thinks…nope I don’t recall anything in particular being posted before about a new blaster master. I do remember about Sunsoft coming back though. That game looks pretty good too and this is really short notice since it’s coming out this Monday. Yeah it looks like they JUST announced it today by the looks of things on the website. Very nice surprise.
Edit:
Awesome find io!
I just stole the info from the gaf forum haha.
Here’s a gameplay vid of blaster master
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Looks awesome.
WW//VC Monday (02/08/2010)
WiiWare
Blaster Master: Overdrive
Tomena Sanner
Bloons
Hubert The Teddy Bear Winter Games
Virtual Console
Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
hmmmm @ Tomena Sanner also coming out today
Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars announced
Lucas Arts and Lego: HA! Thought we were done didn’t you!?
Podcast stuff:
Bozon turned in his resignation. Random.
More information on Red Steel 2 on Thurs.
Nintendo Software Pirate Must Pay 1.5 Million:
‘Gotcho dumbass’
Nintendo Media Summit Coming
Something is coming March 12th and They are going to have a summit Feb. 24th. Could there be some Other M and Galaxy 2 goodness there? maybe…
E3 2010 Registration Kicks Off:
looks like this years E3 should be definitely better than 2009
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Confirmed for Wii
It’s going to be different from it’s PS3/360 brethren AND done by a different studio.
Ubisoft to Bring Top Franchises Out More Often
oh boy…
First Look: Rock of the Dead
It’s typing of the dead…but with guitars. It’ll release as a budget title at $30 or $40. If you have a guitar and have an urge to kill zombies with it you may want to keep an eye on it. gameplay
IGN Shiren the Wanderer Review:
7.0 Most of the complaints came from the game being ‘incredibly bland and dated’. Though he does think the game is better than it’s predecessors…dunno if that’s saying much.
Edit:
Has anyone played Blaster Master: Overdrive yet? I might give Tomena Sanner a try.
Doesn’t look like they’re gonna put up the Red Steel 2 info today…hopefully it’ll show up tomorrow.
January 2010 NPD:
I knew Darksiders had sold well but I wasn’t expecting it to show up in the top 10. I’m definitely looking forward to the sequal. NSMB Wii is at the top followed by Mass Effect 2. I’m also surprised that Just Dance showed up on this list as well and semi surprised at Army of Two (360). Everything else on the list are the usual suspsects. Kind of sad that Bayonetta didn’t show up but eh…
Hardware went Wii (465,800), DS (422,200), 360 (332,800), PS3 (276,900), PSP (100,100), PS2 (41,600). Sony needs to hurry up and restock stores with PS3’s because the demand is definitely there. We’ve been selling out of them quickly.
Mega Man 10 Gets it’s Day in the U.S.
WiiWare will be March 1st, PSN will be March 11th, and XBL will have to wait till March 31st. New screensalso show some of the powers you’ll get from each robot master
New Tony Hawk Will Ride Again:
maybe they’ll actually get it right this time? It’s either that or just let Skate take over completely…whichever one
Layoffs At Radical, Neversoft - Luxoflex Closes
I know that they’re planning to slow down music game releasesbut…
IGN Super Monkey Ball: Step and Roll review
7.8 He didn’t like trying to use the wii balance board for it. Didn’t like a good chunk of the minigames and had small issues with the camera.
I’m assuming that while the guy is playing Red Steel 2 he can’t divulge details or vids on the game until he’s been given permission…hopefully some will show up next week.
Japan Numbers 2/12/10
God Eater for the PSP is # 1 this week. NSMB got dropped to #4 with DQ VI and Star Ocean (PS3) ahead of it. KH is at 9 and no 360 games showed up in the top 10 this week.
Hardware went PSP, Wii, DSi LL, PS3, DSi, Lite, 360, PS2, and Go.
Activision Continues to Make Studio Cuts
Underground Studios is closed and RedOctane has been relocated to their headquarters.
Fragil Pre-Order Bonus
Preorder and get a soundtrack and it sounds like the game is going to have a reversible cover…Japanese cover on one side and American artwork on the other.
Endless Ocean’s Changing Waters:
intereview with some of the changes from the first game to the second.
Edit:
Videogame Character Dating Site Profiles:
http://www.gamespy.com/articles/106/1068725p1.html
‘After that I’ll make the moon appear as I sneak into your Gerudo Fortress and splash you with my Lon Lon Milk.’
WW/VC Monday (2/15/10)
WiiWare
Phoenix Wright: Justice forAll
Art of Balance
WarMen Tactics
Virtual Console
Sonic & Knuckles
i dont know why, but I am looking forward to playing this game. The first one sucked, though, so I reserve excitement until after I am willing to beat it after a few hours of play.
I wonder why it took them so long to release this.
Alot of people have reservations about Red Steel 2 based off of 1 but most don’t take certain things into account. Ubisoft was the first developer to try to make an FPS using the wii’s motion controls so imo they should at least get a pass on that since it was uncharted territory. Nowadays though with Wii MotionPlus and games like Metroid Prime 3 and The Conduit, any FPS now that comes out after these games doesn’t have a good excuse not to have good controls. I have a good amount of confidence in the second title partly because of this. Impressions so far have been pretty positive but it’s always good to hear more feedback so I want to see how far this game has come since last anyone has touched it.
