IGN Wii-k in Review podcast highlights
– 4 different Scarface control settings (Casual/Normal/Advanced/Expert) with different bounding box sizes. Impressive visuals
– Manhunt 2 “impressively violent”, “ridiculous”. Rockstar wants controversy on Wii. Expecting sales to be good.
– They have RE 4 Wii, but can’t play it yet due to not having the right debugger software.
– Mario Party 8 bashing
– Activision/Ubisoft promising more support for Wii
– New gameplay mechanics in new Naruto
– Don’t see a pricedrop for the Wii soon, black Wii may be on the way
– E3 will be “insane” (as far as how it will work out)
– Company trying to get a publisher for an adult Wii game that could be huge. Game will be unveiled within a couple weeks on IGN if they don’t get a publisher. Not a garage developer or Tier C dev.
– The IGN Wii Virtual Console game is on hold… they’re working more on their full game concept right now.
– Matt says Retro will do something else with Metroid in the future after Prime 3.