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by Published on November 16th, 2006 17:20
Via Gamesindustry
Nintendo has declined to confirm whether a new version of the Wii with DVD playback feature will go on sale outside of Japan - despite a "worldwide agreement" with tech provider Sonic.
Plans to launch the new model were first announced last month, with Nintendo suggesting it was unlikely the machine would make it to the US and Europe.
But earlier this week, digital media software company Sonic Solution confirmed that its CinePlayer CE DVD Navigator will be included in the new Wii, which is due to arrive "in the latter half of 2007".
Now a Sonic spokesperson has told GamesIndustry.biz that it has signed a "worldwide agreement" with Nintendo, stating, "In terms of the specific details of the relationship, Sonic provides an SDK, which Nintendo users to incorporate DVD playback into their system.
"As the enabler of technology in Wii, Sonic does not define the implementation. Sonic provided Nintendo with its DVD playback SDK, which will be integrated by them to their specifications."
A spokesperson for Nintendo UK said, "We have previously confirmed that an enhanced version of Wii capable of playing DVD's would launch at some point in the future in Japan.
"This release simply confirms Sonic as the partner in that venture and that the new version of Wii will come to market in the second half of 2007. It does not confirm where it will launch. We are simply not making any further region specific announcements at this time." ...by Published on November 16th, 2006 17:20
Via Gamesindustry
Nintendo has declined to confirm whether a new version of the Wii with DVD playback feature will go on sale outside of Japan - despite a "worldwide agreement" with tech provider Sonic.
Plans to launch the new model were first announced last month, with Nintendo suggesting it was unlikely the machine would make it to the US and Europe.
But earlier this week, digital media software company Sonic Solution confirmed that its CinePlayer CE DVD Navigator will be included in the new Wii, which is due to arrive "in the latter half of 2007".
Now a Sonic spokesperson has told GamesIndustry.biz that it has signed a "worldwide agreement" with Nintendo, stating, "In terms of the specific details of the relationship, Sonic provides an SDK, which Nintendo users to incorporate DVD playback into their system.
"As the enabler of technology in Wii, Sonic does not define the implementation. Sonic provided Nintendo with its DVD playback SDK, which will be integrated by them to their specifications."
A spokesperson for Nintendo UK said, "We have previously confirmed that an enhanced version of Wii capable of playing DVD's would launch at some point in the future in Japan.
"This release simply confirms Sonic as the partner in that venture and that the new version of Wii will come to market in the second half of 2007. It does not confirm where it will launch. We are simply not making any further region specific announcements at this time." ...by Published on November 16th, 2006 17:20
Via Gamesindustry
Nintendo has declined to confirm whether a new version of the Wii with DVD playback feature will go on sale outside of Japan - despite a "worldwide agreement" with tech provider Sonic.
Plans to launch the new model were first announced last month, with Nintendo suggesting it was unlikely the machine would make it to the US and Europe.
But earlier this week, digital media software company Sonic Solution confirmed that its CinePlayer CE DVD Navigator will be included in the new Wii, which is due to arrive "in the latter half of 2007".
Now a Sonic spokesperson has told GamesIndustry.biz that it has signed a "worldwide agreement" with Nintendo, stating, "In terms of the specific details of the relationship, Sonic provides an SDK, which Nintendo users to incorporate DVD playback into their system.
"As the enabler of technology in Wii, Sonic does not define the implementation. Sonic provided Nintendo with its DVD playback SDK, which will be integrated by them to their specifications."
A spokesperson for Nintendo UK said, "We have previously confirmed that an enhanced version of Wii capable of playing DVD's would launch at some point in the future in Japan.
"This release simply confirms Sonic as the partner in that venture and that the new version of Wii will come to market in the second half of 2007. It does not confirm where it will launch. We are simply not making any further region specific announcements at this time." ...by Published on November 16th, 2006 16:31
The Wii will hit stores in America this Sunday, along with 20 titles for gamers to get stuck into.
We've had the list of games due for release before Christmas for some time, but Nintendo has now confirmed which of those will land on day one, and they are:
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Wii Sports (Packaged with every Wii)
EXCITE TRUCK
Call of Duty 3
Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
Trauma Center: Second Opinion
Madden NFL '07
Rampage: Total Destruction
Happy Feet
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Cars
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Creature from the Krusty Krab
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
GT Pro Series
Monster 4X4 World Circuit
Rayman Raving Rabbids
Red Steel
The following games will become available in the US in the five weeks following this weekend's launch:
Rapala Tournament Fishing
World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions
Chicken Little: Ace in Action
Need for Speed: Carbon
Elebits
Konami; The Ant Bully
Metal Slug Anthology
Super Swing Golf
Barnyard
Far Cry: Vengeance
Open Season
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
Nintendo will also make a total of 30 retro games available for download though the Virtual Console feature on Wii, giving early adopters plenty to be getting on with. Perplexed as to which games to get this Christmas? ...by Published on November 16th, 2006 16:31
The Wii will hit stores in America this Sunday, along with 20 titles for gamers to get stuck into.
