Yay! I love when Nintendo releases titles like this. And, I have to address something: odpr: "the hard core gamers, will not come back to Nintendo ever. and the casual gamers that Nintendo so proud of catching, they won't buy any new system soon...." Hah. Fat chance. The Wii has released some good, great-selling games. I don't know if you've realized it by now, but the Wii had already surpassed the Xbox 360 sales by almost ten million. And why? Because people like the Wii. People love the Wii. and while it may not be for you, 'hardcore' and 'casual' gamers alike like and love the Wii. Yeah, maybe the Wii isn't up to date with all the latest junk you can cram on to your VIDEO GAME system, but hey, it plays great friggin games, and in the end, that's all that matters to me and apparently 30 other million people that own a Wii. Where are you getting your information from anyway; your own opinions? Sorry to say, dear, but the statistics are on my and anyone else's side 'defending' the Wii. Statistics just don't lie. And see, if the Wii's sales were drastically dropping, there might be cause for concern. It just so happens, however, that they're increasing. Hmm... don't think Nintendo's going to lose a huge mass of fans, new and old alike, anytime soon. Nintendo may not have their "hardcore" games coming out right now, but trust me, they're not going to abandon a solid fanbase for a fanbase ('casual gamers') that may or may not stay. On a personal note, I've always been a hardcore Nintendo fan, and trust me, hypothetically, it's so unlikely I'll ever stray from Nintendo because they had a bad gen of systems. On a side note, Mario is included in many titles because people LOVE Mario. It's their (and the world's) best selling videogame franchise to date, so why not? It sells. Nintendo is a business that caters to it's fanbase, which just so happen to like Mario the best. Do you really think they'll look at Mario sales and go, "Hey, guys, we need to stop producing Mario games. We have waaay too many!" Again, fat chance.
Nintendo dates DS, Wii games
Wario Land, Kirby Super Star Ultra, Mystery Case Files due in September; Mario Super Sluggers leads off in August.
In March, Nintendo of America's vocal CEO Reggie Fils-Aime shifted the company's hype machine up a gear, saying "what we announce during [the E3 Media & Business Summit] is going to be fantastic." Giving breathing room to whatever reveal(s) that may be, the publisher today dated and confirmed for North America a number of previously announced Wii and DS games.
As revealed yesterday in Nintendo Europe's lineup dispatch, Wario Land is being revived after laying dormant since 2001's Wario Land 4 for the Game Boy Advance. Available for the Wii on September 29, Wario Land: Shake It! continues with the franchise's side-scrolling platformer gameplay. Players will be able follow the game title's advice and shake it to attack enemies, open loot, and create earthquakes.
Also a revival of sorts, Kirby Super Star Ultra is a DS remake of the Super Nintendo platformer of the same name, originally released in 1996. In addition to revamped visuals and cutscenes, Kirby Super Star Ultra offers a variety of new modes, including Revenge of the King, Meta Knight Ultra, and three minigame challenges that support multiplayer gaming for up to four. The game will be released alongside Wario Land on September 29.
Joining Kirby and Wario in the ninth month of the year, Big Fish Games' Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir will be released for the DS on September 8. Previously a PC staple, this latest Mystery Case Files offers the classic puzzle-solving adventure gameplay, in which players will become private dicks to sleuth out the heir to a million-dollar estate. Puzzles will require both touch-screen and microphone interaction, and, in a first for the series, the game will include a multiplayer mode.
Lastly, Nintendo has dated Mario Super Sluggers on the Wii for August 25. First shown stateside in April, Mario Super Sluggers is a sequel to 2005's Mario Superstar Baseball for the GameCube, and features the mighty, mustachioed plumber and more than 30 of his Mushroom Kingdom crew taking to the diamond for power-up fueled stickball. Expanding on Wii Sports' swing mechanic, players will also be able to take the mound and mimic pitching the ball using the Wii Remote.
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