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Video of the Day: January 16, 2007
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
Nintendo DS Release Dates of Interest
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008Today Nintendo released a large amount of release dates for the Wii and Nintendo DS. Below are the release dates for Nintendo DS titles in the United States.
Jan. 21:
- Advance Wars: Days of Ruin(Nintendo/Intelligent Systems)
- Mazes of Fate DS(Graffiti Entertainment, LLC)
Jan. 22:
- Mega Brain Boost(Majesco Entertainment)
Jan. 24:
- Aquarium by DS(Bold Games)
- Fantasy Aquarium by DS(Bold Games)
Jan. 29:
- Pet Pals: Animal Doctor(Majesco Entertainment)
January:
- N+(Atari)
- Barnyard Blast(DSI Games)
- Command & Destroy(DSI Games)
- Miami Nights: Singles in the City(Ubisoft)
- Brain Challenge(Ubisoft)
Feb. 4:
- Paws & Claws: Pet Resort(THQ)
Feb. 5:
- Homie Rollerz(Destineer)
- Nanostray 2(Majesco Entertainment)
Feb. 10 (street date):
- Professor Layton and the Curious Village(Nintendo/LEVEL-5)
Feb. 12:
- Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney(Capcom)
- New Zealand Story Revolution(Ignition Entertainment)
- Dream Pinball 3D(SouthPeak Games)
Feb. 19:
- Spitfire Heroes: Tales of the RAF(Destineer)
- Zoo Tycoon II(THQ)
Feb. 25:
- Bratz: Super Babyz(THQ)
Feb. 26:
- Bubble Bobble Double Shot(Ignition Entertainment)
February:
- My Horse and Me(Atari)
- M&M’S Kart Racing(DSI Games)
- Garfield Gets Real(DSI Games)
- Yamaha Supercross(DSI Games)
- Insecticide(Gamecock Media Group)
- Anno 1701: Dawn of Discovery(Ubisoft)
- Assassin’s Creed Altair’s Chronicles(Ubisoft)
- Petz Wild Animals: Tigerz(Ubisoft)
- Puppy Palace(Ubisoft)
- Real Soccer 2008(Ubisoft)
March 1:
- Project Exile(Graffiti Entertainment, LLC)
March 3:
- Let’s Ride: Friends Forever(THQ)
March 4:
- Diary Girl(Konami)
- Go Pets(Konami)
- Disney Friends(Disney Interactive Studios)
- Eco-Creatures: Save the Forest(Majesco Entertainment)
March 8:
- Plushees(Destineer)
- River King: Mystic Valley(Natsume Inc.)
- Harvest Moon DS Cute(Natsume Inc.)
March 11:
- FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES: Rings of Fate(Square Enix)
- Lost in Blue 3(Konami )
- Pro Evolution Soccer(Konami)
March 25:
- Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword(Tecmo, Inc.)
March:
- Alone in the Dark(Atari)
- Drone Tactics(Atlus USA)
- Double Sequence(DSI Games)
- Ninja Reflex(Electronic Arts)
- Myst(Empire Interactive)
- Naruto: Ninja Destiny(Tomy Corporation)
- Petz Bunnyz(Ubisoft)
- Imagine Figure Skater(Ubisoft)
- Commando(XS Games)
April 15:
- Teenage Zombies: Invasion of the Alien Brain Thingys(Ignition Entertainment)
April:
- Super Dodgeball Brawlers(Aksys Games)
- Rondo of Swords(Atlus USA)
- Quick Yoga Training(Ubisoft)
May 5:
- Crosswords DS(Nintendo)
May 6:
- Speed Racer(Warner Bros. Games)
May 8:
- Organize It(Summitsoft Corporation)
May 13:
- The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian(Disney Interactive Studios)
May:
- Winx Club: Mission Enchantix(Konami)
- Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles(Aksys Games)
- Garfield Fun Fest(DSI Games)
- 1 vs. 100(DSI Games)
June 8:
- Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness(Natsume Inc.)
