21st April 2006, 6:44 AM
More from gameinformer intervew with Mr. George
You’ll see a mix of familiar franchises and new and unexpected (at E3)…We heard EA talking about having a few games that they were going to be showing at E3 and also are hoping to launch with…we’re still shooting for a worldwide launch before the end of the calendar year. I don’t know if it’s going to be even possible for it to be on the same day. We’ll have to see as we get after E3 and see how we feel things are coming along…(at) E3 you might not hear necessarily a hard launch date, or even a price point…(for E3) I think that we’ll have a wide variety of third party games in our booth. We would also like to have these games featured in the publishers’ booths as well…I think that there’s maybe more than one secret. I think that there will be new things revealed at E3…(speaking about third-parties) Nintendo, I think historically, until fairly recently, has been pretty closed. Not letting third parties get involved on our systems early, not letting them get going. For Revolution, that was a clear strategy change – get them involved early and you’re not talking about a large number, but a handful of the big successful publishers and developers around the world, get them involved early and let them have access to it…(speaking about Rockstar, makers of the GTA franchise) I know that we’ve been in discussions with them…(about beta kits) They’re pretty finished…(for E3) But there will be a large, large number of Revolution stations there at the show and a wide variety of games…(for launch) I think that it needs a big, franchise game. Whether that’s Mario or something else. But it does need a big, franchise game…(about platformers) I certainly think we can (sell 10 mil Mario games as an example)…(about virtual console game) They’ll be a staggered release…(about Iwata in general) Mr. Iwata has only been with the company for a fairly short time, but he came in at a point that we needed to find a different direction for Nintendo…”
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Okay, combine Matt's thought with an unexpected Nintendo launch title and harrison's Rockstar quote, now think of what Rockstar is making for 360: table tennis, and yeah I dont need to explain anymore. It's very possible that GTA could be on revolution, whch is just too funny. I can see Iwata explaining the intuitive freehand controller style to kill hookers in ways never imagined before.
Interesting that george says we may nnot get a solid release date or price point... i smell a push.
side note - gameinformer's webupdate is up, anyone with a subscription needs to check it out and see if there's any red steel info!
Dragon Ball Z Announced For Revolution!
Posted by Tphi - Apr 21st 2006 00:57
Exclusively revealed in the latest issue of V-Jump, it has been revealed Bandai have a new Dragon Ball Z game in the works... for Revolution!
The latest issue of popular Japanese gaming publication V-Jump contains an interesting gam announcement from Bandai - a new game in the Dragon Ball series which will be released o Revolution and Playstation 2! Entitled Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! Neo, the magazine also included some screenshots of the game - but noted that they were from the PS2 version.
The title will be a 3D fighter, with over 100 characters to select and appears to be the sequel to the already released Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi. No news yet on when we'll hear more, but E3 would of course be a very good guess. The PS2 version is currently slated for release next October in Europe and the US, so it looks like the Revolution will see the title very soon after - maybe even at launch?
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Very good news, in Japan one of the major reasons the PS2 is popular because it has oodles and oodles of anime games based on TV shows and what not, this and Naruto rumored rev games should spark interest from bandai and other publishers who release those types of games. Bandai already has some rev stuff in the works as well, so it's going to be a strong Japanese launch (not counting Mario and friends).
some other news is that brain Age is out and i've called everywhere in Orlando and everyone is sold out. there's ads everywhere that show Nintendo's new stance; I was watching discovery channel and they had a 5 minute blurb about brain age as if it were a tool for brain expansion, there's an ad in time magazine that shows off brain age like a gizmo to increase intelligence. Not once do they mention the word game anywhere. also, if you buy the game in canada, ap ercent of the prfoits go to alzheimers research. way to go Nintendo.
the new Nintendo power is out, and the cover story is the confirmation on the new castlevania game for DS callled Portrait of Ruin, but another headline on the cover is Tony hawk Revolution, so if anyone gets this mag, let us now if there's screens inside! Here's some info on the new castlevania:
You will be taking control of two seperate characters, vampire hunter Jonathan Morris, and a young magician named Charlotte Orlean. Their goal is to put a stop to the resurrection of Dracula (being brought on by two vampire sisters), all set to a World War II backdrop.
You will be able to switch between these characters on the fly, and will have to do so to solve certain puzzles/complete certain tasks. Both characters will allow you to summor demons to fight for you.
The vampire hunt will once again be a 2d platformer that we have come to love, and will be full of all kinds of weapons, including the magic skills of Chatlotte.
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the new EGM is about to hit, and IGN farts out another teaser:
...there seems to be some solid stuff on the horizon and I'm happy to see that news is starting to hit. I really hope that Famitsu's rumor of a NiGHTS sequel turns out to be true. And the DBZ stuff is kind of neat. There will be more stuff to come -- mostly news announcements, but perhaps a handful of screens, too. That noted, I wouldn't expect too much where video footage is concerned until the week of E3 2006. I guess ou can trust me on that, or not
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Again, IGN confirming that news and screens are going to hit any day now before E3. expect it this weekend or even by tonight.
in goofey news, I'm doing a speed run through Metroid Prime 1 and while in phendrana in the pirate labs I scanned an empty metroid tank which read "Metroid Hunter DS" and I found it funny, in the ha-ha kind of way. (for those of you who dont know, a Metroid Hunter is a young metroid that is sort of squid like and uses tentacles to sap energy as opposed to latching on to you with its mouth). one of those odd coincidences.
