GamersCast has teamed up with the folks over at Nintendo Radio, so we will now be doing joint podcasts on occasion. So, I was recently on episode 83 of their podcast. You can check out over on their website at: NintendoRadio.com
The episode will also be available for download on the GamersCast podcast feed within the next day or so. However, a video version of the show is available now on YouTube, so be sure to check it out:
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Showing posts with label Wii Virtual Console. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wii Virtual Console. Show all posts
Monday, May 04, 2009
Sunday, January 18, 2009
New Zelda Announcement?
Well, it has just come to my attention that a mysterious countdown clock has appeared on the Japanese Marvelous Entertainment website. The countdown clock features a Triforce leading many to believe it is counting down to the announcement of the next Zelda game.
As it is on an official developers website, that gives this rumor a lot of credibility! The countdown is done entirely in seconds, but after some math, it translates to about 4 days. So, could there be an announcement in the next few days? Keep it here and stay tuned!
As it is on an official developers website, that gives this rumor a lot of credibility! The countdown is done entirely in seconds, but after some math, it translates to about 4 days. So, could there be an announcement in the next few days? Keep it here and stay tuned!
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Wii Sports - Best Selling Game of All-Time!
Just recently, Wii Sports has been named the best selling game of all-time! This has been figured out after a few calculations done by VGChartz. The previous record holder, was Super Mario Brothers for the NES. It should be noted that like Wii Sports, Super Mario Brothers was a game that was also bundled with its respective console. However, in the case of Wii Sports, it was not bundled in Japan or South Korea, where the system has a 45% attach rate.
To avoid confusion, we previously reported the Super Smash Brothers Brawl was the fastest selling Nintendo game of all-time, not best selling as many of you had implied (based on e-mails we have received).
Super Mario Brothers held the position has best game for 24 years before being knocked off the top spot by Wii Sports.
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To avoid confusion, we previously reported the Super Smash Brothers Brawl was the fastest selling Nintendo game of all-time, not best selling as many of you had implied (based on e-mails we have received).
Super Mario Brothers held the position has best game for 24 years before being knocked off the top spot by Wii Sports.
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Sunday, December 21, 2008
Club Nintendo is now open!
Finally! After years of Japan getting goodies, us here in America are finally gonna have our loyalty to Nintendo repaid! Club Nintendo is now open to Americans.
In Club Nintendo, by registering your Wii, DS, and Virtual Console, and WiiWare games, you can accumulate points, which can be traded in for valuable prizes! Right now, the only thing that's really interesting that's up is Game & Watch Galley Collection for Nintendo DS, but more will be on the way over the next few weeks. Since, by the looks of the site, they're completely done with it yet.
To sign up for Club Nintendo, or transfer your information from your My Nintendo Account head over to: http://club.nintendo.com (US only).
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In Club Nintendo, by registering your Wii, DS, and Virtual Console, and WiiWare games, you can accumulate points, which can be traded in for valuable prizes! Right now, the only thing that's really interesting that's up is Game & Watch Galley Collection for Nintendo DS, but more will be on the way over the next few weeks. Since, by the looks of the site, they're completely done with it yet.
To sign up for Club Nintendo, or transfer your information from your My Nintendo Account head over to: http://club.nintendo.com (US only).
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Nintendo Conference News
Current News from Nintendo's Press Conference:
Shaun White's Snowboarding was announced to use the Wii Balance Board.
Animal Crossing: City Folk comes to Wii!!!!
The game features a full city, online, pix messaging, and more!
Wii Speak announced, which allows everyone in a room to talk, rather than just one, as with a headset! Wii Speak latches onto the Wii Sensor Bar.
More than 180 Million Pokemon Games have been sold.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Announced for Wii
Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party Announced
Call of Duty: World at War Announced for Wii
It's confirmed to use the Wii Zapper and have a co-op mode.
This also suggests multiplayer.
Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades Announced for DS, and song share between different versions of the game.
Spore Creatures Confirmed. The game features a creature creator, and you can share them with friends.
