Will Zelda Wii boast an art style comparable to either of Link's outings on the GameCube? In an interview with Nintendo Power, Shigeru Miyamoto touched on the subject.
Five new titles heading for Wii is reason enough for a little attention, even though it's pretty sure the Wii versions of these five new titles from Team6 Game Studios won't look as pretty as these PC renders do.
Resident Evil: Darkside chronicles offers nice visuals, despite being a Wii title. The new screens released by Capcom show some nice scenes from the next Resident Evil.
I must admit that I haven’t played Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles yet; perhaps I’ll rent it this 4th of July weekend. Even with my lack of ‘Chronicles’ experience, I’m still stoked about Darkside Chronicles. This trailer shows off the reason why I’m excited. It looks really gorgeous, and luckily most of the trailer is actual gameplay or in-game at least.
If you don’t know who Grandmaster Flash is, you need to take some kind of modern music history class. Or play Activision’s DJ Hero when it ships this fall… because he’s in it.
Grandmaster Flash contributed both his likeness and exclusive mixes to the game -- “DJ Kool & DJ Demo 'Here Comes My DJ' vs Gary Numan 'Cars'” and “Herbie Hancock 'Rockit' vs N.E.R.D. 'Lapdance'.” Additionally, you’ll hear his voice during the game’s tutorial mode, and developer Freestyle Games created an exclusive mix for the game using two of “Grandmaster Flash’s original creations” (whatever that means), “Boom” and “Tap.”
Activision has also released two gameplay videos of the aforementioned mix tracks, with both of them being played on Expert. While I haven’t put my hands on the deck yet, both of the tracks look really… easy. Maybe it’s just me, but I’d expect players to be hitting the middle button -- the sample trigger track -- more often than I’m seeing.
Maybe it’s one of those deceptively difficult games. I hope to find out as soon as Activision lets me go hands-on with the peripheral. Honestly, I can’t wait.
Alright, so after Dale's preview of Little King's Story at E3, you might have gotten the impression that he didn't like it so much ... or at least, that he was too tired to talk about it. Having actually been there for the preview though, I can vouch for the game: it looks absolutely gorgeous and has all the whimsy that you would hope for looking at the screenshots. Preordering it nabs you a free Onii figure, too!
XSEED announced today that the game has gone gold, and you can see more of that award winning action after the jump with three new gameplay videos that show off some of the classes in the game including carpenter, chef and more. The game will be on store shelves this July 21st -- are you thinking of picking up a copy?
Eccentric game designer and all around mentalist f*ckpot Suda 51 has lent a little more fuel to the fire started by Marvelous earlier, stating that No More Heroes "needs" to move away from the Wii in order for it to have any legs. The cult design hero has stated that he wants NMH to be big, but it'll take looking beyond the little white waggle box in order to make it happen.
"I really want to make NMH a big franchise," states Suda, "and with this second episode have bigger success. I’m putting a lot of care into developing this IP, as I feel there’s a lot of potential.
"I think this is the last NMH that is going to be developed on Wii. To expand NMH to new possibilities, we need a new platform. Wii is a great platform, but we’ve done everything we can with it now."
It's not often you'll see a game designer who thinks that moving away from the Wii is a key to success, but most people don't think quite like Goichi Suda. NMH probably stands a chance of getting into the hands of more appreciative gamers on the Xbox 360 or PS3, but at the end of the day, the game's success hinges on one thing and one thing only -- marketing.
With Wii Sports Resort there are a ton of activities I’m excited about. Sword fighting, archery, skydiving to name a few. While others I’m left scratching my head about. Those being basketball, dog frisbee toss, and cycling.
This video shows off one of the activities I have my doubts about, basketball. I still question how the Wii Remote will detect your shot, but these dudes sure look like they’re having fun.
During a closed door round table event at E3, Miyamoto dropped the news of development on the next Zelda game for the Nintendo Wii. Later on, a piece of concept art was released that led to many speculations across the interwebs.
Now, there is a report coming from website Aeropause that Miyamoto has made another statement concerning the development of Zelda. The statement was made in the latest issue of Nintendo Power, so you can double check its validity when it hits newsstands.
Oh, and about that new Legend of Zelda for Wii? Great quote from the master: “I don’t think it’s going to be that radically different.” Have fun with that one, gang.
