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[Kimosabae]

I just bought a Wii off someone for 40 bux.

This is pretty sweet.

 

[Goidil]

Really strange strategy.
What surprise(s) for this holiday?

 

[Foliorum Viridum]

No matter how good the Wii lineup is, the 'hardcore' will still say the Wii has no games. Sad but fact.

As shown in this extremely positive thread?

 

[Regulus Tera]

Star Successor sounds like the name for a shmup what the fuck NoA.

But okay, I'm excited about the release date. More excited than for Galaxy 2 and Other M, in fact.

 

[yencid]

last year was pretty good with excitebots, punchout, madworld, boy and his blob, little king story, nsmbwii, wii sports resort, runefactory frontier, anno create a new world, deadly creatures etc

really doubt this year will be better




i dont really now if you can call this sad.. but yeah its probably a fact..

you're kidding right? i mean about this year being better.

 

[Dorfdad]

In the second half there is the Wii HD

Imagine that happens this would be the biggest megaton announcement for years. It will never happen as the Wii -shitty graphics edition is still selling so well, but imagine..


Wii-HD
720P resolution 16:9
20gig internal flash drive
1.5GHZ Dual Core Processors or whatever the Broadway equivalent is.
256mb Ram
Updated true 1:1 Ration Wiimote2
100% backward compatible with software rendered upscaler for previous games
Double speed DVD drive that actually plays DVD movies this time..
Slightly updated friends codes where you can universally add friends (though both require approval)

$299.00 Launch price.

Laugh but I have a feeling this is what were going to see but more likely in 2011 Fall..

 

[A Twisty Fluken]

Zelda Family Party?

butts x3 is about accessibility.

 

[Rich!]

Imagine that happens this would be the biggest megaton announcement for years. It will never happen as the Wii -shitty graphics edition is still selling so well, but imagine..


Wii-HD
720P resolution 16:9
20gig internal flash drive
1.5GHZ Dual Core Processors or whatever the Broadway equivalent is.
256mb Ram
Updated true 1:1 Ration Wiimote2
100% backward compatible with software rendered upscaler for previous games
Double speed DVD drive that actually plays DVD movies this time..
Slightly updated friends codes where you can universally add friends (though both require approval)

$299.00 Launch price.

Laugh but I have a feeling this is what were going to see but more likely in 2011 Fall..

Don't get my hopes up dude

 

[Struct09]

The fact that I'll be playing Metroid: Other M as I'm wrapping up SMG2 blows my mind

 

[Varjet]

Star Successor sounds like the name for a shmup what the fuck NoA.

Yeah, because S&P is nothing like a shmup at all.

 

[Swittcher]

No matter how good the Wii lineup is, the 'hardcore' will still say the Wii has no games. Sad but fact.

True.

True...hard.

 

[Regulus Tera]

Yeah, because S&P is nothing like a shmup at all.

When I hear Sin and Punishment I think of a post-apocalyptic world of famine and blood orgies.

When I hear Star Successor I think of Gradius. Don't question my logic!

 

[Raw64life]

SMG2 in May holy shit. Not sure why Nintendo would do that with NSMB Wii poised to be sell well for a very long time to come but I'm not complaining. And Metroid a month later? Maybe Zelda is coming this year after all. What else could they possibly have in store for the fall? This might be the first year where 1st half > 2nd half in forever.

 

[seady]

I wonder if putting Metroid so early in the year will diminish its chance to get Game of the Year...

 

[Synless]

Metroid in June!?!?!?!? YES!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ShockingAlberto]

When I hear Sin and Punishment I think of a post-apocalyptic world of famine and blood orgies.

When I hear Star Successor I think of Gradius. Don't question my logic!

It's still keeping the Sin & Punishment name, I'm pretty sure.

It will just be S&P: Star Successor.

 

[Princess Skittles]

NOW lets see people saying that the wii doesnt have games

Oh they will and then they'll celebrate Call of Duty 9 and Guitar Hero 17: Poison Edition.

 

[EatChildren]

SMG2 in May holy shit. Not sure why Nintendo would do that with NSMB Wii poised to be sell well for a very long time to come but I'm not complaining. And Metroid a month later? Maybe Zelda is coming this year after all. What else could they possibly have in store for the fall? This might be the first year where 1st half > 2nd half in forever.

