Tuesday, June 24, 2008

• Wii News & Updates 2008.06.24

WiiWare™

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Gyrostarr™ (High Voltage Software, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone-Mild Fantasy Violence, 700 Wii Points): Gyrostarr challenges you and up to three additional players to pilot your ships through a series of twisting, turning technoplasma tracks while battling a variety of deadly alien foes at ever-increasing speeds. While fighting and maneuvering, you must collect enough energy to activate the ancient warpgate at the end of each track. Succeed, and you can journey to the next, even deadlier track. Fail, and the gate will slam shut, destroying your ship. Enhance your ship with weapon pickups, coordinate attacks with your friends to fire powerful combined blasts and use your grapple to snag energy and pickups in the midst of combat. Control your ship with the Wii Remote™ controller, Nunchuk™ controller or Classic Controller™, or use the "paired" control system that allows two players to use a connected Wii Remote and Nunchuk or Classic Controller at the same time. Offering 50 levels of intense action, powerful pickups, high-speed bonus levels and mayhem for up to four players, Gyrostarr is a killer arcade challenge.
Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyrostarr

Virtual Console™

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Alex Kidd in Miracle World (Sega Master System, 1 player, Rated E for Everyone-Comic Mischief, 500 Wii Points): In this platformer from the 1980s, you're Alex Kidd, looking for your lost brother Egle. In order to find your brother, you'll have to contend with the evil Janken the Great, who will send his henchmen and monsters at you to thwart your progress. One aspect of this adventure is that you'll have to play the classic game of "rock, paper, scissors" against the henchmen in order to defeat them. With 16 different levels to conquer in order to save Egle, this classic is sure to test your skills and your wits at the same time.
Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Kidd_in_Miracle_World

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BURNING FIGHT (NEOGEO, 1-2 players, Rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and Older-Mild Suggestive Themes, Violence, 900 Wii Points): Released in 1991 by SNK, BURNING FIGHT is a side-scrolling hand-to-hand-combat action game. In pursuit of Casterora, leader of a huge syndicate that has escaped from New York to Osaka, the protagonists are three detectives: Duke, Ryu and Billy. Each character fights using a combination of punches, kicks and jumps, plus his own particular special move, activated by simultaneously pressing the jump and attack buttons. These lethal techniques have enormous destructive force, but they also consume a great deal of energy. For this reason, players must use their special moves with skillful timing. Luckily for the detectives, new weapons and additional health can be found by breaking things like phone booths and street signs along the way. A boss, who must be defeated in order to continue the mission, awaits players at the end of each stage. You can also take on the gang with a friend, but beware-attacks by one player can damage the other, so keep an eye on where your partner is in the heat of the battle. End Casterora's reign of terror once and for all.
Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_Fight

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Wii™

Alone In The Dark Wiki; IGN; Gametrailers
Rock Band Official Website; Wiki; IGN; YouTube
Guitar Hero Aerosmith Official Website; Wiki
Myth Makers Trixie In Toyland IGN
Big Beach Sports IGN


Nintendo DS™

Final Fantasy Tactics A2 Official Website; Wiki; YouTube
Mega Man Star Force 2 Zerker X (Saurian + Ninja) Wiki; YouTube
Gourmet Chef IGN
Cake Mania 2 IGN
My Weight Loss Coach IGN
Shining Stars Super Starcade IGN

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The Pokémon Company has announced Pokémon 151, a new brand intended for adult Pokémon fans. An official Web site opens Thursday, and Japanese Pokémon Center stores have begun selling four types of stylized T-shirts. In addition, a Diamond and Pearl battle tournament for ages 15 and up will be held at the Tokyo store July 4.

The four T-shirts currently available for pre-sale feature stylized designs of Hypno, Cubone, Articuno and Mewtwo, respectively.

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The website is set to launch on the 26th!

Official Website: http://pokemon151.jp/
Source

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Daigasso! Band Brothers DX (out in Japan on June 26th! Pre-order)

Players will also be able to connect their game to a Wii console and utilize a game-specific Wii Channel called the Speaker Channel which will transmit the game's audio through the television. Players can also download up to 100 songs out of 200 onto the game, via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, as well as play locally with up to eight people using single-card download play.

more details:
- Create your own songs in composer mode
- store up to 100 songs on the card
- alter the wave of the tone via visual effecter.
- upload finished songs to Nintendo’s database, where others can hear your work
- 63 legally licensed songs for download including: One Night Carnival, Real Life Real Heart, Love Story wa Totsuzen ni, CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA, and Doremon's Dream.
- play guitar via touch screen
- sing via the Karaoke mode

IGN hands-on: http://ds.ign.com/articles/883/883169p1.html
Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daigasso%2 … rothers_DX
Official Website (Japanese): http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/axbj/index.html

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Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility

New Trailer on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/mpd/permalink/ … 82RKOG5TC0
Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvest_Mo … ranquility

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Rune Factory Frontier

New site now open.
Official Website (Japanese): http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/game/wii/runefactory/
Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rune_Factory_Frontier

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More details on Blue Oasis [WiiWare]: http://wii.ign.com/objects/142/14244081.html

Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Oasis
Debut Trailer on YouTube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=G3D6-AEEtz8

Blue Oasis [WiiWare] should be released right now in Japan along with other titles such as Super Mario RPG [VC]

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See you all next week! \;D/


// Roth

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