Something to take away from this is that “radically different” is a highly subjective term. Miyamoto could have just meant that there won’t be any zombie Tingles running around biting at your ankles. Or that Princess Zelda decides to quit her monarchy driven life to become a stripper. See, ‘radically different’ could mean all sorts of things.
If you’ve ever seen Happy Tree Friends then you know that it is probably one of the most violent, gross, bloody and generally disturbing cartoons out there.
When I was a young pup, I used to work at a video store and on a weekly basis we would get angry complaints from parents who had been stupid enough to rent Happy Tree Friends for their four year olds.
Smooth move, Ex-Lax.
If watching Happy Tree Friends on your TV wasn’t enough, now you can slap the crap out of the cute little cartoon characters via Slap Happy for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
From the release:
Slap Happy is a unique game application that puts your very own cute, cuddly and unsuspecting Happy Tree Friend in the palm of your hand. Inspired by the animated shorts from the cult sensation, “Happy Tree Friends”, Slap Happy allows you to tease and play with your furry friend, but be sure to keep your little pal safe and out of harm’s way because you never know when crazy things are bound to happen!
The App hits the Apple App store in August-just in time for you to get it and take out your aggressions before school starts.
It’s being reported that Disney is planning to release two 3-D video games inspired by upcoming movies this year. The first will be based on G-Force, Disney’s first live-action film to be produced with Disney Digital 3-D (it’s also producer, Jerry Bruckheimer’s first three-dimensional movie).
The plot will revolve around a special forces team of guinea pigs, a mole and a fly who are set to take on the mission to stop a billionaire from destroying the world with household appliances. Their plans are interrupted, however, when they end up in a pet shop. Naturally, they don’t give up and the rest of the film focuses on their attempt to complete their task. The game will be released this July for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP, Nintendo DS and PC.
The second game will be Toy Story Mania! and, while not many details have been released, I do know that it will be exclusive to the Nintendo Wii and will be similar to the gameplay and levels found at the Toy Story Midway Mania! attractions at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s California Adventure theme parks.
I’m not sure I am ready for a 3-D video game, are you? A pair of glasses will be included with each game and I hope they are higher quality. Those things fall apart so easily and they don’t fit well on your face. Fortunately, if you don’t want to play the game in 3-D, you will have the option of playing the regular game.
While Tiger Woods and his golfing game may be the current champ on the Wii, and could be making a run for the permanent crown, the Madden series will always be the one sports game the others want to beat. It is the game that other sports games are measured by, if you can make a game that people covet and long for as much as Madden, you are definitely doin’ it right. Every year Maddenites (I’m gonna copyright that if it’s not been done yet, so go ahead and cut the checks) start craving Madden as soon as the draft is over. Websites and leagues are formed, stats are criticized and applauded, and trash-talking is taken to an artform while the anticipation builds. Madden has gone beyond a videogame, it’s reached the top of the mountain, the game is now an institution. Now, we all know that sports games on the Wii can be hit or miss. Pro Evo and Tiger have been the only consistently good games so far. But, EA is hoping that with Grand Slam Tennis, FIFA 10, and Madden 10 they can become the masters of the Wii universe where sports games are considered. I hope that they can because I was underwhelmed by last year’s Madden. It just felt…cheesy. With the changes the dev team have implemented to the design and gameplay, I’m hoping to at least be satisfied. I know, that’s not exactly a glowing endorsement but, if I was satisfied by Madden 10 for the Wii, then I’d definitely be one of those craving and anticipating Madden 11. The latest trailer for Madden 10 showcases The Road To The Superbowl. You’re gonna get gameplay, features, and everything in between. I have to say, it is certainly looking like it has potential. I just hope it lives up to it. For now Tiger, Johnny Mac, and Footballers (Soccer Players for the layman) are the champs of the Wii. Let’s see if NFL players can assert some dominance and take the reigns for good.
