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It's been almost three years since we saw the first Trauma Center game get a release on the Nintendo DS, and it was the first in it's genre. When Trauma Center first launched, it provided players with a somewhat enjoyable experience that turned a player's lounge room into an operating room. Fortunately, Trauma Center to this day is still one of the only series to do so, and with the release of Trauma Center: Under The Knife 2, Atlus futher builds on their succesful audience while alienating other fans too. Review inside
From a translated Famitsu page comes news that the next Tales game will be released on the Wii exclusively, following the currently Xbox 360 release of Tales of Vesperia. In the mean time, however, the Wii will be getting Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, a title which is 100% original but still remains a direct sequel to the Gamecube hit, Tales of Symphonia. More inside
Nippon Ichi, a Japanese retailer, published several advertisements for the eagerly awaited Disgaea DS title. What really caught readers attention though is that the DS's featured in the advertisement had widescreens! Could this be a new DS revision that was accidently unveiled? Nintendo told Eurogamer yesterday that the answer is "No", although apparently they wouldn't comment on the authenticity of the advertisement itself, but rather stated that it didn't mean much. More inside
With the E3 just over a week away, we thought we would point out what’s happening on the site this year and ask a few questions. First on the agenda are Live Blogs. Take a look to the right and you will see the Aussie times for the 2008 Nintendo E3 conference. While many a site offers live streaming we’ve always done a live blog for you to follow along if you don’t have the bandwidth or just want to read a recap in the morning, so this year we are asking “Do you want us to Live Blog?” if you’re a member head to the forum thread or tell us in the poll on the left. We’ll be back later with more information on our E3 coverage, chat and more this weekend.
When Nintendo first released the Wii, included in the marvellous little white box was an exciting new type of game - Wii Sports. Wii Sports covered five basic sports and the huge popularity of Wii Sports sparked many developers to create their own twist on the new "virtual sport" genre. The mini-game compilation is one such twist, and although Big Beach Sports is marketed as a sports title, it certainly feels like a bunch of mini-games with waggle controls thrown in. It's not all bad though as it marks the first time cricket is playable on the Wii. Full review inside
Nintendo started it, EA says they are going to follow but developer JoWood has now announced that like they will be releasing a Yoga game for the Balance Board next year. Yes, just like Nintendogs and Brain Training games developers are hitting the Xerox and bringing yet another Yoga “game” to the Wii. “Wii Yoga” which won’t be its final name, promises to let you experience "favoured doctrine for mind, body and soul". If you love Yoga and can’t do it enough on Wii Fit, Wii Yoga will be heading to the Wii in Q2 2009.
Super Smash Bros Brawl may not be the last Smash heading our way but it won’t be just to add in the characters that got the chop from Brawl. According to an as yet unpublished interview in the Official Nintendo Magazine, Masahiro Sakurai, developer of Brawl has admitted the many new ideas that didn’t make it into the game and at some point had to stop adding things and work on what they had – that included more characters but he is keeping silent on exactly what ones. More inside
Nintendo have sent us the television ad they will be using to promote Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat? which was recently released. The great news is that it stars none other than comedian Hamish Blake! The ad will debut on TV tonight, but we have managed to give you a sneak peek today. We've already reviewed the game and we think it's pretty great, so check out the advertisement within!
Two WiiWare games have been released onto the shopping channel this week. First up is the overall underwhelming My Pokemon Ranch, hopefully not taking too much thunder away from the awesome fun that is pOp, the other game out this week. Fans will enjoy My Pokemon Ranch but there isn't too much too it for the 1000 points it costs. pOp, on the other hand, is great value at 700 points and remember that it is made here in Australia! See our review for more info.
A lot of gamers may or may not find themselves endowed with the mastery of the culinary arts, and for those who don't, Cooking Guide: Can't decide what to eat? is a masterpiece in almost every manner. From the simplest dishes like Macaroni Cheese to complex international cuisine, Cooking Guide is one game, if you want to call it that, that gamers cannot do without. Of course, it's not for everyone, but it's still pretty damn amazing how much quality content has been packed into this little DS game card. More inside
It’s competition time again and thanks to our friends over at Activision we have three prize packs including the upcoming Nintendo DS game Guitar Hero: On Tour to give away. The packs each contain a copy of the game; the guitar grip, pick stylus, and an exclusive Guitar Hero: On Tour set of headphones. For this competition you’ll need to grab your digital camera and go on tour yourself. To find out how to enter the competition, head inside.
