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Review: Bubbles more fun to Pop on WiiWare
What makes a great Wii game? As Nintendo’s motion-controlled monster continues to storm the market, the question remains without a consensus, and developers have struggled in their search for an answer. Several third-parties have attempted to emulate the spirit of games such as Wii Sports, but most seem to be missing the point. The “Wii spirit” that makes the system’s best ...
High Voltage setting third-party Wii standard?
We’ve discussed it on Infendo and analyzed the situation from almost every possible angle, but aside from some sporadic gems and surprises, the state of third-party Wii software remains, well…quite regrettable. Which makes the recently unveiled Wii projects from Illinois-based High Voltage Software, the development studio behind licensed Wii detritus like Ben 10: Protector of Earth and...
IGN reveals ambitious new Wii-exclusive FPS
IGN yesterday revealed an exclusive first look at High Voltage Software’s The Conduit, an ambitious first-person shooter in development exclusively for the Nintendo Wii. Contrary to the unfortunate nature of most third-party Wii afterthoughts, High Voltage is putting substantial effort behind The Conduit, promising both refined Wii control mechanics and hardware-pushing visuals. In designing...
ONM claims Elebits sequel coming to Wii
C3 News is reporting a snippet in this month’s issue of the UK’s Official Nintendo Magazine has confirmed Konami is working on a sequel to the Dec. 2006 Wii sleeper hit, Elebits. Wii gamers with taste should recognize the pedigree; Elebits was one of the most innovative launch window games available on Wii, offering clever, intuitive motion controls, smooth IR integration and WiiConnec...
Atlus dishes details on new Trauma Center
Atlus yesterday formally announced the new Trauma Center sequel revealed in the May ’08 issue of Nintendo Power. According to the official press release, Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 is a “direct sequel” to the original 2005 Nintendo DS sleeper hit. Pictured is the official box art from Atlus. As reported last week on Infendo, Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 places players b...
IGN’s Casamassina kinda confirms Kid Icarus
To preface the inference that follows, journalistic formalities ought to be addressed. There has been no official verification that Kid Icarus is coming to Wii, and Nintendo executives have remained characteristically tight-lipped about the persistent rumors surrounding Pit’s return. But given the recurring podcast mumblings at IGN, it doesn’t take advanced application of deductive rea...
Nintendo Power unveils new Trauma Center
Nintendo Power has revealed that a new Trauma Center game is in development for Nintendo DS. According to the May ’08 issue, the new title is a direct sequel to 2005’s Under the Knife. Players resume the role of Dr. Derek Stiles, accompanied again by Nurse Angie, as they face the aftermath of the GUILT virus and decipher its terrible mysteries. The magazine also revealed the DS sequel ...
Subjectivism v. objectivism; can a game suck?
I stuck around after Thursday’s lecture to ask my philosophy professor a brief question. But as often happens, a brief question turned into a fascinating conversation. It’s always a treat to get her insight, and this was no different. But as interesting as discussing philosophy can be, it will always be usurped by the mid-evening need for pizza and french fries. My mind’s thirst ...
Wii reaches 22 million-sellers in 16 months
The sales-tracking website VGChartz.com is now reporting 22 Wii games have sold one million copies or more worldwide. LucasArts’ Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga is the latest Wii game to go platinum, making it the ninth third-party game to reach this prestigious plateau. These figures sharply contrast criticism asserting Wii software has poor selling potential. For comparison, Microsoft...
Resident Evil 4 and the cost of perfection
“The perfect game.” Our community often scoffs at the concept. Many argue perfection is unattainable, a Utopian mirage no game developer could ever reach. No game is entirely unblemished; there is always room for improvement, we argue, and there is always a flaw worth criticizing. It almost seems an unwritten rule of gaming. The words of a writer who describes any game as “faultl...
Defend Your Castle coming to WiiWare
Canadian Flash games developer XGen Studios launched an official Web site today for the upcoming WiiWare version of its classic Flash game, Defend Your Castle. Given XGen’s latest juicy details, worries that the game will be a generic port of the Flash version should be alleviated. As confirmed in the April issue of NGamer Magazine, Defend Your Castle has received a dramatic makeover, in bot...
Daedalic bringing “eco-thriller” to Wii in 2009
German developer Daedalic Entertainment released information today about A New Beginning, an “eco-thriller” in development for a 2009 release on PC, Wii and DS. From the press release: “The year 2050: The cities of the world lie in ruins. Catastrophic climate change, long prophesized, has devastated the world with fatal consequences. In a flooded San Francisco, time pilot Fay ove...