WNR: 1st March 2010

welcome to a new WNR! this week we have the coverage of the nintendo summit, wich gave us quite a lot of new infos on the upcoming games, covering all the months up to July with great games for us to enjoy! so, let's start!

VC RELEASES OF THE PREVIOUS WEEK:

USA
no releases this week

EU
no releases this week

WIIWARE RELEASES OF THIS WEEK:

USA
-Ghost Slayer (On-rail slashing game)
-Mouse House (Maze game)
-Family Go-kart racing (racing game)

EU
-Castlevania: the adventure Rebirth (2d action game)
-Reel Fishing challenge (fishing game)
-Dracula: Undead awakening (action game)

GAME RELEASES OF THIS WEEK:

USA
2nd of March:
-Alice in Wonderland
-Major league baseball 2010

EU
no releases this week

NEWS OF THE WEEK:

New details, screens and videos for Super Mario Galaxy 2 have been released (platform game):
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/33770/
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/nintendo-media-super-mario/62270
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/nintendo-media-super-mario/62299
- New galaxy is the “Spin Dig Galaxy”
- Shake Wii remote to use
drill
- Other controls similar to the first
- Will release in
the first half of this year
- Spin Dig Galaxy features boss like one
from the first game, but you need to use the drill to win the battle
(fight shown in first trailer)
- Yoshi controls: Shake Wii remote
for a head bash, Wii remote pointer to control his tongue
- Yoshi
can eat fruit, different things will happen
- Game will have some 2D
segments
- Will have orchestrated music
- USA Release date: May 23
- EU release date: June 11
- Yoshi can eat enemies, flutterjump, eat blimp berries to inflate/float
(hold A button), Dash Peppers make him go faster
- Side-challenges
for more stars
- Game has some throwback music from games like Super
Mario World
- Again, game will have orchestrated music
- Sky
Station Galaxy, Spin-Dig Galaxy, Hightail Falls Galaxy, Tall Trunk
Galaxy, Upside Dizzy Galaxy, Bowser Jr’s Fiery Flotilla, Supermassive
Galaxy, Bowser Jr.’s Fearsome Fleet, and Flip-Swap Galaxy confirmed
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A lot of earthy backdrops
- Huge enemies in Supermassive Galaxy
- Flip-Swap Galaxy has a timed purple-coined challenge
- 60 FPS

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New screens and videos for Sin and Punishment 2 have been released along with the release dates (shooter):
-USA release date: June 7
-EU release date: May 7
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/33784/
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/34153/
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/nintendo-media-sin-and/62272

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Finally there's an official announce for the release date of Cave story, sign it up! March 22nd!

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New screens and quite a few interesting details for Monster hunter 3! read them up!
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/33739/
Nintendo and Capcom have just eased the nerves for a ton of Wii
owners looking forward to Monster Hunter 3. It was revealed at
Nintendo’s media summit today that the title will have no online fees,
unlike Japan. There will be a bundle available for the Classic
Controller Pro. Also, you’ll be able to pick up a demo disc for the
Monster Hunter 3 on March 8. Meanwhile, the actual game and bundle will
be released on April 20 in the states.- Two quests on the demo
disc
- Monster Hunter Tri points card with pre-order
- Card
rewards you with 500 points for the Wii or DSi shops- USA release date: April 20- EU release date: April 23

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New details and screens for Metroid: Other M have been released (action game):
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/33758/
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/33819/
- USA release date: June 27
-EU release date: Q3 2010
- Fast/action-packed game
- Has exploration
- Long, pre-rendered
cinematic at the beginning, shows Samus grow from a baby to Samus
-
Shows battle with Mother Brain from end of Super Metroid\
- Hold
Wiimote sideways, move Samus with d-pad
- 2D angle with 3D levels
and polygons
- Samus can run sideways
- 1 button to shoot beam,
hold it down for a charge attack
- No real lock-on in third-person
mode, but auto-targets closest enemy
- 2 button for jumping, A
button for morph ball, lay bombs with 1 in morph ball mode
- Samus
can lay 4-5 bombs circling her perimeter
- Can dive out of the way
from a projectile wit d-pad
- Point Wiimote at screen any time to go
to first-person
- Can only shoot in first-person, can’t move
-
Press A to shoot, B to look around
- Advanced lighting system
-
Samus can kick-climb to the top of slim shafts with the 2 button
-
Can collect energy/missile tank upgrades

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New wiiware game announced: it's called Dive: The Medes island secret! Here we have a teaser and the first details:
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/34171/
- Exploration/discoveries/mazes are underwater
- Locations based on
areas from the Medes Islands in Spain
- Play as John Sanders
-
Sanders is an explorer, looking to uncover mysteries of the foreign
location
- There is a legend that ancient treasures are at the Medes
Islands
- 10 large levels
- Find certain treasure in each level
- Explore temples and ancient civilizations
- Numerous checkpoints
- Can buy equipment in the shop, collect money throughout the game
-
Oxygen capacity, depth, velocity, weapons, lights, body suit upgrades
- Can’t progress in some areas without particular equipment
-
Enemies include jellyfish, manta rays, eels, other organisms
-
Screen edges turn red when you’re in danger of getting hurt by an enemy
- Some enemies will be hidden in dark areas, will need to use
flashlight to see them
- Darkness of the water, enemy
numbers/aggressiveness go up for the later levels
- Developed by
Cosmonaut Games
- Some ideas cut due to time contraints
- May
support multiple controllers
- Team looking to finish and submit the
game to Nintendo by the end of next month

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New screens for FlingSmash (aka Span Smasher) have been released (action game):
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/33825/

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New screens for Art Style: Light Trax have been released (puzzle game):
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/33851/

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New screens for Art Style: Rotozoa have been released (puzzle game):
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/33855/

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New screens for And Yet It Moves have been released (platform/puzzle game):
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/33882/

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The composer for the soundtrack of Xenoblade has been confirmed: it's Yoko Shimamura, also known for making the soundtracks for Kingdom hearts, Parasite Eve and the Mario RPG series! I'm hyped! X3

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New screens for Super Meat boy have been released (platform game):
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/33896/

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New screens and a video for Warioware D.I.Y. have been released (mini-games):
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/33986/
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/34048/

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New screens for Prince of Persia: The forgotten sands have been released (action game):
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/34129/

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New screens for Arc Rise Fantasia have been released (RPG):
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/34143/

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new videos for Sengoku Basara 3 (aka Devil kings 3) have been released (action game):
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japanese-magoichi-sengoku-basara/62377
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japanese-tokugawa-sengoku-basara/62376
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japanese-mitsunari-sengoku-basara/62378
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japanese-otani-sengoku-basara/62379
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japanese-masamune-sengoku-basara/62380

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This week has been filled with a lot of news and the summit was a great chance for nintendo to show off a lot of new infos :3 I can't wait for what they may show to the E3 X3 I'm really excited ^^ ahem, anyway, see ya next week and have a good wii gaming time!