Galaxy sold extremely well, Mario is a huge name, and Galaxy 2's market is arguably a little different from that of NSMB Wii's. Unlike to companies with similar games, I dont see NSMB Wii eating into Galaxy 2's sales.

Hell, if Nintendo market it properly, it could help.

 

[seady]

As shown in this extremely positive thread?

Well this thread probably surrounded by Wii owners only.

 

[iceatcs]

Q4= PS3
Q1 = Wii
Q2 = ??????
Q3 = 360

Someone need fill up Q2 or I'm going to die. (Or it is when I will upgrade PC and massive backlog)

 

[Kilgore Trout]

I'm glad to see Other M is coming out so soon. Galaxy seemed like a shoe in since it's been worked on for so long, but August has been the release month for Metroid games in the past.

 

[DeaconKnowledge]

From the Summit thread:

Side note: Tri will support both WiiSpeak, as previously mentioned, and text-based chat. So you'll have your choice of communication.

10:08: GameStop demo disc includes two quests. Also, if you pre-order Tri, you'll receive an exclusive Monster Hunter Tri card that will give you 500 Wii Points good toward the purchase of anything on the WiIWare or DSiWare channels.

 

[thefil]

I'm very excited for Pokemon and Mario. I certainly did not expect that latter this early.

 

[AniHawk]

Zelda hitting this year seems like a given. I think the only two games that could improve 2010 are HL2 Episode Three and Beyond Good & Evil 2.

 

[KAL2006]

Im expecting many surprises at E3 from Nintendo. Zelda for fall is looking likely, maybe Pikmin 3, Silicon Knights game, Star Fox game by Factor 5, new Retro game, Kid Icarus.

 

[grandjedi6]

i actually find the lineup lackluster. although as a gamer i cant be any happier. no wii__ games means that the hardware sales will probably not get any boosts.. (certainly not by mario galaxy2, or metroid other m)

im hoping that nintendo brings out wii relax soon

What the fuck is wrong with you?

Why do you care? Is a lineup's quality gauged by its sales potential? Is a title's quality now determined by the number of NPD charts it tops? Why do you care whether or not it will boost hardware? (as if they wouldn't, to say the least). At least one game that will sell well over 1 million units is inconsequential just because it doesn't have "Wii" in its title?

Just because Nintendo has a few titles that sell really well and quite consistently, doesn't make everything else inadequate sales-wise; and it certainly doesn't mean the lack of its presence makes a lineup lackluster. You act as if the quality of a lineup is inversely proportional to its interest to gamers in all cases.

last year was pretty good with excitebots, punchout, madworld, boy and his blob, little king story, nsmbwii, wii sports resort, runefactory frontier, anno create a new world, deadly creatures etc

really doubt this year will be better

No really, what the fuck is wrong with you?

i dont really now if you can call this sad.. but yeah its probably a fact..

Hint: You're a hardcore gamer saying the Wii has no games (that will top every NPD chart for X months).

 

[TP]

Super Mario Galaxy 2 - May 23rd
Metroid: Other M - June 27th

=o
=0
=O

So exciting

 

[black_vegeta]

This summer is going to kick ASS!

 

[wRATH2x]

2010 is the most insane year ever. Is every publisher going to open the floodgates come E3 for the 2nd half of the year or did everyone just get in a powwow and decide to just release everything Q1/Q2.

Seriously, E3 will be interesting this year.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

I'm hoping Nintendo does a "Winter of Adventure" with Xenoblade, Last Story, and Zelda in America.

But knowing them, either Xenoblade or Last Story won't make it, and the one that will will be 2011.

 

[Starwolf_UK]

WiiWare:
Mega Man 10: - March 1st
Cave Story - March 22nd

The PR also mentions Max and the Magic Marker for March 8th and Wario Ware DIY Showcase for March 28th.

 

[ChoklitReign]

There was new SMG2 footage, and Metroid is getting a hands-on demo, but both are embargoed (probably to give print magazines time to publish).

Fffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu

 

[Regulus Tera]

It's still keeping the Sin & Punishment name, I'm pretty sure.

