Zelda

Virtual Console

1 (1) – Super Mario Bros. 3 2 (5) – Mega Man 3 (2) – Super Mario Bros. 4 (4) – Super Mario World 5 (3) – Sonic …
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Bomberman WiiWare
– 8 player online multiplayer
– Mii support
– 4 players from same console online at once
– Matt & Bozon are psyched, sounds fun

Tiger Woods

– Awesome, fun game, but still has some flaws and old issues – Matt
– Still a step up from previous games

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Virtual Console

1 – Super Mario Bros. 3 2 – Super Mario Bros. 3 – Sonic the Hedgehog (Master System) 4 – Super Mario World 5 – Mega Man 6 …
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Mario Super Sluggers
– The more you play it, the more you enjoy it – Bozon
– A lot of waggle
– With nunchuck you can aim, becomes a little more fun
– Arcade baseball, fun

– IGN exclusives planned throughout the week

NPD Data
– Nintendo still on top
– Crazy numbers since July wasn’t a huge month for Nintendo
– Bozon says that third-party games ARE selling on Wii, he had the numbers right in front of him
– Upward trend with sequels (Madden, Guitar Hero)
– Matt says there are a lot of misconceptions about sales numbers on Wii
– Tiger Woods selling best on Wii

– Some talk about Metroid Prime 3, Matt praises its graphics highly – Says art the best on Wii. Galaxy has better tech.
– Bozon thinks he likes Metroid out of the big 3, Matt still sticks by Mario Galaxy – loves music, looks good on the new screen in the IGN demo room

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I am not sure what is with me right now and Zelda songs on the Flute. I have run across multiple videos of people playing Zelda songs on the flute. I have decided to play a little game on this Saturday, and test your Zelda melody knowledge. Below are some videos of people playing different melodies from different Zelda games. Can you figure out what each melody is? The answers will be after the jump.

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With both young and adult gamers as loyal fans, The Legend of Zelda is one of the most beloved video game series ever created. The contributors to …
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– Pandemic confirmed as dev – set in GTA-style Gotham City – grappling hook to zip around – free-roaming camera – hand-to-hand combat – limited moves – set after the …
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I just received a really nice ‘Thank You’ post card from Nintendo for attending their E3 Media Briefing this year.  The thought was really nice Nintendo, but …
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VC

1 – Super Mario Bros. 3 2 – Super Mario Bros. 3 – Super Mario World 4 – Mario Kart 64 5 – Super Mario Bros. 2 6 – …
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Interview with Gregg Nolan, Product Manager.

S: How do you think the fans of Elebits are going to react to the change? Do you think they are going to be …
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Wii MotionPlus
– Long overdue
– Is basically what the Wiimote should have been initially
– Measures subtle rotational shifts, 1:1 – Craig says it actually works, he likes sword-fighting
– Craig “called” a new Wii Sports game right before Nintendo’s conference

Wii Sports Resort
– All 3 minigames were pretty fun
– Matt liked the disc dog game, since you can see how accurate Wii Motion Plus is – worked perfectly
– Angle, rotation played a huge part where the disc would land
– Craig thought sword-fighting was really accurate as well

WiiSpeak
– Laughably made
– Can put it anywhere in the room, cord looks gigantic (based on photos)
– Made for 3 – 4 people playing on a couch
– A third-party might make a work-around eventually (headset, microphone)
– Can use wireless keyboard in AC: City Folk
– Matt will remain skeptical until he can really test it
– Nintendo playing it safe again – Craig

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“Nintendo’s recent financial performance has been spectacular and we expect this to continue in FY:09,” said Pachter, “Nintendo’s Wii and DS appear to be selling even better …
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IGN: Why didn’t Nintendo show off more hardcore titles like MadWorld, Fatal Frame and The Conduit?

Cammie Dunaway: Well, we have to pick and choose what we’re going to do …
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“If there is any perception that Nintendo is ignoring the core gamers, it’s a misunderstanding and we really want to get rid of that misunderstanding by any means. We are …
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So E3 is over, and many seem to be very disappointing in Nintendo’s showing.  There were a few gems but nothing huge that many were hoping for.  I for one …
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Right now, Animal Crossing: City Folk is the topic of discussion

– Halloween has returned to the game

– WiiConnect 24 will send you new items

– the city has …
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IGN recently conducted an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto about all the games Nintendo didn’t talk about at their press conference on Tuesday:

“The core members of the Zelda team have …
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I feel very fortunate to have bumped into Reggie this morning on the show floor.  I was even more fortunate when he took time out of his …
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