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Zelda: Spirit Tracks trailer, now with more Zelda

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:21:20 +0100

Nintendo's new The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks trailer (after the break) reveals a more exciting innovation than the whole train thing: You're not exactly rescuing Zelda in this video game. In fact, she travels with you the whole time ... in spirit!

In one of the craziest Zelda trailers we've ever seen, some wizard shows up and turns Zelda into a ghost, and then she sort of mopes around as an apparition until some guy with wheels suggests that she go on a road trip with Link. If you were wondering how Link could gain control of the Phantoms in this upcoming DS video game, it's not through a musical instrument he finds in a treasure chest (the usual Zelda route), but rather it's because Princess Zelda possesses them.

Continue reading Zelda: Spirit Tracks trailer, now with more Zelda

Zelda: Spirit Tracks trailer, now with more Zelda originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Thrustmaster puts a board on your (balance) board

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:17:12 +0100

For those of you who aren't totally bored with boards and board-based peripherals, Thrustmaster has just the thing for you. Introducing the T-Freestyle NW, a skateboard attachment designed specifically for the Wii Balance Board. The peripheral is crafted of maple and includes "Rolling Motion Board" technology for "true lateral movement capabilities." Also, unlike your real skateboard, the T-Freestyle NW includes a "safety stopper" to keep overzealous virtual skaters and snowboarders from tipping over.

Perhaps such a peripheral could interfere with video games designed to work with a naked Balance Board but, assuming it works as advertised, the T-Freestyle NW just might be the thing to make your extreme video games that much more extreme. For the asking price of $29.99, it had better.

Expect the T-Freestyle NW to hit shelves at the end of November.

Thrustmaster puts a board on your (balance) board originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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European Nintendo downloads: Banana fighting street

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:16:17 +0100

Finally, the wait for Fighting Street is over for Europe! We suppose it's timely, given that a new Street Fighter video game is in the news now, but ... it's still Fighting Street. The continuation of Tales of Monkey Island should be a bit more welcome, as should the DSiWare Bomberman Blitz.

Manic Monkey Mayhem on WiiWare sounds like it could be great (monkeys throw bananas to knock each other off of platforms), with online play -- but, of course, we always feel guarded about unknown WiiWare video games. But monkeys! We look forward to hearing impressions.

As for the rest, Uno sounds like Uno and SUDOKU sounds like sudoku, but louder.

Fighting Street (Turbografx-16 CD-ROM, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)
Manic Monkey Mayhem (WiiWare, 1-4 players, 1,000 Wii Points)
Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 3: Lair of the Leviathan (WiiWare, 1 player, 1,000 Wii Points)
Uno (WiiWare, 1-4 players, 500 Wii Points)
A Little Bit of ... All Time Classics: Family Favorites (DSiWare, 1 player, 500 DSi Points)
Bomberman Blitz (DSiWare, 1-8 players, 500 DSi Points)
SUDOKU (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)

European Nintendo downloads: Banana fighting street originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Easy Piano easing into North America next year

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:11:18 +0100

Band Hero's reign as the DS music video game with the silliest peripheral in America will soon be over. Valcon video games has announced that it will release Easy Piano, the piano teaching video game with the 13-key keyboard attachment, in North America. It'll join the piles and piles of other video games coming out in early 2010, but then those don't have keyboards.

Easy Piano includes a piano teaching system -- a mini Miracle Keyboard, essentially -- but also allows players to record 4 3-minute long performances, and includes a piano-based rhythm video game. What it doesn't include, for obvious reasons, is DSi compatibility. Maybe the company will make a version for the DSi XL that connects wirelessly to one of those floor pianos from Big.

Also, we've changed our minds -- Band Hero is still the silliest.

Easy Piano easing into North America next year originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nintendo planning to offer WiiWare demos

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:09:14 +0100

During the recent investor Q&A session, Satoru Iwata announced plans to begin rolling out demos for a small selection of WiiWare video games this month. He didn't say which region or regions would receive this service, so let's assume it's just Japan.

