Hellfire Posted November 14, 2008 Posted November 14, 2008 SMG and JB team are the same remember that. Not to mention, it's hardly comparable with 3D games with lots going on. Still, I think it looks better than most games this gen, so :P And Wii is 2 years old not 3.
darksnowman Posted November 19, 2008 Posted November 19, 2008 Just noticed on GoNintendo that a few details on Mario Tennis have surfaced: - perform backhand and forehand shots - direct ball on corners of court - top spin and slice based on motion controls - Buttons for special moves - no Cube controller support
dazzybee Posted November 19, 2008 Posted November 19, 2008 This is sounding great actually. Mario Tennis with Wii Sports controls? Yes please! And if Nintendo wasn't Nintendo they would also add in online play......
Retro_Link Posted November 19, 2008 Posted November 19, 2008 Nintendo SERIOUSLY need to release Mario Golf: Toadstool Tours with simple Wii Sports Golf controls. That would instantly become one of my favourite games EVER!!
steggy Posted November 19, 2008 Posted November 19, 2008 Nintendo SERIOUSLY need to release Mario Golf: Toadstool Tours with simple Wii Sports Golf controls.That would instantly become one of my favourite games EVER!! Hasn't that practically been done already with We Love Golf, sans Mario chars of course. From the video's I saw of it, it even had the same menu system.
Retro_Link Posted November 19, 2008 Posted November 19, 2008 Hasn't that practically been done already with We Love Golf, sans Mario chars of course. From the video's I saw of it, it even had the same menu system.Kinda, but the characters and level design of Mario Golf is much more appealing, plus I just want a simple control scheme, with fun putting, and not really have to worry about spin etc... plus I think the power gauge controlled differently in some way.
steggy Posted November 19, 2008 Posted November 19, 2008 Kinda, but the characters and level design of Mario Golf is much more appealing, plus I just want a simple control scheme, with fun putting, and not really have to worry about spin etc... plus I think the power gauge controlled differently in some way. Yeah I was a little disappointed by it's media reception, and it was unfortunate that tiger woods 09 came out not long afterwards, securing my golf game until WM+ comes out. Maybe Camelot will be commissioned to produce a new Mario Golf with Motion Plus sometime in the future. After all we've had pretty much every other Mario sport game out for Wii so far, at least now they've announced this GC remake.
david.dakota Posted November 19, 2008 Posted November 19, 2008 Something like Mario Golf should be tailored to Motion+ or at least have options for the Wii Remote and M+. Isn't DK: Jungle Beat out in Japan shortly?
Retro_Link Posted November 29, 2008 Posted November 29, 2008 Follow the link to see the image... http://www.cubed3.com/news/11186 'Play on Wii' Selection Includes Dual Covers Nintendo will be including switchable covers for their 'Play on Wii' line of First-Party Gamecube ports. One side of the cover will be the main game's coverart surrounded by the 'Play on Wii' branding, and the other side follows a more regular Wii game approach. Taken from Nintendo's Japanese site, you can see the differences in the bottom-righthand corner. So you slide out the cover, flip it over and it's a different design! This is good because I really don't like 'players choice' style boxarts, where the game artwork is smaller in the middle and surrounded by some rubbish design.
nekunando Posted November 29, 2008 Posted November 29, 2008 ..oo, I like that idea It would be cool if they did that with every game so that you get a choice of styles. For example, the sleeve that came with Okami in HMV.. that would have been nice as an alternative cover on the inside of the regular boxart!
Ashley Posted November 29, 2008 Posted November 29, 2008 Something tells me we probably wont see that anyway :p (ie Japan only)
david.dakota Posted November 29, 2008 Posted November 29, 2008 With Pikmin being released on 25 December, it started me thinking about the festive Holidays in Japan. While I appreciate the Japanese may not celebrate the season as we do, but i'd have thought their stores would still be shut at least on the 25th. Any ideas about Japanese holidays?
Helmsly Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 Gametrailers have put up a couple of videos for Donkey Kong Jungle Beat; http://www.gametrailers.com/player/43235.html?type=flv and a TV spot http://www.gametrailers.com/player/43236.html I'm happy this game is getting a re-release. To this day, Jungle Beat is my favourite gamecube title and I still play it. I remember back when it was released it sold really badly for Nintendo, so hopefully this it'll get more of a chance because its a fantastic game.
