Nintendo Power News
Release Dates
– Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney is coming out February 2008
– Okami (Wii) – spring 2008
– Sega Bass Fishing – Early 2008
– Along in the Dark (DS) – TBA
– Final Fantasy IV (DS) – 2008
– Worms: A Space Oddity (Wii) – March 2008
– Harvey Birdman (Wii) – January 2008
– One Piece: Unlimited Adventure (Wii) – Q1 2008
– Bomberman Land Touch! 2 (DS) – January 2008
Upcoming (mostly launched) VC games
Upcoming Virtual Console titles
– Art of Fighting
– Magician Lord
– Fatal Fury
– Gate of Thunder
-Golden Axe III
– Lunar Pool
– Metal Marines
– Ninja Jajamaru-Kun
– Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest
– Samurai-Ghost
– World Heroes
– Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos
Mario Kart Wii info
– Wifi races for at least 12 players
– Executing a successful stunt gives you a “sweet reward”
– 16 brand new tracks plus many older ones
– Spring 2008 release date
Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity allows for use of the Cube controller
No More Heroes info
– Nintendo Power has already played through the game, and found it very enjoyable
– Menu systems have a very old school flair (Atari-like)
– Words of encouragement before a boss battle (spoken by Travis) “You are the man! Eye of the tiger! Enter the red zone! Now, off to the garden of madness”
– Travis’s battle cry: “Strawberry on the Shortcake!”
– Game flow: Do jobs and assassinations to gain money. Use money to enter ranked matches (boss fights). Deposit money and Sylvia will call concerning bosses. Repeat
– Defeat bosses for health boost and more story
– Upgrade katana, watch wrestling to learn new moves, buy clothes, and more
– not much action outside
– “Dark Mode” is related to the tiger we’ve seen on screen
– Travis has a cat at his apartment which you can play with, but it doesn’t seem to do anything for you
– Wiimote speaker used for when Travis gets a phone call