Shigeru Miyamoto says many Motion Plus projects and new hardware in the works

While accepting a "Special Achievement Prize" at the 13th Annual Japan Media Arts Festival on Saturday, Shigeru Miyamoto made references to new Nintendo hardware in development and multiple Motion Plus game projects.

 

 

A detailed report of the event from 4gamer reveals the Mario creator mentioned that Nintendo is developing new hardware. This comes after last week's rumor that developers are currently working on a "new Nintendo platform", said to be announced at next month's GDC conference.

 

Speculation of a new Nintendo console has been continually bubbling up. Nintendo President Satoru Iwata recently spoke to investors at a Q&A session about Wii HD rumors, saying "It needs something new".

 

Beyond hardware talk, Miyamoto also said he is working on a new motion-based game (or possibly many games) that utilize Wii Motion Plus. No word yet on what exactly these titles are, but perhaps one of these is for this new hardware or platform Nintendo is rumored to be announcing soon.

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UK doctor says Wii Balance Board to blame for increased Wii injuries

In a letter to the New England Medical Journal, Karen Eley of Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust details the case of a 14-year-old girl who fell off her Wii Fit Balance Board and fractured her foot.

 

 

As Eley describes it, "In the United Kingdom, a healthy 14-year-old girl presented to the emergency department at Horton General Hospital in Banbury (near Oxford), having sustained an injury to her right foot with associated difficulty in mobilization. She had been playing on her Wii Fit balance board and had fallen off, sustaining an inversion injury. (The Wii Fit replaces handheld controls with a pressure-sensitive board about 2 in. off the ground that lets the user participate in tricky games that can improve balance.)"

 

Eley also mentions a variety of other Wii-related injuries reported, including "traumatic hemothorax (from a fall while playing),4 dislocations, and head injuries (from being struck accidentally by a gaming partner)".

 

In the past we've had Wii-Knee, but fractured bones from Wii play take it to a whole new level.

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Lucas Arts and TT Games bringing next chapter in LEGO Star Wars to Wii

LucasArts and TT Games announced the development of LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, launching for Wii and DS this fall.

 

 

The game will be based on the events of the Cartoon Network animated series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

 

"LucasArts continues to set the bar for next-generation family entertainment," said Darrell Rodriguez, president of LucasArts. "The LEGO Star Wars franchise is a massive hit with fans, bringing in sales of over 20 million units worldwide. We're thrilled to extend this experience to LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, delivering the humour and fun players expect from this award winning franchise."

 

"LucasArts is an amazing partner, and working with them on the next iteration of the LEGO Star Wars series continues to be a great experience," said Tom Stone, director at TT Games. "The team at TT is working hard at making this simply the best LEGO game ever with all new gameplay and features never before seen in a LEGO game."

 

Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars will include all the characters from both seasons of the animated television series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, in addition to some fan-favorite characters from the theatrical Star Wars Saga.

 

The game plans to bring "new battle modes, giving players unique, head-to-head combat and an upgraded level builder, allowing the creation of customized bases and in-game battlefields. Play either as a Jedi or Separatist with all-new character abilities, such as Squad command, Lightsaber slicing, Lightsaber jumps, long distance Jedi attacks and Grapple Tie-Ups, all within a new, easy-to-navigate hub."

 

Look for Star Wars III: The Clone Wars to hit Wii and DS this fall.

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Princess Tomato in Salad Kingdom is your usual text-based adventure game, with a decidedly vegetarian twist. It's tough for us to provide you with a comprehensive look at a genre with so much content -- plus all of the trial-and-error. It wouldn't make for a very comprehensive and enlightening video, however we soldier on. Check out the latest episode of VC in Brief above!

• Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom (NES, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)

VC in Brief: Princess Tomato in Salad Kingdom (NES) originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Danish developer Press Play would like to draw everyone's attention to Max & the Magic Marker's US release on WiiWare this March. The game released late last month on European WiiWare for 1,000 Wii Points. M&TMM is currently available in the US, directly from Press Play and digital distributors, for PC and Mac at a suggested price of $20.

