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Just so everybody knows, we're doing something different for the next few weeks because of E3. There should be something soon this week, but next week our plans are pretty different.
Didn't we already get enough different with Episode 103?
The Greggers is getting Pokemon Ranch right?
Absence continues to make the heart grow fonder.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/rfn/16275/episode-105-gun-show
Muscular French "Chibiz" are the future!
With Jon Lindemann sitting in the host's chair for the jet-setting Jonathan Metts and the calamity of Episode 103 still fresh in everyone's memory, only someone with a title as sober-sounding as "Senior Editor" could be trusted to maintain the maturity of the show, and so Radio Trivia host Michael "TYP" Cole joins the rest of the usual crew for another extensive episode of RFN.
After a New Business segment that includes James making friends with Winnie the Pooh and the unthinkable combination of Super Smash Bros. Brawl and vocal communication, the discussion shifts to the news, including: Mega Man 9 for WiiWare, Castlevania's unanticipated foray into 3D fighting, and Ubisoft's continuing attempts to force James into anger management therapy.
In the final segment, the gang responds to a healthy dose of mail mostly directed at Jonny (naturally), running the gamut of listener concerns from Boom Blox's lacklustre sales to the very survival of the survival horror genre. So sit back, enjoy, and discover James' deep-seated fear of men's biceps.
Credits:
This podcast was edited by James Jones.
Music for this episode of Radio Free Nintendo is used with permission from Jason Ricci & New Blood. You can purchase their new album, Rocket Number 9, directly from the record label, or download it from iTunes, or call your local record store and ask for it!
The update includes a rare addition to the Super NES contingent of classic games available on Wii in the form of Pac-Attack, a falling block puzzler starring Namco's legendary mascot Pac-Man. Meanwhile, the once rival Mega Drive provides Super Fantasy Zone, the sequel to the Sega Master System shooter Fantasy Zone already available on Virtual Console.
Last week also continued the recent flow of more NeoGeo and Commodore 64 titles onto Virtual Console. SNK's console offers up another fighting game, King of the Monsters, which sees six selectable creatures battle against each other in Japan. From the Commodore 64, Summer Games 2 is another instalment in the "Games" series of titles (which includes California Games and World Games, already available on VC), and features eight different athletic events to play. Also on C64, Cybernoid combines elements of the shooter genre and maze exploration in a quest to recover stolen minerals.
PAC'KING THE FUN INTO THIS WEEK'S VIRTUAL CONSOLE!
This week Pac-Man makes a welcome return in Pac-Attack originally released on Super Nintendo in 1993. The aim of the game is simple: keep your screen clear of falling blocks and ghosts by eating them! And boy is Pac-Man hungry, as he will keep eating until he hits a dead end. Download this fun and quirky classic for 800 Wii Points.
Next up this week, will you have what it takes to destroy the Enemy Generators and defeat the Menon Guardians in Sega Mega Drive’s 1992 game Super Fantasy Zone™? Help Opa-Opa in his mission to avenge the death of his father at the hands of the evil Dark Menon. Eliminating your enemies will let you rack up gold, which you can use to buy even better weapons, upgrades and other equipment. Spend your gold wisely as each boss will present you with a different challenge. Super Fantasy Zone™ can be yours for 800 Wii Points.
Switch from guns to claws, as King of the Monsters, the action game featuring mighty battles between giant monsters, previously unleashed onto the NEOGEO in 1991 is now available to download on Wii. Six fearsome creatures rampage across Japan clashing with other monsters in order to become the definitive King of the Monsters. With special moves like fire breath and high-energy beams, get ready to devastate opponents and become the ‘Best of Beasts’! Download it today for 900 Wii Points.
And as if that wasn’t enough, disaster strikes as space pirates take over in Commodore 64’s retro, 1988 game, Cybernoid™. The dastardly fiends have stolen valuable minerals, jewels, ammunition and weaponry, and if you choose to accept your task, you must battle in your Cybernoid fighter to recover the precious cargo before time runs out for all of us! Now go, brave soldier, and outwit those pirates for 500 Wii Points!