Pokemon Rangers Sequel announced for DS.
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Announced for the DS!
Cooking Navi Confirmed for the US, to be released in November for the Nintendo DS!
Wii Sports Resort Announced with the Wii MotionPlus, to be sold together as a bundle.
There's a "doggy fetch" game and a samuri sword fighting game!
Wii Sports Resort comes out with Wii Motion Plus next Spring 2009.
Wii Music FINALLY confirmed.
Game shows Drums and Saxophone so far....
They are presenting it as a sort of free style music game.
More than 50 different musical instruments available in the final game!
Drums use the Wii Balance Board as foot pedals.
You can take "music video" of your performance, and send them to friends.
Upto 4 people can play!
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Shaun White's Snowboarding was announced to use the Wii Balance Board.
Animal Crossing: City Folk comes to Wii!!!!
The game features a full city, online, pix messaging, and more!
Wii Speak announced, which allows everyone in a room to talk, rather than just one, as with a headset! Wii Speak latches onto the Wii Sensor Bar.
More than 180 Million Pokemon Games have been sold.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Announced for Wii
Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party Announced
Call of Duty: World at War Announced for Wii
It's confirmed to use the Wii Zapper and have a co-op mode.
This also suggests multiplayer.
Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades Announced for DS, and song share between different versions of the game.
Spore Creatures Confirmed. The game features a creature creator, and you can share them with friends.
Pokemon Rangers Sequel announced for DS.
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Announced for the DS!
Cooking Navi Confirmed for the US, to be released in November for the Nintendo DS!
Wii Sports Resort Announced with the Wii MotionPlus, to be sold together as a bundle.
There's a "doggy fetch" game and a samuri sword fighting game!
Wii Sports Resort comes out with Wii Motion Plus next Spring 2009.
Wii Music FINALLY confirmed.
Game shows Drums and Saxophone so far....
They are presenting it as a sort of free style music game.
More than 50 different musical instruments available in the final game!
Drums use the Wii Balance Board as foot pedals.
You can take "music video" of your performance, and send them to friends.
Upto 4 people can play!
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Monday, May 12, 2008
WiiWare Launches!
Starting today, Nintendo is now offering downloadable titles for the Wii in a new line of games called, WiiWare. WiiWare encourages serious serious indy or professional developers to explore making easy and simple games with WiiWare. So, it's kind of like Xbox Live Arcade is with XNA. Today on the WiiWare launch, 6 WiiWare titles have been released, and it appears that WiiWare games will be released in Nintendo's "Wii-kly Update" along with Virtual Console titles (which were put on hold this week for the WiiWare launch). Pricing of WiiWare games will be determined by the manufacturer and Wii Points will be the currency used to purchase these titles.
The two most notable WiiWare titles are Final Fantasy: Chrystal Chronicles - My Life As King and Defend your Castle, priced at 1,500 and 500 Wii Points, respectively. I personally, have only purchased Defend Your Castle among the 6 downloadable titles, and I can easily say that WiiWare has a lot of potential. And the only thing holding it back, is the space limitations of the Wii, but Nintendo promised that they would resolve that issue very soon.
My Review and Video Review of Defend Your Castle will be coming soon!
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The two most notable WiiWare titles are Final Fantasy: Chrystal Chronicles - My Life As King and Defend your Castle, priced at 1,500 and 500 Wii Points, respectively. I personally, have only purchased Defend Your Castle among the 6 downloadable titles, and I can easily say that WiiWare has a lot of potential. And the only thing holding it back, is the space limitations of the Wii, but Nintendo promised that they would resolve that issue very soon.
My Review and Video Review of Defend Your Castle will be coming soon!
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Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Everyone's Nintendo Channel Released!
Back in November, Everyone's Nintendo Channel was released in Japan. It provided game info for all of the games on Nintendo's current systems (including VC and WiiWare games). And it also gives DS Download Demos, gameplay videos, and a convenient link to purchase the software.
