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Nintendo Q2 Lineup - Continues to be piss poor!
« on: April 12, 2011, 12:52:18 pm »
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[YouTube]Nintendo Unveils Heroes, Mystery and Motion in Second-Quarter Video Game Lineup
Roster Includes The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D with Master Quest, Mystery Case Files: Dust to Dust and Wii Play: Motion with Wii Remote Plus

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nintendo of America today revealed a diverse lineup of new video games set to launch during the second quarter of 2011. Whether they’re playing at home on the Wii™ system, having fun on the go with the Nintendo DS™ family of systems or discovering the new Nintendo 3DS™ hand-held system, consumers will have a wide variety of engaging, inclusive experiences to choose from as Nintendo and its publishing partners unleash more than 50 games in the coming months.

“Games like The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D and Wii Play: Motion offer exciting additions to some of Nintendo’s most popular franchises, while our third-party partners continue to provide blockbuster gaming experiences for Nintendo systems.”

A June 19 launch date has been set for The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time™ 3D, a re-mastered edition of one of the most acclaimed installments in The Legend of Zelda series, created exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS system. Wii owners, meanwhile, can look forward to the June 13 launch of Wii Play™: Motion, which includes 12 new motion-controlled games and will be packaged with a black Wii Remote™ Plus controller. Upcoming games also include Mystery Case Files™: Dust to Dust™ for the Wii system, which combines the seek-and-solve fun of the puzzle-based series with adventuresome story elements, multiplayer modes and the intuitive motion control of the Wii Remote™ controller.

“Following a tremendous launch for Nintendo 3DS, our roster of upcoming games for Wii and all of our hand-held systems will keep the momentum going strong into summer,” said Marc Franklin, Nintendo of America’s director of Public Relations. “Games like The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D and Wii Play: Motion offer exciting additions to some of Nintendo’s most popular franchises, while our third-party partners continue to provide blockbuster gaming experiences for Nintendo systems.”

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D brings a completely re-mastered version of an epic entry in the beloved The Legend of Zelda game series to Nintendo’s newest hand-held system, Nintendo 3DS. The game couples phenomenally enhanced graphics with stunning, glasses-free 3D visuals to bring to life the daring adventures of its hero, Link™. A streamlined touch-screen interface and newly implemented motion controls provide a fresh and intuitive feel as players immerse themselves in the tale of the creation of Hyrule and the struggle for control of its all-powerful ancient relic. The game will also feature new challenges not included in the original game. The Legend of Zelda veterans can look forward to the Master Quest – a second quest with revamped puzzles and redesigned dungeons that feature the same graphical and interface upgrades as the main game. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D is a masterful improvement on one of the landmark releases in video game history.

With the June 13 launch of Wii Play: Motion, Wii owners will be twisting, turning and enjoying themselves like never before, whether they’re newcomers to the console or have already discovered the fun of the popular Wii Play game. From catching a gust of wind by tilting an umbrella to fending off garden pests by swinging a mallet, each of the 12 included games will have players smiling wide as they use their Wii Remote Plus controller (or Wii Remote with Wii MotionPlus™ accessory) in a variety of interesting, sometimes unexpected ways. Wii Play: Motion comes packaged with a Wii Remote Plus controller – which combines the original Wii Remote controller with the precision of Wii MotionPlus – to deliver great value, precise motion control and immersive social fun that anyone in the household can pick up and instantly enjoy.

Mystery Case Files: Dust to Dust brings the intrigue and sleuthing of Big Fish Games’ Mystery Case Files series to the Wii system for the first time. The game transports players to the enigmatic Malgrave Island, where they must hunt for hidden objects and solve puzzles to collect a magically powerful dust scattered across the island. Anyone can delve quickly and easily into the game’s rich seek-and-solve action, using the Wii Remote controller to examine multi-layered hidden-object scenes, locate cleverly concealed items and obtain inventory items that will help to overcome brain-teasing obstacles. Multiplayer features allow players to team up and crack the case together or face off in a competitive hunt for hidden objects. (Additional controllers are required for multiplayer features and are sold separately.) No matter who’s playing, it’ll take sharp eyes and a keen mind to get to the bottom of Mystery Case Files: Dust to Dust.