The pilot program is intended to bring more attention to the Wii Shop Channel, which, Iwata said, is currently only used by people who already know what they want. He expressed some doubt as to the effectiveness of demos as a promotional tool, but the (test) market will decide that!

There was no word on whether Nintendo would also try the controversial "advertising" method of promotion, wherein a company tells its customers about its video games.

Nintendo planning to offer WiiWare demos originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Rock Band Weekly: Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Joan Jett

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:20 +0100

Next week's Rock Band DLC could have been a little Dave Grohl fiesta, offering up tracks from his days back in Nirvana and now with Foo Fighters, but it turns out that he wasn't with the genre defining grunge band until after Bleach, which happens to be part of next week's DLC. But, we're pretty sure Grohl was with Foo Fighters during the time they recorded the tracks that make up the band's third DLC pack for the music video game.

Completely unrelated to Grohl (maybe there's a six degrees of separation in there?), there will also be one track from Ms. Joan Jett thrown in the mix. Check out the update after the break, along with what portable players can expect from Rock Band Unplugged's DLC.

Select a platform below to view complete DLC listing:

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Rock Band Weekly: Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Joan Jett originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nintendoware Weekly: Sparkle Snapshots, Fighting Street, Carnival King & more

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:56:15 +0100

Nintendo actually released a respectable number of downloadable video games this week: 8 video games across Virtual Console, WiiWare and DSiWare. You may have even heard of some of them!

As far as we can tell, the highlights of the week are a DSiWare photo decoration app and the embarrassing parent of the Street Fighter series. Hit the post break and find out if any of the many offerings are what you were looking to drain your Nintendo Points on.

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Nintendoware Weekly: Sparkle Snapshots, Fighting Street, Carnival King & more originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Whipping out a new Lego Indiana Jones 2 trailer

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:54:13 +0100

Spend $80 on games at Amazon, get $40 in credit

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:53:09 +0100

There's no denying it: the holidays are right around the corner. Have you even begun to make your shopping list yet? Yeah, we thought so -- how'd you like some help? If you're planning on picking up some disc-based fun for a friend or loved one this year, then you may want to consider Amazon's current promotion.

So, like the headline says, if you pick up $80 worth of (select!) gaming goodness from now until October 31, you'll get a voucher worth $40 from Amazon seven days after your items ship. This credit comes through your e-mail so, when it's all said and done, you should be able to treat yourself on top of making it a special season for a few of your closest. But, as for the video games that qualify, well -- there's some really great titles in here for just about any type of gamer.

Know a music lover? Hey, how about The Beatles: Rock Band? If you know a comic junkie, then there's always the exceptional Batman: Arkham Asylum. Heck, if you got a couple friends, give 'em Borderlands, then use the credit to get yourself a copy for some co-op delight. How about some Uncharted 2? See what we mean? There's lots of good stuff in this sale.

Of course, there's always the option to just buy yourself a bunch of stuff, but we know even you aren't that selfish, right? Right?

[Via CAG]

Spend $80 on video games at Amazon, get $40 in credit originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Professor Layton and the Million-Selling Sequel

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:44:09 +0100

It would appear that Nintendo made the right decision in finally getting around to releasing Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box worldwide, as the company was able to trade that box for one filled with cash money. The company released a supplement to its earnings report, listing the million-selling first-party Wii and DS video games of its Q3 (April-September), and Diabolical Box made the list with 1.26 million units sold. The entirety of that 1.26 million comes from outside of Japan, since it wasn't a first-party video game in Japan, and it was released in 2007.

The other new additions to the million-seller club on DS: Tomodachi Collection, the Mii communication video game, and Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver, which mysteriously managed to rack up 10,000 overseas sales despite not having been released outside of Japan. Is Nintendo tracking import retailers differently somehow?