With a WiiWare demo for the game uncertain, we suggest you try it over on the official website. We're also drawing a direct link to some gameplay videos here.

Max & the Magic Marker scribbles down March US WiiWare release originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Une fois n'est pas coutume, on se retrouve cette fois en semaine pour faire un point sur les prochaines sorties qui nous attendent dans les jours à venir. Et on espère tous que vos prochains week ends seront festifs avec deux titres de Konami qui mettront à l'épreuve votre talent vocal et votre sens du rythme, Karaoke Revolution et Pop'n Rhythm. Super Monkey Ball : Step & Roll, quant à lui, nous mettra à l'épreuve au travers moult mini jeux d'équilibre et de dextérité. Sorties du jeudi 11 février 2010Karaoke RevolutionVous aimez pousser la chansonnette ? Vous faites parti de ceux qui installent un petit coin karaoke lors des soirées entre amis ? Ayant manqué le coche de fin d'année pour être encore plus peaufiné, Karaoke Revolution débarque enfin sur Wii.Edité par Konami, ce jeu de chant vous demandera de créer votre propre avatar et de laisser "parler" votre organe vocal, seul ou face à vos amis, au travers d'une cinquantaines de chansons. Comme à l'accoutumé, les meilleurs artistes seront ceux qui auront réussi à se rapprocher le plus du ton original du titre. De plus, l'éditeur a aussi pensé aux joueurs les plus solitaires, avec la possibilité d'affronter jusqu'à seize adversaires via la Wifi Connection et la possibilité de personnaliser votre scène avec les accessoires débloqués dans le mode carrière. Un véritable concurrent à la licence Sing Star ? On attend déjà vos premiers retours dans la prochaine PadZone.(Prix indicatif : 50€) Pop'n Rhythm Du même éditeur, Pop'n Rhythm est tiré d'un jeu sur borne d'arcade où l'on doit taper sur des buzzers en rythme. Pour cette conversion sur la console de salon de Nintendo, la jouabilité du titre a du être réinventé pour s'adapter au combo Wiimote et Nunchuk. Le principe reste cependant le même, actionner la bonne combinaison de couleurs dans le bon tempo. Pour 25€ arriverez vous à tenir le rythme ?(Prix indicatif : 25€)  Sortie du vendredi 12 février 2010Super Monkey Ball : Step & RollRetrouvez AiAi, MeeMee, GonGon, Baby et Jam le petit dernier, dans leurs nouvelles aventures sur Wii. Intitulé Super Monkey Ball : Step & Roll, il vous faudra user de persévérance pour venir à bout des 70 nouveaux labyrinthes proposés. Vous pourrez aussi défier ou coopérer avec un ami au travers de 20 mini jeux, des anciens parmi les plus appréciés mais aussi de tous nouveaux. De plus, le titre sera jouable à la Wii Balance Board, une bonne occasion pour les plus téméraires de tester le mode Marathon et tenter de terminer les sept mondes d'un seul coup.(Prix indicatif : 40€)  
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If you're wondering where Rock Band 3 is, a year and a half after Rock Band 2 and five months after the launch of The Beatles: Rock Band, it seems EA isn't sure it's going to get to publish it. During an investor conference call, EA execs revealed that the publisher's deal with Viacom (the company that owns MTV, Harmonix, Rock Band and maybe you as well) is only active through fiscal year 2010 (which ends March 31).

Presumably the deal somehow includes the yet-to-be-released Green Day: Rock Band -- but EA's unlikely to announce any more Rock Band games until it knows it has the license locked down for another year.

EA: Rock Band deal with Viacom only through March 2010 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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EA's tentative release schedule for Q4 of its fiscal 2011 (or, as us normal people call it, January-March 2011) contains more than a few intriguing entries. You already heard about the new Dragon Age game -- but listed just below that is an untitled "Shooter from Epic TBA." Of course, this can only mean one thing: Gears of Madden 2012 is within spitting distance of becoming a sweet reality! Wait -- what's that? Oh, right, the listing more likely points to new speculative details about that possible "Bulletstorm" project from Epic's People Can Fly studio. How ... unofficial.

