The Wii has it going ON this week with Tatsunoko VS. Capcom and No More Heroes 2 coming out. I have to admit that Uno for WiiWare is enticing since it uses online multiplayer. Plus there’s a LucasArts SNES game I’ve never heard of. And it looks like Rock Band 2 is celebrating Umlaut Week.
A while back on a recording of Infendo Radio I mentioned that Capcom and Nintendo teamed up to develop the Classic Controller Pro. Which was done for the game Monster Hunter due to the fact that Monster Hunter was original developed for the Playstation 2 whose controllers had the extra two shoulder buttons.
While the Classic Controller Pro is nothing more than an original classic controller with two added shoulder buttons and some fancy ergonomically friendly grips, nothing has really changed… and according to the press release Nintendo sent out today Monster Hunter Tri is coming bundled with it in April for 59$.
So anyone ready to hunt some dragons and monsters with a new controller? Anybody?
Even after all these years, the Game&Watch collection is good for a few minutes of entertainment every now and again. Mario’s Cement Factory needs batteries though. Poor thing.
Getting stuck in a game isn’t uncommon, but how do you react? This week, we want to know:
Hey Nintendo, Jack here. Unabashed button-pusher and Nintendo fanman. Just a thought here, something a bit crazy. A little ditty for your developers and product managers to chew on in the coming year.
You see, the consumers have spoken about Super Mario Bros., and maybe the future of the franchise isn’t necessarily one that’s dominated by 3D.
In this day and age of making things more powerful and pushing polygons and GPU usage and telling engaging emotional stories, it’s crazy talk, I know, but “facts” and “sales numbers” and “what consumers really want” are annoying like that.
Apple and Nintendo. Similar, but different. In a good way:
“The fact that Apple does not reveal prototypes but shipping products is the fundamental difference between their entire business strategy and that of the rest of the industry.” – Joel Johnson, Gizmodo
Via Gizmodo. Regardless of what you think of Apple/Nintendo it’s a great read (disclosure: this borders on shameless self-promotion. But not really. Whatever).
Reader Kale sent us this video from GameTrailers listing their top ten most anticipated games of 2010, and I have to say that a lot of games on this list are actually on my list. Surprisingly, there are two Nintendo titles that make the top of the list! Are any of these games on your “to get” list?
Infendo Radio’s second Live broadcast is now available in Podcast format – Episode 171 is on NOW! The podcast crew chats up a boatload of Zelda rumors, new games, games localization, and more!
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All you movie lovers who hold out hope of getting a decent game tie-in of your favourite flick, look away now.
Ubisoft have announced, on the back of poor sales of their Avatar game, that they are cutting funding for future film based games, focusing their efforts instead on original IP and their big franchises.
