The highly anticipated Golden Sun: Dark Dawn for the Nintendo DS has been given a November 29th release date by Nintendo of America.
The mystical events in Golden Sun: Dark Dawn take place thirty years after the critically acclaimed Golden Sun which made its début on the Gameboy Advance.
Nintendo have announced today that they’re planning to cut the recommended retail prices for the Nintendo DSi and the Nintendo DSi XL on September 12th in the United States.
As of September 12th the Nintendo DSi will be reduced to $149 and the Nintendo DSi XL will be reduced to $169. Presumably the price cuts are a result of the Nintendo 3DS, which will hopefully launch later this year.
If you’ve got a group of friends round for the evening then We Sing Encore provides perfect entertainment.
We Sing Encore is filled with 40 popular rock, pop and RnB tracks that will appeal to a wide audience. The artists on offer range from Lynrd Skynyrd to Lady Gaga so there’s bound to be something that’ll grab your attention.
The interface is slick, clean and crisp and navigating around the games menu’s is wonderfully intuitive, meaning anyone can pick this up and test out their vocal cords without struggling with a cumbersome menu.
There are plenty of well laid out options within the main game including party mode, karaoke, solo mode, jukebox and there’s also a handy singing lesson mode for those who just want to perfect their voice.
If you’re looking for the most complete karaoke game on the Wii that offers a great all-round experience for novices and professionals alike then I couldn’t recommend this game more.
8/10
Warren Spector the acclaimed designer behind Epic Mickey has already stated his interest in doing a sequel for the promising platformer on the Nintendo Wii.
“Yes, I have no interest on working on one offs,” said Spector, “I want to do things that have a life beyond me, beyond the team, beyond a single game.”
“I hope there are wasteland games featuring Mickey Mouse and also the Lucky Rabbit for years to come. We’re doing comic books and graphic novels, I want Wasteland to live on beyond this game.”
- Warren Spector, Epic Mickey
Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded producers Tetsuya Nomura and Yoshinori Kitasei have announced via Twitter that Kingdom Hearts Re:coded will be making a special appearance at this years Tokyo Gameshow.
The developer says that the game is so highly praised internally that people refer to it as a “god game” (this is Japanese gamer slang for a game that’s really, really good).”
Nintendo have announced that they plan to bundle a Wii remote with every copy of the forthcoming Wii Party game. Wii Play also launched with the inclusion of a free Wii Remote and is to date one of the best selling titles on the system.
Activison’s associate producer James Lodato has told online gaming publication Gamerzines that Nintendo’s collaboration with Activision on GoldenEye 007 has been “extremely helpful”.
“Everyones a hard sell because quality is number one for this title. Nintendo has been extremely helpful; it’s a title they are very fond of. They’ve worked on site, given us first party feedback and hardware and accessibility and really made themselves available to the project. I’m certain they’re very excited about it as well.”
- James Lodato, Activison
Nintendo have announced that they’ve purchased the ND Cube development studio and some key developers at Hudson. Both of these studios are the developers behind the successful Mario Party games and the forthcoming Wii Party title.
Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma recently had the chance to answer some questions about the highly anticipated Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake for the Nintendo 3DS.
Moving onto 3DS, can you tell us more about the new Ocarina Of Time game?
“I am excited. We are at the planning stages at the moment. I don’t want to give away too much right now, but I am looking forward to showing everyone what we have.”
“The 3D technology is perfect for The Legend Of Zelda series. It’s everything from the depth that you get from riding through vistas, or a more accurate sense of distance between you and the enemy you are fighting. I think it is perfect for this series. Of course we are very excited to see what it can do.”
Is developing for a 3D console more demanding?
“One of the things that I want to take up further going forward is how playing in 3D effects things – does it make you tired? Do you want to create a game where players are sitting in front of their systems for a long period of time? Obviously there are things that can be done in 3D but we don’t have to shoehorn it in.”
“If it’s beneficial, of course we’ll want to use it. So what I would like to do is to take a look at what other people are doing out there, see what the reaction is, then go back and figure out exactly what I want out of 3D.”
Would you ever work on another franchise?
“I probably have to at some point! The problem is that when I start thinking about new ideas and new gameplay elements I end up incorporating them into a Zelda title! For me to be able to create a non-Zelda title I might have to take a leave of absence for a year and go away from the company and do it!”
- Zelda series producer, Eiji Aonuma
Demand for the forthcoming Pokemon: Black & White appears to be reaching fever pitch with the title breaking the one million pre-orders barrier in Japan.
It’s not even out yet, but it’s already reached platinum status in terms of pre-orders. According to the Pokemon Co. Black & White pre-orders in Japan have already reached 1.08 million units as of August 22nd. Pre-orders started on July 31.
