Summary Complete:
Protothea
-WiiWare Launch title 1000 points. Another Shooter.
-A 2005 Computer title being reworked.
Shikigami 3
-Verticle Shooter
-Doesn't really use the screen realestate
Boom Blox:
-A little over priced.
-Review coming tomorrow at midnight, Embargo up at midnight
~Sega, Ubisoft, Konami Events all on the same day next week
-Atleast one exclusive, pretty big coming friday. Wii and DS. Ign Exclusive!
-Based off an interested property.
-Video and SS of both versions Friday
Bionic Games
-Brand new start up company
-Surfer Girl rumor, Capcom will publish their game
-Some guys from Insomniac Resistance team, someone from Obsidian.
-Game is SciFi Action Adventure.
-Will be an Original IP for Wii.
Retro
-Job postings for those employees they lost
Iwata
-Sort of kind of admitted there is a storage problem (Iwata's FY Q&A)
-Hope the solution shows at E3, they didn't hint at anything.
Tidbits from a most anticipated section
-Matt says Pikmin 3 they know is being explored/ in full development getting ready for release
-Kid Icarus, again he jokes he knows its going to look nice (Matt)
-Animal Crossing.
-Damon has some issues with Line Rider. Interface issues. Some level issues.
-Craig mentioned he saw early version of next gen Ghostbusters and said it looks good, he likes it. No mention of the Wii version.
-They like the new space invaders and bangai-O.
-Guitar Hero DS is great, but song list seems shallow.
-Later on Damon mentions how no one mentioned De Blob or Deadly Creatures in this section. Matt and Bozon say those games are farther down their anticipated lists
E3
-They all fully believe this will be the last year of E3
-Especially with Activision pulling out.
-The old draw of E3, was the companies comparing the draw of crowds too their booth
-Now theres a bunch of Embargo'd crap, theres no time for VG journalists to go comprehensive with a game they just shell out Screenshots and PR.
-They all think the future will be E3 month, basically May where each company holds its own event.
Reader Q & A
Q: Is WiiFit coming with 4 AA batteries and not something Rechargeable ?
A: 4 duracells!
Q: Fully online Tetris title coming?
A: WiiWare title. Craig thinks the presentation just isn't there, but its Tetris.
Q: FF Tactics 2 in yet? A step up from FF tactics GBA?
A: Don't have it yet. Last time he played it was July 2007.
Q: Time Frame on Tecmo Bowl Wii version details?
A: They sort of know its coming for Wii, no official announcement yet.
Q: Boom Blox Single Player Fun?
A: Fun. It comes down to "Can you beat puzzle X, in a certain amount of throws". Create mode gets some praise here. Unlockables in create mode are unlocked via Single Player. This is the first game you really need to wear the wrist strap. Fun, but they all wish it was $29.99.
Q: Found out if the 6.7 attach rate for Wii includes VC games?
A: Haven't found it out yet
Q: Earthbound ESRB Rated, Why was Brawl Classic Taken out, is it actually coming ?
A: Doesn't mean its coming right away. Bozon talks about how everyone who tries to hype it, better buy it, because if it does come out on VC and doesn't sell, you can kiss it goodbye. Matt talks about how small the vocal minority of Earthbound's fanbase really is. Said its the same vocal 2,000 people.
Q: Are you going to come out and just admit Factor 5 is making Pilot Wings Wii ?
A: No, they are not making Pilot Wings Wii. "They are going to make more Nintendo games, and everyone who posts on the internet knows who it is" "it was one of the games he mentioned in his most anticipated section" (Matt). Obviously, Kid Icarus. No way any NDA about Factor 5 making Kid Icarus wasn't broken with all the hinting.
Q: WiiWare Size limit ?
A: 43 Megabytes. Talk about the hacking of WiiWare and how its going to kill off WiiWare. The publisher no longer chooses the price, they submit their preference, but Nintendo has final say. They don't want very cheap games compared to competition that may cannibalize their own sales.
Q: Now that Conduit debut went so well, now will devs of that other Dark Game go public?
A: That other developer is flying out to Ign this week, and they may do a blow out and a podcast about the game .... hopefully.
Q: Konami for Wii?
A: Craig has a list, but we will find out next week. There is a number 2 there, meaning a sequel. Elebits and Dewy's talk. Craig and Matt basically confirm its Elebits 2.
Q:Blast Works ?
A:Scrolling shooter, with a lot of stuff you can do in the map editor. Someone made a Cloverfield type level. The creation aspect is the selling point and coolest point about this game.
Q: WiiWare?
A: May 12th Launch. They still don't know the final launch list, as example by the new Ubisoft launch game announced today. Nothing from Nintendo about it.
Q: Wii Love Golf?
A: Not quite excited about it as they used to be after playing it.
The Moon guy was project lead on Iggy's Wrecking Balls.
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