During its press conference in Japan today, Nintendo announced that Super Smash Bros. Brawl would be shipping January 24 in Japan, a few weeks after the US release date of December 3. However, it seems the US release may have slipped as well. As of right now, the Brawl website is listing the game’s release date as TBA.
I’ll admit, the news of Monster Hunter 3 going Wii exclusive was quite a shocker. Monster Hunter is a multi-million dollar franchise in Japan, right up there with the likes of Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy. In fact, the PSP installment was the first game on Sony’s portable handheld to sell over one million copies. So why has Monster Hunter […]
Mario and Sonic teaming up for the Olympic games isn’t a one time deal — the speedy blue hedgehog is poised to make an appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a playable character, Brawl creator Masahiro Sakurai confirmed today. The one whose Smash appearance has been most desired dashes in from far away at supersonic speed. Sonic the Hedgehog […]
Even though Microsoft or Sony won’t be there, E For All sure looks like it’ll be a blast. Nintendo revealed today that attendees will get to test drive the much-anticipated Super Mario Galaxy and Super Smash Bros. Brawl, as well as a slew of other Nintendo DS and Wii games. In addition, Nintendo is hosting a daily Super Smash Bros. […]
While Rockstar Games’ controversial Manhunt 2 is due for an October 29 release here in the states, the situation over in Euro-land isn’t looking so good. Originally turned down by the British Board of Film Classification for its “unremitting bleakness and callousness of tone,” the BBFC has once again rejected the title for a UK release, despite Rockstar’s edits to […]
Seth Gordon, the director of The King of Kong, commented in a recent interview that he would like to direct a movie adaptation of Wii game Super Paper Mario. I’d love, really love, to adapt Super Paper Mario into a movie, a movie that would constantly switch from 2D to 3D. In five years, 3D cinema is going to be […]
Released back in November of last year, Gears of War is still one of the most impressive looking “next-gen” titles out there. Epic’s Unreal Engine 3 technology will soon once again show its prowess with the release of Unreal Tournament III, but is there a chance of the engine being scaled back for Wii? Rein says no, in fact he […]
Was Reggie wrong about Halo 3 not being a system seller? According to sales data from the UK-based Chart Track, the release of Halo 3 has more than doubled Xbox 360 hardware sales over the previous week, placing weekly sales of the 360 ahead of the Wii for the first time in 26 weeks. Not bad, not bad. Now whether […]