- Shining Stars(DSI Games)
- Catch of the Day(Electronic Arts)
- PipeMania(Empire Interactive)
- Wall-E(THQ)
Spring:
- Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution(2K Games)
- Don King Presents: Prizefighter(2K Sports)
- Top Spin 3(2K Sports)
- Kung Fu Panda(Activision)
- LEGO: Indiana Jones(LucasArts)
- The World Ends with You(Square Enix)
Summer:
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed(LucasArts)
- Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 3(Namco Bandai Games America Inc.)
Q2:
- Bangai-O Spirits(D3 Publisher of America)
- PREY THE STARS(KOEI CORPORATION)
- Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time(Nintendo)
- Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness(Nintendo)
Nintendo Press Release
Nintendo Wii Release Dates of Interest
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008Today Nintendo released a large amount of release dates for the Wii and Nintendo DS. Below are the Release dates for Wii titles in the United States.
Jan. 7:
- Kidz Sports Ice Hockey(Destineer)
Jan. 8:
- Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law(Capcom)
Jan. 15:
- SAMURAI WARRIORS: KATANA(KOEI CORPORATION)
- Furu Furu Park(Majesco Entertainment)
Jan. 21
- Endless Ocean(Nintendo)
Jan. 22:
- One Piece: Unlimited Adventure(Namco Bandai Games America Inc.)
Jan. 29:
- Bomberman Land(Hudson)
January:
- No More Heroes(Ubisoft)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Hard Evidence(Ubisoft)
Feb. 8:
- Kawasaki Jet Ski(Destineer)
Feb. 11:
- Go Diego Go!: Safari Rescue(2K Play)
Feb. 12:
- WWII Aces(Destineer)
- Dream Pinball 3D(SouthPeak Games)
Feb. 18:
- MX vs. ATV Untamed(THQ)
Feb. 25:
- Agatha Christie And Then There Were None(DreamCatcher Games)
Feb. 26:
- Baroque(Atlus USA)
- The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors(Square Enix)
Feb. 27:
- Kidz Sports Soccer(Destineer)
- London Taxi: Rush Hour(Destineer)
February:
- Garfield Gets Real(DSI Games)
- Yamaha Supercross(DSI Games)
- Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore(Konami)
- Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30(Ubisoft)
- BALLOON POP(UFO INTERACTIVE GAMES)
March 3:
- Destroy All Humans: Big Willy Unleashed(THQ)
March 9:
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl(Nintendo)
March 10:
- Worms: A Space Oddity(THQ)
March 25:
- Okami(Capcom)
- OPOONA(KOEI CORPORATION)
March:
- MiniCopter: Adventure Flight(Aksys Games)
- Alone in the Dark(Atari)
- Ninja Reflex(Electronic Arts)
- Obscure: The Aftermath(Ignition Entertainment)
- Target: Terror(Konami)
- Nitro Bike(Ubisoft)
- Emergency Heroes(Ubisoft)
- HEAVENLY GUARDIAN(UFO INTERACTIVE GAMES)
- Rebel Raiders(XS Games)
April 15:
- Castle of Shikigami III(Aksys Games)
April:
- Pro Evolution Soccer(Konami)
- Wild Earth: African Safari(Majesco Entertainment)
- THE MONKEY KING-THE LEGEND BEGINS(UFO INTERACTIVE GAMES)
- Super Pick Ups(XS Games)
May 6:
- Speed Racer(Warner Bros. Games)
May 13:
- The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian(Disney Interactive Studios)
May:
- BlastWorks: Build, Trade, Destroy(Majesco Entertainment)
- King of Fighters: The Orochi Saga(SNK Playmore)
- THE DOG Island(Ubisoft)
June 8:
- Wonderworld Amusement Park(Majesco Entertainment)
June:
- Catch of the Day(Electronic Arts)
- Ford Racing Off Road(Empire Interactive)
- Cooking Mama Cook Off 2(Majesco Entertainment)
- Rygar: The Battle of Argus(Tecmo, Inc.)
- DeBlob(THQ)
- Wall-E(THQ)
Spring:
- Mario Kart Wii with Wii Wheel(Nintendo)
- Major League Baseball 2K8(2K Sports)
- Don King Presents: Prizefighter(2K Sports)
- Top Spin 3(2K Sports)
- Kung Fu Panda(Activision)
- LEGO: Indiana Jones(LucasArts)
Summer:
- Deca Sports(Hudson)
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed(LucasArts)
- Active Life: Outdoor Challenge(Namco )
- Bandai Games America Inc.)
Q2:
- Wii Fit(Nintendo )
Nintendo Press Release
SSBB: Multi-Man Brawl, Pikmin Music, Pikmin & Olimar, Snake’s Final Smash and Olimar’s Special Moves
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008The original Super Smash Bros. had a thing called Multi-Man Mode were the player would fight the Fighting Polygon Team. Super Smash Bros. Melee saw the return of this mode with the Fighting Wire Frame Team. And on January 8 the DOJO gave us information on Multi-Man Brawl in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, were the opponents are now composed of the Fighting Alloy Team. All three of these modes have one think in common, a swarm of uniform enemies that the player must fend off. The Fighting Alloy Team is composed of Red Alloys, Blue Alloys, Yellow Alloys, and Green Alloys.
This mode is basically a survival mode and there is six ways to play. 10-Man Brawl, 100-Man Brawl, 3-Minute Brawl, 15 Minute Brawl, Endless Brawl, and Cruel Brawl are the ways of playing this mode, apparently identical to Super Smash Bros. Melee.
In 10-Man Brawl you fight until you have beaten 10 enemies, in 100-Man Brawl you fight until you have beaten 100 enemies, In 3-Minute Brawl you kill as many players you can within 3 minutes, in 15 Minute Brawl you kill as many players you can within 15 minutes, in Endless Brawl you fight until you die, and Cruel Brawl is the same as Endless Brawl just a lot harder.
A nice little addition to these mode is the ability to play with two players, and even to play with a friend online.
On January 9, the DOJO offered “Pikmin: World Map” for a trial listening.
On the same day, The DOJO introduced a new brawler, or brawlers, Pikmin & Olimar. How the two interact will be explain latter in this post.
On January 10, the DOJO gave us a look at Snake’s Final Smash, a move called Grenade Launcher. First Snake calls of Helicopter support, then Snake Jumps high and grabs the helicopter’s rope ladder and whips out his Grenade Launcher. He has 12 rounds and limited time to use them. After the “Final” Smash, snake then climbs back up to return to battle.
On January 11, the DOJO gave use information on Olimar and his accompanying Pikman’s special moves.
Olimar’s Standard Special Move is Pikmin Pluck, were(you guest it), Olimar plucks Pikman. plucked Pikman go to the back of a line formed behind Olimar.
Olimar’s Side Special Move is Pikmin throw, each Pikman has a different affect when thrown. There is five types of Pikman available to Olimar, including Red Pikman, Yellow Pikman, Blue Pikman, Purple Pikman, and White Pikman. Red Pikman have a High attack power, it’s attacks imbued with incendiary properties(what?), and immune to fire. Yellow Pikman have a range of attack slightly larger than the others, easily hits enemies, travels in slight arcs when thrown, and it’s attacks imbued with electrical properties. Blue Pikmin are strong when thrown and slightly more durable than average. Purple Pikman Do not fly far when thrown, slams into enemies instead of latching on when thrown, are slow, and have a high attack power. White Pikman are quick, light, and it’s poison does additional damage when latched onto opponent.
To do Smash Attack and certain midair attacks, Olimar need to be accompanied by Pikmin. Olimar’s Down Special Move is Pikmin Order, were Oilmar calls discarded Pikman, and is also used to shift a new Pikmin to the front of the line.
Smash Bros DOJO!!!