Also listed under the early 2011 releases is Dead Space 2, which EA had previously promised would drop before next March. The excitement level of the remaining games drops off like the deep end of a pool: The list includes (deep breath) a new Need For Speed on consoles and PC (in addition to an apparent Holiday 2010 release), a downloadable "action" game, a new fighting game designated as a "sports" title, a new Hasbro game (more Family Game Night?), and new installments in the Sims and Spore franchises.

Dead Space 2 and EA's Epic shooter slated for early 2011 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Thanks to today's EA earnings report (EArnings?) we're starting to get an idea of how the company's holiday season is going to shape up. This is all subject to change, of course, but as of right now it would appear you can look forward to Crysis 2, NBA Jam and EA Sports MMA sometime between October and December of 2010.

Filling out the holiday quarter are some yet-to-be-formally-announced titles like The Sims 3 on consoles, a new Need For Speed game (perhaps the Criterion-developed one?) and a new Harry Potter game (likely tied to this November's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I). Want to come up with your own wild speculation? Peruse the list here.

Crysis 2, Sims 3 on consoles, NBA Jam due Holiday 2010 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Courte brève par sa taille mais particulièrement importante par son contenu. Miyamoto a annoncé lors du Japan Media Arts Festival travailler actuellement, en plus de The Legend of Zelda Wii, sur un nouveau titre utilisant l'extension de la Wiimote.Maintenant, il ne reste plus qu'à savoir... tout. Qui, quand, quoi, où, qu'est-ce ? Une nouvelle licence ? Pikmin 3 - ce serait étonnant -, le Kirby sur Wii toujours présent sur les plannings depuis des années ? En réalité, peu importe, tant le génie de Shigeru-Sama en terme de game design n'est plus à démontrer. Du moment qu'on ne se retrouve pas avec un Wii Music Plus.
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Si peindre des clôtures et cirer des voitures reste à ce jour la meilleure méthode pour apprendre le karaté, THQ propose une variante qui passe par la console Wii. Sans avoir la prétention de dépasser les enseignements de Mr. Miyagi, All-Star Karaté (...)


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Apprendre le karaté via sa Wii, c'est désormais possible grâce à THQ et son jeu All-Star Karate. Vous devrez réaliser vos katas en gesticulant la Wiimote et le Nunchuk avec la plus grande précision.(...)


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Lack of launches and the decline in boxed games to blame.
EA has said that a lack of game launches and the decline in boxed product are to blame for its reported Q3 loss.

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We usually don't buy into Nintendo Week's particular brand of family-friendly hype generation -- after all, this is a Nintendo-funded program and we'll be damned if we're going to let The Man tell us what we're going to like. But this week's update on the Nintendo Channel is pretty amusing, especially if you enjoy fake mustaches, fourth wall destruction and tips on playing New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Or, you know, ripping the lids off various things.

Head past the break for this week's content.

Continue reading This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Nintendo Week rips the lid off of it

This Week on the Nintendo Channel: Nintendo Week rips the lid off of it originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Hubert et ses amis les ours vous invitent à participer à une série d'épreuves dans le froid hivernal.(...)


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Bosses happy with Final Fantasy XIII launch.
Square Enix has reported that its operating income increased 68 per cent year-on-year to 21.4 billion yen and that net sales for the period were up 30 per cent to 135 billion yen. In the financial world, where all sorts of huge companies are up shit creek, this is good.

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THQ does Wii exclusive fighting game (of sorts).
THQ has unveiled the first extension in the company's All Star franchise will be All Star Karate, which has optional support for Wii MotionPlus.

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Profitant de la pleine saison hivernale, Hubert the Teddy Bear arrive sur le WiiWare américain pour proposer un party-game. Plein de froid et de neige. Les épreuves sont ainsi toutes en rapport avec les sports d'hiver comme les batailles de boules de(...)