Konami's succesful 2006 title, Elebits (known as Eledee's in other regions), is set to get a sequel exclusively for the Nintendo DS. Elebits: The Adventures of Kai & Zero looks to be an adventure game, stepping away from it's puzzle orientated cousin on the Nintendo Wii. The game is alledged to have fetch and collect mechanics, and requires the protagonist to find Omega Elebits in order to earn abilities and progress through the game.
The latest edition of Official Nintendo Magazine, have sparked both anticipation and interest via a promotional image used within their pages. Although the issue alledgedly hasn't hit shelves yet, but reaching subscribers, it features an interesting piece of Animal Crossing artwork for it's E3 special, with a box out saying "It's been a while! It's time to revisit an old friend. How's your village doing these days?". Could this mean a new installment of Nintendo's popular simulation is coming to the Wii, or just another Nintendo DS?
Highlights:Here is the big shock of the week, Super Smash Bros. Brawl has top the Weekly Aussie Software charts, but the real story is the resurgence of Wii Fit back up #2 after nearly falling off the charts last week. Wii Play is back up to position 3. Other Nintendo titles include Guitar Hero: On Tour DS in 5 and the two Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games in nine and ten. Three PS3 titles also adorn the chart, could the sales be spurring more PS3 sales? More inside
Gamers looking to show off their Wii Sports skills can do so this weekend, in Federation Square in Melbourne. Starting on Saturday 5th and Sunday the 6th July, the Wii Championships are designed to celebrate Nintendo's sponsorship of the Game On exhibition. Some amazing Nintendo prizes will be available too, with a Nintendo Wii system and five games being up for grabs daily, and with the first 500 entrants receiving free Wii backpacks! If that's not enough for you, entrants will also be able to play against celebrities Kelly Landry (from Getaway) and Shura Taft & Georgia Sinclair from KidsWB. Details from Nintendo inside.
The latest issue of Famitsu and a Ma countdown site have just gone live for one of the biggest announcements to the hit the DS since Dragon Quest IX. The SNES classic Chrono Trigger is heading to the Dual Screen portable with more information planned to be released on the 7th of July according to the countdown site. Chrono Trigger, like many JPRG’s, was never released out site of the US and Japan and because of this, and its rarity, often fetches several hundred dollars for a copy on eBay. PAL owners can now rejoice at the chance to play the game with importing or through emulation.
Majesco has announced the next game in the Cooking Mama franchise. Cooking Mama World Kitchen is heading to the Wii with a much needed graphical lick of paint jumping up a dimension to 3D. Along with the usual cooking action the gameplay will expanded mid-cooking with challenges thrown in mid cooking when mistakes are made. With over two million games sold so far in the Cooking Mama franchise, it’s no surprise to see a new game in the works. Screenshots inside.
The newly revealed Megaman 9 will be a Wii exclusive, as confirmed by Capcom. With rumours floating around the Internet, and even an E3 roster stating that the retro styled platformer could be heading to the 360’s XBLA service and the Playstation 3 via the PSN, Capcom has quickly moved to squash the rumour. Look for more on the WiiWare exclusive at E3. 