Edit:
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Wii Revealed
It’s not a port…it’s being built from the ground up. They might be taking this game seriously lol.
Xenoblade Detailed:
It doesn’t really have much to do with the Xenosaga series but it still sounds pretty damn awesome to me. Promised at 50-60 hour experience…battles take place on the field with no random encounters. This game will also hit this Spring in Japan so we’ll definitely have more gameplay and details around then.
IGN Blaster Master Overdrive review:
6.5 wasn’t expecting this at all. complaints about save points and the game being too firmly rooted in the past and he’s not a fan of the controls. Anyone else who’s had a chance to play this got an opinion?
GT Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll review
5.4 They were way more harsh on the game
Calling - Exclusive Sadness Developer Diary
Xenoblade sounds awesome. NO MORE FUCKING TEN YEAR CUTSCENES. :tup:
Quote from the review: "It’s pretty frustrating when you are killed and lose a considerable amount of progress merely because the last save point was way back in another area of the map . Games are supposed to be fun, of course – if they are frustrating, it’s a big problem. Overdrive is a reminder that games have gotten easier over the years, and I think they are more fun for it. Dying is also a time sink because instead of letting you continue right from your last save point the game kicks you back to the title screen and makes you load again."
Obviously this cat is pretty bitch-made and didn’t play games on the NES. I like my games difficult…easy ass games are boring.
And yes, Xenoblade does sound dope as fuck.
^ That’s what I was thinking as I was reading it so I wanted to hear from someone who has played it.
quick update before I head to work
Disney Might’ve Put Epic Mickey on Natal:
http://wii.ign.com/articles/107/1070103p1.html
If Natal was thought of back when they started the project they would have put it on that. The way they also worded some things in the interview made it seem like Epic Mickey may be a timed exclusive. Probably going to depend on how Natal and Wand work out commercially.
Special Sakura Wars Bonus Available:
http://wii.ign.com/articles/106/1069923p1.html
Those interested in the title may want to check this out. PS2 version gets more stuff if you order it off of their website. Find it weird that they just can’t seem to include the japanese track on the wii version.
Monster Hunter Tri - Cinematic Trailer
[media=youtube]4ehVNOGhGBw[/media]
Epic
Trauma Team - Forensics Walkthrough
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/forensics-walkthrough-trauma-team/61986
sort of sounds Ace Attorney like
Red Steel 2 - UK Bad Day Trailer
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/bad-day-red-steel-2/61987
Zangeki No Reginleiv - Japanese Arterial Flow Gameplay
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japanese-arterial-zangeki-no/61970
that’s some floaty dash…
Zangeki No Reginleiv - Japanese Cinematic Montage
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japanese-cinematic-zangeki-no/61973
Zangeki No Reginleiv - Japanese Boss Battle Gameplay
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japanese-boss-zangeki-no/61974
I wonder how people who have played the import feel about this game so far.
:u: I don’t know about Sony’s motion wand yet, but Natal is actually a lot more complicated than most people realize. Aside from motion tracking (what it actually does is affix a “skeleton” to your body so that it recognizes who you are), it also tracks things like temperature, audio, and other objects in the vicinity (like other people or chairs or whatever else happens to be nearby). That’s cool and all, but it’s also extremely complicated?or so I hear?and I imagine all but the very best devs are going to have problems with it early on. Even testing on Natal is going to be a nightmare, since it tracks so much; how do you know your game didn’t crash because someone walked by and raised the ambient temperature, for example? You don’t. Shit’s going to be a ridiculous for a while.
Hey, guys. Can you guys think of any Wii games that were ported to PS3? I already know about No More Heroes, so anything other than that. Thanks.
^ hmmm… I’m wondering would The Grinder count since it started out as a Wii exclusive but it hasn’t been released yet. I can’t think any other games off the top of my head since most of the good exclusive titles on the Wii haven’t really been ported. That could change starting at the end of next year…I wouldn’t be surprised if a few of the 3rd Party exclusives showed up on Sony’s console…depending on how the thing works and if there’s been any significant changes to it come E3.
Big Brother Wants to Censor Your Games
http://wii.ign.com/articles/107/1070219p1.html
Know the guy in the ESA who defends your right to rip the heads off of greek gods, have a woman kiss your beam saber, and make whoopie with aliens after lenghthy conversations. So far the record has been Government: 0, Game Industry: 10.
Activision Passed on The Sims
http://wii.ign.com/articles/107/1070396p1.html
small insight on Bobby Kotick’s from his speech at Dice Summit 2010. Would the Sims have changed if it wasn’t owned by EA now?