It will just be S&P: Star Successor.

Successor of the Skies sounded much cooler.

Not that it really matters. I'm planning to import the PAL release, too!

 

[Forkball]

Whoa, I didn't expect Mario in May at all. Metroid in June is also another huge surprise. What the hell are they going to have for winter then? WHAT?

 

[Provider]

PR is up!

NINTENDO REVEALS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE LINEUP FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 2010

Nintendo Announces Launch Dates for Nintendo DSi XL,Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid: Other M

REDMOND, Wash., Feb. 24, 2010 – Nintendo of America issued a surge of new information today about what consumers can expect from the company in the coming months. Let's get right to it:

The new Nintendo DSi XL™ hand-held system launches March 28 at a suggested retail price of $189.99. The screens of the Nintendo DSi XL are 93 percent larger than those of the Nintendo DS™ Lite model, providing a more vivid and engaging play experience. The screens of the Nintendo DSi XL also feature a wider viewing angle, letting friends and family members join the fun. The new system launches in both Burgundy and Bronze colors, and comes loaded with pre-installed premium software Brain Age™ Express: Arts & Letters, Brain Age Express: Math and Photo Clock, as well as two free applications: the Nintendo DSi Browser and Flipnote Studio™. Nintendo DSi XL will also come with a larger pen-like stylus that allows for a more comfortable grip and enhanced ease of use when playing games that use the Nintendo DS touch screen. America's Test Kitchen: Let's Get Cooking and WarioWare™: D.I.Y. will also launch for the Nintendo DS family of products on March 28, providing consumers with new content that can be enjoyed on any Nintendo DS system. Games like these demonstrate the enhanced experience available with the Nintendo DSi XL.


Super Mario Galaxy™ 2, the sequel to the smash-hit galaxy-hopping original game, launches May 23 for the Wii™ console. The game includes the amazing gravity-defying, physics-based exploration from the first game, but is loaded with entirely new galaxies and features to challenge and delight players. On some stages, Mario™ can pair up with his dinosaur buddy Yoshi™ and use his tongue to grab items and spit them back at enemies. Players can also have fun with new items such as a drill that lets our hero tunnel through solid rock.


Metroid™: Other M, the incredible new Metroid game developed for Wii through a collaboration by Nintendo and the world-renowned Team Ninja, launches June 27. The game looks at the classic franchise from a new perspective: While much of the game is reminiscent of 2-D side-scrollers, players can switch the perspective into 3-D at any time as they explore the twisting passages of a derelict space station and delve deep into a cinematic, never-before-told story of bounty hunter Samus Aran's past. This new approach uses a new control scheme in which players use the Wii Remote™ controller held sideways to battle enemies and navigate the expansive, gorgeous environments in classic Metroid fashion, then aim at the screen with the Wii Remote pointer to blast foes in first-person and hunt the world for clues and hidden passages.


In a unique partnership with Square-Enix, Nintendo of America will publish Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies in the Americas when the game arrives in summer 2010. Dragon Quest IX has sold more than 4.15 million copies in the Japanese market. Nintendo and Square-Enix will now work together to bring this title to the Nintendo DS consumer base in the Americas.


Capcom's Monster Hunter® Tri, an epic action game for Wii, launches in the United States on April 20. The game lets players customize their character, armor and weapons in order to protect a town from majestic monsters as that town rebuilds following a devastating earthquake. Online play will be available for all players with broadband Internet access at no additional cost. Online text chat is fully functional and online voice chat is enabled using the Wii Speak™ microphone, which is sold separately. At a suggested retail price of $59.99, limited quantities of Monster Hunter Tri will include the new Black Classic Controller Pro™, while both Black and White versions of the controller will be available separately at a suggested retail price of $19.99. The game will also be available without a controller at a suggested retail price of $49.99.


Sin and Punishment: Star Successor, the breakthrough shooter game for Wii from legendary developer Treasure, will launch across North America on June 7. The game features nonstop action with two playable characters and international online leaderboards to track high scores. Using the Wii Remote pointer functionality, the game offers unprecedented precision in the shooter genre.