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There's no question: retail has a serious lack of Wiis, once again. Yes, this is 2010, but you wouldn't be wrong in thinking it feels more like 2008. Following up on several tips over the past month about online and retail Wii "shortages," the best we can discover is that supply is still coming in to retailers, but that demand is exceeding it -- it's that same old Wii song we've heard for years.

"We're still getting [Wii] in, but it's just slow. We've tried getting more from other stores in our district, but we're just selling out too fast," a Best Buy employee told Joystiq. One GameStop manager claimed this supply issue happens every year after Christmas and estimated things will get better in mid-February. Other retailers echoed: supply is still coming in, but selling out fast. Online stores, like Amazon and NewEgg, aren't faring any better.

We've requested comment from Nintendo a couple times on this issue, but the House of Mario is staying mum. We've also requested official comment from all the major retailers, but have not received a response. If you know someone looking for a Wii, the best we can do is repeat the same advice we've been giving for years: just keep calling your local retailer and ask when it'll receive more stock.

Retailers still receiving Wiis, demand outpacing slowed supply originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dance Sensation permet de suivre ou d'inventer des chorégraphies dans 4 styles de danses différentes : hip-hop, jazz, ballet ou latin.(...)


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Le titre de Dance Sensation parle de lui-même. Ce jeu Wii à paraître en avril aux Etats-Unis aura la lourde tâche de faire danser les utilisateurs. Wiimote et Nunchuk en mains, les volontaires devront réaliser les mouvements demandés pour effectuer p(...)


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Though you could just buy a Chiquita banana and call it authentic Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll merchandise, Sega Europe has created some new swag that won't rot and won't result in any comedic pratfalls. The publisher has printed up some replica shirts as worn by AiAi, complete with printed backpack, as a promotional item for Step & Roll.

The only known way to get hold of one of these delightful items is through Sega's Free Stuff Friday contest (follow @sega on Twitter and message back key phrases at the right time on Fridays). Just add some cinnamon roll ears and a giant plastic bubble, and you'll be all set for Halloween!

Dress like AiAi for Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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During an acceptance speech at the Japan Media Arts Festival this past weekend, Shigeru Miyamoto casually referred to unannounced Nintendo hardware and at least one new Wii project he's working on, which uses the MotionPlus peripheral. Of course, since Miyamoto wasn't making any formal announcements, that's all he said on those fronts, according to Andriasang's summary of a 4Gamer report.

Miyamoto was onstage accepting a Special Achievement Prize when he revealed that, in addition to Zelda, he's working on an unspecified number of other projects that use MotionPlus. While unconfirmed, the "Special Achievement" might have been awarded for Miyamoto's work in the field of vague announcements.

[Via Andriasang]

Miyamoto mentions new hardware, new MotionPlus games originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sunsoft propose sur WiiWare de redécouvrir son vieux titre Master Blaster dans un nouveau volet qui ferait presque office de remake. Dans Master Blaster Overdrive, on retrouve les bases du titre originel à savoir un héros aux commandes d'un engin évo(...)


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Who?.
Majesco has announced what it calls "the most realistic paintball experience" for Wii, PS3 and 360.

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Mass Effect 2 has maintained the top spot on Chart-Track's UK all-formats sales chart for a second week in a row. However, there seems to be some kind of Batarian flu loose on the isles, because Mass Effect 2 sales, which dropped by 64 percent this week, were "within touching distance" (850 units, to be exact) of Wii's Just Dance. Rounding out the unchanged top three for a second week was Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

EA's Dante's Inferno had one hell of a premiere on the charts, earning a somewhat sinful spot at fourth. In a good sign for MAG, the mega shooter slipped only three notches to seventh place. Meanwhile, the surprise return of other BioWare game Dragon Age: Origins to the top 40 last week has gained even more momentum, moving up another three spots to 28th.