Well, it just came out in America, except now they changed the name to simple just "The Nintendo Channel". Apparently, this channel doesn't belong to everyone. BECAUSE IT'S OURS NOW!!! MUWHAHAHA! .... :-P
Anyways, I'm uploading some gameplay videos about the channel to YouTube right now. So, you can check 'em out at:
http://www.youtube.com/GamersCast
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Also, as a side-note, some people were wondering why a video review of Brawl suddenly appeared but then disappeared from my YouTube Channel. Well, it was a bit glitchy, so I'm taking an extra day to fix it up. It will be available again tomorrow! The audio review is currently only available to podcast subscribers, but it will be available tomorrow along with the full written and video review at:
http://www.gamerscastpodcast.com/Brawl/Review
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Well, it just came out in America, except now they changed the name to simple just "The Nintendo Channel". Apparently, this channel doesn't belong to everyone. BECAUSE IT'S OURS NOW!!! MUWHAHAHA! .... :-P
Anyways, I'm uploading some gameplay videos about the channel to YouTube right now. So, you can check 'em out at:
http://www.youtube.com/GamersCast
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Also, as a side-note, some people were wondering why a video review of Brawl suddenly appeared but then disappeared from my YouTube Channel. Well, it was a bit glitchy, so I'm taking an extra day to fix it up. It will be available again tomorrow! The audio review is currently only available to podcast subscribers, but it will be available tomorrow along with the full written and video review at:
http://www.gamerscastpodcast.com/Brawl/Review
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Monday, April 14, 2008
Korean Wii Launch
If you thought that Europeans were the slowest to get games, you're sadly mistaken. Nintendo has now just finalized their plans to launch the Nintendo Wii in Korea! It 220,000 yen, which is about $30 less than the current North American price. However, the European version of the console will not be bundled with Wii Sports.
8 titles will be available for purchase on the launch date. These titles are Wii Sports, Wii Play, Rayman: Raving Rabbids 2, Zack & Wiki, FIFA '08, Namco Museum Remix, and Swing Golf Pangya: 2nd Shot.
The Korean Virtual Console will also launch with the console, offering NES, SNES, and N64 games.
The Korean Nintendo Wii will launch on the 26th of April. If you do purchase a Korean Wii, I would highly recommend making an investment in Code Junkies' Wii Freeloader. It's only $20 and it will allow you to play any Wii and Gamecube game released anywhere in the world! Also, upon buying the console, instead of selecting Korea as your native country, select either the United States, United Kingdom, or Japan. This will allow you to purchase games from their Virtual Console library, which is currently over 300 games right now, with more being released every week! By picking Korea as your native country you will only be able to purchase 10 Virtual Console games at launch! I just thought that you'd like to know...
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8 titles will be available for purchase on the launch date. These titles are Wii Sports, Wii Play, Rayman: Raving Rabbids 2, Zack & Wiki, FIFA '08, Namco Museum Remix, and Swing Golf Pangya: 2nd Shot.
The Korean Virtual Console will also launch with the console, offering NES, SNES, and N64 games.
The Korean Nintendo Wii will launch on the 26th of April. If you do purchase a Korean Wii, I would highly recommend making an investment in Code Junkies' Wii Freeloader. It's only $20 and it will allow you to play any Wii and Gamecube game released anywhere in the world! Also, upon buying the console, instead of selecting Korea as your native country, select either the United States, United Kingdom, or Japan. This will allow you to purchase games from their Virtual Console library, which is currently over 300 games right now, with more being released every week! By picking Korea as your native country you will only be able to purchase 10 Virtual Console games at launch! I just thought that you'd like to know...
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Friday, February 22, 2008
GDC 08: Commodore 64 to the Virtual Console
Yet another console is being added to the Virtual Console. This time, it's the Commodore 64! It's highly regarded as one of the greatest gaming consoles ever made. It ruled to 80s and the 8-bit era. The Commodore 64 is single best selling computer unit of all-time!