Ashley Posted December 2, 2008 Posted December 2, 2008 With Pikmin being released on 25 December, it started me thinking about the festive Holidays in Japan. While I appreciate the Japanese may not celebrate the season as we do, but i'd have thought their stores would still be shut at least on the 25th. Any ideas about Japanese holidays? Christianity has a very minor amount of followers in Japan but they tend to get in the festive spirit (who doens't love festivitiy eh?) but its not an official holiday. There's bits and bobs going on but nothing drastic.
Retro_Link Posted December 10, 2008 Posted December 10, 2008 http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/937/937178p1.html New Features for Wii Pikmin and Mario Tennis Following the revelation a few weeks back that the Play on the Wii version of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (set for Japanese release tomorrow) will feature new elements, Famitsu is back with details on what's new for the Pikmin and Mario Power Tennis installments in the series. First, a bit of background in case you haven't been keeping up with Nintenedo's Japanese Wii developments. The Play on the Wii series (titled, in Japanese, "Wii De Asobu Selection") offers Japanese gamers Wii re-releases of classic Gamecube titles. While it was originally thought that the games would be just the original GameCube titles with Wii controls tacked on, Nintendo does appear to be adding in new elements. For Pikmin, the new feature mentioned in Famitsu concerns saving. When you save, the game stores day-by-day records of your play. You're free to restart play from the day of your choice. For Mario Power Tennis, Nintendo has made the game fully Wiimote compatible. You can now swing the Wiimote like a tennis racket to control your swings, performing forehands, backhands, tosses and smashes by swinging the Wiimote as you would a normal racket. For spin shots, you simply change the angle of the Wiimote when swinging. To perform special shots, you press buttons during the swing. Mario Power Tennis will support play both through the Wiimote on its own and through a Wiimote/Nunchuck combo, the latter presumably allowing you to control your characters on the court. Famitsu lists Camelot as developer for Mario Power Tennis. It's unclear if the studio is working on the Wii update or if the Famitsu listing is just in reference to the original. Pikmin hits Japan on December 25. Mario Power Tennis follows on January 15. Both are priced at 3,800 yen. Mario Tennis should be great fun!! Now roll on Mario Golf!!
Hellfire Posted December 10, 2008 Posted December 10, 2008 Damnit Nintendo only you to make rebuy your games.
darksnowman Posted December 10, 2008 Posted December 10, 2008 Mario Tennis should be really good with those controls. Its reassuring to see that a decent level of effort is being put into this range of titles.
Emasher Posted December 10, 2008 Posted December 10, 2008 Mario Tennis should be really good with those controls. Its reassuring to see that a decent level of effort is being put into this range of titles. This is Nintendo after all. It only makes sense that even for ports they would make them good ports.
david.dakota Posted December 26, 2008 Posted December 26, 2008 Both GAME and Amazon have New Play Control! Pikmin listed as being release in February- as a full price game- £30. I'm sure it was said this series was a budget range. Are we Europeans about get shafted again?
Ashley Posted December 26, 2008 Posted December 26, 2008 £30 isn't full price. £40 is. So we're half way inbetween. And of course we're getting shafted. Its the UK. (although they could drop down before it comes out)
Ike Posted December 26, 2008 Posted December 26, 2008 Both GAME and Amazon have New Play Control! Pikmin listed as being release in February- as a full price game- £30. I'm sure it was said this series was a budget range. Are we Europeans about get shafted again? Not really, it might just be a placeholder price.
david.dakota Posted December 26, 2008 Posted December 26, 2008 £30 isn't full price. £40 is. Don't know where your getting Wii games from, but the highest price i've paid for a Wii game is £32.99 inc postage. Not really, it might just be a placeholder price. Better had be.
darksnowman Posted December 26, 2008 Posted December 26, 2008 Don't know where your getting Wii games from, but the highest price i've paid for a Wii game is £32.99 inc postage. Yeah, most of us on here shop around and get games for good prices, but what Ashley is saying is that the RRP on pretty much all Wii games is £40.
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