Source - Mass Effect 2 leads an unchanged top 3 [GFK Chart-Track]
Source - Latest UK Software Charts [GFK Chart-Track]

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No, you won't learn who the stars of karate are by playing THQ's All-Star Karate. Rather than a licensed game featuring the biggest names in martial arts, All-Star Karate is a fighting game in the same casual Wii series as All-Star Cheer Squad. And though the final product may not turn out to be to everyone's tastes, there's something about a casual-oriented fighting game that sounds fascinating. Or, it would sound fascinating if not for all the minigames.

All-Star Karate uses the Wiimote and optional MotionPlus for motion-based karate moves in training. That training can then be put to the test in the Challenge Mode. Also neat (and likely to be overshadowed by the minigame-ness of the whole thing): a kata editor that lets you put together your own choreographed demonstration.

All-Star Karate will be available this spring. Beware of the stinky socks!

'All-Star Karate' for Wii will teach you how to hit stuff originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading Now Playing: February 8-14, 2010

Now Playing: February 8-14, 2010 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Hudson's banking that you'll want to sample its brand of "traditional survival-horror" in Calling. Make all of the jokes you want about the game's phoney nature; what we've seen so far is downright creepy. And in the interest of getting your week off on a frightful foot, we've rummaged around in Hudson's creepy old mansion to secure some more screens, which you can find in the gallery below.

Take heed of these new Calling screens originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Halo 3 & ODST included - along with new Blu-Ray Halo Legends.
To celebrate the release of anime series Halo Legends, CVG is very proud to be able to offer our readers a proper top-notch prize: An Xbox 360 Elite with every Halo game you could ask for.

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We apologize for any and all spelling or grammatical errors this post may contain. We're not at our usual razor-sharp level of literary acuity this morning, due to the fact that we stayed up all night to analyze the image you see above. According to Siliconera, that silhouetted figure up there is the first new fifth-generation Pokémon, and we need to know what it is. We'll find out during the February 21 episode of Pokémon Sunday -- but we both know that we can't be expected to wait that long.

So, let's just start riffing. It looks bipedal, right? That could indicate that it's a fighting-type -- then again, look at its plumage. Kinda looks like the trappings of a fire-type, doesn't it? Then again, it could just as easily be a new evolution of Lucario! Or -- wait, you know what it actually resembles? Our shame.

Let's all analyze this new Pokemon's silhouette originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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LucasArts and TT Games continue to tear apart the Star Wars universe and rebuild it brick-by-brick with LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars.

I am continually amazed by the success of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, a stylized cartoon version of the events that take place between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. I know how it's going to end, you see, and all of these colorful new characters will be forgotten by the third movie. Still, it doesn't stop me from watching, and it doesn't stop LucasArts and Traveller's Tales from pumping out a LEGO game based on the series for fans to purchase and enjoy.

The Clone Wars will span both seasons of the animated series, with all of the characters from the show represented in LEGO form, along with some fan-favorites from the saga that haven't appeared in the series. The game will feature an upgraded level builder, new head-to-head combat moves, and new abilities for players to fool around with.

"LucasArts continues to set the bar for next-generation family entertainment," said Darrell Rodriguez, president of LucasArts. "The LEGO Star Wars franchise is a massive hit with fans, bringing in sales of over 20 million units worldwide. We're thrilled to extend this experience to LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, delivering the humor and fun players expect from this award winning franchise."

I love the humor and fun of the series, so that's good. I also love the animated look of the cartoon, which could be a problem. It's one thing to make live-action characters into LEGOs, but Star Wars: The Clone Wars already features stylized characters. Wouldn't putting them in LEGO form steal some of their charm?

We'll see come this fall, when LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars comes out on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PC, DS, and PSP.

Update: Oops, that was the wrong image.

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And here we thought the well of Lego Star Wars material had dried up. Perhaps we've underestimated TT Games, which has revealed that it's constructing a new armed and fully operational entry in the series: Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars. Destined for an Autumn 2010 release on the Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, Nintendo DS and Wii, the game will focus on the events of the Cartoon Network animated series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

Expect "brand new battle modes, giving players unique, head-to-head combat" and an expanded level editor, allowing potential Padawans and Seperatists the chance to construct their own "customized bases and in-game battlefields." You'll also be able to employ new tactics throughout the game, such as "Squad command, Lightsaber slicing, Lightsaber jumps, long distance Jedi attacks and Grapple Tie-Ups."

