Multiple Wii owners in Europe and Australia have confirmed Friday’s VC update which includes one of the most underrated SNES role-playing-games…Super Mario RPG! Expect the classic to hit the United States possibly Monday, or soon after.
Have any of our Euro/Aussie readers downloaded this yet? If so, how is it?
As reported yesterday by IGN, the latest issue of Famitsu has revealed first details on Fire Emblem DS.
In an exciting first for the esteemed series, Fire Emblem DS will utilize the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection for online multiplayer. Players will assemble teams using units they have built up in the game’s single player mode.
As previously reported, Fire Emblem DS is not an all-new entry in the series. Rather, it is an upgraded remake of the original Fire Emblem released for the Famicom in 1990.
Developed by Nintendo’s accomplished Intelligent Systems studio, the same team responsible for the original version, Fire Emblem will bring online portable conquest to Japanese DS owners Aug. 7.
It seems that the Japanese Virtual Console is getting another classic game before we do. Does that mean there is a chance for this to be released here any time soon? What many people don’t know is that Super Mario RPG has a dark history, and it all has to do with Square. Since Nintendo licensed the game to Square to develop, Square actually wrote up the story and owns a majority of the rights. Mostly the characters, story, and music in the game that have nothing to do with the Mario franchise. However, since it is seeing a release on the VC in Japan, it looks like Nintendo and Square might have finally come to a deal. Here’s hoping that we might actually see the title on our shores sometime soon.
[via Japan's Virtual Console]
Today, while I was checking the latest news update on the Mother 3 Translation project, I happened to notice a very unusually snippet of information. Hit the jump to find out what it could be.
Devolved by the top RPG masterminds at Square Enix, The World Ends with You is one of the best third party offerings ever created for the DS. Move over Chrono Trigger, because the New York Times believes The World Ends with You to be THE greatest role-playing game ever developed. World has the rare balance of twisting plot, unique art style, and innovative gameplay that is just so difficult to come by these days. Here’s a snippet of New York Time’s drooling review…
In my experience playing Japanese role playing games, those with a great battle system will be undercut by a mediocre story while those with a strong story will make do with an indifferent battle system. But World’s story is just as fascinating as its gameplay.
Full of mysteries and surprises, interesting characters and some genuinely touching moments, World is wonderfully plotted out. Neku is not just an angst-y teenager fighting monsters, but someone who finds his experiences working with and learning from others push him towards self examination; the odd title itself refers to Neku’s need to expand his horizons.
The game’s designers follow a similar path, pushing at the boundaries of the role-playing genre. The result is not just the best role-playing game ever designed for the DS, but one of the best role playing games ever designed for anything.
It’s unfortunate that titles like these simply go unnoticed amongst AAA console offerings. Not picking up Wii Fit? Get The World Ends With You in its place, or both!
SEGA has posted a few screenshots of Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (DS) today (via Videogamer), so I thought I’d share them with you.
Question for the day is: Has Sonic re-found his footing with a DS RPG title?
And yes, I’m well aware of my previous comments regarding looks. Truth is, I’m very shallow.
[Thanks, Will!]
Burlingame, CA—February 7, 2008 - KOEI, recognized worldwide as the premier brand of strategy and action games, today announced that Opoona™, a new Role-Playing Game (RPG) exclusively for Wii™ is scheduled for a North American release on March 25, 2008.
“With Opoona, developer ArtePiazza had a masterful approach to creating an Action RPG for Wii that includes intuitive and interactive controls using just the Nunchuk,” said Amos Ip, Senior Vice President at KOEI Corporation. “Opoona will give video gamers a refreshing and new perspective on the Role-Playing genre. The ‘single-hand control’ combined with the modern fantasy world of Opoona is sure to captivate both veteran gamers and newcomers alike.” (more…)
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