FlingSmash™ for Wii will test players' Wii Remote skills as they bounce a ball-like hero through countless side-scrolling stages, combining the precision of racket sports with the unpredictable fun of pinball. Playable only with the Wii MotionPlus™ accessory, the game will launch this summer.


Picross 3D is poised to become a puzzle game phenomenon when it launches for the Nintendo DS family of products on May 3. In Picross 3D, players start with a cube and smash away smaller blocks to reveal an object, shape or symbol. Delivering more than 350 unique puzzles and more made available for download on a regular basis after launch via the Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection service (broadband Internet access required), the game takes the mind-bending fun of Picross into the next dimension.


100 Classic Books transforms the Nintendo DS family of products into a library of timeless literature when it launches on June 14 at a suggested retail price of $19.99, highlighted by 100 works from authors such as William Shakespeare, Jules Verne, Jane Austen, Mark Twain and more. Readers can adjust the size of text, place bookmarks and even download new content via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service (broadband Internet connection required).


Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands™ from Ubisoft will launch May 18 on both the Wii and Nintendo DS platforms. Boasting amazing graphics with fantastic action and puzzle-solving game play, the Wii version will be the first in franchise history to feature a two-player cooperative experience. As an added bonus, the Wii version of the game will exclusively include the 1992 Super NES™ version of the original Prince of Persia game.


Disney Guilty Party is the official title of the highly anticipated first collaboration between Disney Interactive Studios and its recently acquired studio, Wideload Games. The fun and hilarious mystery party game is set for release in the second half of 2010, exclusively for Wii.


Majesco's Nintendo DSi exclusive Ghostwire: Link to the Paranormal uses incredible augmented reality technology through the Nintendo DSi Camera. Launching this October, the game lets players become a ghost hunter as they interact with the paranormal.

Nintendo also announced a variety of games available to download directly to the Wii console from the Wii Shop Channel via the WiiWare™ service, and directly to the Nintendo DS via the DSi Shop and DSiWare™ services.

For WiiWare:

Launching on March 1, Capcom's Mega Man™ 10 builds upon the huge impact of Mega Man 9, a completely new adventure rendered in classic 8-bit style. This new game looks and sounds as awesomely retro as its predecessor.


Launching on March 8, Max & the Magic Marker from Press Play turns the Wii Remote into an orange magic marker that's literally magic. Players draw lines and objects to help Max reach objects and his ultimate goal.


The long-awaited indie cult classic Cave Story comes to WiiWare with new game play, artwork and music enhancements on March 22. It's classic gaming reborn for 2010.


Launching on March 29, WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase is a standalone product exclusive to the WiiWare service and available only from the Wii Shop Channel. The game contains more than 70 new microgames and features interoperability with the WarioWare: D.I.Y. game for the Nintendo DS family of products. Players that own both games can transfer content between the two via a local wireless connection, and can even play user-created microgames on their television using WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase.


As the techno music pulses, Nintendo's Art Style™: light trax™ puts players in charge of a white beam of light as it engages in a surreal race against other beams across a dark track. Players must keep away from obstacles, use items and look for power boosts if they want to finish first. Art Style: light trax launches this spring.


Swim and spin through the primordial ooze in Nintendo's Art Style: Rotozoa™ as you absorb tiny organisms that match the colors of your tentacles. As you absorb more organisms, your tentacles grow. The challenge increases as additional tentacles are gained, but power-ups can help you survive and thrive. Art Style: Rotozoa launches this spring.


Launching this spring, Rage of the Gladiator from Ghostfire Games is an intense fighting game that asks players to perfect their well-timed moves against an array of opponents. The game is compatible with the Wii MotionPlus accessory.


Launching this spring, And Yet It Moves from Broken Rules requires players to rotate the world to help their line-drawn protagonist progress. Walls become floors and floors become ceilings in this surreal twist on the platformer genre.


Launching this summer, Independent Games Festival Seumas McNally Grand Prize Finalist Super Meat Boy from Team Meat sets a cube of meat off on an adventure to save Princess Bandage. This off-the-wall game is not for the faint of heart.

For Nintendo DSiWare:

Nintendo's Photo Dojo™ is poised to be the cult hit of 2010 when it launches this spring. The game first asks players to pose for 13 pictures and input 10 sound effects. Once that's done, the player becomes the main character in a hilarious side-scrolling fighting game. Create up to eight characters and do battle alone or against a friend on a single Nintendo DSi or Nintendo DSi XL system.


