Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands debuting May 18
Super Mario Galaxy 2 debuting May 23
Sin & Punishment: Star Successor debuting June 7
Metroid: Other M debuting June 27
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies debuting Summer 2010
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Super Mario Galaxy 2 Trailer
Nintendo brought the goods today at their Media Summit event. Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid: Other M within a month of each other? That’s insane. The Galaxy 2 trailer had me tingling with anticipation already, but what about Metroid: Other M? We haven’t seen anything about it and they’re already aiming for a June release? I hope it’s as good, if not better, than Metroid Prime 3: Corruption which is one of my favorite Wii games thus far.
This reminds me: I’ve got to do the Luigi run of Super Mario Galaxy before the sequel hits.
I don’t identify myself as a Mega Man fan, I identify myself as a Mega Man X fan. Mega Man Zero is a mystery to me since I essentially gave up on any Mega Man related game after the Mega Man X series petered out and died. That and I also didn’t own a a Game Boy Advance SP.
So I missed out on the Mega Man Zero games and I’ve been told that they were pretty good. And instead of searching for old GBA cartridges, I should check out these games via Capcom’s upcoming Mega Man Zero Collection for the Nintendo DS. This collection will have all four games in one cart.
Sounds good to me.
The collection will debut sometime in June 2010. In the meantime, check out these awesome Game Boy Advance visuals.
Just how successful is the Nintendo DS? Is it successful enough to become a home console replacement? Nintendo could be testing that theory with the Nintendo DSi LL (or XL for the rest of the world).
It’s essentially a Nintendo DSi, but bigger in every regard; a bigger screen (4.2 inch vs 3.25 inch from DSi), a pen sized stylus and even longer battery life. This is the DSi for your home as Nintendo so aptly portrays on their official website. I suggest you all explore the site if you wish to see some comparisons.
I can’t say that I’m against this addition to the DS product line because for some people, this makes sense. Their DS never leaves the home and they would like to have a bigger screen — even if it means stretching that 256 x 192 resolution onto 4.2 inches screens. Just hold it further away I guess.
The Japanese release is just weeks away on November 21st while North America and Europe will be receiving these extra large DSi’s in early 2010.
This week’s Famitsu magazine was filled with brilliant news; the most significant being the announcement of Valkyria Chronicles 2 for the PlayStation Portable. Sweet.
I would have loved if the sequel was on the PlayStation 3, but just having a sequel is more than I was expecting.
The sequel will take place two years after the first game and will star a new hero, Avan Hardence. Apparently, it’ll borrow a few touches from Persona’s Japanese school-life style of RPG and merge it with the combat system of the first game. No release date as of yet.
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 will feature online co-op missions
Dragon Quest IX scored a perfect 40 point score (10/10/10/10) — the tenth perfect score in the magazine’s history
Katamari Forever (Tribute in North America) scored 33 points (9/8/8/8); best Katamari game of the series!
I’ll most likely be picking up NG Sigma 2 at a lower price point and the same goes with Katamari Tribute. Dragon Quest IX? I tried to play VIII on PS2, but, at the time, it bored me to tears. Perhaps the experience will be different on the Nintendo DS.
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This week’s Famitsu magazine was filled with brilliant news; the most significant being the 