News: Game Announcements

[Da Robot]

Boxart for Trace Memory R. It also has a reversible alternative cover art but it hasn't been shown yet.

Jan 8, 2009 1:51:31 GMT -5 Shrikeswind said:

That's kind of a bad way to go about it, since Wii Sports is bundled with the Wii. That, and it's actually behind Tetris and Super Mario Bros. Bundled, the number is Super Mario, unbundled, it's Nintendogs or Pokemon Gen. 1, depending on whether the generation is counted as a single game or not.

Don't you DARE ask me how I know that. >.>

Actually it's only bundled with the Wii outside of Japan. About 3 million copies of WS were sold this year in Japan alone.

Also I assume your using Wikipedia for total sales numbers of those games you mentioned.

[Shrikeswind]

I know, but still. Total sales of a game which comes bundled isn't considered enough to call it the top seller, hence it's still Nintendogs / Pokemon.

And no, it wasn't Wikipedia. I may not know my source, but I at least know it wasn't Wikipedia.

[Saim]

Jan 5, 2009 18:34:55 GMT -5 Da Robot said:

4 new (short) videos of Trace Memory 2.

Conversation video.

Chemical gameplay.

Cabin video.

Lake Juliet video.

Reminds me a bit of Hotel Dusk, so I'm really looking forward to this game (I didn't play the original).

[Fryguy64]

Well, it's by the same people as Hotel Dusk, and really Hotel Dusk is based on the same engine as Another Code / Trace Memory.

If you really liked Hotel Dusk, you should go find Another Code. It'll be really cheap now, and it's a fantastico game.

[Saim]

Sweet, I'll check it out. I've still yet to finish Hotel Dusk though, due to the fact that the only way to continue onward in the game due to its linearity is to examine some random spot or something (it's worse than the AA games in this respect).

[Da Robot]

Story trailer of Another Code R.

I don't know think the video counts as spoilers or anything.

[Grandy02]

New info on Mario & Luigi 3: FAWFUL will return!
ds.ign.com/articles/944/944900p1.html
(Gerakowitz is his Japanese name)

[Koopaul]

Ha! I bet those numskulls at IGN don't realize that!

[Manspeed]

This new gameplay system sounds.... pretty damn bizarre. Like, WarioWare bizarre.

...but I love the sound of it. ;D

[Dances in Undergarments]

This will be the game that makes me pick up my DS for the first time since Pokemon. Can't wait.

[Grandy02]

Many pictures of Mario & Luigi 3, including artwork, can be found here:
www.gamekult.com/images/J000093168/

[Koopaul]

Looks like Peach is finally playing the part as a leader. Good to see.

[Da Robot]

Magazine scans of Another Code R.

Looks like the DAS computer she uses (which is actually a DS in the original) has been replaced by a DSi.

EDIT: It also appears she has a Wii controller called the RAS as well!


First scan.

Second scan.


Also a question I need to ask, is there any reason given for why Ashley's hair is white?

[Grandy02]

Jan 17, 2009 5:03:56 GMT -5 Da Robot said:

Also a question I need to ask, is there any reason given for why Ashley's hair is white?

Read about it on a German site: In Japanese manga and anime, the various, sometimes unnatural hair colours have different meanings. White hair is a rarely used hair colour and is for very special characters. They can have experienced tragic things in their life you wouldn't put past someone of that young age. White hair is connected with wisdom and experience of life. It is usually used for very powerful magicians/demons/gods/villains, which doesn't apply to Ashley, but the rest fits her fairly well, I think (from what I've read about her, haven't played AC/TM), so the white hair is validly. By the way, Brendan from Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire also has white hair for some reason.

[Manspeed]

The "white hair" on Brendan's head is actually a hat. You can tell by his battle sprite that his hair is really black.