Worldwide Wii Day (Sep 14/15): the official thread *Released Nov 19 for $250 (US)*

[StefanS]

OK starting with the famitsu articles. This post will be updated several times

The Dog Island:
working title
The main protagonist is he lively dog, Wanko (*Wan is the sound of barking in Japanese), who lives to together with his family. One day his family members fall ill and he embarks on a journey to seek a legendary flower on a island.
It is an action adventure.

Screens:
http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2006/09/13/104,1158148048,60004,0,0.html


One Piece Unlimited Adventure:
Main protagonist is Straw Hat Luffy. It is set on a mysterious island. You can run around freely and do various things. Fishing uses the Wiimote. Of course, there’re also enemies to fight.
Pictures look pretty nice, IMO

http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2006/09/13/104,1158140831,59993,0,0.html


Sengoku Musou Wave:
Set in the civil war area. Player is in the service of a famous military commander. Use the Wiimote to swing your weapon. Weapons: Sword, Spear, cannon, gun, etc. Enemies: Foot soldiers, Ninja, etc.
Graphics look rather bad.

http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2006/09/13/104,1158144213,59996,0,0.html

EDIT: video here: http://www.famitsu.com/fwtv/?75996505#


Machi Kuru Domino (Town Kuru Domino):
Working title
Use dominoes to save people in trouble. If a domino line starts running, you can’t stop it. It’s an action game in which you control the super hero Minon and you save people in trouble. By using the domino energy bar, the player creates footholds called Domino Lines. Shaking the Wiimote is restoring energy.
This one sound really interesting and confusing but there’s nothing more in it… It looks like Sim city + Dominoes+ super hero...

http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2006/09/13/104,1158138824,59980,0,0.html


Wing Island:
Complete various mission with a biplane. Controlled with Wiimote only. Hold it level or point up and down to control the plane.

http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2006/09/13/104,1158135072,59963,0,0.html


Crayon Shin Chan saikyou kazoku Casukabe kingu ( Crayon Shin Chan the strongest family member (is) Kaskabe king ?):
From the popular anime Various mini games, played with Wiimote. There’s also calorie counting mode which counts the calories used while playing (O.K. that’s really strange )
Looks like 4 player

http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2006/09/13/104,1158138796,59979,0,0.html


Furi Furi:
Working title
Various mingames. Twist, shake (and shout not really), point and push the wiimote. 2player (cooperative and versus)

http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2006/09/13/104,1158147217,60002,0,0.html


Fishing master:
Working title
Wiimote = fishing rod. Over 100 different Japanese fishes

http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2006/09/13/104,1158138428,59977,0,0.html


Bomberman Land:
Working title
Various minigames (57). Played with Wiimote.

http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2006/09/13/104,1158138766,59978,0,0.html


Tamagotchi no pika pika daitouryou (Tamagotchis’ sparkling president):
Try to become president and improve your approval ratings in this board game. Moving his pawn on the board and playing min-games the player acquires points to boost his approval.
O.K. this one is definitely strange. Sounds like Mario Party with Tamagotchi madness.

http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2006/09/13/104,1158146761,60001,0,0.html


Mario Strikers Charged:
Team: 1captain + 3 team mates
Each stage has its own gadget
WiFi Connection enabled

http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2006/09/14/104,1158224890,60067,0,0.html


Wii Yawaraka Atama Juku (Wii soft brain lessons)
For youngster and oldies. Solve simple problems. Cooperative and versus multiplayer. The game is able to take age and ability into account and adjust the difficulty.
Given how Brain Training, etc. sells in Japan this could be really popular.

http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2006/09/14/104,1158224923,60068,0,0.html


Battallion Wars Wii:
Working title
3 multiplayer modes: “Free Versus”, “Scenario Versus” and “cooperative”. Has also Navy units.

http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2006/09/14/104,1158224663,60066,0,0.html


Hajimete no Wii:
Small games: Air Hockey, table tennis, billiard, shooting, fishing, etc. aimed at introducing players to Wii, especially non-gamers. Simple controls

http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2006/09/14/104,1158225802,60073,0,0.html


Warioware Wii:
19 different ways to hold the controller; over 200 minigames. Multiplayer

http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2006/09/14/104,1158225576,60072,0,0.html


Sengoku Basara:
Developed for PS2 and Wii

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/2006/09/14/103,1158225989,60075,0,0.html


Fire-emblem: Godess of Dawn:
Set 3 years after last GCN game. Simulation RPG (strategic). Has tutorial

http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2006/09/14/104,1158226487,60077,0,0.html


Cooking Mama: Minna Issho ni O Ryouri taikai (Cooking tournament against everybody)
Controls as close as possible to the real thing. Cut, grill, etc. over 50 recipe from 9 countries (Japan, Italia, China, Amerika, etc.) there’s also a versus mode

http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2006/09/14/104,1158176298,60012,0,0.html


Forever Blue:
Working title
Diving game. Uses Wiimote. The aquatic life changes according to time and season. Diving takes place in different conditions. Uses Wi-Fi Connection (Meet up with friends and dive together)
http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2006/09/14/104,1158226966,60080,0,0.html


