With all of Nintendo's Media Summits behind us, here are the European release dates.
Similarly to America, Europe will see release of most of Nintendo's major products in the earlier half of this year.
Does Sega's new kart racer hold up to the best?
Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing formula is nothing particularly new, but Sumo Digital definitely took one step closer towards perfection of the genre with this game. Racing is a relatively straightforward venture, eight drivers compete in 24 zany Sega-based locales. Players will see areas based on the Sonic, House of the Dead, Billy Hatcher, Super Monkey Ball, Jet Set Radio, and Samba De Amigo series. During each race players will also need to fire projectile weapons, lay mines, and boost toward an all-out war for first place. There's no doubt Sonic and Sega All-Stars has some of the most solid gameplay available in the Kart Racing genre, though finicky videophiles should note that the game also carries a staggering or jumpy framerate. While it's not clear why the framerate is so eratic, most players will become accustomed to it, making it no more than a minor distraction in this excellent racing title.
Sega has confirmed that the western versions of Yakuza 3 will lose the hostess bars and the Japanese quiz show mini game.
IGN recently spoke to Sega regarding the western release of Yakuza 3. A Sega representative has confirmed that the Western versions of Yakuza 3 will lose the hostess bars and the Japanese quiz show mini game, however, the rep confirmed that the strip clubs are still in the Western release.
Today's summit details the release of a variety of Wii, DS, WiiWare, and DSiWare titles.
In a surprising move, Nintendo revealed the release dates of their most anticipated titles. Even more surprising, every title is planned for release in the first half of this year, starting in March.
Fans of Hotel Dusk and other mystery titles will want to consider Again.
CING's Again, for the DS, will be released March 30th. Gamers should find the game plays similarly to Hotel Dusk, and fits description of the Interactive Novel genre, in particular.
New staff member, Jason Ross, joins the PixlTalk crew for an introductory episode.
Given the addition of staff member, Jason Ross, the PixlTalk crew couldn't resist the opportunity to have him on the show.
Seven new titles are available this week, including one that supports Wii MotionPlus.
This week there are no new additions to the Virtual Console, but seven new titles between WiiWare and DSiWare.
One of the most realistic pinball experiences in video game form.
When the arcades were in their heyday in the 80s and 90s, almost every one included an awesome looking pinball machine. As a kid I always loved seeing the unique designs of each different machine and was always amazed how many ramps, lights and other random decorations fit inside the machine. When I first loaded up Pinball Pulse on my DSi, I was surprised that the developers were able to faithfully recreate a realistic pinball machine, right down to the ball physics within a $5 DSiWare game.
Fans of Nintendo's Mario Kart series will be interested in Sega's latest experiment, a crossover cart racing game in the vein of Sega SuperStars Tennis.
Clearly, Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing borrows much from Mario Kart, and that definitely appears to be a good thing. There's over 20 racers, with the actual number varying depending on which platform the copy of the game is for. All variations contain Sonic, Amigo, Ulala, Amy, Knuckles, Tails, and about fifteen more characters, but the Xbox 360 and Wii versions contain a few extras: Banjo & Kazooie, as well as Avatars for Microsoft, while Mii's join the mix for Nintendo's home platform.
How did 5th Cell react to the hype for the game?
I've dished out a lot of blame to gaming journalists, with all those review snippets on the first day, as well as the few articles I chose to connect here yesterday, but I'll be honest, it wasn't all Kotaku's, IGN's, or any particular gaming journalist's fault that prerelease hype for Scribblenauts grew out of hand. Take a look at most of the "famous" Post #217 from the NeoGAF forums, and the impressions of Scribblenauts it contains, though be warned, there is a bit of foul language:
