Nintendo Power - December 2008 (V235) - Animal Crossing, LIT

[botticus]

Cover
Animal Crossing: City Folk (Wii)

News
Tenchu 4 (Wii) - early 2009
Arc Rise Fantasia (Wii) - Summer 2009
DS RPGs in Japan
- Shining Force Feather (Sega)
- Phantasy Star Zero (Sega)
- 7th Dragon (Sega)
- Ni No Kuni: The Another World (Level-5)
- no NA announcements, but "likely candidates" for release
Blue Dragon Plus (DS) - March 2009
Lux-Pain (DS) - March 2009
World Destruction (DS) - Fall 2009
Flower, Sun, and Rain (DS) - March 2009
We Ski and Snowboard (Wii)
Again: Eye of Providence (DS) - Spring 2009
Mad Catz Rock Band 2 peripherals (Wii)
Disaster: Day of Crisis (Wii) - no US release

Wii Channels (WiiWare/VC coverage) - now with ratings (good, bad, meh)
WiiWare
LIT (WayForward)
- expected to be finished by the end of the year
- couple dark little screenshots, summary later
- Jake and Rachael are the only survivors in their shadowy creature-infested school, only in contact by cell phone
- 30 levels
- move around with nunchuk analog
- use light sources to make a path through the dark towards the exit
- switch from top-down to over-the-shoulder perspective
- restrictions on the amount of electricity you can use before a fuse is blown
- five puzzle-oriented boss battles against corrupted school staff
- use IR to point slingshots, throwing motion for cherry bombs, shake to charge batteries
- remote speaker acts as cell phone; conversations influence the ending
- additional difficulty level, play as Rachael after beating the gameEverybody Votes results
Sandy Beach (Konami)
Mega Man 9 DLC
Groovin' Blocks - good
Mega Man 9 - good
Strong Bad Ep 2 - good
Potpourrii - meh
Plattchen Twist 'N' Paint - bad
My Aquarium - meh

VC
Cho Aniki - meh
Clu Clu Land - bad
Final Soldier - meh
Mega Man 2 - good
Super Dodge Ball - good
Mario RPG - good
Vectorman - meh

Most Wanted (Genesis)
Readers
- Sonic & Knuckles
- Shining Force II
- Mega Man: The Wily Wars
- Earthworm Jim
- Castlevania: Bloodlines

Staff SNES picks next month

Previews
Cursed Mountain (Wii) - 2009
Rygar: Battle of Argus (Wii) - December 2008
Castlevania Judgment (Wii) - November 2008
Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party (Wii) - November 2008
Sonic Unleashed (Wii) - November 2008
Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip (Wii) - November 2008
Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels (Wii) - November 2008
Neopets Puzzle Adventure (Wii/DS) - November 2008
Fishing Master: World Tour (Wii) - Q1 2009
Big Bang Mini (DS) - January 2009
Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero (DS) - Q1 2009
Princ of Persia: The Fallen King (DS) - December 2008
Wii Music (Wii) - October 2008
Samurai Shodown Anthology (Wii) - December 2008
Age of Empires: Mythologies (DS) - November 2008
WWE Smackdown Vs. RAW 2009 (Wii/DS) - November 2008

Features
Animal Crossing: City Folk (Wii)
- commentary of first four in-game days
- interview with Ann Lin and Reiko Ninomiya (localization)
Chrono Trigger (DS)
Suikoden: Tierkreis (DS)
Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia (DS)
20th Anniversary - Interviews
Interview with Hironobu Sakaguchi
Playback: Blaster Master (NES), Worlds of Power books

Reviews
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (Wii) - 8.0
SPRay (Wii) - 3.0
Facebreaker K.O. Party (Wii) - 5.0
TNA Impact (Wii) - 5.0
Boogie Superstar (Wii) - 7.0
FIFA Soccer 09 All-Play (Wii) - 7.5
Shaun the Sheep (DS) - 4.0
Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ (DS) - 5.0
We Cheer (Wi) - 6.0
Lego Batman: The Videogame (DS) - 7.5
Rock Revolution (Wii) - 4.5
Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff (DS) - 6.0
- not enough new, too much randomness; don't expect much more than the original
Brothers in Arms: Double Time (Wii) - 7.0
Ultimate Band (Wii) - 6.0
Lego Batman: The Videogame (Wii) - 7.0
Robocalypse (DS) - 7.5
Dokapon Kingdom (Wii) - 8.5
MySims Kingdom (Wii) - 7.5
Dragon Ball: Origins (DS) - 7.0
Ninjatown (DS) - 8.0
Rock Revolution (DS) - 5.0
Away: Shuffle Dungeon (Wii) - 7.0
Lost in Blue: Shipwrecked (Wii) - 6.5
Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 (Wii) - 8.0
Transformers Animated: The Game (DS) - 7.0
Celebrity Sports Showdown (Wii) - 4.5
The King of Fighters: The Orochi Saga (Wii) - 8.0
Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals (DS) - 8.0
Master of the Monster Lair (DS) - 6.5

Next Month
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 10th Anniversary celebration
Tokyo Game Show

 

[EXStrike]

WORLD DESTRUCTION!!!!!



Oh, Ni no Kuni isn't Sega's... weird.

 

[botticus]

[quote name='EXStrike']WORLD DESTRUCTION!!!!!



Oh, Ni no Kuni isn't Sega's... weird.[/quote]Yeah, was just about to make an edit there. LIT info added as well.

 

[pete5883]

[quote name='botticus']Disaster: Day of Crisis (Wii) - no US release[/QUOTE]
No release date, or no release at all? If it's the latter, Nintendo is run by a bunch of assholes.

 

[Cao Cao]

"The King of Fighters: The Orochi Saga (Wii) - 8.0"

Hm, what did they say about the emulation quality? I know that has been an issue in some past SNK collections.

"Samurai Shodown Anthology (Wii) - December 2008"

Ooh, it's coming out this year? Nice.

 

[eugaet]

Good, Dokapon Kingdom got an 8.5.

I really need to (re)subscribe to NP.

 

[botticus]

[quote name='pete5883']No release date, or no release at all? If it's the latter, Nintendo is run by a bunch of assholes.[/quote]No new info. Just wanted to make clear that just because it's in the "News" section doesn't have any bearing on a domestic release.