That's right, people... Japan is getting YET ANOTHER Professor Layton game, and it won't be too long until they can get it, too. At a launch event for Professor Layton and the Devil's Flute (the first game in the second Layton trilogy) Level-5 announced the next game to be released next year.
While us non-Japs are still eagerly awaiting to have the first, complete trilogy in our handhelds (at least have the third game announced!), Japanese gamers are getting more love from Level-5 by getting the second game in the second Professor Layton trilogy by next year. Akihiro Hino, Level-5 president, announced during a launch event for Devil's Flute that the next game, to be titled 'Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask', will be released in Japan by fall 2010.
The game is supposed to have Layton and Luke investigating said artifact through Casino City which, in turn, seems to have been created by the very same item they seek. If early reports from a leaked Famitsu report are true, this game could also bring a shift in regular Layton gameplay.
Also, Hino said, the game could come accompanied by a second Professor Layton movie (which, still, has not come outside Japan, by the way) depending on how well the first movie does at the box office.
...if he was applying for one today, that is. (You may breathe again...thank you) According to a yet-unpublished interview with Edge magazzine that Develop Online got their hands on early, Mr. Miyamoto, creator of Nintendo's most emblematic IPs and some of the greatest video game characters (and videogames in general) of all time, admitted that should he be looking for a job today, Nintendo probably would not have hired him.
Nintendo has become one of those companies that graduates from colleges and good universities really want to work for. Because of that, the competition’s really become so fierce for positions. And that means that a lot of the recent recruits for Nintendo have tended to have the higher degree from the prestigious colleges and universities and whatnot. I often say to Mr Iwata: ‘If I was applying for a job here today, I, with my actual college degree, would probably not have been employed by Nintendo’.
Kinda makes you put things into perspective, doesn't it? How many really bright minds have been turned down because they didn't have enough money to pay their way through a prestigious college? But then again, aren't those prestigious colleges prestigious for a reason (and costly for the very same reason)?
But fear not, Shiggy still tries to get involved in the interview process and pick out those rare diamonds in the rough.
I might pick up on [applicants] and try to find out something really different within them which you can’t judge just by a college degree. That’s one of the special little jobs I set myself.
As usual, IGN posts its "Nintendo Minute" featuring Denise Kaigler... but this time, Nintendo of America's vice president of corporate affairs had some shocking news: She's leaving Nintendo.
I know how your readers like me to reveal news and surprises in my Nintendo Minutes, and I'd say that today definitely qualifies as my latest surprise. It's a fact of life that job and family often pull us in opposite directions. As regular readers of this feature know, this has proved particularly challenging for me, as I've spent the last two years commuting almost constantly between San Francisco, Seattle, New York and my home in New England. It has been a fantastic adventure, but the time has come where I need to choose one over the other … and I have to choose my family. [...] Thanks for giving me the opportunity to answer your questions and talk so directly with Nintendo's fans. For now, my "Minute" is up.
Farewell, Denise...and the best of luck wherever fate takes you to.
Just in time for the release of New Super Mario Bros. Wii, he releases another throwback compilation, this time relating to Super Mario Bros 3! Oh Em Gee right? With a minimal $5 donation (you can donate more if you want) XOC will personally mail you a physical copy of his album. Here is a sample video for the piquing of your interest... Check the web page to buy awesomeness!
New details on the Next Zelda for the Wii have surfaced (don't get overly excited, it's not really that detailed) thanks to an interview by IGN to series producer, Eiji Aonuma.
First of all, the already-known (but now sort of confirmed) focus on MotionPlus for swordplay and archery within the game.
We're taking advantage of MotionPlus. It's become very natural – the movement of your arms is precisely reflected in the gameplay. Thanks to the technological advancements, we hope the gameplay can be more accessible to people.
As for the gameflow, it will change (and he confirms that the game will not be ready before the next E3).
We're making efforts regarding the total flow of the Zelda game. So far, the basic flow of the Zelda games is you're exploring a field, you go to a dungeon, you conquer it and return to the field. We're looking at altering that traditional flow. That's all I can share, and I can't say more until E3 next year.
Why say it any different? The official Capcom statement:
The beloved Ace Attorney series featuring the most exciting courtroom dramas of the digital decade are headed to Nintendo's popular download service in 2010 SAN MATEO, Calif. â November 18, 2009 â Capcom® Entertainment, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced that three classic Ace Attorney® games are scheduled for digital release on Nintendoâs WiiWare next year beginning with the one that started it all, Phoenix Wrightâ¢: Ace Attorney® followed by Phoenix Wright⢠Ace Attorney®: JUSTICE FOR ALL, and Phoenix Wright⢠Ace Attorney®: TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS. Gamers can expect the deliberations to begin January 2010. These games will cost 1,000 Wii Points, $10.00 USD.