The Commodore 64 will first be available in Europe and then quickly become available across other virtual consoles afterwards. Commodore 64 games will cost 500 Wii Points, and will launch with International Karate and Uridium.
So, now here is current list of platforms announced for Virtual Console compatibility: Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo 64, Sega Mega Drive (Genesis), PC Engine (Turbografix-16), Neo Geo, Master System, Game Gear, and Commodore 64.
The Commodore 64 will first be available in Europe and then quickly become available across other virtual consoles afterwards. Commodore 64 games will cost 500 Wii Points, and will launch with International Karate and Uridium.
So, now here is current list of platforms announced for Virtual Console compatibility: Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo 64, Sega Mega Drive (Genesis), PC Engine (Turbografix-16), Neo Geo, Master System, Game Gear, and Commodore 64.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
GDC 08: WiiWare Dated
Nintendo is known for delaying products, what was expected to be next week, has turned into the next 3 months. I am talking of course, about WiiWare, Nintendo's service to publish new original games for download on the Wii. We were originally told it would be ready by February, but now we know the truth. WiiWare is slated to launch on May 12, 2008.
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Friday, January 25, 2008
Brawl features Virtual Console Demos!
Today it was revealed that Super Smash Brothers Brawl will come available with Virtual Console demos. Many games such as Super Mario Brothers, Ice Climbers, Legend of Zelda, Star Fox 64, have already been confirmed.
The demos work by allowing you to play the game for a set time limit. Once time runs out, you see the following message, informing you that time has run out:
Though some games have pre-loaded saves in them, so you can start from different places. This works in games like Super Metroid, which was also confirmed.
What is unconfirmed is if this feature will expand through downloadable demos or is limited by the content that comes on the disc. And if it is limited, chances are Nintendo will make demos available in the future on the Wii Shop Channel. Also, every demo featured in Brawl, is available for purchase on the Wii Shop Channel. Most likely, these demos will act as unlockables throughout the game, but I could be wrong.
Not all of the titles that make use of this feature is yet known, though chances are each game shown will feature a character who is playable in Brawl.
The demos work by allowing you to play the game for a set time limit. Once time runs out, you see the following message, informing you that time has run out:
Though some games have pre-loaded saves in them, so you can start from different places. This works in games like Super Metroid, which was also confirmed.
What is unconfirmed is if this feature will expand through downloadable demos or is limited by the content that comes on the disc. And if it is limited, chances are Nintendo will make demos available in the future on the Wii Shop Channel. Also, every demo featured in Brawl, is available for purchase on the Wii Shop Channel. Most likely, these demos will act as unlockables throughout the game, but I could be wrong.
Not all of the titles that make use of this feature is yet known, though chances are each game shown will feature a character who is playable in Brawl.
Master System Appears on VC
Update: If you thought this post was originally awesome, it gets better! It was also just announced that shortly after the first Master System titles appear on the Virtual Console, Sega Mark III and Sega Game Gear titles will also begin appearing. Sega Mark III was the predecessor to the Master System in Japan. And the Sega Game Gear, was Sega's answer to the Nintendo Gameboy, making it the first handheld game download available on the Virtual Console.
Ah, remember that advanced graphics of the 8-bit era? Well, when most gamers talk about the 8-bit era, the NES usually takes center spotlight of the conversation, but believe it or not there were other successful systems in the time period. Ever hear of the Sega Master System? You know, that one that came before the Genesis?
Well, we have good news! Sega has officially announced today that Sega Master System games will soon be available to download through Nintendo's Wii Virtual Console service. It's going to kick off with Fist of the North Star for 600 Wii Points and Fantasy Zone for 500 Wii Points. The average price of game's for this console is expected to be 500 Wii Points, same as the NES downloads.
Master Drive systems will begin appearing on the Japanese Virtual Console around mid-February. It was also announced that it will appear on the American and European Virtual Consoles shortly afterwards.
Ah, remember that advanced graphics of the 8-bit era? Well, when most gamers talk about the 8-bit era, the NES usually takes center spotlight of the conversation, but believe it or not there were other successful systems in the time period. Ever hear of the Sega Master System? You know, that one that came before the Genesis?
Well, we have good news! Sega has officially announced today that Sega Master System games will soon be available to download through Nintendo's Wii Virtual Console service. It's going to kick off with Fist of the North Star for 600 Wii Points and Fantasy Zone for 500 Wii Points. The average price of game's for this console is expected to be 500 Wii Points, same as the NES downloads.
Master Drive systems will begin appearing on the Japanese Virtual Console around mid-February. It was also announced that it will appear on the American and European Virtual Consoles shortly afterwards.
Thursday, December 27, 2007
2007 Game of the Year Awards Results!
GamersCast's 1st ever live podcast has just ended and I am happy to report it was quite the success! The unedited version can be heard streaming on http://www.Ustream.tv while I am will be editing the file to sound better as all of our other podcasts traditionally do. We have learned quite a bit from this experience and from it, we now know how to make it even better in the future! Anyway, for those for are interested, here are the winners of the 2007 GamersCast Awards!
Best Xbox Live Arcade Game
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
Best Wii Virtual Console Game
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Best Xbox Game
Madden NFL '08
Best Gamecube Game
Ratatouille
Best PlayStation 2 Game
God of War II
Best PlayStation 3 Game
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Best Wii Game
Super Mario Galaxy
Best Xbox Original Download
Fable
Best Nintendo DS Game
Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Best Xbox 360 Game
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Best PC Game
BioShock
Best First Person Shooter
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Best Soundtrack
TIE!
Guitar Hero III
Rockband
Best Action Game
Super Mario Galaxy
Best PSP Game
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
Best Sports Game
Madden NFL '08
Worst Game of 2007
Tamagotchi: Party On! (Wii)
Best Upcoming Game of 2008
Super Smash Brothers Brawl
2007 GAME OF THE YEAR...
Super Mario Galaxy
You can hear the full debating and voting process in our live show, which is going to be added to our podcast feed over the weekend, or you can listen to the unedited version on http://ustream.tv though I wouldn't recommend it, because then you will see why editing is so important! :-P
Best Xbox Live Arcade Game
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
Best Wii Virtual Console Game
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Best Xbox Game
Madden NFL '08
Best Gamecube Game
Ratatouille
Best PlayStation 2 Game
God of War II
Best PlayStation 3 Game
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Best Wii Game
Super Mario Galaxy
Best Xbox Original Download
Fable
Best Nintendo DS Game
Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Best Xbox 360 Game
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Best PC Game
BioShock
Best First Person Shooter
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Best Soundtrack
TIE!
Guitar Hero III
Rockband
Best Action Game
Super Mario Galaxy
Best PSP Game
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
Best Sports Game
Madden NFL '08
Worst Game of 2007
Tamagotchi: Party On! (Wii)
Best Upcoming Game of 2008
Super Smash Brothers Brawl
2007 GAME OF THE YEAR...
Super Mario Galaxy
You can hear the full debating and voting process in our live show, which is going to be added to our podcast feed over the weekend, or you can listen to the unedited version on http://ustream.tv though I wouldn't recommend it, because then you will see why editing is so important! :-P
Monday, December 10, 2007
GamersCast's 2007 Game of The Year Award Nominees!
UPDATE: The LIVE episode of GamersCast will broadcasted on December 27, 2007 at 6:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time - EST; -500 GMT). Details on where to go to listen in will be posted on the GamersCast homepage on December 27.
Well, it's that time of year again....
It's time for GamersCast's Annual Game of The Year Awards Show! Last year the Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess took top honors, who will win this year?
This time we have a number of different categories for you guys to vote in! To vote, listen to the special and brief GamersCast 2007 Game of The Year Awards Episode! It's only a few minutes long and lists all the candidates for the awards!
The winners will be announced during a LIVE episode of GamersCast being broadcasted over the internet later this month!
To hear the list of nominees click here.
