(No, not real… just a good photoshop)

Anyway, for those of you out there like me that can’t wait for Mario Kart Wii…. we’ll all have to wait. Mario Kart Wii is in production, but isn’t due out until 2008. There are a lot of things that Nintendo could do with this title, but I think Feelno @ NintendoRevolution.ca says it all for us.

(Oh, and FYI – I considered posting this article without including “Not this year” in the title, but I thought that would be too mean and evil.)

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Marble Mania is a very simple, yet addictive game. The object is to tilt and twist the environment to roll your marble to the goal, collecting the necessary crystals before you get there. Through progress in the game, players can unlock different different music, marbles (with varying specs), and levels. Kororinpa is similar to the Microsoft Plus! Labyrinth – but so much better.

The biggest and best feature about this game is the controls. Having played Plus! Labyrinth which is arrow-key controlled, Marble Mania’s use of the Wii remote is fantastic. Not only is it responsive, but it is also very smooth. When the level is tilted, the whole thing moves. Not only that, but it can be rotated in any direction through all axes. This can be very useful when you accidentally roll to far and need to recover. These controls are also very simple and intuitive, where the only button usage is to reset the ball (if you get stuck) and menu access. Otherwise, it is simply a matter of turning and tilting the remote.
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  Here’s the first shot of the main character from FFCC: The Crystal Bearers, which is on its way for the Wii. We also have some news regarding this guy. Apparently your character in the game will be uber-powerful from the get-go, with powers of flight and the like. Also, you’ll be able to take control of the massive and beautiful airships that were present in the initial public trailer for the game. That’s all we know for now, but this game is starting to sound and look pretty good…

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Masaya Matsuura, the mind behind the popular rhythm games for the PlayStation consoles, is working on an exclusive game for the Wii. When asked about this decision, Matsuurasan first pointed out that the other two consoles were too large to physically be viable options for the Japanese community, to whom space is a very precious commodity. After that, he said:

?Wii is a very good piece of hardware. Many talented people from Nintendo make great ideas for game hardware, of course. Already I?ve been starting to think about Wii software, but it?s very hard sometimes. Because can you keep shaking the controller for hours? Players can?t spend a long time on gameplay, so this can be tough. So I respect Nintendo?s activities, but for software designers like us, it?s very hard.?

His game will apparently be controlled with only one button (which is plausible due to the motion controls of the Wii). Game Usagi will keep you updated as more news arises.

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Here’s some hidden and useful commands to use in the Wii Internet Browser:

• B + D-Pad UP: Refresh current page
• B + D-Pad DOWN: Favorites/Bookmarks
• B + D-Pad LEFT: Search current page
• B + D-Pad RIGHT: Enter new URL
• B + (-) key : Go back a page
• B + (+) Key: Go forward one page

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