Emergency Mayhem changes the player’s role from that of taxi driver to an emergency services worker racing to save Crisis City from complete chaos. Emergency themed mini-games break up the driving action and add something a little different to the mix, but overall there are too many flaws and unrealised opportunities to make Emergency Mayhem stand out in the crowded Wii market. Full Review inside
Have an artistic bone in your body and like Nintendo? Well, you might want to check out this Nintendo inspired art competition called Out of Controller. Paint, draw, sculpt, design and go bananas with Nintendo characters as they run wild in your imagination. What exactly do they get up to outside the game? With over $4000 in cash and prizes to be won, as well as the exclusive chance to present a game idea to Nintendo Australia, this is your chance to free the Nintendo characters and take them in any direction you want. More inside
According the UK retailer HMV’s website the upcoming Sega game Samba De Amigo is to be bundled with two plastic shells in the shape of Maracas as per its Dreamcast cousin (although they were actually Maracas controllers) The game box is strangely the Aussie box art but never the less it seems legit enough. Interestingly enough, previous statements about the game have claimed support for Pay To Play – however this box art is not showing the logo many gamers dread (why? Who knows). This may be an error as the box art is no longer final, so don’t take this news as 100% official yet.
With the launch of Brawl last week in the PAL region the inevitable issue of the disk read errors that plagued some Japanese and American Wii’s has hit home. The issue has been that Brawl is the first dual layered Wii release and that little laser sitting the drive of the Wii has been inactive since launch and now that it’s in use built up dust is causing disk errors. While Nintendo Australia has not issued anything on the matter yet, Nintendo UK has but if you’re having an issue you know who to ring.
EA Sports’ games on the Wii are getting a new look for their release this year. Dubbed “EA Sports All Play” the games are being designed to not only have their normal console counterpart modes but special Wii modes designed for “social play” and feature unique (simplified) controls if wanted. NCAA Football 09, Madden 09, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09, NBA Live 09 and FIFA Soccer 09 will all carry the tag. More inside
De Blob is shaping up to be a great Wii game built on a cool idea. Thanks to THQ we have some new and Australian exclusive shots and a trailer of the game to show off. Developed right here in Australia by the guys and gals at Blue Tongue. To play De Blob you roll around an alien city which has been robbed of its colour. As a blob your mission it to reanimate and recolour the city. More inside
Following the accidental unveiling of everyone's favourite Capcom character via an OFLC listing, it appears Megaman 9 has been finally revealed - and it's a WiiWare game! What makes this game even more interesting though, is that it will sport the classic NES look that previously only Megaman 1 and 2 had. According to Nintendo Power, the game will feature 8-bit style visuals, music and cutscenes, as well as eight bosses. Dr Wily is also alledged to make his long awaited return. Megaman 9 has yet to receive a release date, yet alone be officially announced by Capcom themselves so a release date at this late stage is unknown.
In keeping with their recent revival and redux of the famed platforming series, Ubisoft have announced a DS iteration to go with the recently announced "Prince of Persia". Prince of Persia: The Fallen King is being designed exclusively for the Nintendo DS, and will feature "unique stylus controls...to deliver extraordinary acrobatic and combat action that fans have come to expect from the Prince of Persia franchise". Sporting a more stylised cartoon artistic direction, The Fallen King will be in stores these Christmas holidays. More inside
Today Warner Bros Interactive and Traveller's Tales announced an exciting partnership with Guiness World Records designed to assist in bringing a game based on the world famous franchise(?) to a video game platform. Guiness World Records: The Videogame allows players to become real world record breakers, alledges a recently released PR. So far, it has been confirmed that both single and multiplayer modes will be available, while the game is also alledged to feature "accessible game mechanics". An interesting concept in theory but how will it turn out in practice?
In an interview from Gamasutra with Benoit Galarneau, producer of Ubisoft's critically panned series Petz, Galarneau revealed the reason why Ubisoft feels the need to tack a Z on to every title they release. Galarneau explicitly stated that the reason for the grammatically incorrect names is that it assist in differentiating the product. Galarneau's example included that instead of promoting "Dogs" in general, they are instead promoting "Dogz", the title Ubisoft made and produced. We're sure that after hearing this news you can all sleep so much better.
The latest issue of Nintendo Power confirms something that we really didn't see coming - a Castlevania fighting game for the Wii. Tentatively titled "Castlevania Judgement", only a few characters and usable weapons have been confirmed, but it's early days so far. Movement is performed using the nunchuck, while motion attacks will be used with the Wiimote. Dracula, Alucard, Simon Belmont, Maria Renard and Shanoa are all confirmed to be returning so far. Considering Konami's [virtually non-existant] track record with fighting games, it'll be interesting to see how Castlevania Judgement will turn out.