Well, it's that time of year again....
It's time for GamersCast's Annual Game of The Year Awards Show! Last year the Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess took top honors, who will win this year?
This time we have a number of different categories for you guys to vote in! To vote, listen to the special and brief GamersCast 2007 Game of The Year Awards Episode! It's only a few minutes long and lists all the candidates for the awards!
The winners will be announced during a LIVE episode of GamersCast being broadcasted over the internet later this month!
To hear the list of nominees click here.
Wii Shop Channel Holiday Update
Nintendo has just added a new feature to their Wii Shop Channel today for the holiday season. With this you can purchase and send things purchased in the Wii Shop Channel to anyone registered in your Nintendo Wii's Address Book. If the person you are sending the gift to already has that item, it won't send so you don't money that way.
Yes, it is a small update, but it's easier than sending Wii Point cards in the mail. Now, all we need is the "Everyone's Nintendo Channel" that we were promised.
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Yes, it is a small update, but it's easier than sending Wii Point cards in the mail. Now, all we need is the "Everyone's Nintendo Channel" that we were promised.
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Friday, November 30, 2007
Pokemon Snap Finally Coming To Virtural Console
One of my favorite Nintendo 64 games is finally coming to the VC soon. It will release in Japan on December 4 for 1000 Wii Points. But there is a new special feature being added to this classic game. Now, you will have the ability to send your pictures to your friends via WiiConnect24. This is an exciting new feature and it is the first time something new is added to a VC game. Although it will come to Japan only next week, it will be coming to the U.S on monday December 10. Buy this. It will be the best three hours youve ever spent with a classic controler in your hands.
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Thursday, October 25, 2007
Nintendo Rumors
To very new rumors have surfaced on the internet both coming from the latest issue of Edge magizine. One of which being a rumor about the Nintendo DS and the other about Animal Crossing for the Wii.
First, Animal Crossing for Wii. The magizine is reporting that Animal Crossing may be an MMORPG, acting as a 24-7 online community. This does make sense as everything we've heard about the game supports this so far. And the Wii does make it possible using their WiiConnect24 service so it is entirely plausible. And should the rumors be true, it will be interesting how it fares up to other MMOs as this is Nintendo's first. More details on that as they come in.
And then, the magizine made another crazy prediction, this one I am a bit less inclined to believe. But I've learned that pretty much any rumor can be true, no matter how crazy (I've learned that after Bungie actually did split from Microsoft!). So, this rumor says that using the Wii, players will be able to download GameBoy Advance games from the Wii Shop Channel. And in addition to this, all downloaded games may be transferred to blank GameBoy Advance cartridges that Nintendo will be releasing alongside that launch of the new system appearing on the Virtual Console. However, there is no word on whether multiple games could be stores on one cartridge or if other systems will be able to have their games transferred either. And obviously, if the time comes when you can transfer games from other platforms to a GameBoy Advance cartridge it couldn't be from any system higher than a 32-bit graphical appearance.
However, though the Animal Crossing rumor seems very likely to me, the Nintendo DS Virtual Console seems doubtful. Why? Well, if you were able to transfer games to blank GameBoy cartridges, then there would be the issue of people copying games multiple times to many different cartridges. The only way I could see it being possible is if the games that are copied must be directly linked to one specific Nintendo DS unit, so that it couldn't be played on anyone's elses system aside from your own. It could be possible that the MAC Address or Nintendo Wi-Fi ID could be used for this, but this would also mean the you couldn't player it on a Gameboy Advance or Gameboy Advance SP. So, to me it does seem unlikely, but a rumor is a rumor.
The Animal Crossing MMORPG idea does seem to be a very likely rumor however, because Nintendo has dropped hints of it, saying that you would always be connected online and people would be able to visit you while your Wii was off and all sorts of statements like that. So, there really is no reason for me to doubt the Animal Crossing rumor right now.
