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E3 2009 highlights: The Nintendo roundup

by James Ransom-Wiley { Jun 12th 2009 at 4:00PM }

Nintendo E3 2009 checklist:

Mario? *check*
Zelda? *check*
Metroid? *check*

Are we missing something? Head past the break to find out!

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Hands-on: Sin and Punishment 2

by JC Fletcher { Jun 4th 2009 at 9:30AM }

Nintendo's E3 booth is full of "Everybody's Games," games designed to be accessible to anyone and enjoyable without being frustrating. Well, it's full of "Everybody's Games" ... and a Treasure shooter. Sin and Punishment 2 doesn't seem to make any concessions to the Wii audience, with the usual frantic pace fans of Bangai-O, Ikaruga, and, well, Sin and Punishment expect, as well as some patently bizarre imagery and language at work. Refer to the giant chicken monster in the trailer above, called the, uh, Cock Keeper. Treasure's English has always been a bit awkward.

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Nintendo reveals Q1 2010 release for Sin & Punishment 2

by David Hinkle { Jun 2nd 2009 at 2:00PM }

Nintendo opened up its assets site at the conclusion of its E3 keynote, and while digging around for juicy bits of media to unload on you, dear reader, at rock-bottom prices, we found something interesting regarding Treasure's upcoming Wii title Sin & Punishment 2. The game is listed for a Q1 2010 release, according to Nintendo, which comes as a pleasant surprise to us. Sure, the game was always expected to arrive in 2009, but without hearing or seeing anything on it in around a year, we're comforted simply by the fact that Nintendo still knows it exists.

Touch Ruminations: Serious business

by David Hinkle { Feb 13th 2009 at 4:59PM }

In the latest edition of Touch Ruminations, former DS and Wii Fanboy Lead David Hinkle talks about how lousy Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop looks and why the Wii needs to be taken more seriously. Basically, he just rants about stuff. The opinions expressed here belong to the author and don't necessarily reflect those of Joystiq, Weblogs Inc. or its affiliates.

You've seen it, right? Horrible, I know. How does something like this even happen? I don't have all of the answers, but being an individual that has worked in the Wii trenches for years now, I can tell you one thing: this isn't helping the Wii to get the respect it deserves.

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We concur: Edge's most promising Wii games of 2009

by Chris Greenhough { Jan 5th 2009 at 5:00PM }

We don't usually post about the various end-of-year lists that appear on other sites (we much prefer composing our own), but Edge's "ten most promising Wii titles of 2009" chart was so close to our own 2009 wishlist that we felt it warranted a nod.

Understandably, only super-confirmed 2009 releases are included, so this selection may change over time (if, say, a Fragile localization is announced, or No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle makes this year, or -- LOL -- we get a new Pilotwings), but so far we think this is spot-on. Check out which ten titles made the list after the break, and take note of the strong third-party showing!

Gallery: 2008's Top Games

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Wii Warm Up: What's your next big game on the horizon?

by David Hinkle { Dec 16th 2008 at 8:00AM }

It's no secret that 2009 is going to be full of awesome game experiences for us Wii owners. What we were wondering, though, is what the next big game on the horizon is for yourself? Are you pumped for titles due for release in Q1, such as MadWorld, Dead Rising, and The Conduit? Or, are you looking forward to something due a bit later, like Sin & Punishment 2 or Punch-Out!!?

Wii Warm Up: Top title for 2009?

by David Hinkle { Nov 19th 2008 at 8:00AM }

So, yesterday we had some talk about 2009 and how there are plenty of great games releasing on the Wii. What we want to know this morning is what is the top 2009 title for you? What are you looking forward to most next year? We know it's a lot to ask, what with everything that is due to release.

Is it The Conduit? Is it MadWorld? Sin & Punishment 2? Well, out with it!

Nintendo confident core will be satisfied in 2009

by David Hinkle { Nov 18th 2008 at 1:47PM }

Well, we would think, given that there are a bunch of really unique and fun-looking games coming down the pipe next year. MadWorld, Sin & Punishment 2, The Conduit, and Punch-Out!! are just a few of the games that the core are likely excited for. "I think that next year you're going to see the tide turn a little bit, in terms of people realizing that the Wii can have something of interest for everybody," said Cammie Dunaway in a MTV Multiplayer interview. "So, yeah, I think next year is going to be a pretty good year in terms of the breadth of offerings that are going to be out there for a bunch of folks."

The full interview with Cammie hasn't been published yet, but we'll let you know when it does. Frankly, we're interested in hearing more from her on these games, because, well, we're as excited for them as you are!