Finally, prepare for the pinnacle of athletic achievement with the arrival of Summer Games 2™, originally released on Commodore 64 in 1985. Watched by millions of people, you must take centre stage and compete against the world’s best athletes in a 3,000 year old competition. Summer Games 2™ challenges your competitive skills with a series of athletic contests for one to eight players across eight different events: cycling, equestrian, fencing, high jump, javelin, kayaking, rowing and triple jump. Summer Games 2™ competes its way into Virtual Console’s ever-expanding list of titles and can be downloaded now from the Wii Shop Channel for 500 Wii Points.
Virtual Console offers users the ultimate retro gaming experience. This week’s titles join the list of 228 classic titles already available for Virtual Console in Europe.
Episode 105 must surpass 103. It MUST.
Best of all, there are numerous stages each offering multiple missions to keep players coming back again and again to unlock everything, collect more coins or just improve their best times.
For the DS, Nintendo will publish the latest extension of the hugely successful Pokémon franchise, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness (July 4), and Make 10: A Journey of Numbers (September 26). Make 10 aims to help younger players improve their mental arithmetic skills in a fantastical setting.
It is clear from the list that the summer will be dominated by third party games. There are a number of Wii titles arriving late from other regions, such as Super Swing Golf (July 25), Soul Calibur Legends (August 28), and Rockstar's controversial Manhunt 2 (August). Sega's Samba De Amigo will be coming to Wii in September, along with THQ's de Blob, a stylised action-adventure involving colorising a world gone monochrome (September 26). World of Goo, one of WiiWare's most promising upcoming projects, is pencilled in for a release sometime in the third quarter of this year.
Nintendo DS sports a robust line-up of third party games this summer, covering a wide range of genres with a number of new entries into prominent franchises such as Guitar Hero, Ninja Gaiden, Final Fantasy, Ace Attorney, and Sonic the Hedgehog. The season will also see something of a renaissance for the shoot 'em up genre on DS with the release of BangaiO Spirits (August 22), Nanostray 2 (September), and Space Invaders Extreme.
The complete schedule can be seen below:
Wii Software 2008
Nintendo DS Software 2008
Well, I'm sure GP could've been even more unkind than that...All I will say is that GoNintendo would be proud.
Ouch
Citing confidentiality concerns, Fisher did not divulge precise sales figures, but did speak to some early download trends for Europe; each WiiWare game has seen "a very constant flow of downloads", while sales relative to the installed base size have closely mirrored those in other regions. Fisher has also indicated that Nintendo of Europe is preparing a television advertising campaign to increase awareness of WiiWare beyond the reach of current press and online efforts.
Frontier is based in the United Kingdom and Gameloft, the makers of TV Show King, is based in France, meaning that two of the best selling WiiWare games in the region to date have been produced from within Europe.
The critical and commercial success of Lost Winds has led to many suggestions of a sequel. Most recently, when asked by GamesIndustry.biz whether there would be more WiiWare games coming from Frontier Developments, head man David Braben responded "I think we'd be mad not to, but we're not talking about those just yet."
Lindy not only made noises, but probably made one of the defining jokes of our times. You guys'll know what I'm talking about when you hear it.
Also this past week, VC-Reviews noted that the Australian Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC) has issued a rating for the 1996 SNES classic, Super Mario RPG. Following the announcement that it would arrive in Japan later this month, this provides further indication that the celebrated collaboration between SquareSoft and Nintendo may be ready for a Virtual Console release in the West.
Given that first party Virtual Console games have hitherto been released simultaneously across Australia and Europe, the OFLC rating is also cause for optimism among European gamers longing to experience Mario's first foray into the RPG realm. A PAL Virtual Console release would mark the first time that Super Mario RPG has been made available domestically in either Europe or Australia.
COMBAT HEAVEN ON VIRTUAL CONSOLE!
Head back to the 80’s this week as the SEGA MASTER SYSTEM classic, Alex Kidd in Miracle World™ hits Virtual Console. Take on the role of Alex Kidd in this bright and colourful platformer as you set off in search of your kidnapped brother, Egle. Pitted against monsters and the villainous henchmen of the notorious Janken the Great; run, swim and punch your way through 16 action-packed levels to see the safe return of your brother. Available to download now, get your hands on Alex Kidd in Miracle World™ today for 500 Wii Points.
