Fans of the Metroid Prime games rejoice! Instead of releasing the remade GameCube Metroid Prime games as New Play Control! games, Nintendo has chosen to release a Metroid Prime Trilogy with Retro Studios’ three famous Metroid Prime games for Wii.
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Nintendo and Taito are together working on a real-time RPG for the Wii.
There, do I have your attention? Good.
On May 1, the video channel that had been announced earlier will be released in Japan. The channel works like a living room where you can register up to 8 Miis. From here the video service can be accessed. Nothing is known about the shows as of yet, but several functions of the channel have been revealed.
Recently GameStop reported that Nintendo asked them to “reserve shelf space” for something that is yet to be announced, and according to them is going to be “key” Nintendo property. According to IGN, all signs point at an upcoming announcement at the E3 ( which will start on June 2 ).
What could it be? Is it the new Zelda game for Wii the fans have been waiting for? Is it a sequel to the majorly successful Super Mario Galaxy? Perhaps Kid Icarus or Pikmin are finally returning in a Wii title? Or is it Wii Music: Revenge of the Cymbal? Heavy speculation has begun everywhere.
Source: IGN (Big thanks to Ty for the tip!)
Do you remember when you first heard of the Revolution (the code name name for Wii) way back when, and how it would use motion controls? And do you remember thinking that this would be the most awesome thing in the history of the world, and how awesome games like Red Steel and Zelda would be, with perfect swordplay controls?
Well that didn’t really happen, since the Wii Remote wasn’t as good as we originally thought it was. But with Wii MotionPlus, those dreams might come true as this little device effectively “fixes” the Wii Remote.
Ifixit has given the recently released DSi a technical first look and on their site they discussed what the differences are between the DSi and the DS Lite.
For example, the DSi uses a smaller rechargeable battery (840mAh) than the DS Lite (1000mAh), supporting previously heard statements that the DSi would have less battery life than its predecessor. The DSi’s additions, such as the long known SD/SDHC expansion slot, are also discussed.
Earlier today 505 Games and Zorro Productions, inc. announced that a Zorro game is coming to Wii.
The action adventure featuring the masked hero will be called The Destiny of Zorro.
“In The Destiny of Zorro, players don the iconic mask, whip and sword, transforming themselves into Zorro, the defender of the oppressed, whose secret identity is the fictional, wealthy caballero Don Diego de la Vega. Players will enter the sun-scorched coast and desert landscape of early 1800s Spanish California. The multi-tiered story sees Zorro through his many crusades, including duels against the nefarious Calavera and his troops, thwarting a plot to steal an invaluable treasure, battling a power-hungry mob boss and waging war against an entire rebel army!”
Source: IGN
Yes, the DSi was released in North America today, and in Europe a full two days ago. What does this mean for you readers? It means that you can go out and buy, buy, and buy! Do you really have a choice? Yes – but not if Nintendo has anything to say about it. Read on for more info about the latest DS iteration.
The previously spread rumors about a Silent Hill for Wii have been confirmed. The game’s title is Silent Hill: Shattered Memories and is a “reimagination” of the first Silent Hill. A remake, you might say, but the producer insists it isn’t.
How many of you out there think they know what the best game of all time is? There are just so many to choose from. I’m sure a lot of you readers might say OoT is the best ever, while others won’t. What if I said predicting right can win you a prize?
As we all know, GDC is under way, and it could spell great news for Zelda… if we’re lucky. Nintendo’s keynote is poised to begin at 9:00am PST (12:00 EST) today, and IGN will be liveblogging the event as it happens at this address. But be warned – it could be another grand demo of Wii Sports Resort. You just never know with these things, so cross your fingers!
If anything interesting happens at the keynote, you can be sure we’ll report on it.
In a couple of hours, Satoru Iwata will be delivering his keynote speech at the Game Developer’s Conference. Speculation abound as to what all will happen but here is the official synopsis of his speech:
The development of both Nintendo DS and Wii was based on the idea that the videogame consumer base could be broadened if the definition of a videogame — and ways to access games — were viewed differently. The fact that these platforms have been accepted so enthusiastically around the world shows that there is opportunity for developers to stretch the boundaries of what was previously viewed as possible in terms of realizing a creative vision.
To me, it sounds like E3 2008 all over again to push towards making more money by accommodating the casual gamers, but there is hope. Remember, Phantom Hourglass was announced at GDC 2006 with a demo, and we have been told by Miyamoto that the Zelda teams were working on a new Zelda titles.
I’m not setting my hopes too high but I will squee with delight if a new Zelda title is announced. I will keep you posted.
In other conference news, the industry has been addressing ways to keep gamers interested in product in this economic downtime. Games announced include a brand new Duke Nukem trilogy for the DS & PSP,various movie related games like Harry Potter & G.I. Joe, and multigame set for Xbox called Squeeballs. Also, the WiiShop and DSiware shop are also down for maintenance. Could it mean new games and features available or just routine maintenance?
*UPDATE*
SQUEE! New Zelda title was announced. Go check out the other articles and forum for all the cool stuff!
Rhythm of Heaven for DS will be released in the next 10 days. WiiWare games were also announced and demoed like Rock & Roll Climber where you use the Will Balance board with the Wii remote and nunchuck to rock climb and play a rock song when you get to the top. Moving Memo and Wario Ware Snapped were announced and demoed. Both are going to utilize features of the DSi.
WiiShop and DSiware were down for upgrades. You can now access the SD card directly and it can hold up to 240 titles. High-capacity SD cards are now supported and games from the shop can be saved directly to the card. Even better now, you can launch WiiWare, VirtualConsole, and Wii Channel content directly from the SD card. All are available now. Coming soon, there will be some Final Fantasy games ready for download on the VC.
Wii and DS sales were discussed as well as Miyamoto’s ways of game development.
If you would like to read more details as to what was covered this morning, please check out this blog: http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/694279/Live-Blog-GDC-2009-Keynote—Nintendo-President-Satoru-Iwata.html
Oh, what’s that? I can play hardcore PC games on my crappy Dell Vostro now? Oh, what a relief!
Yup, it’s true. If you’ve got a low grade Dell computer (or something like it), like myself, you may now have a way of playing PC games such as Crysis – which would normally only work lag free on a l33t computer made specifically for gaming. Now, that’s an easy one grand I don’t have to spend – but what kind of product is going to shave off this kind of expense?
To be honest, I wasn’t expecting the DSi to sell that well, seeing how the DS Lite had only came out a few years or so prior to its announcement, but I guess I was wrong – quite wrong. Apparently, the DSi is outselling its predecessor in pre-orders, the original DS. I guess people really like the extra feature of a camera and music listening capabilities. Hmm.
I gotta give Nintendo props though – for a third revision of a five year old handheld, the fact that it’s outselling the original DS in pre-orders is kind of.. surprising.
As we all know (or at least us Pokemon nerds), today was the release date of Pokemon Platinum, the newest game in the series, which sold over one million copies in its first two days in Japan.
Platinum is the sequel to the recent Diamond and Pearl games. (Which are, of course, slightly different versions of each other). Platinum has two new aspects which may be of interest. One: A new area called Distortion World. And two: (Possibly just rumor) 61 new little beasties added to the Pokedex. (Available to catch).
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