Nintendo Power - Huge RPG being shown in next month’s issue

[DoktorSeven]

Magazine dates are the month that they go off sale. Therefore a February magazine for a monthly publication will be released sometime in January and go off sale sometime in February when the March issue comes out.

[Carmofin]

how about tales of symphonia 2, that was announced a while ago?

[Gladiator@]

Originally Posted by _E_

Actually, this game looks sweet! I like the style already.

Yeah, the trailer is great. A horror RPG.

[runawayprisoner]

Originally Posted by Gladiator@

Yeah, the trailer is great. A horror RPG.

Looks to me more like an atmospheric adventure game... mm... haven't seen this style ever since Miyazaki's series... and to be honest, I'm quite hooked now as well...

[Thanakil]

I'm looking forward to it, but I'm more afraid by "Will they really go for a horror game, or will it be plagued by a <we HAVE to make it look like a fairy tales for the japanese audience> syndrom" than by the atmosphere itself. I don't want happy little fairies going all over the place with big bright colours and cute characters if it's gonna be a horror game it could work if done right, but too often it's not the case. Waiting for more infos other than the pics/trailer tho.

Dunno, it just seems to me things from Japan suffer even more from the "happy endings!" stuff than american movies (which is very hard to do) and too often, this just ruins the atmosphere/story (oh how I hate you FFVII : AC ending... how I hate you...).

[Carmofin]

theres rumors going about that there will be a Suikoden VI for the Wii! Wheeee

[Gladiator@]

I never played Suikoden...
Is it worth all this hype? =S

[Thanakil]

While the serie named "Suikoden" look like a solid J-rpg, I wouldn't exactly say it's worth all this hype.

But it COULD be worth all this hype if the next one is actually better than any previous games (they look like they were good, but not "AMAZINGLY" good).

[Carmofin]

Originally Posted by Gladiator@

I never played Suikoden...
Is it worth all this hype? =S

for me it would be a reason to get a wii all in its own, if i didnt own one already.

[Gladiator@]

Originally Posted by Kombo Wii

Rumor: Factor 5 Developing New Kid Icarus Game for Wii

Nintendo and ex-Nintendo developer Factor 5 might have temporarily broken up, giving the developer just enough time to develop and release its dragon-themed shooter exclusively on Sony's PlayStation 3, but last week, news hit the Internet that the two companies are once again working together. According to reports last week, Factor 5 is developing an exclusive game for Nintendo's latest home console, Wii.
Kombo has learned from a credible source that said Wii game is in fact a new installment in Nintendo's cherished Kid Icarus franchise. According to sources, Factor 5's Kid Icarus title is being developed ground-up for Wii. It will not use one of the developer's previous GameCube graphics engines. Unfortunately, at this time, no other details have been provided to us for publish.

Sources tell Kombo that the ex-Nintendo developer is developing a ground-up Kid Icarus sequel for Wii.

Jonc should rape this Sony fanboy:

Originally Posted by Console News Blog

Yankee Group: Wii to take at least 2% of the Market

Don’t you just love analysts? Yankee Group analyst Michael Goodman predicts that in the United States, the Wii take at least 2% (maximum of 17%) of the console market as Sony and Microsoft will control 83-98% of the US Market.

Originally Posted by Ninfando

Yankee Group Director - no one is playing games on Wii

“Yes, the platform is wildly selling, but no one is playing games on it. You really have to question what kind of legs [Wii] will have when it sells out the Nintendo market.” - Yankee Group Director Mike Goodman
Mr. Goodman also says that third parties will be leaving the Wii sooner than later.

WTF?!

This guy is crazy.

"what kind of legs [Wii] will have when it sells out the Nintendo market.”

?! It's a Nintendo console, it won't sells out the Nintendo market, ever.

[Spyhop]

Originally Posted by Gladiator@

Jonc should rape this Sony fanboy:

You have "Wii > XBox360 > GBC > PS3" in your title. I don't think you're allowed to accuse others of fanboyism.

[Gladiator@]

Originally Posted by Spyhop

You have "Wii > XBox360 > GBC > PS3" in your title. I don't think you're allowed to accuse others of fanboyism.

You have an infraction for being a jerk. I don't think you're allowed to give your opinion.

[Thanakil]

Originally Posted by Spyhop

You have "Wii > XBox360 > GBC > PS3" in your title. I don't think you're allowed to accuse others of fanboyism.

Glad is always joking + anybody who's in the Bin has a ridiculous title, so you can't really take that as a fact

[Spyhop]

Originally Posted by Gladiator@

You have an infraction for being a jerk.