While far from a confirmation, Camelot's Takahashi Brothers have revealed that since the company’s RPG team has expanded that they would be open to taking on any project. Camelot recently worked with Capcom on We Love Golf for the Wii and when Capcom’s Breath of Fire was brought up the response was good More inside
The unique WiiWare title World of Goo will be released as a retail game in Europe while it remains a downloadable title in the US. The retail game, which is heading to the Wii as well as the PC, will feature extra content over its WiiWare cousin available in North America and Japan. The game is still a while off though and will be present at Leipzig GC later this year. An Australian release on WiiWare or otherwise has not been announced.In what is surely an announcement to rival the megaton, Nintendo have announced an interactive cookbook to be used with the DS. To be released on July 3 (yes just a week from now), the title includes over 250 recipes from around the globe that the DS will guide you in cooking. The program sorts recipes by name, genre, calorie count, cost, settings and simplicity or you can even look up how to make an entire meal and see what dishes go together. For the full press release, read on.
Nintendo has announced that their incredibly successful Nintendo DS has now sold over 1.1 million units in Australia since the original DS launch in 2005. Previous figures from January this year had the count at 1 million, meaning a further 100,000 units have been sold in about 6 months. The DS continues to prove a huge success for Nintendo in Australia and around the world.Highlights: For the second week in a row Metal Gear Solid 4 tops the weekly Aussie charts. It will be up against Brawl next week however, will it survive? Coming in second is Wii Play followed by the duo of new Pokémon games. Wii Fit slowly falls to 9, will it hang on next week? More inside
In a new (smaller) interview with Shigeru Miyamoto the gaming master answered what someone might describe as ‘different’ questions. The main one being what is Nintendo doing about quality control these days? "I'm always instructing my game designers on the history of the characters and worlds we've created," he said. "Often we're in development and I'll say, "Oh, this looks like a Sega game. We need to make it look more like Mario." Snap.Electronic Arts Vice President, David McCarthy, has today made an statement with regards to the status of EA Sports titles on the Wii, mentioning that the games are slowly losing their target audience. McCarthy believes that although he is losing his demographic for the titles released almost annually, that what Nintendo is doing "becomes very important to us" as it aims to increase interest in physical hobbies without losing interest due to physical or health reasons. What does this mean for Wii gamers? Hopefully some much more decent and substantial EA Sports titles for the Wii in the near future.
Skate It, the sequel to the surprising skateboarder hit of 2007, will allegedly ship with skateboard shells to attach to the Wii Balance Board, if recent rumours are anything to go by. Allegedly the developers voiced a concern that players won't be able to detect their position on the skateboard without looking down on the Balance Board itself. Fortunately, if a skateboard attachment were to be released, this problem would be rectified. More inside
Ubisoft, have revealed a publishing deal between themselves and RPG giant Square Enix to bring a brand new title, Dragon Quest: The Chapters of the Chosen to the Nintendo DS exclusively this September. The Chapters of the Chosen is being billed by Square Enix as an update to the "classic NES title, Dragon Quest IV", and is the first time the title will be released in PAL territories. Akin to the recent Final Fantasy III and upcoming IV releases, Chapters of the Chosen will receive an audio-visual make over, with implementation of DS WiFi features too. More inside
Perhaps filling in the gap between now and the big announcements at E3, Nintendo of America has announced three new games (but not brand new to us) and release dates America. First up the western release of Wario Land: Shake It! (Shake Dimension over here) launching September 29 on Wii. Next up, a “re-imagining” of the loved SNES game- Kirby Super Star Ultra for the DS which is launching on the same day as Wario. More inside
Nintendo Europe has released a lengthy summer line-up outlying all the Wii and DS games heading Europe’s way in the next few months. The list even includes new games like Wario Land: The Shake Dimension, Rock Band and Sonic Unleashed. While this list is specifically for Europeans it can give us a fairly rough indication of when we can expect some new titles our way. Head inside for the full list.
