for Timsplitters 4 was streets ahead of what you see in Battlefront III. Streets ahead. The art and the environments really are stunning. Head and shoulders above what you’re seeing in Battlefront.”
– There’s a possibility that Free Radical will survive
If you happened to miss out on the leaked Battlefront III footage, you can check it out here.
Recently, some great news about MadWorld in the UK was discovered. The BBFC has rated the game and fortunately, MadWorld will be released as intended. There are no cuts, edits, censors, or anything else that could downgrade the game’s tone. MadWorld has been officially given an 18+ rating. The BBFC does make note of MadWorld’s “very strong, stylised, bloody violence.” In other related MadWorld news, the game received a 15+ rating in Australia without any required modifications. It looks like the only part of the world right now that will miss out on the title is Germany.
Rumors of an Adventure Island revival isn’t anything new. In fact, a new game has been rumored to be in development for a few months now. Hudson’s Takahashi Meijin said in June that Adventure Island would “probably” end up on WiiWare. Some new information has surfaced, and Hudson has apparently gone on record and said that a new game will arrive on Nintendo’s download service in April. No other details were provided (nor screenshots). However, expect more details to be uncovered in the near future.
Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
3. Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party (Ubisoft)
4. Rayman Raving Rabbids (Ubisoft)
5. Wii Play (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Namco)
2. Wii de Asobu: Mario Tennis GC (Nintendo)
3. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
4. Shape Boxing Wii de Enjoy Diet! (Rocket Company)
5. Wii Sports (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Wii Play (Nintendo)
2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
3. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
4. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
5. Carnival: Fun Fair Games (2K Games)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
2. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
3. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force (Disney)
4. Brain Age (Nintendo)
5. Brain Age 2 (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Megami Ibunroku: Devil Survivor (Atlus)
2. DS Uranai Seikatsu (Nintendo)
3. Wagamama Fashion: Girls Mode (Nintendo)
4. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo)
5. KORG DS-10 (AQ Interactive)
UK:
1. More Brain Training (Nintendo)
2. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (Nintendo)
3. 42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo)
4. Puzzler Collection (Ubisoft)
5. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo)
