IGN has the clip that was shown when Project Rygar was announced for the Wii on their site. The character art is very impressive, let’s hope that it will translate to impressive graphics in the game.
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Quick Rygar Trailer Clip
Saturday, May 12th, 2007Coming (Very) Soon: Mario Party 8 (Wii)
Saturday, May 12th, 2007
A Mario game made for the Wii is finally coming out soon (besides Super Paper Mario). Mario Party 8 is set to be released on May 29, and features an assortment of mini-games that take advantage of the Wii’s remote capabilities.
Game features (from Futureshop website):
- Play With Motion Control: Row your way through a river race, punch a statue to pieces, steer race cars, mopeds, and go-karts, and handle a balancing pole while walking a tightrope.
- Play Using The Pointer: Shoot at Boos in a haunted house, drag and drop toppings in a cake-decorating competition, select the correct answers in game-show challenges.
- Play Using The Wii Remote’s Buttons: Jump and pummel your way through a football brawl, hop and run across a field of spinning platforms.
- Mario Party for Wii also includes dozens of mini-games, six party boards, and many game modes.
In a series first, players can transform their characters into many forms, such as player-smashing boulders and coin-sucking vampires. - Mario Party 8 also includes “extra-large” mini-games like Star Carnival Bowling and Table Menace.
One to four players can play Mario Party for Wii, each with a Wii Remote.
Needless to say – I’m excited for this game. I haven’t played Mario Party since the 3rd one, and I definitely have been waiting for a mario-based game for the Wii. Besides that, YouTube has provided me with some videos to enhance my excitement. Also, it happens to be my birthday that day… so I may need to pre-order this one and have a Mario Party birthday.
Japanese Sales Figures: April 30th – May 6th
Friday, May 11th, 2007
As you well can see, Nintendo’s still on top with both of their systems, as they have been for the past little while with few exceptions.
Wiimote Gun Shell for Ghost Squad?
Friday, May 11th, 2007
When SEGA was questioned earlier on the possibility of a shell for the wiimote to add more rumble/extra buttons to ensure the purest possible experience of Ghost Squad on the Wii, they said “Watch this space” implying that something of the sort is in the works. Game Usagi will keep you updated with any additional news as it arises.
Nintendo is the Top Ten (in Japan)
Friday, May 11th, 2007
Here is the recent Famitsu’s top ten best-selling games in Japan:
1. Final Fantasy Revenant Wings (Square Enix) ? DS
2. Super Paper Mario (Nintendo) ? Wii
3. Wii Sports (Nintendo) ? Wii
4. Momotaro Dentetsu DS: Tokyo & Japan (Hudson) ? DS
5. Big Brain Academy (Nintendo) ? Wii
6. Yoshi?s Island (Nintendo) ? DS
7. Mario Vs. Donkey Kong 2: March Of The Minis (Nintendo) ? DS
8. New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo) ? DS
9. Wii Play (Nintendo) ? Wii
10. Pocket Monster Diamond / Pearl (Game Freak) ? DS
Go figure. Nintendo’s definitely back to ruling the roost in Japan. ^_^
Rygar RPG Announced for Wii
Friday, May 11th, 2007
At Tecmo’s recent press event, they announced a new, exclusive RPG for the Wii that is a spin-off of the Rygar: Legendary Warrior “platformers” for the NES and PS2. The character art (pictured above) already looks very impressive. The only info we have on the game thus far is the tagline that it has temporarily been given:
New Hero, New Enemies, Swing Action
Metroid Prime 3 Reserves
Friday, May 11th, 2007
EBGames (GameSpot) and Best Buy have started taking pre-orders for both Metroid Prime 3 and Mario Strikers Charged today. If you want to grab either of these games on their respective release dates, I’d suggest pre-ordering to ensure that you have a copy waiting for you.