Next up this week comes the Commodore 64 classic Nebulus. Investigate strange goings-on on the Planet Nebulus as someone or something has built huge towers on the sea floor. Head out in your submarine to all eight of the mysterious towers and navigate your way to the top of each to defuse the evil threat within. Probably one of the most outstanding games from classic software house, Hewson, in 1987, Nebulus can be downloaded now for 500 Wii Points.
Get set for the ultimate action adventure next as the Commodore 64 classic, Last Ninja 2™, hits Virtual Console. Blending a mixture of exploration, puzzle solving and combat, get ready to learn the way of the ninja! In this sequel to the popular C64 original, the heroic Armakuni follows his arch-enemy, the evil Shogun Kunitoki, through time to Manhattan of 1988. Challenge your nemesis within the urban jungle and defeat him with your ninja skills. Available to download now, Last Ninja 2™ can be yours for 500 Wii Points.
Prepare for battle next as the groundbreaking second instalment in SNK’s wildly popular NEOGEO fighting game series, Fatal Fury, smashes its way onto Virtual Console. Fatal Fury 2 sees Terry, Andy and Joe reprise their roles from the first title, with another five challengers stepping into the limelight to battle it out for the coveted championship title. Also introducing a novel addition to the health system that sees players able to unleash a last resort desperation technique when their health has fallen to a certain level, Final Fury 2 will sort the winners from the losers! Featuring revolutionary gameplay features, colourful graphics and an engaging soundtrack, download and enjoy Fatal Fury 2 today for 900 Wii Points.
Finally this week on Virtual Console, get ready for some high-octane side-scrolling combat action with the NEOGEO classic Ninja Combat. Hurled into the fray as a deadly ninja living in the near future, your mission is to assault the foreboding Ninja Tower, home of the evil clan of rival ninjas known as Kage Ichizoku. Players must master close combat techniques such as kicks, punches and jumps to deliver devastating blows to enemies and carve a path to Ninja Tower to defeat your rivals. With warriors such as Musashi, Kagero and Gembu at your side, and available for a friend to play in co-operative mode, undertake the ultimate ninja challenge as Ninja Combat becomes available to download today for 900 Wii Points.
Virtual Console offers users the ultimate retro gaming experience. This week’s titles join the list of 223 classic titles already available for Virtual Console in Europe.
Episode 102: Massage the Text
The battle-hardened RFN team assembles once more to tackle the most pressing matters in Nintendo gaming today, beginning as usual with our (less than entirely) New Business. Jon teases us with the prospect of another long-overdue review while exploring the joys of reading on the go; Greg braves the perils of online Wii games with Pro Evo Soccer and Dr. Mario; Jonny gives us a sneak peek at the next Trauma Center for DS, while James continues to let Square Enix plunder his Wii Points.
Catching up with our backlog of emails in the second segment, we provide answers to the burning issues you care about, including: small developers we want to see working on Wii, Nintendo propaganda movies of the past, and the chances of a comeback for everyone's favorite gyroscope-holder, ROB. Also, the crew seeks closure by swapping war stories about reviewing awful games (no prizes for guessing James' picks), before ending with a look at the week's WiiWare and VC updates.
Credits:
This podcast was edited by James Jones.
Music for this episode of Radio Free Nintendo is used with permission from Jason Ricci & New Blood. You can purchase their new album, Rocket Number 9, directly from the record label, or download it from iTunes, or call your local record store and ask for it!
I think Greg is an anomaly among Brits in terms of his fascination with the NFL. He follows it more closely than I do, and I'm one of those "check the Falcons page on ESPN.com and AJC.com every day" kinda guys.
I'll never know why he sticks with the Bills, though. I mean, Buffalo isn't even a nice place to visit, so that shatters the "One day I'll see my team play at home in person" dream right there. Greg, you should have picked Miami or San Diego.
Wait, if you get NFL in the UK, do they call it Football? American Football? Freedom Fries Ball?
Awesome, this means you've witnessed the amazing feats of Devin Hester, the man who single handedly took the Bears to the Super Bowl in 2006!
