News: News Splurge From Nintendo Conference

Posted 10 Oct 2007 at 01:29 by Dean Jones

Lots of exciting news regarding the Wii and DS. New games, WiiWare titles, Wii Channels and more...

Last night, Nintendo held their Autumn conference in Japan. During this event, a fair few exciting things were announced. Here's the rundown on what happened:

New Wii Games

  • Two new Wii titles announced: Monster Hunter 3 and Super Mario Stadium Baseball.
    • Monster Hunter 3 is a very popular hack 'n Slash game with role-playing elements from Capcom. The game was previously announced for the PS3. The aim of Monster Hunter is to achieve the highest Hunter Rank by completing missions.
    • Super Mario Stadium Baseball is the sequel to the GameCube's Mario Superstar Baseball and will be the second Mario sport title on the Wii. We probably don't need to mention that the title's main feature will be the Wii Remote.

    New DS Game

  • Nintendo have announced Fire Emblem DS, another instalment in Nintendo's turn-based RPG/Strategy games. Not much information was released on the title.

    • New WiiWare Games

  • New WiiWare titles were announced: Mojipittan Wii, Doctor Mario Wii, Pokémon Farm, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Young King and the Promised Land, Joysound (Karaoke), Star Soldier R and Bomberman.
    • Pokémon Farm allows you to grad Pokémon from Diamond/Pearl and raise them in a farm-like environment on the Wii.
    • The biggest WiiWare game revealed was Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Young King and the Promised Land. It will be available for 1500 Wii Points, is a fully 3D game and lets you build your own country.

    New Wii Channels

  • The Mii-comparing Check Mii Out channel will be available in Japan this November.
  • A new channel was also confirmed - a DS Demo Channel, which turns your Wii into a DS download station.
  • The Everybody Votes Channel will soon be updated and will allow Wii owners to rate their games and find others they might like.

    • Other stuff

  • Some Super Smash Bros. Brawl information was released. Sonic the Hedgehog will be a playable character, and will be able to transform into Super Sonic. Brawl will also feature online co-op. It has also been delayed until the 24th January, 2008 in Japan.
  • Mario Kart Wii will include motorcycles. The Wii Steering Wheel will be thrown in for free.

    • Phew! Stay tuned for expanded information on these games as its released.


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