It’s been a minute since we’ve gotten any news about the new survival horror game, “Cursed Mountain”. If you remember from previous posts, this is the game that places you in the feet of Eric Simmons as he goes on a journey searching for his lost brother in the Himalayas. Along the way he discovers that the mountain is cursed with the souls of travelers and others who were claimed by the mountain. Of course, this is not reassuring in the least to Eric that his brother is still in the land of the living. Being developed strictly for the Wii, Deep Silver has been able to utilize the game and its controls in unique ways. One of the most intriguing elements is that the motion controls for combat will be based on real world Buddhist Mantras, which is sure to bring the player deeper into the realm of Cursed Mountain. The developers are also shying away from gore and pure violence and hoping that the psychological aspect of being alone and terrified on The Mountain will provide the fright factor that people will be looking for. With unique gameplay, a character and story-arc that you are sure to connect with, and being set on a mountain that is, you know, cursed, it’s starting to look like Deep Silver have a winner on their hands. For those aching for a closer look at the game, and some insights from the developers, you’ll find a nice Developer Diary posted below. Cursed Mountain is set to release strictly for the Wii on August 25, which means it should get the jump on the game that looks to be its main competition, Silent Hill:Shattered Memories.
Section 8 is a new FPS that is set to hit in August of this year. The game will be available for the PC, PS3 and 360 and will have online components.
From the release:
• Play in Single Player Campaign, Online Multiplayer, or Instant Action on all of the multiplayer maps against a robust and competitive AI.
• No more classes, completely customize the Loadouts of weapons, gear, and passive module upgrades for your powered armor suit.
• Burn-In Spawning deploys from dropships 15,000 feet above the battlefield, and choose anywhere on the map to land.
• Dynamic Combat Missions (DCMs) offer a robust player-driven objective system, allowing for dynamically generated missions during the course of combat.
• Vehicle and Deployable Requisition can be delivered anywhere on the map.
Choose the experience you want to play by customizing your own equipment Loadouts, and dynamically manipulate the flow of combat with on-demand vehicle requisitions, strategic asset deliveries, and Dynamic Combat Missions.
On a completely player-driven and dynamic battlefield, no two games of Section 8 will ever play the same.
I have for you ten screens of the game. The five images of the guy standing there all like, “Hey. What’s up?” are to show in-game Captain’s Armor offered to GameStop pre-orderers. Just so ya know.
During the lifespan of the Wii there has been countless videos tying the console and its games to popular culture. Whether it’s a skit on SNL starring the one and only Alec Baldwin and some over the top “Waggle”, Megan Fox admitting she loves the Wii, or simply a girl playing WiiFit, you cannot deny the fact that the Wii is a pop culture icon. It’s everywhere all the time, right up there with Rock Band, the Wii is the console everyone wants to own. Surely this explains why the console has sold something like 51 million units. That number is just ridiculous. Do these celebrity endorsements and viral videos have that much of an effect on the sales of the console, or is it word of mouth and the hipness of the console that does it? Who knows, or cares?! All I know is that I love it when I see a video of someone playing a Wii that I enjoy, or hear another celeb shout-out for the console. Because I know there are sheep out there who will say, “Yeah I need to get one of those now that I know that Jon & Kate have one!” In the worlds of the immortal Puff Daddy, “It’s all about the Benjamins baby”, and you know Ninty is loving the fact that the Wii has brought them a ridiculous amount of said Benjamins. One of the latest Wii/Celeb videos comes courtesy of the ever-awkward Jimmy Fallon. Think what you will of the man taking Conan’s vacated spot on the TV landscape, he definitely represents for videogames. Oh, and he somehow scored The Legendary Roots Crew as his house band. Seriously, how did he do that? So far on Fallon we’ve gotten closer looks at iPhone competitors (Palm Pre), as well as some other companies lame attempt at convincing the public it can do motion control on par with the Wii. Well, last week Jimmy had the unconquerable Tiger Woods on his show, and he also had the gall to challenge the man to some WiiMotion Plus enhanced Tiger 10. What ensued is sure to be vintage Jimmy, and it showed a lighter side to Tiger which was great to see. On top of all that, the greatest golfing game of all time, which is on the Wii, was showcased on national TV for all to see. If you missed it, I’m posting it below for your enjoyment.
On Thursday of this week, Tiger Woods will be making an appearance on Jimmy Fallons late night show. He wont be there just to talk about his golf game, he will be showing it off as well.
If there is one genre of gaming I can not get enough of it is platforming. I am not quite sure what it is I love about running, jumping, and solving puzzles. It does take a unique title to catch my interest though.
Famitsus latest issue finally sheds some light on Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Crystal Bearers. (That is quite a long name, is not it?) Up until now, the only thing we have been able to see of the Square Enixs upcoming Wii RPG has been a few brief video clips.
If you’ve ever seen Happy Tree Friends then you know that it is probably one of the most violent, gross, bloody and generally disturbing cartoons out there.