We've had the list of games due for release before Christmas for some time, but Nintendo has now confirmed which of those will land on day one, and they are:
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Wii Sports (Packaged with every Wii)
EXCITE TRUCK
Call of Duty 3
Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
Trauma Center: Second Opinion
Madden NFL '07
Rampage: Total Destruction
Happy Feet
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Cars
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Creature from the Krusty Krab
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
GT Pro Series
Monster 4X4 World Circuit
Rayman Raving Rabbids
Red Steel
The following games will become available in the US in the five weeks following this weekend's launch:
Rapala Tournament Fishing
World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions
Chicken Little: Ace in Action
Need for Speed: Carbon
Elebits
Konami; The Ant Bully
Metal Slug Anthology
Super Swing Golf
Barnyard
Far Cry: Vengeance
Open Season
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
Nintendo will also make a total of 30 retro games available for download though the Virtual Console feature on Wii, giving early adopters plenty to be getting on with. Perplexed as to which games to get this Christmas? ...by Published on November 16th, 2006 16:31
The Wii will hit stores in America this Sunday, along with 20 titles for gamers to get stuck into.
We've had the list of games due for release before Christmas for some time, but Nintendo has now confirmed which of those will land on day one, and they are:
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Wii Sports (Packaged with every Wii)
EXCITE TRUCK
Call of Duty 3
Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
Trauma Center: Second Opinion
Madden NFL '07
Rampage: Total Destruction
Happy Feet
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Cars
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Creature from the Krusty Krab
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
GT Pro Series
Monster 4X4 World Circuit
Rayman Raving Rabbids
Red Steel
The following games will become available in the US in the five weeks following this weekend's launch:
Rapala Tournament Fishing
World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions
Chicken Little: Ace in Action
Need for Speed: Carbon
Elebits
Konami; The Ant Bully
Metal Slug Anthology
Super Swing Golf
Barnyard
Far Cry: Vengeance
Open Season
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
Nintendo will also make a total of 30 retro games available for download though the Virtual Console feature on Wii, giving early adopters plenty to be getting on with. Perplexed as to which games to get this Christmas? ...by Published on November 16th, 2006 16:25
Via CVG
We're still amazed it hasn't been done sooner (or Thunderblade, for that matter), especially in high-def, next-gen glory. But the PSP version is showing promise.
If developer Planet Moon is to be believed we'll be treated to "all-new multiplayer modes, customisable jets and over-the-top gameplay."
Screens Here ...by Published on November 16th, 2006 16:25
Via CVG
We're still amazed it hasn't been done sooner (or Thunderblade, for that matter), especially in high-def, next-gen glory. But the PSP version is showing promise.
If developer Planet Moon is to be believed we'll be treated to "all-new multiplayer modes, customisable jets and over-the-top gameplay."
Screens Here ...by Published on November 16th, 2006 16:21
In a world seemingly dominated by popular young upstarts (we're looking at you, Halo and Gears of War), it's good to see that granddaddy of FPS genre, Castle Wolfenstein, is still keen to stake a claim in the genre it arguably created.
Id's Kevin Cloud said in an interview that the company and Raven (who has already collaborated on Quake 4) "are working together to take advantage of all the graphic capabilities that the Xbox 360 has to offer, and what we're doing with Wolfenstein is creating this one, large empire that is seamlessly loaded to the player as he explores his world."
This will mark the first time that Id will develop a Wolfenstein away from the PC, but developer John Carmack is keen to put gamers at ease, claiming that "the Xbox 360 is the first console that I've ever worked with that actually has development tools that are better for games than what we've got for the PC."
Cloud added that the new Wolfenstein "is really a way of redefining the way first person games are experienced." Bold words, but with the release date of the game on the distant horizon we'll have to wait to see if Wolfenstein can truly evolve this over-populated genre. ...by Published on November 16th, 2006 16:19
These new screens will give you a good idea of just how huge the courses in Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam really are.
Although they're admittedly not the most detailed graphics we've ever seen on Wii, the geometry of these courses is pretty cool, especially considering you can skate and grind on almost everything you see, including rooftops and overhead rails - as also shown in these screens. One shot shows a player having leaped so high off a ramp that you can see the whole level in the background.
There's some two-player action in there too, with the final game set to include a number of multiplayer gameplay scenarios aside from the usual race mode.
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