Biohazard: Umbrella Chronicles:
Weapons controlled by Wiimote. Story still unkown. Appears to first person
Nice looking screens.

http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2006/09/13/104,1158147709,60003,0,0.html


Ennichi no tatsujin (Master of the temple festival / fair):
Typical fair games like cork guns shooting, yo-yo fishing, etc.

http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2006/09/14/104,1158176737,60013,0,0.html


Wii Sports:
5 disciplines: Golf, Tennis, Bowling, Boxing and Baseball, Intuitive control. Up to 4 player multiplayer mode

http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2006/09/14/104,1158227966,60083,0,0.html


Wii Music:
Working title
Control a complete orchestra. Wiimote is baton. Music: from classical music to well-known tunes. If the tempo is wrong, people will boo.

http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2006/09/14/104,1158227270,60081,0,0.html


Bouru korogashi meiro gemu korinpa ( rolling ball Labyrinth game korinpa)
Action puzzle. By tilting the Wiimote the entire stage is tilted as well. Lead the ball to the goal. 20 different balls each with its own movement pattern. No buttons is used, just the tilting.

http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2006/09/13/104,1158136478,59966,0,0.html


No-misu neko neko puzzle takoron
Supervised by the founder of “Puyo Puyo”. Squids are constantly dropped, you bust them with bubbles. Line up squids of the same colour as the bubbles to bust them in a chain reaction. Sea urchins fall into the partner fields. The game is over when all fields have been filled with sea urchins and squids.

http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2006/09/14/104,1158223005,60061,0,0.html


EDIT: sfried, mine a tad more detailled, that's why it takes some time...
EDIT: articles on Necronesia, Excite Trucks, Legend of Zelad, Project HAMMER, Rayman Raving Rabidds and Sonic contain nothing new, thus omitted

EDIT: New details

It did another round of first impressions: Wii Sports and Hajimete no Wii. This will also be added to the big post linked on the first page. So no stress, Vysez.

Wii Sports seems interesting to me because the boxing seems to be every Punch Out fan’s dream. Generally the descriptions are a little bit more detailed. Enjoy…



Wii Sports:

Boxing:
It is game in which you box while holding the nunchaku in the left and the remote controller in the right hand. If you push the Wiimote or the nunchaku forwards, you are able to throw a punch. Holding the Wiimote and nunchaku upright, triggers the guard. If you move the Wiimote and the nunchaku in all directions in the guard stance, you can swing your body and thus avoid the punches of your opponent.
A pic says more than thousand words

Tennis:
Character is moved automatically. Only swing the Wiimote aka the racket is necessary.

Baseball:
Batting is handled by swinging the Wiimote like baseball bat. Pitching is done by gesturing a throwing motion. Defense and Base running is handled automatically.

Bowling:
Placing the Wiimote left or right determines the direction. Throwing the ball is handled with exactly the same motion like in real bowling. While holding the B button the ball is held, move the arm backwards and release the ball when swinging forward by releasing the B button. The speed of the swing determines the speed of the ball. Twisting the ball at the instant of release adds curve to the ball

Golf:
Hold the Wiimote like a golf club. Hold the Wiimote downward, swing while holding the A button and hit the ball. The different clubs and the swinging speed determines the distance of the ball. If you swing without pressing the A button, a guide appears. For putting it is necessary to swing the Wiimote lightly. It’s probably the most difficult title out of the Wii Sports games.




Hajimete no Wii:
7 games aimed at those who are using a console for the first time. Getting people used to swinging, pointing and pushing

Pointing Ping Pong:
Swing the racket aka Wiimote. That’s it

Fishing:
Fish with the Wiimote

Shooting:
Point at the aims and shoot. If you hit the face of a Mii, points are deducted.

Billard:
Choosing the Wiimote as queue, the ball is beaten by moving the remote forward. The Speed determines the power, the trail of the ball is governed by the pointer.

Search that Mii
From a group of Mii characters, the player needs to point out the only Mii that fits the description. The player earns points for finding one of many Miis within a time limit.

Pose Mii:
A pose is specified within a circle on the screen. Because the pose of the Mii can be change by pressing the A button, the completely same pose as shown has to be assumed. After the pose is the same, the Mii has to be move with the pointer until it fits in the circle.

Hockey:
Just like airhockey. Hit the puck and it bounces back. Try to push it into the opponent’s goal


Source:
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20060914/wiit.htm

 

[sfried]

I think IGN beat you to it hupfinsgack:

http://wii.ign.com/articles/732/732678p1.html

New titles include Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles for Wii and Forever Blue.

 

[jannek]

I don't know how much this is going to cost here in Europe, but the prices quoted here seems a bit pricey for a last gen console with a new controller. The cheap Xbox360 is not going to be that much more expensive, especially if the MS is reducing price for holiday season.

 

[darkblu]

ok, this is weird. i'm feeling intoxicated now - while browsing through the UI snippets i totally expected to see some sexy metrowerks IDE in action

i think ninty just reinvented the game console as such. respect.