[Via CVG]

Wii Warm Up: Your favorite reveal

by David Hinkle { Oct 8th 2008 at 8:00AM }

There was a ton of stuff to come from Nintendo's big news day last week. What we're wondering is what your favorite item was? Were you stoked about a certain game more than any others? Are you thrilled to hear about Club Nintendo coming to the States? Was the Nintendo DSi your favorite thing from the show? Nintendo's storage solution? What was your favorite thing to come out of Nintendo's fall media summit?

Knockout Sin and Punishment 2, Punch-Out!! screens and video

by Randy Nelson { Oct 6th 2008 at 8:15AM }

Since the games were announced last week, all we've had to go on for Nintendo's unexpected, one-two "core" game punch of Sin and Punishment 2 and the new Punch-Out!! for Wii has been second-hand media. Now that the embargo on our Nintendo Fall Media Summit coverage has (finally) lifted, we can offer up these official, pristine screens and gameplay footage.

We've already covered the basics on both games – now it's your chance to sit back, crank up the volume, and get every bit as excited as we were when Nintendo rolled these teasers and passed out anything-but-blurry screens. Of course, there are no firm release dates yet for either game, but they're coming, and that's exciting enough ... for the time being. (Click through after the break for silky-smooth Sin and Punishment 2 footage.)

Gallery: Punch-Out!! (Wii)

Gallery: Sin and Punishment 2

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Wii Warm Up: Punish-Out!!

by Alisha Karabinus { Oct 3rd 2008 at 8:00AM }

Tough question today, people: Sin & Punishment 2 vs. Punch-Out!! (it just seems appropriate). Ready? FIGHT.

Highlights from Nintendo's big news day

by David Hinkle { Oct 2nd 2008 at 9:42PM }

The last 24 hours have been pretty amazing. We've gotten a dream sequel, a new Punch-Out!! and a new handheld to geek out to. There was a lot of news coming out of Nintendo's Japanese and American fall press conferences. As a recap, find all of the news from the show below, in case you missed something.

Highlights from the American show

Highlights from the Japanese show

And don't forget to check out all of the new screens from these DS games and Wii games!

Gallery: Nintendo DSi

Six of our favorite Media Summit videos

by Chris Greenhough { Oct 2nd 2008 at 8:48PM }

You've already had the chance to examine scores of wonderful screens from new Wii games announced at the Nintendo Media Summit. This new post is dedicated to displaying thousands of more screens (squashed together to create videos) of some of the bigger titles that have been shown at the event.

We settled on placing Nintendo's official Punch-Out!! trailer at the top of this post, but could have easily led with some truly fantastic Sin & Punishment 2 footage, an impressive tech demo of The Conduit, or Yuji Naka's wacky-looking Let's Tap. Instead, all of those (and more) are past the break, and need to be viewed right now. Before you go, though, one final note: if any game released this year has a funkier soundtrack than Let's Tap, we'll be gobsmacked.

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Sin & Punishment 2 coming to US in 2009

by JC Fletcher { Oct 2nd 2008 at 1:03PM }

Okay, now we're excited. Cammie Dunaway just announced another new release for 2009: Treasure's Sin & Punishment 2. We suppose that the Virtual Console release of the first Sin & Punishment actually went well enough for Nintendo of America to consider publishing a second one as a retail game.

We admit to being slightly worried, since the first game was originally planned by Treasure to be released stateside as well. This time is different, because they've got Nintendo of America's stated support, but we tend to be quite touchy about our Treasure games. It's a L'eggo my Eggo kind of impulse.

Gallery: Sin and Punishment 2

Nintendo conference video reveals one billion new games

by JC Fletcher { Oct 2nd 2008 at 3:00AM }

Well, it's a bit late for accurate estimation. Let's just say a lot of new games. And rather than write a separate post about each new game seen for the first time in this Nintendo media conference video, we'll just list out every new game we see in the order we see them, with a bit of description in case you can't figure out which is which. We'll also point out known games for which we're seeing the first video. Okay?

Let's Tap, developed by Prope, published by Sega. The sidescrolling platformer/fireworks ... thing.
Karaoke Joysound, developed and published by Hudson. We knew about the game, but this video was the first look. It's the one with the rabbity avatar.
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile. We saw scans of this remake this morning, and now there's the first video.
Taiko no Tatsujin Wii. It's the one that looks like a Taiko game! Coming December 11!

And many Nintendo-published games for 2009!

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