Third-party publishers will offer a spectacular range of new software for Nintendo systems in the months to come. Among the upcoming games for the Wii console are Konami Digital Entertainment’s Karaoke Revolution Glee: Volume 2 and Disney Interactive Studios’ LEGO® Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game. Nintendo 3DS users can look forward to a May launch for TECMO KOEI’s DEAD OR ALIVE® Dimensions, while Warner Bros. Interactive’s Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters is set to launch simultaneously for Wii, Nintendo 3DS and the Nintendo DS family of systems on June 7.

Below is a partial list of upcoming games for Nintendo systems. Note that game titles and launch dates are subject to change.


Wii
Publisher Game Available
Activision Transformers™: Dark of the Moon™ Stealth Force Edition June 14
Deep Silver, Inc. Get Fit with Mel B Spring
Disney Interactive Studios LEGO® Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game May
Disney•Pixar Cars 2: The Video Game Summer
Graffiti Entertainment, Inc. Reader Rabbit® Preschool April
Reader Rabbit® Kindergarten April
Reader Rabbit® 1st Grade April
Reader Rabbit® 2nd Grade April
Konami Digital Entertainment Karaoke Revolution Glee: Volume 2 Spring
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. ExerBeat™ April 26
Nintendo Wii Play™: Motion June 13
Mystery Case Files™: Dust to Dust™ June 27
SEGA Thor™: God of Thunder May 3
The Conduit™ 2 April 12
THQ Inc. Rio April 12
SpongeBob SquigglePants April 12
Kung Fu Panda® 2 May 24
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters June 7


Nintendo DS Family
Publisher Game Available
Activision Transformers™: Dark of the Moon™ AUTOBOTS™ June 14
Transformers™: Dark of the Moon™ DECEPTICONS™ June 14
Squinkies April 12
Bergsala Lightweight LLC Loving Life with Hello Kitty® and Friends May 10
Deep Silver, Inc. Duke Nukem: Critical Mass Q2
Disney Interactive Studios LEGO® Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game May
Disney•Pixar Cars 2: The Video Game Summer
Easy Interactive Hollywood Files June 14
Picture Puzzle Collection May 17
Match 3 Madness May 3
Konami Digital Entertainment Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s World Championship 2011 May 10
Majesco Entertainment Cake Mania Main Street May
SEGA Thor™: God of Thunder May 3
THQ Inc. Rio April 12
Paws & Claws Pampered Pets 2™ April 19
Kung Fu Panda® 2 May 24
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment LEGO® Battles: Ninjago Spring
Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters June 7


Nintendo 3DS
Publisher Game Available
Activision Transformers™: Dark of the Moon™ Stealth Force Edition 3D June 14
Aksys Games Localization, Inc. BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II May 24
Crave Games Cartoon Network Punch Time Explosion May 24
D3 Publisher Dream Trigger™ 3D April
Disney Interactive Studios LEGO® Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game May
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. DualPenSports™ May
PAC-MAN® & Galaga® DIMENSIONS June
Nintendo The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time™ 3D June 19
NIS America, Inc. Cave Story 3D June 28
TECMO KOEI AMERICA CORP. DEAD OR ALIVE® Dimensions May
THQ Inc. SpongeBob SquigglePants May 17
Ubisoft Entertainment Driver® Renegade Spring
Rabbids® Travel in Time April 10
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell® 3D April 10
James Noir’s Hollywood Crimes™ June 7
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters June 7 [/YouTube]
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Offline Barry the Nomad

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Re: Nintendo Q2 Lineup - Continues to be piss poor!
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2011, 01:17:28 pm »
I won't lie, I used to love Reader Rabbit. Too bad they don't have a 26 year old edition.
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Re: Nintendo Q2 Lineup - Continues to be piss poor!
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2011, 02:31:18 pm »
Yeah, that is a surprisingly sparse line up.  The one I'm most interested in is Conduit 2 on the Wii, but aside from that there isn't much.
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Re: Nintendo Q2 Lineup - Continues to be piss poor!
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2011, 03:31:01 pm »
Wii Play: Motion...

