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If You Hate The Wii, You’ll Really Hate This

MJG — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 20:42:45 +0000

Because I think the Wii is great and I hate it. It’s called loopScape, but it should probably be called Super Dizzy Concussion Time. Run around the LED donut display so you can see your ship and dodge your opponent’s on-screen shots, while also dodging his off-screen careening fleshiness.

The one saving grace about this is that even though it’s a senseless mad science videogame-ish project, it somehow manages not to riff on Super Mario Bros. but rather Defender.

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Smash Bros. Brawl Metaprediction

MJG — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 00:31:14 +0000

Recent comments from the producer of Super Smash Bros. Brawl reveal that he does not want Snake to be the only non-Nintendo character in the game, but if he can manage it, it will only be “one or two” more outsider characters. He also added that the characters must have appeared on a Nintendo platform previously.

So, since the name of this site has the word “future” in it, it’s our duty now to tell you who they’ll be. And who they ought to be.

First, from Capcom, it’s Viewtiful Joe. Some would say Megaman is the pick, but Joe’s status as an initially Nintendo exclusive character puts him over. Plus Megaman is already played out from the _____ vs. Capcom fighter series.

Who it should be: Phoenix Wright. He’s got that pointing finger attack from kung-fu’s deadly zha kyu zu style, and he’s got more iconic sound effects and music.

And of course the other additional character will be Sonic.

Who it should be: Well, maybe Sonic. But I say forget Sega and go with Mr. Driller from Namco. That drill could wreck all.

Wii And DS Connectivity: The Golden Age Of Wireless

MJG — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 17:44:00 +0000

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata dangles another feature carrot in the lead-up to the release of the Wii: connected to the internet, it can serve as a source for the Download Play feature of the DS, meaning you’ll be able to get all the latest demos as they’re released.

What’s not mentioned in this interview, though, is the capability for the DS to download not just from the Wii Connect 24 service but also from a game. Clever game developers can push a mini-game onto the DS that also can talk back to the Wii, giving players the chance to collect some points or catch some fish or whatever while they’re away from home; something similar to Microsoft’s “Live Anywhere” service, but without the hassle of needing a PocketPC or a certain kind of phone to use it.

Read – Regaining what we have lost : Nintendo CEO Iwata’s Ambitions for the “Wii” [Tech-On via 4 Color Rebellion]