Nintendo 08 overview — Podcast info — Some info on CNET — Reviews

So, I wasn’t at the Nintendo 2008 summit, but I did get some coverage. It did provide quite some future stuff that is coming out, including the popular debut of Rock Band, the return of the Kart racing series, and the new Pokemon myster dungeon game.

Rock Band for Wii was up to play at Nintendo 2008. The game isn’t much different from the PS3 and XBOX 360 versions. You still have Lead Guitar, Bass, the drum set, and the microphone peripherals. You still have not only the 4-player action, but you also still have solo. The guitars are set up the same besides being wireless and the drums are white. The pads on the drums are softer, and everything else is the same. Unfortunatly, Harmonix has had a major obtacle in downloadable content saying the Wii lacks a hard drive and they are still exploring it’s online capabilities. They are working with Nintendo on all of these growing pains, and the release date is still set for June 22nd, 2008.

 

Mario Kart Wii was also prevented along with the Wii Wheel. Mario Kart Wii does have a lot more than the last installment of the franchise, Mario Kart Double Dash!! There are definetly more stages and new characters including Mii support. The game has online play this time around that supports up to 12 players. Mario Kart Wii also supports 12 players on solo and of course only 4 locally.

As for the Wii Wheel, it is mostly a nice, plastic controller for the Wii remote. It does a fantastic job for making the race feel and is a must have accessory for all gamers. Nintendo always seems to surprise us with plastic controllers this generation.

The official release date for the US is April 27, 2008.

 

The new Pokemon Mystery Dungeon game seems to pack more in a DS game considering more options for exploration in dungeons and an apparent bigger world. Nintendo also intended to make it so even after beating the game, you could still experiene continous play without repeating every single thing.

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon will also be released in two versions, Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness. Both will feature online play. The story mode is still based around a human, you, who has turned into a Pokemon and are still trying to figure out the mysteries behind it. The release date is at April 20th, 2008.

 

More things than this were found at the Nintendo 2008 summit, but these were the major ones we thought were the most important. And by major, we mean they are most expected until around July. Many things could be found, still including Wii Fit, but these were the best of the best.

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I am sorry my podcast wasn’t out last night. I tried to record it, but nothing would work properly and I unfortunatly had to delay it. It will be out within 12 hours of this blog post, which is by 8 AM EST. I will have lots of information, so definetly look for that.

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I was recently looking on CNET and saw a Prizefight, GHIII vs. Rock Band, and Rock Band won by 4 points. I almost perfectly agreed, but I really agreed on the ending when Rock Band won. Here’s proof.

There. Now I tend to always go to Gamespot and CNET, but I indeed need to point out that the Jeff Gerstmann firing did not help them out at all. Nothing against you CNET Networks or Gamespot, but why did you fire one of your best editors? Just asking.

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Lastly, reviews. I indeed do review games, and I will be doing that on this blog. I will be reviewing Pokemon Battle Revolution tomarow, so that should help the Pokemaniacs. Also, if there is a game you’d like me to review, drop me a line at mgast75@yahoo.com. I’ll see you all later, like in a few hours.