09-05-2006, 01:13 PM
Revo-Europe.com Wrote:Breaking: EGM breaks news of a hidden speaker in the controller, plus a price-point, Twilight Princess tidbits, launch windows for Mario, Metroid & Smash Bros., and screens!OMG!!!!
The new issue of EGM Magazine appears to have the scoop on several pieces of information, firstly that the Wii will tentatively be priced at around $249 (that's £134, €117) and will always be online - even when the console is switched off. In suprise news, there is also a speaker in the 'wii-mote' controller - which will make sounds during play.
The virtual console will not have improved graphics for its games (no mention was made of improvements in running speed) and the estimated prices will be "a few dollars for NES, $5 for SNES and $10 for N64". TG16 will have it's 1st party games out at launch, 3rd party will come later as demand increases. The Wii will also apparently have more third-party exclusives than the Cube.
As for Twilight Princess, the game was 80% complete at the time of press, and Nintendo have confirmed the delay was for graphical tweaks, adding Wii functions and because they wanted the game to be measured on a scale of 1 to 120 instead of just 1 to 100!
When playing the title on Wii, you will be able to use the special controller, though sword fighting is still performed with the A button. There are some situations where you will be able to swing the controller to use the sword, but Nintendo found it was too tiring to do it constantly.
The title will be wide-screen, and there are plans for a part of it to be online-enabled (but it won't be a battle mode). Already, the game has more dungeons than Ocarina of Time and more items too. Navi will appear when you play the game on Revolution, but not on GameCube.
Finally, in this barrage of new information, it was confirmed that Smash Bros. Wii would indeed be heading for an Autumn release, apparently along with a brand new Mario title! Could this be the infamous Mario 128 at last? Two new titles - Godzilla and Snoopy Vs The Red Baron, both from Atari - were announced, and it was revealed Metroid Prime 3 would release sometime in 2007.
If this hasn't got you hyped for tomorrow's explosion of Nintendo news, we don't know what will. Oh, actually, we do: scans! Check out Twilight Princess with the new Wii HUD for the first time, and the new Tennis title!
How much stuff can this controller actually do?! :S
Excuse me, but i really, really need a wii!
[EDIT] Looks like EGM had even more stuff to say:
Cubed3.com Wrote:US Nintendo Wii Release List
# Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles [ Winter 2006 ]
# Hudson Flight Simulation [ Winter 2006 ]
# Metroid Prime 3 [ 2007 ]
# Super Mario Revolution [ Winter 2006 ]
# Super Smash Bros [ 2007 ]
# Animal Crossing [ 2007 ]
# Elebits [ Winter 2006 ]
# Godzilla [ Winter 2006 ]
# Happy Feet [ Winter 2006 ]
# Snoopy vs the Red Baron [ Winter 2006 ]
# Sonic Wild Fire [ Winter 2006 ]
# Red Steel [ Winter 2006 ]
# Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam [ Winter 2006 ]
# Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz [ Winter 2006 ]
# Rayman: Raving Rabbids [ Winter 2006 ]
*Drools*
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