I have an infraction because emwearz is some kinda robot and has 0 sense of humor. I think I'll call him "chuckles" from now on.

[Squall-Leonhart]

Emwears is an australian, and as such has a higher tolerance for humour then the rest of the world combined,

you, just happen to be a fool.

[Cheesus]

Originally Posted by Spyhop

I have an infraction because emwearz is some kinda robot and has 0 sense of humor. I think I'll call him "chuckles" from now on.

You've got a month... If you're lucky...

[Gladiator@]

Originally Posted by Go Nintendo

Electronic Gaming Monthly chooses to mock Endless Ocean instead of truly review it

EGM did a ‘review’ of Endless Ocean. You can’t really call it a review though. They put the game in their review wrap-up section, which covers games that were ‘too late…or too little.’ Below is their review blurb, courtesy of the gang at NeoGAF. Review will be in bold.

Why isn’t it a game?

Endless Ocean gives you a sailboat and a stretch of the South Pacific to explore at 10 fathoms. What it doesn’t give you is danger, conflict, enemies, a story, obstacles a health bar, bosses… you know, game stuff. You don’t even have to worry about your air supply. Ever tried diving without an air guage? Diving’s a supersafe sport, but if you don’t follow a few simple rules, you could rupture your lungs or catch agonizing decompression sickness or just drift into a happy warm funk until you run out of air. I’m not saying EO needs to give players the bends, but it’d be nice if the occasional fish at least tried to eat you.

Wait, you mean the fish don’t bite?

Nope, not even when you chum the water and then reach out to pet them with your Wii remote. EO’s fauna - both the fish below and hte birds above the water - exist solely to satisfy your critter-molestation desires. It’s be like Mario going to the Mushroom Kingdom just to grope all the Goombas and the Koopas. At least the manta ray in Super Mario Galaxy will kill ya if you ride him wrong, for cryin’ out loud. Your goal here ultimately is to catalog as many fish as you can get in petting distance, stopping along the way to give dive tours to tourists who want in on the hot fin-petting action. And if that sounds more like work than a game, then bingo - That’s why EO kicks off our inaugural installment of Electronic Nongaming Monthly.

If I were to rate Endless Ocean on a scale between Biology Class and a night dive in the actual ocean, I’d give it ‘trip to Walmart’s aquarium isle’. - Crispin Boyer

An actual review would be nice, instead of just a mock article. I guess EGM is choosing to ignore the core crowd that actually enjoys this game. It’s been getting some great reviews, including the 8.0 at 1up. By the way, there is an air gauge as well.

IMO if you have the control, if you choose what to do, it's a game, else, it's a video....

BTW, we are almost in February = The announcement of the "epic RPG"...

New pictures of Fragile (an upcoming Horror-RPG game for Wii):

(This game looks awesome )

[Thanakil]

So the only way to have a game from what they say is to have conflict, ennemies, bosses?

Huhu, this is exactly what sim-like games are supposed to give huh?... Oh nooooo...

They really need to stop being jackasses and do real review.

[Gladiator@]

Originally Posted by Thanakil

So the only way to have a game from what they say is to have conflict, ennemies, bosses?

Huhu, this is exactly what sim-like games are supposed to give huh?... Oh nooooo...

They really need to stop being jackasses and do real review.

Yeah, and they gave an 8.3 to Brain Age and a 7 to Flash Focus....

BTW, how can they review Guitar Hero?

EDIT1:
Good News:

Originally Posted by Wiifanboy

Nintendo shifts more developers to the Wii, less to the DS

There comes a time in every system's life when its parent has to take off the kid gloves and say goodbye. Nintendo might not being doing that just yet with the DS, but the company is decreasing the amount of developers working on DS titles.

That doesn't mean Nintendo will be facing empty nest syndrome, though. By coddling the DS a little less, more developers can (and will) be able to focus on Wii games. The Wii will surely benefit from this, as more manpower means quicker game releases. As for the DS, don't fret. The handheld is littered with third-party titles, and it's not like Nintendo is jumping ship completely on its portable money-printer.

EDIT2:
Fatal Frame 4 (Wii Exclusive):

"Titled in Japan "Rei: Tsukihami no Kamen," the new Fatal Frame game is a major collaborative effort for Tecmo. Nintendo will publish the game and is also lending its support on the development end."








Wii is comming with a lot of horror games.

[Thanakil]

Oh god...

This will be great!
I'm VERY looking forward to see how this turn out to be, but it should be awesome.

Edit : And that game will have the guy from No More Heroes as a director, isn't it?
But Nintendo really seems to be getting lovey-dovey with japanese 3rd party developers as far as the Wii goes.