On Wii, Wii Sports Resort has reached 6.97 million units worldwide, and Wii Fit Plus has already sold 2.13 million, a nice complement to the 4.28 million that the first Wii Fit sold in the last quarter.

Source (PDF)

Professor Layton and the Million-Selling Sequel originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Whippin' out some Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth footage

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:32:08 +0100

Upon close inspection of 2 new videos of the WiiWare title, Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth, we can confirm the following: It's definitely a Castlevania video game. While the video game is a remake of the Gameboy title of the same name -- sans the "ReBirth" bit -- the WiiWare version is more reminiscent of the 16-bit video games found on the Super Nintendo and Genesis. In fact, we're fairly certain we spotted some reused art from said 16-bit video games, which is pretty characteristic for a Castlevania title! Still, the classic monster-slaying, holy-water-tossing gameplay looks to be firmly intact.

Check out the footage after the break.

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Whippin' out some Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth footage originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias Releases next Monday

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:32:14 +0100

For those who've been frequent readers of WiiBlog, know of my love for the original LostWinds video games. If you don't know, them just type LostWinds into the search bar on the side of the site.

So, imagine the excitement when I received an e-mail from Frontier stating the video game would release October, 19th, or Monday of next week. It feels like I've been waiting forever for the sequel. Along with the release date, Frontier was kind enough to send over some artwork, screenshots and a packshot. Even though the video game is releasing on WiiWare, it's kind of cool to go through the trouble. So, enjoy all of the LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias goodies below:

Press Release

LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias release date announced for The Americas.

Following rave reviews in Europe the season switching WiiWare hit debuts 19th October.

16th October 2009, Cambridge, UK. Frontier Developments Ltd. (‘Frontier’) today announced that LostWinds?: Winter of the Melodias will be released on Monday 19th October 2009 by Nintendo of America on the innovative WiiWare service.

David Braben, Frontier’s Chairman and Founder, said: “The original LostWinds was embraced by the US, and the sequel has major new gameplay features and improvements across the board. After the incredible reception in Europe for Winter of the Melodias, we are excited to see what the American reaction will be.”

The eagerly awaited follow-up to last year’s best selling, award-winning WiiWare launch title has received high praise across the board in Europe including:

IGN UK 91% “With satisfyingly challenging puzzles expertly woven between engaging platforming and a thoroughly charming narrative, Winter of the Melodias represents an essential purchase. It's not simply the best WiiWare title on the market, but one of the best Wiiä video games full stop”.

Eurogamer 90% “If this is the kind of thing WiiWare can do, let's have some more of it, frankly.”

Vandal Online 93% “LostWinds was probably one of the most attractive and interesting video games on the Wii (not only WiiWare), and Winter of Melodias completely surpasses it.”

zConnect 96% “Even if you’ve never played the first video game, make sure to pick up this wondrous little gem.”

Videogamer 90% “the video game's overall aesthetic is so powerful that Winter of the Melodias might well be one of the most beautiful video games ever created.”

Once again puts the power of the wind in the palm of your hand, as you experience Toku and Enril’s new adventure to save Toku’s mother, lift an ancient curse and thwart the evil Balasar. The elemental powers of Enril the Wind Spirit are used to protect and guide the young boy Toku - power his jumps and glides, suspend and smash new enemies, and explore all-new expanses of the stunningly presented, magical land of Mistralis.

Players can instantly transform Mistralis between Summer and Winter, harnessing the brilliance of nature: frozen Winter ponds and waterfalls become deep, teeming Summer pools and chambers in which to dive and unlock secrets, enemies can be frozen or doused, and the very air itself used to form snowballs or moisture-laden clouds. Other amazing new abilities include the cyclone, which can be used to transport Toku, smash powerful enemies and even drill through the rock of Mistralis’ diverse, richly interactive Chilling Peaks and Melodia City areas.

