Quote:French site NEWTECHNIX.com is reporting that they've gotten the inside scoop on some secret Sega projects that will be at this year's Electronics Entertainment Expo.
First up is a third installment in Amusement Vision's Super Monkey Ball series, called Super Monkey Ball Banana Crazy. According to NEWTECHNIX, Banana Crazy will put an emphasis on multiplayer gaming, with LAN compatibility possibly in the works. In development for the GameCube, Amusement Vision will apparently take advantage of the hardware by implementing a much smoother graphics engine. Sega will publish Super Monkey Ball Banana Crazy early in 2004.
Also potentially existence is Knight 'n Knight, an RPG based off of the original Sega Saturn title. Whether it's a sequel, a remake, or something else, NEWTECHNIX.com isn't certain, but they claim it's in the works at OverWorks, the studio that brought us Skies of Arcadia. The developers will use some of the concepts they created for SoA for this new game. When it will come out, or what system it will even come out on, is a complete mystery at this point.
We'll have news on either or both titles should they show up, so grab a cold one and stick around.
Quote:Japanese website airforest.com has the scoop on some details found in the latest issue of KoroKoro Comic regarding the games Nintendo will show off at this year's Electronics Entertainment Expo beginning on May 14. The list includes both GameCube and Game Boy Advance software, and there are very few surprises; that doesn't mean there's anything noteworthy, however.
For instance, the magazine claims that a new Star Fox game is in development at Nintendo. This title is different than the Namco-developed Star Fox Armada. There's also a Mario & Luigi RPG scheduled for the Game Boy Advance. The games are actually listed with their Japanese release dates, too. Of course, not all of these games have been confirmed so make sure you check back later in the week when our E3 coverage begins to see what Nintendo really has planned.
GameCube
- Pokémon Channel: Together with Pikachu - July 18
- Pokémon Stadium - Fall 2003
- Mario Golf: Family Tour (Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour in NA) - September
- Mario Kart: Double Dash - 2003
- Mario Party 5 - 2003
- Pikmin 2 - 2003
- Wario World - 2003
- Custom Robo - 2003
- Star Fox - TBD
Game Boy Advance
- Super Mario Advance 4 - July 18
- Pokémon Pinball Ruby & Sapphire - Summer 2003
- Legendary Starfi 2 - September
- Mario & Luigi RPG - 2003
Source: KoroKoro Comic/airforest.com
Posted by Christian on 5.11.2003
Wow, interesting. I wonder if there's any truth to it. Who wouldn't want a new Mario RPG?
I'd like to hear from as many people as possible the answers to these fine questions; In no particular order.
Who is your favorite director or film author?
(Mine's Stanely Kubrick or Ridley Scott)
Who's your favorite Screen Play writer?
(Mine's James Cameron or M. Night Shyamalan)
What's your favorite film?
(Mine's Alien, Night of the Living Dead or The Shining)
What's your favorite film's art direction and lighting?
(Mine's Blade Runner, Terminator 2 or Jurassic Park)
Who's your favorite film composer?
(Mine's John Williams, James Newton Howard or Alan Silvestri)
What is your favorite scene?
(Mine's from They Live, when the main character put on the glasses and saw the billboards, or from Star Man when the alien uses his technology to heal the animal strapped to the car.)
What is your favorite special effects scene?
(Mine's easily the Rex attack from Jurassic Park, bridging live-action animatronics and CGI. I also love the "Surgery" from The Terminator, a perfect example of puppetry and animatronics. Also, Harry from Harry and the Hendersons - Still considered some of the most advanced animatronics to date)
Who is your favorite character from a movie (or series of movies)?
(Mine's easily Darth Vader, though Lt. Ripley is a close 2nd followed by Short Circuit)
What is your favorite line of dialoge from a movie?
(Mine's Aliens: "Game over, man." Also Short Circuit: "No disassemble, Stephanie!" And from Star Man: "I watched you very closely, Jenny Hayden; Green is 'Go' - Red is 'Stop' - Yellow is 'Go very fast'. )
What is your favorite film poster?
(The European production release poster of The Shining which exclaimed "The terror that swept through America!" which you would think was talking about the film, however this poster was released while the film was in production. This gives another clue iof The Shining's hidden context of America's and Europe's Indian wars.)
BONUS QUESTION: Name the first movie to have a robot/cyborg character.
BONUS QUESTION 2: Name James Cameron's first feature length film.
Just had the weirdest lightning I've ever seen a while ago. I mean, it was actually predictable in nature. Every 3rd of a second, on the 3rd of a second, a flash of lightning. It was quite cool, unless you happen to fear lightning like in this old Mark Twain story here...
Quote:According to the newest issue of GamePro Magazine, Nintendo will present Super Mario Advance 4 at this year's Electronics Entertainment Expo. However, for folks hoping to finally see an improved version of Super Mario Bros. 3 on the Game Boy Advance have a disappointment awaiting them. According to GamePro, the fourth "classic" Mario port will be of the underwhelming Nintendo 64 title, Yoshi's Story. This hasn't by any means been confirmed officially by Nintendo.
Also on the list of GBA games to show up is another installment in the Mario Kart franchise. That's pretty much all the magazine had to say about this one, but we'd suspect that it will connect in some way with the GameCube's Double Dash if it were to make an appearance.
Both of these announcements remain unofficial and unconfirmed at this time, but we thought you'd like to know. We'll have news come next tuesday, so make sure you come back.