Ace Attorneyâs massive popularity and appeal in Japan has caught on in the West and the franchise has now sold well over 3.7 million units worldwide. For the first time ever, this beloved handheld series is making an appearance on a home console, giving gamers access to three of the classic Ace Attorney adventures from the comfort of their own living rooms. Fans and newcomers alike will have a chance to star as the most popular defense attorney in videogames, Phoenix Wright â a man driven by principles and his ability to separate fact from dubious fiction. Each game in the series presents twisting storylines and intriguing gameplay with comical anime stylings. Players will collect evidence, weed through inconsistent testimonies and overcome corrupt agendas to ensure that justice prevails! Present evidence with the wave of the Wii remote or press suspicious testimonies by wiggling it. These games can be played via single-player and has multiple save slots.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (Episode 1 through 4) is the first release hitting in January. The story kicks off with Phoenix Wright defending his childhood friend Larry Butz from a murder charge. But this is only the beginning drama for the tenacious legal eagle as Wright faces unexpected tragedies that will test the limits of his incredible deductive prowess. In May, owners of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney will be able to download the bonus episode that appeared in the original Nintendo DS⢠version of the game. It will cost 100 Wii Points.
In March, Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: JUSTICE FOR ALL arrives. Phoenix Wright has six months experience and five court victories under his belt. But none of that will do him any good against the ruthless new D.A. in town. Franziska von Karma wants revenge and she's ready to take Phoenix down at any cost!
In May, Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS arrives. Phoenix will face the toughest prosecutor yet as the mysterious hard-boiled âGodotâ is gunning for him with extreme prejudice. Get ready for the most intense courtroom standoffs of Phoenix Wrightâs career!
The game was highly expected ever since it was announced, analysts predict it will be a smash hit (which is not such a strange thing to believe in the first place), it is featured on our own N+ design, and pretty much everyone who owns a Wii should get this game according to multiple reviews (and if you don't own a Wii, it is a pretty good reason to go out and get one) even if it does lack online multiplayer. As of yesterday, New Super Mario Bros. Wii is officially out in the US and most of America (yeah, America is a continent, NOT a single country ¬.¬).
How many of you already got a copy? How many are eagerly awaiting to get one? I, for one, can't wait to get it. All the friends I know who own a Wii want it badly. But will it really be the hit analysts predict? I think so.
Bomberman Blitz, from Hudson, is a new download for the DSiWare service. The Wii's Nintendo Channel has a very good preview video of the game, which got my attention because it looks like a full offering of Bomberman's classic gameplay style, but with 8-player multiplayer modes in local or Wi-Fi play. The game also includes maps that cover both screens, and training modes to help you hone your skills.
This member recomendation comes from Chas4, who wrote his own mini-hands-on! We whole-heartedly approve. If you have some extra DSi Points floating around and don't have a clue what to do with them, download this title. It's fun in one-player mode, but its AMAZING when you have some friends around!
Hahaha, the legendary "Tofu Mode" will make a comeback in Resident Evil Darkside Chronicles! However, now you go through the level shooting at the tofu, and are not tofu yourself. Also, there are several unlockable costumes in Darkside Chronicles.
It doesn't exactly take a genius to realize that New Super Mario Bros. Wii will be a hit... but apparently it does take a savvy market analyst to predict its supremacy and get people stirred up about it. According to Jesse Divnich at Electronic Entertainment Design and Research, Nintendo's upcoming (and greatly anticipated) title will be the greatest hit of the year and will outsell the competition, including Activition's X-Box 360 version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 by the end of the year.
He also predicts that, although the PS3 outsold the Wii during September, October will see a turn of events and the Wii will be on top again.(UPDATE: He was right on this one... NPD confirmed) He also expects the Wii to retain supremacy during November and December as well.
However, he does expect the PS3 to be the only console to show gains during October in comparison to the past year, thanks to the PS3 slim (which I'm not so sure if that's fair, taking into account it's not exactly the same console...it's like taking the DS and DSi as the same console; that would make the numbers shockingly high ).
It's official. Konami has announced that, despite rumors that the game would be pushed for a 2010 release, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories will hit the American market on December 8th, 2009... for the Wii, at least.
The date announcement came only for Nintendo's console, and the dates for the PSP and PS2 versions was still left on hold (which makes us think that the 2010 release rumor is actually for these two versions), so unless they come up with a surprise announcement in the following days, Wii players will enjoy a few weeks of exclusivity.
OK, we've now received all the photos for the Costume CoN+est 2009. There were some gallery problems on the servers, so it took us an extra day to be able to view one entrant, but all is well and we are preparing to vote for the winner. This year, we are either going to ask .ed, our leader, or Espen, the MyOpera community manager, to do the honors. It seems like a great reason to have a poll, right? The tricky thing about that is then people can just ask a billion people to vote for them, and it gets kinda un-fair.
Well my main complaint i have with Opera Mini 4.5 5.0 & Opera Mobile on my E51 smartphone its not accessing the prective text funtion of my phone while there are other 3rd party apps there where it uses the good ol Tegic T9
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