With production values to match the very best Wii disc titles, LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias will be available to download directly to the living rooms of millions of families in the Americas exclusively via Nintendo’s WiiWare service.
Pricing: 1000 Wiiä Points. WiiWare is accessible through Wii.

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Crave bringing Man vs. Wild, new Deadliest Catch to consoles

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:31:20 +0100

It's not quite as titularly perplexing as the continuation of the Final Fantasy series, but we do have to wonder about Crave's decision to bring another video game based on crab fishing show Deadliest Catch to market. If we've already reeled in the catch that's most deadly, what's the allure of returning to the water? Our hope is that an undiscovered species of crab with the faces of adorable babies will be at the center of An Equally Deadly But More Morally Taxing Catch in the spring of 2010 on Wii, PS3 and DS.

What makes much more sense is Crave's announcement that it will also be releasing a video game based on the awesome Man vs. Wild to the 360, PS3, DS and Wii in the same time frame. A video game based on a survivalist's battles with nature could make a really fresh take on the action adventure genre, but this is Crave we're talking about, so count on a series of minigames in which host Bear Grylls eats increasingly obscure and difficult to chew organs from a deer carcass.

Crave bringing Man vs. Wild, new Deadliest Catch to consoles originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Square Enix mobile title Kuni Yaburete Sanga Ari coming to DSiWare

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:23:09 +0100

Here's the thing about Square Enix bringing its mobile video games to DSiWare -- we want the video games over here! (Anything but the clocks and calendars, please!) Andriasang has news that the Japanese publisher will be offering Kuni Yaburete Sanga Ari (translated as "Hills and Rivers Remain") via Nintendo's DSiWare digitial distribution platform starting this week. Unfortunately for those on this side of the Pacific, the video game will remain exclusive to Japan for the time being.

4-player wireless gameplay will be added for Nintendo's handheld, as well as updated stylus controls and "some exclusive maps" in multiplayer. For those of you able to pick it up, the video game will run you 800 DSi points ($8) when it's made available this Wednesday. For everyone else, TinyCartridge points out the recent trademark filing by Square Enix for the video game's English title. Keep hope alive!

Square Enix mobile title Kuni Yaburete Sanga Ari coming to DSiWare originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Monster Hunter 3 Rendered in 1080p

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:23:11 +0100

Monster Hunter 3 Rendered in 1080p

It looks like a NeoGAF user has taken it upon themselves to render the recently released Monster Hunger III on the Wii in both 1080p with no AA, and 1080p 8xAA. The video game looks pretty amazing already, but when rendered in Hi-Def 1080p, you can see where the video game, as well as many other video games on the Wii, would benefit from such graphical enhancements.

Native Resolution

1080p No AA

1080p 8xAA

NPD: Dead Space Extraction sold 9,000 copies in September

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:23:16 +0100

EA's latest experiment with mature Wii video games doesn't seem to be going so well. According to numbers given to Edge by the NPD, Dead Space Extraction only managed to sell around 9,000 copies in September -- although it should be noted that the video game was out for only five days in the NPD's September sales period (September 29 - October 3).

EEDAR's Jesse Divnich, however, cites the sales as the result of a successful not telling anyone about the video game experiment. "Electronic Arts didn't market Dead Space Extraction as much as it does with other titles," he told Edge. "And the success or failure of a Wii title usually correlates directly to marketing spend. If Electronic Arts spent little on marketing, I am sure the sell through was no surprise to them." It was, like everything, a complete shock to Dead Space Girl.

NPD: Dead Space Extraction sold 9,000 copies in September originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Miyamoto: Wii successor will likely feature motion controls in 'more compact' form

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:23:21 +0100

It sounds like Nintendo's plans for the next console are going to continue largely in the direction they've always been going (you know, the one that has resulted in millions of dollars). Shigeru Miyamoto told Popular Mechanics that, despite not having a solid plan yet for upcoming hardware, motion controls are likely to stick around.