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First, Animal Crossing for Wii. The magizine is reporting that Animal Crossing may be an MMORPG, acting as a 24-7 online community. This does make sense as everything we've heard about the game supports this so far. And the Wii does make it possible using their WiiConnect24 service so it is entirely plausible. And should the rumors be true, it will be interesting how it fares up to other MMOs as this is Nintendo's first. More details on that as they come in.
And then, the magizine made another crazy prediction, this one I am a bit less inclined to believe. But I've learned that pretty much any rumor can be true, no matter how crazy (I've learned that after Bungie actually did split from Microsoft!). So, this rumor says that using the Wii, players will be able to download GameBoy Advance games from the Wii Shop Channel. And in addition to this, all downloaded games may be transferred to blank GameBoy Advance cartridges that Nintendo will be releasing alongside that launch of the new system appearing on the Virtual Console. However, there is no word on whether multiple games could be stores on one cartridge or if other systems will be able to have their games transferred either. And obviously, if the time comes when you can transfer games from other platforms to a GameBoy Advance cartridge it couldn't be from any system higher than a 32-bit graphical appearance.
However, though the Animal Crossing rumor seems very likely to me, the Nintendo DS Virtual Console seems doubtful. Why? Well, if you were able to transfer games to blank GameBoy cartridges, then there would be the issue of people copying games multiple times to many different cartridges. The only way I could see it being possible is if the games that are copied must be directly linked to one specific Nintendo DS unit, so that it couldn't be played on anyone's elses system aside from your own. It could be possible that the MAC Address or Nintendo Wi-Fi ID could be used for this, but this would also mean the you couldn't player it on a Gameboy Advance or Gameboy Advance SP. So, to me it does seem unlikely, but a rumor is a rumor.
The Animal Crossing MMORPG idea does seem to be a very likely rumor however, because Nintendo has dropped hints of it, saying that you would always be connected online and people would be able to visit you while your Wii was off and all sorts of statements like that. So, there really is no reason for me to doubt the Animal Crossing rumor right now.
Let me know what you think about these rumors. They will make for excellent discussion on our next GamersCast episode (I'm trying to enhance the quality of episode 25 right now). So, if you have any ideas about these rumors or anything else we post, simply reply to this newsletter message, or send an e-mail to:
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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Young King and The Promised Land Trailer
Well, I know as well as the rest of you do, that there are loads of Final Fantasy fanatics out there. And I know, that this is probably the most anticipated 3rd party WiiWare title announced. And Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Young King and The Promised Land is one of the few WiiWare titles that had a trailer to go with it, or with a name that long! And so, as I am not a Final Fantasy fan or one who speaks Japanese, I don't quite know what to make of the trailer, but I know a lot of fans out there would be dying to see it, so here's the trailer for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Young King and The Promised Land Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAtf_RXslYk
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAtf_RXslYk
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New Wii Firmware Upgrade
Today Nintendo has upgraded the Wii's Firmware to version 3.1 The only noticeable feature in this update is that USB keyboards are now fully supported for everything on the Wii, though certain upgrades via the Wii Shop Channel may also be required.
It may or may not also be notable that Nintendo has updated their Internet Usage Policy, but as long as you use the channels as they were designed to be used, it really shouldn't bother you in the slightest.
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It may or may not also be notable that Nintendo has updated their Internet Usage Policy, but as long as you use the channels as they were designed to be used, it really shouldn't bother you in the slightest.
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WiiWare titles to feature Online Play
In our last article, we talked about the many new games that were being developed for Nintendo's new WiiWare service launching on the Wii Shop Channel in early next year. But now, we know that these games aren't going to be like your typical Virtual Console games. These games will be featuring Wii Remote motion-controls, Mii Channel Support, and most exciting of all, Wi-Fi Play.
One-title that makes the most of these features is Dr. Mario (minus motion controls). Yes, it is a re-make of the original, but in this version you can play online and replace characters with your Miis.
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One-title that makes the most of these features is Dr. Mario (minus motion controls). Yes, it is a re-make of the original, but in this version you can play online and replace characters with your Miis.
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