IGN Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Hands-on
http://wii.ign.com/articles/107/1070203p1.html
said it mostly feels like Mario Kart but it’s definitely a Sega Racer. Surprisingly it looks like the PS3 version is the one getting the shaft with no exclusive content and the 360 version sounds like the best one overall. Wii version has everything that it’s 360/PS3 cousins has with Mii Support and of course runs at a lower resolution. Also stated that the game seems to have a small framerate issue that the Wii version isn’t being plagued with the most. Sounds like this is a ‘pick your poison’ situation if you ask me lol. review goes up next weeik
IGN Mega Man 10 Hands-on
http://wii.ign.com/articles/107/1070442p1.html
says the game is more difficult than 9 (remains to be seen). This also has some story spoilers so if you don’t want to know what’s going on until you get the game you may want to skip the second paragraph.
Mega Man 10 gameplay vids
CES 2010 - Run and Jump
http://wii.ign.com/dor/objects/54796/mega-man-10/videos/ces10_megaman10_gmp_gameplay2_11110.html
CES 2010 - Watch Your Back
http://wii.ign.com/dor/objects/54796/mega-man-10/videos/ces10_megaman10_gmp_gameplay1_11110.html
wow…that midboss is bullshit lol.
Iceman Cometh
http://wii.ign.com/dor/objects/54796/mega-man-10/videos/megaman10_gmp_iceman_cometh_21810.html
Lights On
http://wii.ign.com/dor/objects/54796/mega-man-10/videos/megaman10_gmp_lights_on_21810.html
Jumping Crazies
http://wii.ign.com/dor/objects/54796/mega-man-10/videos/megaman10_gmp_jumpingcrazies_21810.html
Heavy Rain
http://wii.ign.com/dor/objects/54796/mega-man-10/videos/megaman10_gmp_heavyrain_21810.html
like the little animation touches here and there…like when megaman’s shot bounces off a met hat. Also digging Pump Man’s music.
Intro
http://wii.ign.com/dor/objects/54796/mega-man-10/videos/megaman10_gmp_the_intro_21810.html
‘Sure Wily! We trust you 100% =D’
Rage of The Gladiator - Amit The Charmer trailer
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/amit-the-rage-of-the/62072
Red Steel 2 - Kills and Combos Gameplay
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/kills-and-red-steel-2/62095
oh snap looks like they gave him a ground pound that launches people in the air and some of those finishers are pretty brutal for having no blood. I’m getting more hype for this game.
Red Steel 2 - Kills and Combos Walkthrough
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/kills-and-red-steel-2/62096
Walkthrough with commentary. Red Steel 2 might set another bar for fps on Wii if everything is truly running at 60fps.
Edit:
This is something interesting that Sep posted in the PS3 thread
PS3 benefitting from Wii publisher backlash
http://www.industrygamers.com/news/ps3-benefiting-from-wii-publisher-backlash/
I find it interesting because I almost feel like for Nintendo it’s a ‘Damned if you do, damned if you don’t’ situation. The fact that Nintendo’s software does so well is both a gift and a curse for them since it seems the Wii crowd is finicky as fuck.
Complainers: We don’t have any hardcore games!
Publishers: Ok here’s Silent Hill, Resident Evil, and Dead Space…there that oughta shut you up!
Complainers: get big pouty faces and don’t buy the games and/or pirate
Publishers: oh COME ONNNN!
I mean seriously…There was that huge ass gap last year where there was barely anything Nintendo coming out and 3rd Parties had a good time to shine and there were a good number of heavy hitters that came out. I da know what to do besides just sit back and laugh at the shenanigans going on currently. I bet a big chunk of it is pirating cause it almost seems that I can’t go a week without hearing about how someone heavily modded their Wii and how they have all these games for it. I’m hoping this whole thing is some type of learning experience for Nintendo for whenever their next console debuts as long as they don’t get a big head about having pwned everything else sales wise.
Publishers are also going to have to come to grips with something that seems to be at least 95% absolute. YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BEAT MARIO. The game could probably be ‘Mario takes a shit’ and the chances of it beating out your game sales wise is ridiculous…They already proved that last year with NSMB. I still want to see what TVC and NMH2’s numbers are but I’m not sure. MadWorld is actually still being made so it probably still selling slowly.
/end small rant
Japan Numbers 2/20/10
Some things changed and some stayed the same. Zangeki No Reginleiv broke the top 10 at #9. God Eater is going on it’s second week at the top with DQIV and NSMB Wii following after it. The newcomers include this game for the DS with a long ass name that i’m assuming has to do with Tennis, Quiz Magic Academy for the DS, Star Ocean 4 International, and Sacred 2 for PS3. Neither version of Resonance of Fate (End of Eternity) showed up at top 10 this week interestingly enough.
Hardware went PSP, Wii, DSi LL, PS3, DSi, Lite, 360, PS2, Go. Nintendo fanboys need to shut up…it’s pretty obvious that all 3 versions of the DS combined do exceed PSP’s numbers and it doesn’t need to get pointed out every time.
GT Blaster Master: Overdrive review
4.8 Again they were a tad bit more harsh on the game even though their review had some of the same complaints to IGN’s. If you happen to decide to download and play it then give your thoughts.