So when the collector in me sees game rooms like this (and this) it really makes me question my commitment. I fully understand that I, in fact, do have a life, and other things that I have to spend money on than video games. At least that’s what I tell myself, because, frankly, I’m jealous… very, very, very jealous.
Early this morning The Smash Bros. Dojo blog finally updated with something that got me excited for the game. No, it’s not another new, old character. It wasn’t an item either, or even a board. It was updated with the types of controllers that the game is compatible with. A collective sigh of relief was heard by fanboys across the world (myself included) with the sight of the GameCube controller. Recent interweb rumors have led to the idea that the Wii-mote would be the primary input device for the game. While it is still an option, it looks like gamers will have the choice for a more precise game with either the GameCube Controller or the Classic Controller, and potentially limited functionality with the sideways Wii remote. It'd be a safe bet to start scouring stores for a Wavebird (the greatest controller ever made) for a little wireless Mario butt-kicking.
Earlier today, or perhaps sometime tomorrow – I’m really confused, the official Super Smash Bros. Brawl site was updated with some amazing news! The news: In seven days, or eight days in Japan time (can someone please explain that to me?), there will be more news. That is it. So come back in a week… and maybe you can find out about new characters, or just more about the ones that are already announced… maybe it’s a release date… maybe it’s not. Maybe Sonic’s in the game… maybe Tingle is.
Man… between this, and the Heroes season finale, it’s going to be one long week.
So it appears the fracturing of the Marvel Comics license continues unabated. Yesterday, Sega announced it's making an Iron Man game for next-generation game consoles. Today, 2K Games sent out a press release heralding a videogame adaptation of Fantastic Four 2: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
Surfer will see release in June 2007 to coincide with the release of the Fantastic Four 2 film.
2K Games revealed no information about Surfer, save to say it will be a third-person action game developed jointly by Visual Concepts and Seven Studios.
The Resident Evil Collection for the GameCube totally snuck up on me like some crazy ninja zombie.
For $39.99, you get three super-awesome Resident Evil games: Resident Evil, Resident Evil Zero, and Resident Evil 4. Resident Evil 4 may well be the Queen Mother of all survival horror games, Resident Evil is a great remake of a classic PlayStation game, and Resident Evil 0 is a great GameCube exclusive.
The Collection is only available at Ebgames and GameStop, sadly. But it's a great collection -- and for sheer, zombie-killing greatness, these three games are unparalleled.
The merry pranksters at GamesRadar.com have decided to celebrate the momentous arrival of Mortal Kombat: Armageddon by compiling all of the series' many, many fatalities.
Of course, this video is exceedingly violent. Caveat emptor.
This comes from Nintendo's own press Web site, where the company posts screen shots for its new products. It's the company's style guide, meant to show game writers exactly how to use Nintendo products in, um, the thing they do with the words, grammatical butcheries, spelling, and such; it'll come to me, in time.
Without ado:
Nintendo Style Guide A Guide to the Proper Usage of Some of Nintendo’s Products
Wii: Nintendo’s upcoming home video game console. It is simply Wii, not Nintendo Wii. It is pronounced “we,” indicating its all-inclusive nature. The name works best at the beginning of declarative statements. For clarity, it is best to avoid passive verbs and prepositions.
Nintendo DS: Nintendo’s hand-held gaming system. DS stands for Dual Screens (or Developers’ System). The system includes a touch screen, a microphone and wireless communication abilities. Nintendo DS launched in the United States in November 2004.
Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection: Nintendo’s wireless gaming service. Players around the world can connect and interact with one another for no additional service charges. Nintendo DS users have access to Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, which began service in November 2005.
Game Boy: Written as two words. The best-selling video game franchise in history. This hand-held system originally debuted in the United States in July 1989. The current version is known as Game Boy Advance SP (for special). Other variations include Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Micro.
Nintendo GameCube: Written as two words. Note the internally capitalized C. Nintendo’s home video game console that debuted in the United States in November 2001.
As if Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy with its humorous retelling of A New Hope, etc., wasn't fun enough, the game also holds a special set of missions featuring these guys:
Trilogy's bounty hunter missions let you play as IG-88, Greedo, Dengar, 4-LOM, Boba Fett, and Bossk, with the goal being to find a hidden character on one of the game's levels before a timer runs out.
And you thought Namco would never, ever put the Prince from the PlayStation 2's quirkly ball-rolling epic Katamari Damacy into its new kart racer Pac-Man World Rally. "Impossible," you said! "It can't be done!"
The naysayers, and you know who your are, can choke down the horribly bitter taste of your pessimism after savoring this:
