Great first impressions! You're a Lucky guy Tom, I'm so envious, I really want to play that game and check if it gives me motion sickness , but seriously it sounds awsome to play, I hope it lives to the hype.
Motion controls are a great add to the industry, but I've always been happy with my buttons and my analog stick, or d-pad, depends on the game; sometimes motion controls are unnecessarily used in some games, sometime developers force the controls to fit the game and as a result the motions are tiring or wrongly detected, for those games an option to use the classic controller it's very nice, but no one will ask for such an option for Mario Galaxy, where the controls are perfectly implemented; in the future the industry will get the hang of it, motion controls will be in every game together with a good convination of buttons, it will be great to use.
Congratulations for your new not split weekly update EU! I hope you all enjoy B.T B, personally I totally love that game (but Growth is just so damn hard )
@VGP As Objection_Blaster stated (thank you), I'm from Mexico and here videogame importers pay a bizillion taxes, I was actually being optimistic, the game will probably be 55 to 65 dollars.
Klonoa is my all time PS1 favorite, so I really, REALLY have to get this, it's a shame that is going to cost $50 over here ; I haven't buy retail wii games in a while, well time to save money, no more wiiware or VC .
What! those five games are still there? And without any changes , sorry for Bonsai Barber, it's an underated game, hopefully Bit.trip Beat won't share its fate.
Nice review, I'm so glad this one ain't that bad, at least now we have a decent platformer on wiiware (I'm not counting MM9, it counts more as a VC game for me), I'm a platform lover so I'll surely will give it a try, it seems standard but nice, and I kind of like that Cocoto character .
YEAH! I love the flash Ongaku (as a curiosity, ongaku means music in japanese ), but I've always hated to play it with the keyboard, I can't wait for it to come out on wiiware.
I never liked RE gameplay (except for 4's that was ok), but I like its story, so now I can get to know all RE story by playing two great on-rail shooters, YAY!
Alright, I put myself together; nothing for me again, Nobunaga's doesn't appeal to me at all, but I'm hoping for a good score (which I doubt) on Cocoto's review, Wiiware needs platform games; and the only "good news" nothing I care about on Dsiware, I still don't feel bad about not getting a $350 Dsi .
This list is a pretty good one; I liked pokemon blue/red but if Corbie didn't, well, I can live without it, still, it needs my favorite GB game: Mole Mania, I truly love that one.
For what I saw there's a lot of things going on in there, it certainly look too intense, the kind of game where you need to practice a lot to complete a level, Cool! .
Nice update, you all in EU really deserve these lately nice updates, still, there's just one little thing that's bothering me... I WANT MY BUBBLE BOBBLE!
I found it on sale at a department store (lucky me); I didn't know anything anout it but one thing: it looked a lot like Zuma, one of my favorite PC games, so I got it, and is a very good game, full of options and levels, I rather the mouse than the stylus but that's alright; I'd have bought the wiiware version if it had used the pointer instead of that awful twist your wrist till hurts controls.
I really hope The Conduit sales well, the hole game concept sounds pretty good to me, and the controls like no others give it a plus (even thou I'm ok with traditional controls), the Wii needs a game like this, but I probably won't buy it since most fps give me motion sickness, still, I'll rent it or something and if it doesn't, I'll get it for sure.
@Stuffgamer Yeah, I had no problem with the one VC game per week, but seeing how Japan gets an gets games it's just plain unfair, we pay with our money just like them.
@Stuffgamer Thanks for the support, it's all about taxes you know, nothing anyone can do . Where exactly did you send that mail?, it sounds like a good idea.
@Stuffgamer Yep, I'm converting pesos to dollars, here in Mexico new videogames usually cost like twice it's cost on USA, the Dsi is around 4000 pesos, the dollar it's been fluctuating too much from 11 pesos to 14 so I just rounded the conversion a little , but yes it costs something like that. I put the price every time because I'm really mad at it, it's a rip off, and I can't afford it right now.
Well anothe week and still nothing for me ; these updates are getting boring, especially the VC; who, in their sane mind, would buy Wonder Boy III, if you can buy the superior TG-16 Monster Lair for 100 points less? Cristal Defenders seems ok but, is not my cup of tea; and I already have like 3 Dr. Mario versions so, again, no reason to feel bad about not having a 350 dollars Dsi .
I have this feeling that I won't care about those "important" games he talked about, hope I'm mistaken; still, let's hope this E3 turns out better than last year's.
As everybody else, I'd love to hear about F-Zero, Star Fox or Pokemon, but being honest I seriously doubt there will be any big franchise game, at least for Wii; and I've been having this ugly thought that the new Zelda game they were talking about was only LoZ:ST, again I hope I'm wrong.
Odd... to take a driving theory test that is , but seriously, if the price is right, I'm pretty sure studying for a test from this, is better than studying from a book.
WTF!!!... LAME, I hate Pitfall:TMA. (I'll pretend there were no wiiware update ) Well, at least, still nothing that makes me feel bad about not getting the 350 dollars Dsi thingy.
My most anticipated wiiware game, followed too closely by Cave Story; It's so nice to here it's a worthy game, especially since I didn't DL the NES version hoping for this one to be any good, now, lets hope it comes to NA this monday.
The game itself doesn't seem that great to me, actually imho it seems funny for everyone but the person playing it, and the camera has some issues to be solved.
Well, not a really fancy update today, this is of course to increase attention on the Dsi; I dont like Uncharted Waters but I'll wait for the review on Equilibrio, and thankfully, as I don't have 350 dollars to spend on the thing, I couldn't care less about any of Dsiware stuff.
Not bad... but I'm really gonna miss the old sites , still I'm happy that I don't need to look all over the Dsiware news to get to a single wiiware new . What I really don't like about this new site is that the text doesn't fit perfectly on my wii any more, so now I have zoom out and get closer to my tv, or zoom in and constantly move the page left and right with the pad, what can I say, I'm a lazy person , but really keep the site as wii friendly as you can, pleaaaase. All and all, it looks like a cool new site, keep on the good reviews, information and articles and all the sites together will be as great as ever.
Good update, but right now I'm only waiting for Mayhem in Monterland, besides I'm not very fond of the Punch Out! series, so, since I finally got myself some wiipoints, I'll catch up with another title.
So goodbye wiikly updates, I really don't care about Dsiware so, whatever, still I will get a Dsi someday. Well, BB is definitely not for me, but that's fine I got myself some wiipoints and I'll finally DL Bit.trip Beat, yay for me.
Jeje, If I had the money I'd send this game to a friend of mine whose nickname is Bonsai , he actually likes those little trees. For me, well it doesn't seem like a bad game, but is just not my cup of tea.
Yeah, as many others I was eagerly waiting for this, this is good step forward for Nintendo. I'm really enjoying this update, on my wii and on this site, so many positive comments, is so nice .
Great, we got a nice game, but a bit too simplistic for me , my very similar cell version is more than enough, still, together with the vc releases this is a very good update.
Wow, after all this comments I'm just dying to play this game. It's so good to see a good release like this once in a while , it makes wiiware worthwhile.
I liked the on line version of the game and bought it for wiiware, I play it now and then, I enjoy it a lot. One day a friend of mine came to my place to play some Brawl, I was playing DYC and he joined in, we keep playing it together for hours instead; frankly I believe it deserves the prize.
Yeah, this one looks awsome, I love musical games, but no one will lend me a credit card so , still I'll get it some day for sure.
@KS8 Great first impressions, and thanks for the video . When you finish a song can you replay it for a high score anytime you want, or you have to start from the first song again?
A 3 , a thought this was gonna be a 6, what a shame, I like how it looks and all the jumping, but if it is that short I'll have to pass.
@KS8 I totally recommend you Miracle World, forget the bosses (just follow BASS X0's instructions on them ) the level designs are just great imo, I found them challenging and entertaining; the vehicles are nice, and it's just so colorful, I simply love that game .
I'll be keeping an eye on this one, frankly I don't care how it looks, specially so early, I'm a platform lover so just bring on a nice, classic gameplay please . @odd69 Oh! I was thinking the same, please Gamelion give the poor thing ARMS and LEGS.
What a disappointment, I really was expecting something interesting today , I don't care about this game, I'm a lone player, and I bet this ain't gonna be the best party game anyway; seriously 3 + 1? This is as casual as any game can get .
I'm not such a big fan of the Adventure Island series, but the original game can be quite entertaining, I got a remake for PS2, I can say 2.5D graphics do not fit that game, but maybe they'll get them better on this one; also the minigames seem like an interesting addition, I'll be waiting for the review. Btw I'd love to see a new Bonk game too .
To be honest if I had have the points, I'd have downloaded this right away, I wasn't expecting it to be that great but, at least, is a tad diferent, like Gyrostar, and I guess some 2D nostalgia draws me to it too, I'll end up buying it some day. Anyway, I hope you people get your Onslaugh soon, not for me thou, fps give me motion sickness .
@KS8, Adam, fixjuxa Thanks for sharing your points of view .
Welcome Scott!! Very nice first review, this one looks good but, this is not my kind of game, not an horror fan, and actually this IS another puzzle game, I'm not complaining, I just have more than enough thinking to do with WoG and TokiTori.
Just kidding, actually I wanted to say that I'd have bought this game long ago if I could participate on these tournaments, it's a shame they are restricted to just a few countries .
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Re: First Impressions: The Conduit Multiplayer Madness
Great first impressions! You're a Lucky guy Tom, I'm so envious, I really want to play that game and check if it gives me motion sickness , but seriously it sounds awsome to play, I hope it lives to the hype.
Re: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time Remake Coming to XBLA, WiiWare
If it gets close enough to the original I'll get it for sure!
Re: Talking Point: About "The Waggle"
Motion controls are a great add to the industry, but I've always been happy with my buttons and my analog stick, or d-pad, depends on the game; sometimes motion controls are unnecessarily used in some games, sometime developers force the controls to fit the game and as a result the motions are tiring or wrongly detected, for those games an option to use the classic controller it's very nice, but no one will ask for such an option for Mario Galaxy, where the controls are perfectly implemented; in the future the industry will get the hang of it, motion controls will be in every game together with a good convination of buttons, it will be great to use.
Re: Nintendo Download: Bit.Trip Beat, Dr. Mario, Magic and Galaxy Force II (EU)
Congratulations for your new not split weekly update EU!
I hope you all enjoy B.T B, personally I totally love that game (but Growth is just so damn hard )
Re: Klonoa Remake Coming to US Next Week
@VGP
As Objection_Blaster stated (thank you), I'm from Mexico and here videogame importers pay a bizillion taxes, I was actually being optimistic, the game will probably be 55 to 65 dollars.
Re: Klonoa Remake Coming to US Next Week
Klonoa is my all time PS1 favorite, so I really, REALLY have to get this, it's a shame that is going to cost $50 over here ; I haven't buy retail wii games in a while, well time to save money, no more wiiware or VC .
Re: Come Wish Pixel a Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday Pixel! You're the best
Happy Birthday Toddr!
What a great Cave Story artwork.
Re: Top 20 WiiWare Games in USA (29th Apr)
What! those five games are still there? And without any changes , sorry for Bonsai Barber, it's an underated game, hopefully Bit.trip Beat won't share its fate.
Re: Review: Cocoto Platform Jumper (WiiWare)
Nice review, I'm so glad this one ain't that bad, at least now we have a decent platformer on wiiware (I'm not counting MM9, it counts more as a VC game for me), I'm a platform lover so I'll surely will give it a try, it seems standard but nice, and I kind of like that Cocoto character .
Re: Smashmouth Games Announces Ongaku for WiiWare
YEAH! I love the flash Ongaku (as a curiosity, ongaku means music in japanese ), but I've always hated to play it with the keyboard, I can't wait for it to come out on wiiware.
Re: New Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles Trailer Shows More Gameplay
I never liked RE gameplay (except for 4's that was ok), but I like its story, so now I can get to know all RE story by playing two great on-rail shooters, YAY!
Re: Interviews: Cocoto Platform Jumper - Neko Entertainment
It doesn't look bad, or maybe I'm just being optimistic sighs I just want a nice, classic platform game on wiiware.
Re: Nintendo Download: Clubhouse Games, Paper Planes, Platforms and Warring States (US)
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ok... three LAME week upates... in a row...
Alright, I put myself together; nothing for me again, Nobunaga's doesn't appeal to me at all, but I'm hoping for a good score (which I doubt) on Cocoto's review, Wiiware needs platform games; and the only "good news" nothing I care about on Dsiware, I still don't feel bad about not getting a $350 Dsi .
Re: Ten Game Boy Games You Should Be Playing
This list is a pretty good one; I liked pokemon blue/red but if Corbie didn't, well, I can live without it, still, it needs my favorite GB game: Mole Mania, I truly love that one.
Re: Game Play Trailer - ColorZ
For what I saw there's a lot of things going on in there, it certainly look too intense, the kind of game where you need to practice a lot to complete a level, Cool! .
Re: Nintendo Download: Adventure Island, Crystal Defenders R1 & Real Football 2009 (EU)
Nice update, you all in EU really deserve these lately nice updates, still, there's just one little thing that's bothering me... I WANT MY BUBBLE BOBBLE!
Re: Review: Magnetica (DS)
I found it on sale at a department store (lucky me); I didn't know anything anout it but one thing: it looked a lot like Zuma, one of my favorite PC games, so I got it, and is a very good game, full of options and levels, I rather the mouse than the stylus but that's alright; I'd have bought the wiiware version if it had used the pointer instead of that awful twist your wrist till hurts controls.
Re: Talking Point: Could The Conduit Be in for a Rough Ride at Retail?
I really hope The Conduit sales well, the hole game concept sounds pretty good to me, and the controls like no others give it a plus (even thou I'm ok with traditional controls), the Wii needs a game like this, but I probably won't buy it since most fps give me motion sickness, still, I'll rent it or something and if it doesn't, I'll get it for sure.
Re: Nintendo Download: Dr. Mario, Wonder Boy, More Magic Tricks and Crystal Defenders (US)
@Stuffgamer
Yeah, I had no problem with the one VC game per week, but seeing how Japan gets an gets games it's just plain unfair, we pay with our money just like them.
Re: Nintendo Download: Dr. Mario, Wonder Boy, More Magic Tricks and Crystal Defenders (US)
@Stuffgamer
Thanks for the support, it's all about taxes you know, nothing anyone can do .
Where exactly did you send that mail?, it sounds like a good idea.
Re: Nintendo Download: Dr. Mario, Wonder Boy, More Magic Tricks and Crystal Defenders (US)
@Stuffgamer
Yep, I'm converting pesos to dollars, here in Mexico new videogames usually cost like twice it's cost on USA, the Dsi is around 4000 pesos, the dollar it's been fluctuating too much from 11 pesos to 14 so I just rounded the conversion a little , but yes it costs something like that. I put the price every time because I'm really mad at it, it's a rip off, and I can't afford it right now.
Re: Nintendo Download: Dr. Mario, Wonder Boy, More Magic Tricks and Crystal Defenders (US)
Well anothe week and still nothing for me ; these updates are getting boring, especially the VC; who, in their sane mind, would buy Wonder Boy III, if you can buy the superior TG-16 Monster Lair for 100 points less?
Cristal Defenders seems ok but, is not my cup of tea; and I already have like 3 Dr. Mario versions so, again, no reason to feel bad about not having a 350 dollars Dsi .
Re: Reggie says "important" Wii titles coming
I have this feeling that I won't care about those "important" games he talked about, hope I'm mistaken; still, let's hope this E3 turns out better than last year's.
As everybody else, I'd love to hear about F-Zero, Star Fox or Pokemon, but being honest I seriously doubt there will be any big franchise game, at least for Wii; and I've been having this ugly thought that the new Zelda game they were talking about was only LoZ:ST, again I hope I'm wrong.
Re: Review: Pass Your Driving Theory Test (DS)
Odd... to take a driving theory test that is , but seriously, if the price is right, I'm pretty sure studying for a test from this, is better than studying from a book.
Re: Nintendo Download: Mixed Messages, Pitfalls, Magic Tricks and Pirates (US)
WTF!!!... LAME, I hate Pitfall:TMA. (I'll pretend there were no wiiware update )
Well, at least, still nothing that makes me feel bad about not getting the 350 dollars Dsi thingy.
Re: Review: Bubble Bobble Plus! (WiiWare)
My most anticipated wiiware game, followed too closely by Cave Story; It's so nice to here it's a worthy game, especially since I didn't DL the NES version hoping for this one to be any good, now, lets hope it comes to NA this monday.
Re: Iwata and WarioWare: Snapped!
LOL, yeah priceless!!!
The game itself doesn't seem that great to me, actually imho it seems funny for everyone but the person playing it, and the camera has some issues to be solved.
Re: Nintendo Download: DSiWare, Equilibrio & Uncharted Waters (US)
Well, not a really fancy update today, this is of course to increase attention on the Dsi; I dont like Uncharted Waters but I'll wait for the review on Equilibrio, and thankfully, as I don't have 350 dollars to spend on the thing, I couldn't care less about any of Dsiware stuff.
Re: Review: Ikaruga (GCN)
Great review and perfect score, this game is one of my beloved treasures (pun intended), it's soooo hard and yet so fun.
Re: Welcome to the New Look Nintendo Life!
Not bad... but I'm really gonna miss the old sites , still I'm happy that I don't need to look all over the Dsiware news to get to a single wiiware new .
What I really don't like about this new site is that the text doesn't fit perfectly on my wii any more, so now I have zoom out and get closer to my tv, or zoom in and constantly move the page left and right with the pad, what can I say, I'm a lazy person , but really keep the site as wii friendly as you can, pleaaaase.
All and all, it looks like a cool new site, keep on the good reviews, information and articles and all the sites together will be as great as ever.
Re: USA VC Update: Super Punch-Out!!
Good update, but right now I'm only waiting for Mayhem in Monterland, besides I'm not very fond of the Punch Out! series, so, since I finally got myself some wiipoints, I'll catch up with another title.
Re: USA WiiWare Update: Bonsai Barber
So goodbye wiikly updates, I really don't care about Dsiware so, whatever, still I will get a Dsi someday.
Well, BB is definitely not for me, but that's fine I got myself some wiipoints and I'll finally DL Bit.trip Beat, yay for me.
A toilet game.... LOL
Re: Bonsai Barber Coming To WiiWare This Monday
Jeje, If I had the money I'd send this game to a friend of mine whose nickname is Bonsai , he actually likes those little trees. For me, well it doesn't seem like a bad game, but is just not my cup of tea.
Re: Wii Storage Solution Solved - Finally A Use For The SD Card Slot!
Yeah, as many others I was eagerly waiting for this, this is good step forward for Nintendo. I'm really enjoying this update, on my wii and on this site, so many positive comments, is so nice .
Re: USA WiiWare Update - Pop 'Em Drop 'Em SameGame
Great, we got a nice game, but a bit too simplistic for me , my very similar cell version is more than enough, still, together with the vc releases this is a very good update.
Re: Rejoice! The DSi Gets a Virtual Console After All
I was going to buy the DSi anyway, but certainly this is the only feature I care about from the console, so GREAT NEWS!
Re: USA WiiWare Update: Bit.Trip Beat
Wow, after all this comments I'm just dying to play this game. It's so good to see a good release like this once in a while , it makes wiiware worthwhile.
@KS8
Your videos are always welcomed .
@corbie, worrybomb
Thanks! (A little late )
Re: Defend Your Castle receives 2009 ELAN Awards nomination
I liked the on line version of the game and bought it for wiiware, I play it now and then, I enjoy it a lot. One day a friend of mine came to my place to play some Brawl, I was playing DYC and he joined in, we keep playing it together for hours instead; frankly I believe it deserves the prize.
Re: USA WiiWare Update: Bit.Trip Beat
Yeah, this one looks awsome, I love musical games, but no one will lend me a credit card so , still I'll get it some day for sure.
@KS8
Great first impressions, and thanks for the video . When you finish a song can you replay it for a high score anytime you want, or you have to start from the first song again?
Re: Review: Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars (SMS)
A 3 , a thought this was gonna be a 6, what a shame, I like how it looks and all the jumping, but if it is that short I'll have to pass.
@KS8
I totally recommend you Miracle World, forget the bosses (just follow BASS X0's instructions on them ) the level designs are just great imo, I found them challenging and entertaining; the vehicles are nice, and it's just so colorful, I simply love that game .
Re: New Furry Legends Screenshots
I'll be keeping an eye on this one, frankly I don't care how it looks, specially so early, I'm a platform lover so just bring on a nice, classic gameplay please .
@odd69
Oh! I was thinking the same, please Gamelion give the poor thing ARMS and LEGS.
Re: USA WiiWare Update: Family & Friends Party
What a disappointment, I really was expecting something interesting today , I don't care about this game, I'm a lone player, and I bet this ain't gonna be the best party game anyway; seriously 3 + 1? This is as casual as any game can get .
Re: USA WiiWare Update: Onslaught
For me:
Meh for the fps, still, I'm glad for all the people who wanted it .
YAAAAAAAAY!, for the C64 comming to NA .
Re: First Screens of Adventure Island: The Beginning Revealed
I'm not such a big fan of the Adventure Island series, but the original game can be quite entertaining, I got a remake for PS2, I can say 2.5D graphics do not fit that game, but maybe they'll get them better on this one; also the minigames seem like an interesting addition, I'll be waiting for the review. Btw I'd love to see a new Bonk game too .
Re: Diatomic: Microscopic Arcade Action Madness
This one looks good; actually, there has been many good announcements for Wiiware lately.
Re: USA WiiWare Update: Evasive Space
To be honest if I had have the points, I'd have downloaded this right away, I wasn't expecting it to be that great but, at least, is a tad diferent, like Gyrostar, and I guess some 2D nostalgia draws me to it too, I'll end up buying it some day. Anyway, I hope you people get your Onslaugh soon, not for me thou, fps give me motion sickness .
@KS8, Adam, fixjuxa
Thanks for sharing your points of view .
Re: Top 20 WiiWare Games in USA (11th Feb)
Good, Snowboard Riot in, Pong Toss almost out
Re: USA WiiWare Update: LIT
Is official, everybody has WoG now .
Good for all who ware waiting for LIT, this update got nothing for me thou, so lets wait for the next one.
Re: Review: LIT (WiiWare)
Welcome Scott!! Very nice first review, this one looks good but, this is not my kind of game, not an horror fan, and actually this IS another puzzle game, I'm not complaining, I just have more than enough thinking to do with WoG and TokiTori.
Re: Tetris Party Tournament No. 3 Details
Just commentig to be the first ...
Just kidding, actually I wanted to say that I'd have bought this game long ago if I could participate on these tournaments, it's a shame they are restricted to just a few countries .