A representative of Rare recently stated in an interview that it is still possible that Goldeneye 007 could come to either the Virtual Console or XBLA (X-box Live Arcade), or both. The rights surrounding this game are incredibly complicated, but we can always hope that we’ll see the game again. If this game were to come to either download service, it would surely sell millions of “copies”.
There are two upcoming games for the Wii that will utilize USB microphones. One is High School Musical from Disney Interactive, and the other is the Wii-exclusive Boogie from EA. I’d really like to see some wireless microphone usage in some first-party Wii games, but we’ll have to wait and see what the future holds.
IGN recently alluded to what seems to be a Soul Calibur adventure game in the works for the Wii. In that same podcast, IGN has also essentially promised that there is some new info about Metroid Prime 3: Corruption on its way as well. The “week of May 20th” is when we will be watching out for more Metroid news (hopefully another gameplay video or something as well), so stay tuned to Game Usagi for more Metroid news as it arises.
The latest IGN Wii podcast alludes to the fact that a “fighting game that sold pretty well that was from a 3rd party” on the Cube will be coming to the Wii as a “crazy-ass adventure game”. Most bets are on Soul Calibur, seeing as how that installation of the series sold the best on the Cube. The Weapon Master mode from Soul Calibur II was okay, but I’m not sure if something similar would translate into a viable game. But, then again, if they include Link again, of course I’m going to get it.
Impossible Mission, a game for the Commodore 64 which was later remade for the GBA, will be remade once again and will be available for purchase for the Wii only by downloading it through the Virtual Console. This will be the first “new” game that has been made available through the VC. This game may well open the doors for other original games for the Virtual Console (ala X-box Live arcade). The same game will also be available for purchase for the DS.
The developers at Nibris claim that the final-product Sadness game will look remarkably similar to their beautiful concept art. I hope that they will have a way to work around the the aliasing issues that many Wii games have been plagued with so far. As per usual, click the pics for larger versions.
The floor layout for the new, downsized, exclusive, invitation-only E3 has been revealed to the public. Essentially, there are now only two booth sizes — 20′ x 20′ and 10′ x 10′. The big players this year (the companies that have the larger booths) are:
You can see the full floor plan here