Wait, lightsaber slicing? Does that mean the obvious, or the radical ability to slice through lightsabers?

Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars marching to multiple platforms this fall originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dans cette mouture Pyjama Party, vous pourrez organiser des soirées inoubliables entre filles avec plein de mini-jeux différents, comme nous le montre cet extrait de deux d'entre eux.(...)


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Les Pikmins ? Une expérience de jardinage. Zelda ? Le souvenir ému de quelques balades en forêt dans sa jeunesse. Nintendogs ? L'acquisition d'un animal de compagnie. Shigeru Miyamoto est un créateur à la fois imaginatif mais aussi, paradoxalement, t(...)


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There's a wide selection of downloads available on Wii and DSi this week -- including stuff that people might have heard of before and/or be interested in! Two days after its reveal, the new Blaster Master game is available on WiiWare, along with Hudson's Princess Tomato, a somewhat forgotten NES oddity. And DSiWare has the iPhone hit Fieldrunners and a new puzzle game by Intelligent Systems. Read about all ten (!) new games after the break.

Continue reading NintendoWare Weekly: Blaster Master Overdrive, Princess Tomato, Fieldrunners

NintendoWare Weekly: Blaster Master Overdrive, Princess Tomato, Fieldrunners originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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 Cette semaine, le LCI GameClub composé de Maxime, Julien (Gameblog), Julo (GameBlog), Olivier (LCI) et moi-même revenons sur Heavy Rain, l’iPad et l’actualité du jeu vidéo. Sans oublier une petite surprise qui plaira sans aucun doute aux fans du GameClub. Bonne écoute à tous ! Copyright L8RMEDIA 1998-2009 - Tous droits réservés - L'intégralité des [...]



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Et boum, voilà la rumeur du jour, sans doute même de la semaine. Elle est lancée sur le Twitter du magazine Ngamer. Selon le message laconique, la rédaction du magazine aurait appris d'une "source de confiance" que Sonic fera une apparition dans Supe(...)


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Third game in series from TT Games confirmed.
Lucasarts has just announced Lego Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Full release follows...

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Screw focus groups. Or corporate brainstorming. Shigeru Miyamoto gets many of his game ideas from real life.

Take The Legend of Zelda, which was inspired by Miyamoto's childhood spent playing outside, or Pikmin, which was inspired by gardening, or Nintendogs, which was inspired by his experience owning a pet. Super Mario Galaxy? A hamster.

Miyamoto was trying to get his head around how to do Galaxy's battles in 3D environments, and he was able to resolve the issue thanks to the hamster in his house, the game creator revealed at a recent symposium. In order to make the game easy to play, Miyamoto decided to use the planet's gravity so that the player can come back to the same place and thus would not get lost — much like a hamster running on a wheel or in a plastic ball.

At the same conference, the famed designer, who created Super Mario Bros, admitted that he did not draw the character's nemesis. "A new employee drew Bowser for us," Miyamoto revealed, "but I drew Mario myself." Every knows that he designed Mario and drew the character himself, but I hadn't heard that he did not draw Bowser.

Some days you learn something new. Today it was about Shigeru Miyamoto and Bowser.

任天堂，宮本 茂氏が語った「ゲーム機を介したコミュニケーションの活性化」。新ハードを開発中との発言も出た，第13回文化庁メディア芸術祭「功労賞受賞者シンポジウム」レポート（New スーパーマリオブラザーズ Wii） [4Gamer]
文化庁メディア芸術祭、功労賞を受賞した宮本茂氏がシンポジウムに参加 [Game Watch] [Pic]

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And it's not Legend Of Zelda Wii.
Shigeru Miyamoto has revealed that he is developing a new Wii game that will use MotionPlus.

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La série des Blast Master comptera bientôt un nouvel opus disponible uniquement en téléchargement sur WiiWare.(...)