*0400 - heads off to bed as tomorrow works needs to be done, code has to be written*

 

[Guden Oden]

No DVD playback, but a WEATHER CHANNEL

An adventure game, starring Wanko the dog... Sounds like quite an adventure! Lemme guess. The name of the dog will NOT be "wanko" in the west...

Prices seem a bit high overall for the wii itself and the virtual console games, but it could have been worse. Wii software seems to be decently priced at least compared to the ludicrous pricing seen on 360 and - from what I expect - PS3.

Does the wii box look a tad large to you guys? There's no real sense of scale in that picture so I could be mistaken, but it looks kinda big to me.

 

[Titanio]

I didn't even see the dog's name til now

Price..what I expected. The max they could push it. I'm sure they're likely turning a profit on that, so on the one hand I feel like scolding them, but on the other, they're really just taking advantage of the opportunities opened to them by the competition and I guess you can't blame them for that.

As for the rest..I really didn't think I'd come away more impressed with the UI and other software than what was shown on the games side. I don't know if I should be happy or disappointed about that Don't get me wrong, I'm as hot as ever for Mario/Zelda/Metroid (and Mario looks amazingly hot in that video), but I hoped new stuff would grab me. There's always the American conference..

(Oh, and I'm slightly antsy about the European date..will we really get it before Japan?)

 

[Shifty Geezer]

So Wii is launching in the US first, and Japan second? And both times after PS3? Doesn't sounds the best choice to me.

 

[PiNkY]

So Wii is launching in the US first, and Japan second? And both times after PS3? Doesn't sounds the best choice to me.

I don't think that the 500k playstations are any real competition. There might even be more preorders already. Launching two days later allows them to cash in on impulse buyers, disappointed that their savings didn't net them a ps3. Sadly, no European launch

 

[Titanio]

So Wii is launching in the US first, and Japan second? And both times after PS3? Doesn't sounds the best choice to me.

They did the same with the DS.

Rumour has it, it'll also launch in Europe before Japan. A blogger on Jeux-France reported two weeks ago that the system would come in November for the US, and Dec 2 for Japan (yes, he had that exact date) and he also said Dec 1 for Europe..I guess we'll see, I hope that is true.

 

[oli2]

Dec 1 for Europe..I guess we'll see, I hope that is true.

I can't say how i agree !
A new little video of LoZ:TP :
http://movie.nintendo.co.jp/data/wii_preview/presentation/wiizelda2.swf
This game looks so gorgeous for me.

 

[StefanS]

News from Famitsu again:

Wii will be touring Japan to give gamers chance to play it.

Nov 3rd Nagya University, Nov 11th Osaka; Nov 25th Murakari hall (this is where the TGS is located)

 

[Clashman]

Anyone else see a big cross marketing promotion with Pepsi or McDonalds where you can win Virtual Console points? I can see them using something like that to offset the price for some of those games.

 

[OICAspork]

No DVD playback, but a WEATHER CHANNEL

Was the no DVD bit confirmed? If so it kinda pisses me off. I live in Japan and I was hoping to import a US Wii and use it as a DVD player for American movies. It might not be a big deal to many people, but at 250 ****ing dollars it should play movies.

 

[PiNkY]

Was the no DVD bit confirmed? If so it kinda pisses me off. I live in Japan and I was hoping to import a US Wii and use it as a DVD player for American movies. It might not be a big deal to many people, but at 250 ****ing dollars it should play movies.

Gamespot says it plays DVDs alright

Besides the Wii's previously announced DVD playback abilities,..

link

 

[inefficient]

Wow already 3 games with fishing in them!

Who would have guessed!!?

 

[NavNucST3]

Gamespot says it plays DVDs alright



link

IIRC, the Wiis previously mentioned DVD playback, was through a separate device...

 

[Zaphod]

Gamespot says it plays DVDs alright

I don't think anyone doubted that the hardware itself would be capable of DVD playback. Whether it will be freely available in an off the shelf Wii is another matter. Considering that even rudimentary DVD playback support racks up something like $7 in various license fees, I wouldn't be at all surprised to see DVD-video support offered as an unlockable online upgrade.

 

[Type_Raver]

How cool does boxing look! Suck on that one EA:

http://www.famitsu.com/fwtv/?75996505

EDIT:
They (posts above) say that Wii has the advantage of surfing the net due to its controller (acts not unlike a mouse). Question: Whats going to act as the keyboard? A peripheral, or some on-screen keyboard where you have to point on the letter to type it??

 

[StefanS]

How cool does boxing look! Suck on that one EA:

http://www.famitsu.com/fwtv/?75996505

It's included in WiiSports.

EDIT: Wii Pokemon Battle Revolution communicates with the DS Pokemon Diamond /.. version

 

[NavNucST3]

How cool does boxing look! Suck on that one EA:

http://www.famitsu.com/fwtv/?75996505

EDIT:
They (posts above) say that Wii has the advantage of surfing the net due to its controller (acts no unlike a mouse). Question: Whats going to act as the keyboard? A peripheral, or some on-screen keyboard where you have to point on the letter to type it??

nvm.