Post by: Pale on August 23, 2006, 01:11:52 AM
Nintendo just finished up their press conference at the Leipzig Games Conference. Though no Wii launch details were shown like everyone hoped, two new games were announced.
Mario Strikers Charged
- Charged is a true sequel to the hit Gamecube title.
- It will be controlled using the Wii controller and the nunchuck attachment.
- It will feature an all new roster of characters.
- Original teams will be formed by selecting one of 12 captains and and three of eight sidekicks.
- One example of how the Wii remote will be used has players targeting a ball in order to knock it out of the air and prevent a goal.
- Stadiums will now feature characters and contraptions that influence gameplay.
- The game will feature an online multiplayer mode that makes use of the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.
Battalion Wars II
- Battalion Wars will also get a sequel on Wii. Notice the clever BWii short form of the name.
- The game will feature THREE online multiplayer modes. These modes are Assault, Skirmish, and Co-op.
- Combat takes to the sea with five new naval units.
- Enemy buildings can now be captured and made use of.
- There will be 20+ single player missions and 15+ multiplayer missions.
PGC will bring you more information and screens as they become available. Special thanks to BigJim, ShyGuy, Wandering, and IceCold in Planet Chat for helping with information gathering.
Post by: PopeReal on August 23, 2006, 03:00:42 AM
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Post by: Ceric on August 23, 2006, 04:40:03 AM
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Enemy buildings can now be captured and made use of
I'm not sure if I particularly like this. The game was pretty complicated to beginning with from a management side. If done well this could be great but I don't think that will be easy in the least.
Post by: Mario on August 23, 2006, 04:43:40 AM
Post by: Spak-Spang on August 23, 2006, 05:05:19 AM
BW was a great Cube game, that didn't catch on because of the decline of the Cube. Nintendo saw potential and made it a priority game for the Wii, and it will be great.
Strikers had huge success as the new Mario Sports game...Baseball didn't. Its great to see Nintendo also releasing this earlier, instead of the more traditional Mario Golf and Tennis first.
Finally, Nintendo is cranking out online games. It will probably be 2007 as the year of Nintendo truly going online. Mario Strikers, BWii, Brawl.
Now I wish Metroid would be delayed so that it can get proper online treatment. Push up another First Party game or two in its place would still make the launch a great launch.
2007 is going to have even more suprises come, just you wait.
Post by: DAaaMan64 on August 23, 2006, 05:07:10 AM
Post by: Kairon on August 23, 2006, 05:07:19 AM
I also eagerly anticipate the 6 total playable races and online co-op!
~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Post by: EasyCure on August 23, 2006, 05:51:29 AM
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Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on August 23, 2006, 06:59:48 AM
BWii is my #1 anticipated game now.
BWii needs to STAY AWAY from the RTS management/regeneration angle and stick close to the visceral squad-based tactical flavour. The generally obedient and capable AI is what sets it above your annual WWII 3D Nazi-fest, and the fact you're a field participant rather than an armchair general makes the action intimate (Dolby Pro Logic II flying bullets FTW). You can't trust Tom Clancy to provide good squad combat anymore, ever since Sum of All Fears.
THINGS GO BOOM.
YOU'RE ALL DEAD. Kairon is first to go.
Post by: Ian Sane on August 23, 2006, 07:01:42 AM
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Post by: TJ Spyke on August 23, 2006, 10:51:39 AM
I was disappointed by Nintendo's press conference, 50 minutes of talking about the DS and the only Wii news was 2 games. I'm just pissed that I stayed up until 5:20 AM and we didn't get any important Wii news.
Post by: Hostile Creation on August 23, 2006, 11:49:28 AM
Post by: INeedToFinish on August 23, 2006, 12:09:25 PM
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Special thanks to...Wandering
Um, thanks, but I don't think I really did anything.
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Is it "Battalion Wars 2" or "Battalion Wars II"?
Both.
Post by: animecyberat on August 23, 2006, 01:37:54 PM
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Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on August 23, 2006, 03:30:37 PM
Post by: Kairon on August 23, 2006, 03:50:20 PM
Now... as for BWii... I bought the first and consider it seriously flawed, and ended up not actually liking it very much. But oddly enough, the appeal of online co-op and finally being able to reproduce my own units instead of having to "hardcore it" through every level (which is very painful for an empathic perfectionist like me) is making the second game almost a guar\anteed purchase from me.
If anything though, the most interesting thing out of this is that both of these games come from smaller third parties (which are based in Europe?), Kuju and that team that did Strikers. Given the example of Rare, Silicon Knights, Left Field and Factor 5, I was sure that Nintendo would've cut off these smaller developers who had experienced marginal or flawed successes. I personally predicted that we wouldn't see Kuju working with Nintendo again....
... and I also predicted that we wouldn't see anything from Geist-creators N-Space either. Interestingly enough, IGN recently reported that N-Space has Wii projects and is hiring for said projects.
As a Nintendo Fanboy, I'm very interested in what is behind Nintendo's continued relationships with these third parties when they've cut ties with larger more successful third/second parties before and when I was so sure they'd do it again.
~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Post by: Caliban on August 23, 2006, 05:15:08 PM
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on August 23, 2006, 07:23:07 PM
Those of us who "hardcore it" will make sure you don't get a chance to respawn your units.
TAKES Q'S
KICKS A'S
MAGGOT
WATCH MAIL CALL
Post by: optimisticlimbo on August 23, 2006, 08:26:43 PM
And 'hardcoring it' was what really made battalion wars so awesome for me. thought I won't mind making new units.
Post by: trip1eX on August 23, 2006, 09:49:37 PM
And hopefully BW will control alot better than on the 'Cube. It sounds like it will.
I'm excited by both games.
Post by: WuTangTurtle on August 23, 2006, 10:28:37 PM
Neither of these should be day 1 launch titles, i'd be bankrupt......it pains me to think about it......Metroid, Zelda, Rayman, Wiisports, Red Steel, Mario Strikers, and BWii.
I'm prolly forgetting some, which is good because i think if i found out exactly how much id be spending my head may explode/implode........
Post by: IceCold on August 23, 2006, 11:42:17 PM
QuoteOver Mario Galaxy? Damn you Pro; I never liked you anyway
BWii is my #1 anticipated game now.
Post by: Michael8983 on August 24, 2006, 12:52:59 AM
A while back someone from Nintendo (Reggie, I believe) made a big deal of not making the same mistake as the Cube which had a great launch line-up but had a huge drought afterwards.
Post by: KDR_11k on August 24, 2006, 01:41:03 AM