"With both the Wii remote itself and Wii MotionPlus, what we've been able to do is introduce an interface that is both I think appealing and at the right price for a broad audience," Miyamoto said. "And while we don't have any concrete plans for what we'll be doing with hardware in the future, what I can say is that, my guess is that because we found this interface to be so interesting, I think it would be likely that we would try to make that same functionality perhaps more compact and perhaps even more cost-efficient."

This could result in a single unit that combines the base Wiimote functionality with the extra accelerometer of the MotionPlus, which makes sense. Or, more excitingly, Miyamoto could be talking about the system being more "compact" and "cost-efficient." Either way, it's starting to look less and less likely that the Wii 2 will be just like its competitors, but with Mario video games on it.

In much more important news, Miyamoto said that he'd never heard of The Wizard. Bill Trinen's got a night of translating horrible Fred Savage dialogue ahead of him!

Miyamoto: Wii successor will likely feature motion controls in 'more compact' form originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Charles Martinet Announces That Another Mario Game is in the Making

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:23:11 +0100

I'm sure that corporations are just in love with Twitter and other social networking sites. These platforms allow for even more unwanted announcements and people slipping up when it comes to retaining information. Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario, is the latest person to prove this theory correct.

On his Twitter account, Martinet dropped this little pearl of info:

“Awesome new Mario video game! And it's not NSMB Wii, and it's not Galaxy 2, but it's going to be crazy fun!”

So, he might not have announced any details but I think it's safe to say that Nintendo didn't want anyone to know that the video game, whatever it is, is being worked on. They're generally like Fort Knox when it comes to information. Although, it really isn't that surprising to hear. Now the speculation begins as to what the video game could be. A true sequel to Super Mario RPG? A whole new direction for the Italian plumber in red? Ok, it's probably Mario Party 9.

In separate news, Martinet found himself a killer set of tires to go on his Toyota Prius. That's right, the voice of Mario drives a Prius. I'll leave you to your opinions on whether or not that's a good thing.

Thank god for Twitter.

Japanese Nintendo downloads: Fire Emblem Premake and Uno

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:21:18 +0100

The Beatles: Rock Band 'Abbey Road' album DLC detailed

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:19:19 +0100

The Beatles: Rock Band will have the entire Abbey Road album available for download this Tuesday on Xbox 360 and Wii, followed by PS3 on Thursday. The full album won't be lonely for long, as Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band will arrive in November, with Rubber Soul walking onto the scene in December.

The full Abbey Road DLC setlist and pricing details can be found after the break.

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The Beatles: Rock Band 'Abbey Road' album DLC detailed originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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September NPD: Obviously Destined to Sell Tons

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:15:44 +0100

The new, lighter (in both price and weight!) PS3 continues to enjoy renewed sales in its second month beating out every console except for the invincible DS -- and the PS3 got pretty close to that impossible victory. The PS3's sales more than doubled in the last month! In fact, just about everything enjoyed a boost in September, with all the home consoles benefiting from recent price drops, and the PSP launching new hardware (NPD's September sales period ran through October 3). The only "loser" is the DS, which fell in total sales, but still managed to sell more than anything else.

In software (see the chart after the break), unsurprisingly strong debuts took place for both video games with Halo on the box and video games with Mario on the box. In fact, strong is a bit of an understatement for ODST's 1.52 million units sold. It's not quite 3.3 million units, but for a presumably lower-cost spinoff using an existing engine, it'll do.

In a weird bit of cross-platform fickleness, The Beatles: Rock Band debuted in the top 10 for Xbox and Wii, but not PS3 -- while Batman: Arkham Asylum's PS3 version made a second appearance in the top 10 to the exclusion of the Xbox.

