Post by: Robert on October 19, 2005, 05:25:01 AM
Metroid Prime Pinball: Pickin' Up Good Vibrations On Oct. 24
Vibrating Rumble Pak Helps Players Explore Creative Ways to 'Feel' Their Games
REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 19, 2005 – The Oct. 24 launch of Metroid® Prime Pinball will bring all the bumping, flipping and tilting of a real pinball table to a portable video game system. Metroid Prime Pinball, made exclusively for Nintendo DSTM, includes the Nintendo DS Rumble PakTM, the first accessory that makes use of the secondary slot normally reserved for Game Boy® Advance games. The Rumble Pak is the same size as a Game Boy Advance game, and delivers vibrations of various intensity and duration to immerse the player in a realistic pinball experience.
Because the pinball is actually Metroid heroine Samus Aran in Morph Ball form, Metroid Prime Pinball delivers an earth-shaking experience beyond the usual pinball game. The Rumble Pak activates if the ball hits a bumper, or when Samus gets attacked by a host of nefarious Metroid enemies, such as Space Pirates, Metroids, the Omega Pirate, Meta Ridley and Metroid Prime.
"This first accessory to make use of the expansion slot of Nintendo DS demonstrates the system's versatility and potential," said George Harrison, Nintendo of America's senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications. "The Rumble Pak technology easily can be applied to future games, while the expansion slot could be used for a host of different peripherals. This is just the beginning, as Nintendo continues to explore creative ways for people to 'feel' their game experience."
The dual screens of Nintendo DS show off an expansive pinball playing area, and players can even tap the touch screen of the DS to "nudge" the table to keep the pinball in play. DS Download Play allows for the world's first simultaneous eight-player game using just a single game card. Players drop enemies onto one another's pinball boards as they race to hit a high score.
The Nintendo DS Rumble Pak also will be compatible with Mario & LuigiTM: Partners in Time, which launches on Nov. 28. More information about Metroid Prime Pinball, Rated E for Everyone, can be found at www.metroidprimepinball.com.
The worldwide leader and innovator in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its popular home and portable video game systems. Each year, hundreds of all-new titles for the best-selling Game Boy® Advance SP, Nintendo DSTM and Nintendo GameCubeTM systems extend Nintendo's vast game library and continue the tradition of delivering a rich, diverse mix of quality video games for players of all ages. Since the release of its first home video game system in 1983, Nintendo has sold more than 2 billion video games and more than 353 million hardware units globally, creating enduring industry icons such as MarioTM and Donkey Kong® and launching popular culture franchise phenomena such as Metroid®, ZeldaTM and Pokémon®. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo's operations in the Western Hemisphere.
For more information about Nintendo, visit the company's Web site at www.nintendo.com.
Post by: UncleBob on October 19, 2005, 06:19:43 AM
Post by: Bill Aurion on October 19, 2005, 06:21:26 AM
Post by: Mario on October 19, 2005, 06:38:42 AM
Post by: UncleBob on October 19, 2005, 07:00:42 AM
But since there's a rumble pak...
Post by: Pale on October 19, 2005, 07:08:28 AM
What does Ian et. al. think of the idea now?
Post by: Ian Sane on October 19, 2005, 07:24:02 AM
I still don't like the idea even if it turns out to be a pretty good game. I don't want Nintendo to burn out their franchises which they risk doing if they spin them off to all hell. This just seems like a cheap cash-in. I still remember when almost every Nintendo game was essential and had a reason to exist. This "our franchises define who we are" attitude is very recent and I think it's something that fits Capcom more than Nintendo. This just seems to me like the sort of game a company that bought Nintendo's intellectual properties would make instead of Nintendo themselves.
Post by: Hostile Creation on October 19, 2005, 07:52:10 AM
Post by: Infernal Monkey on October 20, 2005, 03:35:49 AM
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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
I don't want Nintendo to burn out their franchises which they risk doing if they spin them off to all hell.
Um, they've been doing Mario spin-off games since the 80's, and Mario Baseball has somehow managed to breathe new life into the GameCube in America if sales are anything to go by. You're clearly in the minority here. I mean, wow. Did you even play Kirby's Dreamcourse, Yoshi's Cookie, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Mario Tennis, any of the Mario Kart's or you know, one of the other bajillion great Nintendo games that have dared to use Nintendo characters in WACKY OUT OF PLACE WHOA (cannot handle!) situations?
Post by: Pale on October 20, 2005, 04:45:35 AM
Post by: wandering on October 20, 2005, 09:46:57 AM
The game sounds (and looks) awesome to me.
Post by: stevey on October 20, 2005, 12:24:10 PM
Post by: Nephilim on October 20, 2005, 04:29:27 PM
check the vid, listen to the L&R clicks, now click your DS L&R's
The video is a bit of false advertising
everything sounds 10times lowder then it really is
Post by: nitsu niflheim on October 20, 2005, 04:38:57 PM
Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on October 20, 2005, 11:52:46 PM
QuoteWasn't Galactic Pinball a Metroid game of sorts, too? I never played the game myself.
I mean, it's been waiting for years to come out of hiding.
Post by: vudu on October 21, 2005, 08:57:44 AM
Stevey - I haven't heard anything about being able to use Wario Ware Twisted as a rumble pak, so I doubt it's possible. However, it is a kind of neat idea.
Post by: Myxtika1 Azn on October 21, 2005, 10:10:41 AM
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Originally posted by: nitsu niflheim
That nasty impulse got the better of me again. I was buying Kirby and the Amazing Mirror and I got Metroid Prime Pinball too.
How are people able to pick this game up already if it ships on the 24th?
Post by: Infernal Monkey on October 22, 2005, 10:17:48 PM
Post by: nitsu niflheim on October 24, 2005, 04:36:56 AM
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Originally posted by: Infernal Monkey
I think nitsu placed the order on the internets.
You win
I order everything over the intraweb. (almost everything at least) I am a social tarantula! I don't care that there is a gamestop five miles away, nothing beats FedEX delivery.
Post by: KDR_11k on October 24, 2005, 10:05:36 AM
Post by: nitsu niflheim on October 25, 2005, 05:41:00 AM
Post by: vudu on October 25, 2005, 09:03:09 AM
Does the Rumble Pak significantly shorten the DS' battery life? If so, by how much?
Post by: KnowsNothing on October 25, 2005, 09:54:29 AM
Metroid Prime Pinball sounds awesome, but it'll be a while before I pick it up. After saving up and buying Ouendan I'm totally broke again
Post by: Artimus on October 25, 2005, 10:48:32 AM
Post by: nemo_83 on October 25, 2005, 11:17:56 AM
Post by: UncleBob on October 29, 2005, 06:49:48 PM
It's a pretty fun game though... There doesn't seem to be a "lot" to it, but it's fun.