How does Nintendo have ANY fans anymore?
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Re: Nintendo Q2 Lineup - Continues to be piss poor!
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2011, 05:06:00 pm »
Pretty sad lineup. Here's hoping for a good showing at E3 at least.
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Re: Nintendo Q2 Lineup - Continues to be piss poor!
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2011, 05:24:07 pm »
Some folks think it's because Wii 2 is arriving this year. :P

Wii fans hating on Sonic Generations not being for Wii are oddly positively speculating that Sonic Generations will be a launch title on Wii 2. So... they hate the idea of buying a PS3 or 360 to play the next Sonic game (both consoles currently priced very low when bought used and refurbished) but would gladly buy a Wii 2 new at launch to play the game? Even when a Wii 2 will surly cost more than a used PS3 or 360? Wiidiots.
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Re: Nintendo Q2 Lineup - Continues to be piss poor!
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2011, 05:42:20 pm »
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Some folks think it's because Wii 2 is arriving this year. :P

Wii fans hating on Sonic Generations not being for Wii are oddly positively speculating that Sonic Generations will be a launch title on Wii 2. So... they hate the idea of buying a PS3 or 360 to play the next Sonic game (both consoles currently priced very low when bought used and refurbished) but would gladly buy a Wii 2 new at launch to play the game? Even when a Wii 2 will surly cost more than a used PS3 or 360? Wiidiots.
lol, can get a new 360 for $200
i'd rather get a new one for 30 bucks or so more then a used one.
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Re: Nintendo Q2 Lineup - Continues to be piss poor!
« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2011, 06:19:22 pm »
Agreed that new is the best, but a used one is only $139.99 at GameStop. $170 gets you the 20GB model, while $200 gets you the S model, but only with 4GB of memory. In any case, it's a good deal whichever you choose.

Local game store near me has a great deal, buy any used console (prices are equal or below GameStop) and you get a buy 1 get 1 free deal on used games. So $130 360 + used $30 game + free game usually priced at $30 = $40 less than a new 4GB model, leaving $30 spare for a game or a 16GB USB stick.
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Re: Nintendo Q2 Lineup - Continues to be piss poor!
« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2011, 07:38:06 pm »
I don't know why I even own a Wii anymore, I decided not to get a 3DS till it has a decent line up and a decent price.

I sold my 360 due to not caring about any of MS's titles they published last year and this year its worse. I might do the same with Wii.

I guess this is a good time to buy a PC graphics card.
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Re: Nintendo Q2 Lineup - Continues to be piss poor!
« Reply #9 on: April 12, 2011, 07:40:38 pm »
I'd hope they release a new Wii later this year. It seems like they've pretty much abandoned their current console (outside of Zelda, Dragon Quest, and a few titles that may or may not make it out of Japan).
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Re: Nintendo Q2 Lineup - Continues to be piss poor!
« Reply #10 on: April 12, 2011, 07:53:03 pm »
I found the Wii to be great for lightgun games and platformers. Even though Move could mop the floor with Wii, it's gonna take a while before their lightgun library matches the Wii's, specifically in SEGA titles.
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Re: Nintendo Q2 Lineup - Continues to be piss poor!
« Reply #11 on: April 12, 2011, 08:23:57 pm »
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I found the Wii to be great for lightgun games and platformers. Even though Move could mop the floor with Wii, it's gonna take a while before their lightgun library matches the Wii's, specifically in SEGA titles.

I totally agree,  I haven't been moved to buy a move controller yet.  (See what I did there?)
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Re: Nintendo Q2 Lineup - Continues to be piss poor!
« Reply #12 on: April 12, 2011, 08:43:47 pm »
Too bad SEGA stopped releasing light gun shooters all together.... the last one was a year ago...
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Re: Nintendo Q2 Lineup - Continues to be piss poor!
« Reply #13 on: April 12, 2011, 08:56:38 pm »
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Too bad SEGA stopped releasing light gun shooters all together.... the last one was a year ago...

Yeah, I would still love to see House of the Dead 4. One of my favorite arcade experiences ever, I'm hoping to play it again someday.
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« Reply #14 on: April 12, 2011, 09:27:28 pm »
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Too bad SEGA stopped releasing light gun shooters all together.... the last one was a year ago...

Yeah, I would still love to see House of the Dead 4. One of my favorite arcade experiences ever, I'm hoping to play it again someday.
Seconded.
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