Nintendo has just performed a feat we thought wed never see every single position in the Famitsu Japanese top 20 games charts is occupied by a DS or Wii game. We think a moderately large flipping heck is in order!
Fawcett made the comment during a larger speech at the Northern Exposure games conference, held last week in the United Kingdom. GamesIndustry.biz is covering the announcement of the new studio with a brace of articles centered on Eidos aggressive new approach to the emergent casual games market.
The upcoming Wii version of Mortal Kombat: Armageddon has a lot of hard work ahead just proving that unique Wiimote controls can work with a complex fighter.
WonderdogSoftware.Com is posting prerelease for the DS Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates Walkthrough Guide
Ring of Fates was playable at Square Enix Party, and we get some time to tinker around.
The lightgun game is a genre that seems like such a natural fit for Wii, you kind of have to wonder why developers arent falling all over themselves to cram as many of them onto the system as humanly possible. But no, no Time Crisis, no Ninja Assault, no House of the Dead. But while Sega may not be bringing its most popular lightgun franchise to Wii (yet), it is at least sticking a toe in to test the waters in the form of Ghost Squad.
At a recent EA press event, we played an early English version of SimCity DS, which, released in Japan this past February, will reach the U.S. around June.
Nintendos teased the possibility of releasing a light gun attachment to the Wiimote, but with Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles coming later this year and Sega today announcing a port of the arcade military shooter Ghost Squad, that could become a reality sooner, rather than later.
We have little doubt Namco Bandais working on a full-fledged fighting Soul Calibur sequel, but theyre preparing a little diversion for the Nintendo fans in the audience: Soul Calibur Legends.