We’ve all seen this before: A company announces their game for a specific Monday. However, even if a company “confirms” a game’s release date, nothing is final. Mega Man, Ys Book I + II, and even Strong Bad never made their intended release dates. Ghostfire Games has announced Helix for WiiWare this Monday, but I can’t help but wonder if it will actually release.
More often than not, when a game is announced for the Wii and other major platforms, Wii owners usually end up missing out on the “true” experience of the game because companies decide to let a secondary team handle the project. Dimps, for instance, is working on the Wii version of Sonic Unleashed while Sonic Team is doing the 360/PS3 versions. That’s not to say that Sonic Unleashed will end up being terrible on the Wii, but in the case of Mikami/Suda 51’s new game, there might be reason for concern. In a Gamasutra interview, there seemed to be hints that the Wii version of the game will be “subbed out to another developer.”
Wario Land: The Shake Dimension (Wii) – 88%
Final Fantasy IV (DS) – 90%
Star Wars: Force Unleashed (Wii) – 82%
Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise (DS) 90%
Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People (Wii) – 88%
Dragon Quest IV (DS) – 78%
Summer Athletics (Wii) – 32%
Wild West Guns (Wii) – 80%
Splatterhouse 2 (Wii) – 54%
Red Bull BC One (DS) – 80%
Sonic the Hedgehog (Wii/Master System) – 58%
International Athletics (DS) – 51%
Soul Calibur Legends (Wii) – 47%
Samurai Shodown II (Wii) – 71%
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor’s Tomb (Wii) – 48%
Super Fantasy Zone (Wii) – 82%
Ecco Jr. (Wii) – 76%
Thanks to Biggity for the ONM review scores.
Nintendo Wii
North America:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
3. Wii Play (Nintendo)
4. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo)
5. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
Japan:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Wii Sports (Nintendo)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. Zero: Gesshoku no Kamen (Nintendo
5. Dairantou Smash Brothers X (Nintendo)
UK:
1. Wii Fit (Nintendo)
2. Wii Play (Nintendo)
3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
4. Carnival Funfair Games (2K Games)
5. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
Nintendo DS
North America:
1. My Spanish Coach (Ubisoft)
2. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
3. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
4. Brain Age (Nintendo)
5. Brain Age 2 (Nintendo)
Japan:
1. Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo)
2. KORG DS-10 (AQ Interactive)
3. Dragon Quest V: Tenkuu No Hanayome (Square Enix)
4. Inazuma Eleven (Level 5)
5. Sigma Harmonics (Square Enix)
UK:
1. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (Nintendo)
2. More Brain Training (Nintendo)
3. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
4. 42 All-Time Classics (Nintendo)
5. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
Release dates
Europe – Sept. 19th
North America – Sept. 23rd
DLC available on first day
– Mambo Mambo – Lou Bega
– I Want Candy – Bow Wow Wow
– Are you Going to Be My Girl – Jet
Looks like we’re getting maracas for sure as well!
– city area does not show players that are online
– auction house lets you bid on items posted by other users
– happy academy room shows rooms from houses that are decorated especially well
– the city “is a place for people who you have registered as Wii Friends.”
– DS to Wii linkup “you can actually take your travel data and download it to your DS.”
– take photos, transfer them to SD, email, or Wii friends
– Jingle the Reindeer is back for Toy Day
– Zipper T. Bunny is a new character for ‘Bunny Day’
– DLC “We’re thinking of a service where you download new furniture, new wallpaper designs… that sort of thing,”
– all free
– no mention on more motion controls
– once again, Wii Speak is not bundled with the game
Super Mario RPG released in Japan on the VC a few months ago and now you can add Europe and Australia to that list. Today’s Europe/Australia update is none other than the renowned Super Mario RPG and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels. Now…When will Mario RPG hit America?!
15. Facebreaker KO Party
14. Sonic Chronicles
13. Wii Music
12. Castlevania Judgment
11. Major Minors Majestic March
10. GTA: Chinatown Wars
9. Wii Sports Resort
8. Wario Land: Shake It
7. Chrono Trigger
6. Rhythm Heaven
5. Animal Crossing: City Folk
4. Mega Man 9
3. Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
2. The Conduit
1. MadWorld