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Les abominables feux follets se sont cachés au sein du camp militaire. Et bien il ne reste plus qu'à tout balayer pour les retrouver...(...)


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Notre petite tornade n'aspire ici qu'à grandir pour pouvoir faire encore plus de dégâts dans la ferme. Et c'est nos amis les animaux qui vont en faire les frais...(...)


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Dante's Inferno enters at No.4.
Mass Effect 2 has held on to the top spot of the UK all-formats chart for a second week, holding off newcomers Dante's Inferno and Star Trek Online.

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Cette bande-annonce de Endless Ocean 2 nous présente toutes les petites nouveautés de ce second opus comme la possibilité d'utiliser le Wii Speak pour papoter avec ses collègues nageurs ou d'aller plonger dans des eaux situées aux quatre coins de la (...)


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Peter Moore says dev team are too 'paranoid' to let standards drop.
EA Canada is 'paranoid' about letting standards in its revitalised FIFA series slip - an attitude which will ensure that this year's iteration is yet another huge step forward for the franchise.

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Netflix downplays HD streaming, sides with Nintendo

 

 

In part two of this Wiire exclusive interview, Netflix bolsters their hopes for success on the Wii platform by downplaying their HD content.

 

Listen to the interview:

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Additionally, here are the highlights from the interview:

 

Netflix Vice President of Corporate Communications Steve Swasey anticipates seeing a lot of success (without predicting any numbers) on Nintendo's Wii platform.  He notes the system's American install base, saying, "26 million homes in America have a Wii. That's a whole lot of folks."

 

The key question, as Swasey indicates, is whether Wii owners will want to watch Netflix on Nintendo's home console.

 

"We think that the desirability of watching movies instantly on the Wii via Netflix is a wonderful opportunity for Wii homes. And so we think it's going to be very well adopted."

 

Downplaying High-Definition Streaming

 

Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime recently said on CNBC that "the vast majority of content that is available for streaming through Netflix is not HD content. So, there is really no loss for the Wii consumer."

 

In step with Nintendo, Netflix is downplaying its own streaming services on other systems.

 

To start, Swasey notes that "the Wii does not have HD capability," only to immediately add that they "don't think that is a deterrent for Wii families."

 

Netflix plans to flesh out the Wii application, which relies on a proprietary disc with a certain setup process (to find out how to get Netflix up and running on your Wii, head over to our guide).

 

Still, Netflix feels the need to squash any concerns about the system's lack of HD streaming.  Swasey accomplishes this by devaluing the HD functions of Netflix to begin with, comparing the Wii to other game consoles.

 

"PS3 and Xbox users have 1 in 17 titles available in HD, and it's streamed in 720... it's not in 1080, and it's not in 5.1 surround sound or anything."

 

In this sense, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 Netflix users have a 1,000-movie advantage, in which the difference is a change from streaming in 480p to 720p.  This seems to be the company's form of disarming the "HD argument."

 

It doesn't quite end there, however.  He continues:

 

"So, the HD experience at Netflix Instant Watching isn't that overwhelming. It's a little bit underwhelming. So the Wii folks aren't going to miss that much."

 

Certainly, a company doesn't often call their own service "underwhelming" unless they have a rock-solid relationship with another company that they're vying for.

 

Netflix has seen plenty of success in its Instant Watch service with other game consoles (The Washington Post reports that nearly half of all movies and TV shows use the service).  Still, they could see massive success by siding with Nintendo, a move they are even slightly taking the fall for.

 

"We're confident that Netflix and Nintendo have a good partnership going and that you're going to see Nintendo owners really enjoying Netflix on their Wii."

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That is a good question, my man. How about nowish? Blaster Master Overdrive, announced yesterday, is available via WiiWare beginning Monday.

Billed as a "reimagining of the original NES Blaster Master," Sunsoft's new game will feature eight stages capped by mutant boss battles, plus upgradable parts for the tank, like a grappling hook and drill.

The game will cost 1,000 Wii points.

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