You’ll see a mix of familiar franchises and new and unexpected (at E3)…We heard EA talking about having a few games that they were going to be showing at E3 and also are hoping to launch with…we’re still shooting for a worldwide launch before the end of the calendar year. I don’t know if it’s going to be even possible for it to be on the same day. We’ll have to see as we get after E3 and see how we feel things are coming along…(at) E3 you might not hear necessarily a hard launch date, or even a price point…(for E3) I think that we’ll have a wide variety of third party games in our booth. We would also like to have these games featured in the publishers’ booths as well…I think that there’s maybe more than one secret. I think that there will be new things revealed at E3…(speaking about third-parties) Nintendo, I think historically, until fairly recently, has been pretty closed. Not letting third parties get involved on our systems early, not letting them get going. For Revolution, that was a clear strategy change – get them involved early and you’re not talking about a large number, but a handful of the big successful publishers and developers around the world, get them involved early and let them have access to it…(speaking about Rockstar, makers of the GTA franchise) I know that we’ve been in discussions with them…(about beta kits) They’re pretty finished…(for E3) But there will be a large, large number of Revolution stations there at the show and a wide variety of games…(for launch) I think that it needs a big, franchise game. Whether that’s Mario or something else. But it does need a big, franchise game…(about platformers) I certainly think we can (sell 10 mil Mario games as an example)…(about virtual console game) They’ll be a staggered release…(about Iwata in general) Mr. Iwata has only been with the company for a fairly short time, but he came in at a point that we needed to find a different direction for Nintendo…”
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Okay, combine Matt's thought with an unexpected Nintendo launch title and harrison's Rockstar quote, now think of what Rockstar is making for 360: table tennis, and yeah I dont need to explain anymore. It's very possible that GTA could be on revolution, whch is just too funny. I can see Iwata explaining the intuitive freehand controller style to kill hookers in ways never imagined before.
Interesting that george says we may nnot get a solid release date or price point... i smell a push.
side note - gameinformer's webupdate is up, anyone with a subscription needs to check it out and see if there's any red steel info!
Dragon Ball Z Announced For Revolution!
Posted by Tphi - Apr 21st 2006 00:57
Exclusively revealed in the latest issue of V-Jump, it has been revealed Bandai have a new Dragon Ball Z game in the works... for Revolution!
The latest issue of popular Japanese gaming publication V-Jump contains an interesting gam announcement from Bandai - a new game in the Dragon Ball series which will be released o Revolution and Playstation 2! Entitled Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! Neo, the magazine also included some screenshots of the game - but noted that they were from the PS2 version.
The title will be a 3D fighter, with over 100 characters to select and appears to be the sequel to the already released Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi. No news yet on when we'll hear more, but E3 would of course be a very good guess. The PS2 version is currently slated for release next October in Europe and the US, so it looks like the Revolution will see the title very soon after - maybe even at launch?
---
Very good news, in Japan one of the major reasons the PS2 is popular because it has oodles and oodles of anime games based on TV shows and what not, this and Naruto rumored rev games should spark interest from bandai and other publishers who release those types of games. Bandai already has some rev stuff in the works as well, so it's going to be a strong Japanese launch (not counting Mario and friends).
some other news is that brain Age is out and i've called everywhere in Orlando and everyone is sold out. there's ads everywhere that show Nintendo's new stance; I was watching discovery channel and they had a 5 minute blurb about brain age as if it were a tool for brain expansion, there's an ad in time magazine that shows off brain age like a gizmo to increase intelligence. Not once do they mention the word game anywhere. also, if you buy the game in canada, ap ercent of the prfoits go to alzheimers research. way to go Nintendo.
the new Nintendo power is out, and the cover story is the confirmation on the new castlevania game for DS callled Portrait of Ruin, but another headline on the cover is Tony hawk Revolution, so if anyone gets this mag, let us now if there's screens inside! Here's some info on the new castlevania:
You will be taking control of two seperate characters, vampire hunter Jonathan Morris, and a young magician named Charlotte Orlean. Their goal is to put a stop to the resurrection of Dracula (being brought on by two vampire sisters), all set to a World War II backdrop.
You will be able to switch between these characters on the fly, and will have to do so to solve certain puzzles/complete certain tasks. Both characters will allow you to summor demons to fight for you.
The vampire hunt will once again be a 2d platformer that we have come to love, and will be full of all kinds of weapons, including the magic skills of Chatlotte.
---
the new EGM is about to hit, and IGN farts out another teaser:
...there seems to be some solid stuff on the horizon and I'm happy to see that news is starting to hit. I really hope that Famitsu's rumor of a NiGHTS sequel turns out to be true. And the DBZ stuff is kind of neat. There will be more stuff to come -- mostly news announcements, but perhaps a handful of screens, too. That noted, I wouldn't expect too much where video footage is concerned until the week of E3 2006. I guess ou can trust me on that, or not
---
Again, IGN confirming that news and screens are going to hit any day now before E3. expect it this weekend or even by tonight.
in goofey news, I'm doing a speed run through Metroid Prime 1 and while in phendrana in the pirate labs I scanned an empty metroid tank which read "Metroid Hunter DS" and I found it funny, in the ha-ha kind of way. (for those of you who dont know, a Metroid Hunter is a young metroid that is sort of squid like and uses tentacles to sap energy as opposed to latching on to you with its mouth). one of those odd coincidences.