Jasper’s Nintendo News!
Well, let’s start off with the new games coming out.
Playground
Playground is a 3-D crafted game, featuring most of the games on.. well, the playground. Dodge ball, Tennis, soccer, basketball, etcetera. Due October ’07.
Smarty Pants
Smarty Pants doesn’t have a whole lot of info about it yet, but it’ll get some. Apparently it’s like you’re in a classroom, and the teacher asks questions and you answer them. A nice touch is how you raise the Wiimote to answer. Sounds sort of like a simpler Brain Age.
Pet Alien
Pet Alien is based on a CGI animated TV series. Apparently aliens try to help a boy they’re living with. Puzzles galore, with a nice feel to the whole thing. Due August 28 ’07.
Glory Days 2
Glory Days 2 is a World War – ish thing, a 2D side-scroller that actually looks quite fun. You rescue civilians while at the same time gunning down enemy craft. Addictive, but the campains are apparently a little short. For the DS, out now, given a 7.5 review by Gamespot.
Rock Band
Finally, Rock Band. If you have an XBOX 360 or a PS3 and a pulse, you are waiting for Rock Band. Maybe even if you don’t have any of those. For those of you that don’t know, Rock Band is the next Guitar Hero. To the 300,000,000. You pick your part as a singer, drummer, guitarist, or bass-er. You sing (play) along to the music, and try to do your best. It looks loads of fun, with good graphics, excellent play, and it’s already winning awards. Using online play, maybe you can even – Le Gasp – get 3 other people to play! Form your own Rock Band.. band. Only drawback is the whopping $200 it costs, probably for the fake instruments. Wow. You need this. Due for Fall ’07. Get it.

Now, for the next segment, the talk going around.

The Wii outsells the XBOX 360 in Exclusives!!!
An exclusive is a game that is only released for one gaming system. The Wii is clearing 100, while the 360 is below that.
Hooray!

This has been JNN for the week of 7-28-07!!

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