Launching this spring, Nintendo's Metal Torrent™ delivers a frantic barrage of gunfire that fills the screen. Players try to convert opponents' bullets into cubes that, when collected, increase their score and fill an energy meter that powers special weapons. Online Leaderboards record scores and movies of top games.


Launching this spring, X-Scape™ from Nintendo immerses players in an exploratory adventure involving more than 20 planets. Players will pilot their tank through 3-D tunnels, fire at enemies and even battle ancient weapons that resemble giant robots.

"Nintendo finished 2009 with a bang, and we're continuing our momentum into 2010," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "With Nintendo DSi XL, Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid: Other M coming in the first six months of the year, we're making sure all our fans have great game content to enjoy year-round."

 

[Buckethead]

May 23rd, you say?

P.S.: So Wii HD this Fall/Winter then?

 

[Drame]

Wii:
Monster Hunter 3 - April 20th
Super Mario Galaxy 2 - May 23rd
Sin & Punishment 2: June 7th
Metroid: Other M - June 27th

Super Mario Galaxy 2 one day before my birthday? That'll do Nintendo!

Best line-up ever.

 

[SecretBonusPoint]

Pretty glad I waited until the very end of 2009 for my Black Wii. A nice backlog and now a packed first half of 2010 means I never experienced the ridiculous game drought any early adopters did

Kinda pissed S&P 2 is being held til June though..

 

[KingJ2002]

interesting... all the big titles coming before the summer... im starting to think maybe they do have an Wii upgrade on the horizon.

 

[Aad]

No new hardware?

*orders black Wii*

 

[ElFly]

Successor to the Sky sounds better.

NINTENDO OF AMERICA FUCKS UP AGAIN!!!!

 

[goldenpp72]

Very nice, 3 wii games I want in the span of 2 months.

Suddenly the wii doesn't look weak

 

[jufonuk]

I hope NoE do a summit and annouce those games for PAL land and some Excite box

I feel Zelda around xmas time

a new star fox around october and maybe some f-zero??


if not Zelda most likely

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Pretty glad I waited until the very end of 2009 for my Black Wii. A nice backlog and now a packed first half of 2010 means I never experienced the ridiculous game drought any early adopters did

Kinda pissed S&P 2 is being held til June though..

S&P2 should have launched before now, yeah, but I can't blame them for not releasing it next month.

June is the best shot it has at doing well.

 

[farnham]

you're kidding right? i mean about this year being better.

yeah contrary to many people i really loved my wii last year

 

[cornontheCoD]

WOW. Mario , Metroid, and Zelda all in the same year!

 

[Easystride]

Well, I know what I'll be doing this summer. I'll finally be playing Dragon Quest IX; perfect time frame too after all the spring games.

 

[Vanille]

Whoa, I didn't expect Mario in May at all. Metroid in June is also another huge surprise. What the hell are they going to have for winter then? WHAT?

Zelda. That's all Nintendo needs, really. You know they're going to hype the hell out of it.

And let's not forget that Japan will be getting Pokemon 5th gen...

 

[Zero-Crescent]

I was keeping track of the release dates mentioned at the press conference in the other thread, and here's the final list, one that I reconciled with the info in the PR:

March 8th - Max and the Magic Marker
March 14th - Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver
March 22nd - Cave Story
March 28th - Warioware DIY, America's Test Kitchen: Let's Get Cooking, DSi XL
April 20th - Monster Hunter 3/Tri
May 3rd - Picross 3D
May 18th - Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
May 23rd - Super Mario Galaxy 2
June 7th - Sin and Punishment 2: Star Successor
June 14th - 100 Classic Books
June 27th - Metroid: Other M
October - Ghostwire (Majesco)
Spring - Art Style: Light Trax, Art Style: Rotozoa, Rage of the Gladiator, Metal Torrent, X-scape, Photo Dojo
Summer - FlingSmash [AKA Span Smasher], And Yet It Moves, Super Meat Boy, Dragon Quest IX
2nd half - Guilty Party (Disney)

 

[Shiggy]

At least something new...