-DS: 524K29K (-5%)
-PS3: 492K282K (+134%)
-Wii: 463K186K (+67%)
-360: 353K138K (+64%)
-PSP: 190K50K (+36%)
-PS2: 146K40K (+38%)

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Miyamoto Enjoys Measuring Things, Thinks You Do Too

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:12:24 +0100

Have you ever wondered what the geniuses of our world do with their spare time? Does Bill Gates play shuffleboard? Perhaps Steve Jobs enjoys hustling pool when he's not thinking of the next name for a Mac OS. Fortunately, we now know one thing that Shigeru Miyamoto enjoys doing in his spare time: measuring things.

In a one-on-one discussion with Satoru Iwata, Miyamoto states how he enjoys measuring things:

Miyamoto: I've always enjoyed guessing the lengths of objects, which is why I carry a measuring tape around with me.

Iwata: Really? That one's new to me too!

Miyamoto takes his hobby seriously, and continually puts his measuring skills to the test:

Miyamoto: For instance, I might guess that the table in front of us is about 1.2 metres long. Then I'd actually measure it with the measuring tape to check. If I got it right, I'd think: “I’m on form today!” But if I missed the mark by a long way, I'd think: “I've been slipping a bit recently!”

Iwata: So it is a kind of barometer for what sort of form you're in? (laughs)

Miyamoto's obsession with measurement doesn't stop there. He then discusses how a weight measurement video game would be fun using the Wii Balance Board. The idea sounds highly simplistic, but I think it might be a fun time filler with the family:

Miyamoto: You can walk around with a measuring tape but you don't find scales all that commonly, which makes it very difficult to check the weights of objects. That's why I've always thought that using the Wii Balance Board to play a weight-guessing video game would be great. For instance, we could make it like a school sports day. Get ten people together and hand out cards to each person. Then for instance, Iwata-san, you might get a card that reads “12 kilos” and I might get a card that reads “3 kilos”. Then we’d all split up and go around the school…

Iwata: …And we’d each have to bring back something which weighed that much.

Miyamoto: We'd each put the object on the scales and the person who got closest to their target weight would be the winner! (laughs) Doing something like that would be great fun, wouldn't it? You don't think it would be fun?

Iwata: Um… Sure! (laughs)

So, there you have it. Miyamoto's discussion of how he loves to measure things. Perhaps it's the trick to being able to come up with insanely popular ideas. I say, go out and buy some measuring tape today...

[via: UK Wii]

Hands-on: Konami's DSiWare 'Reflection'

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 04:12:35 +0100

With concept art and a logo that look like they were ripped straight out of a Mirror's Edge anime fansite, it's not surprising that Konami's first DSiWare title Reflection is all about the gameplay and not the graphics. The video game features an extremely innovative use of the DSi's second screen as a literal reflection (get it?) of the video game, turning an otherwise pedestrian platformer into a challenging puzzler.

You play as Kirra, a thief for hire who has been tasked with retrieving an ancient mirror from some similarly ancient ruins. When she finds the mirror, it does what all ancient mirrors do: it breaks. And in doing so, the mirror shatters her reality as well. She now has to reassemble the mirror if there is any hope of restoring her world, and she does this by traveling through both her world and the mirror world, reflected in the DSi's bottom screen.

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Zero and Joe the Condor are the last two Tatsunoko vs. Capcom characters

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:09:16 +0100

IGN revealed today that the leaked Tatsunoko vs. Capcom character roster update was almost 100% accurate in predicting the characters added to the North American version (and the upcoming Japanese re-release). Joe the Condor (yet another Gatchaman character) and Mega Man X's pal Zero have joined the lineup. Only Yatterman #2 is unaccounted for. This isn't Zero's first appearance in a fighter; he appeared in his Mega Man Zero style in SNK vs. Capcom: SvC Chaos and Onimusha Blade Warriors. This is, however, his first appearance in a good fighting video game.

Check out footage of both new characters in action after the break. Rather than being a simple palette swap of Mega Man Volnutt, Zero's attacks use his trademark energy sword. And Joe has a grappling hook/gun combo.

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