Leaked Detail For Next Zelda Game

WiiNintendo.com have posted some exciting new details for Nintendo’s new Zelda game which is due to be released on the Nintendo Wii later this year.

Before we go any further, WiiNintendo.com received their scoop from an email and as of yet have been unable to confirm whether or not the email housed credible information.

Anyway, here we go…

■This time around, Link won’t use a bow and arrow, for the new adventure Link will have a crossbow.
■The game is almost finished with Nintendo just adding the finishing touches.
■A playable demo will be revealed at next month’s E3
■There will be a time travel element to the game.
■Link’s hometown will be bigger than it was in previous games.
■There will be more involving character interaction.
■Control of Link will be like nothing else seen on the Wii.
■The game will focus heavily on sword combat.
■And finally, there will be flight sections where you, um, fly…
So there you have them. The one thing I think all the above have in common is that they are all definitely plausible.

What do you think?

Confirmed Tom Clancy Hawx 2 Wii

Ubisoft confirmed Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2 is in development for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, and PC. The game will ship later this fall.

"With over one million units sold worldwide, Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. has become a very successful brand for Ubisoft," stated Bogdan Bridinel, creative director at Ubisoft. "This new H.A.W.X. game is directly inspired by Tom Clancy's books, and it will enable fans to once again experience the excitement and intensity that established H.A.W.X. as a successful brand."

Not much about the game's storyline or gamplay was revealed. Ubisoft says the game will once again focus on aerial combat and appeal to a "wide array of gamers." Development is being handled by Ubisoft Bucharest in Romania.

Rockstar working on Wii and DS games?

"Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars" experienced disappointing sales when it came to the Nintendo DS, but Rockstar North doesn't appear to have given up on the portable platform. In fact, job listings posted by the studio indicate that they still need physics-savvy developers to help out on Wii and DS. There's no way to know at this point if either of the two new recruits will be working on a GTA game, but with a prominent analyst predicting "Grand Theft Auto 5" at E3 in June, such scenarios are worth contemplating.

Rockstar North needs a physics programmer familiar with the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii, according to a listing on Gamasutra. There's also a junior physics programmer who can work on Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, mobile phone, PSP and DS assignments.

Rockstar Games has tested the Wii before with "Bully," "Manhunt 2" and "Rockstar Table Tennis." Seeing Rockstar North renewed interest in the system is notable, though. In an era when some developers are getting cold feet about developing Mature Wii titles, these postings go against the grain coming from Rockstar.

Then again, maybe there's a "Mario"-styled take on Niko Bellic in the works. Who knows?

What do you think Rockstar North is working on?

Super Mario Galaxy 2 Released Today

The long awaited and long overdue Super Mario Galaxy 2 (SMG2) for the Nintendo Wii will be released this Sunday in North America, followed by Japan on May 27th and Europe on June 11th :(

Gameplay is similar to that of the first Super Mario Galaxy and game reviews released today have been extremely positive. Edge Magazine and IGN awarded the game a score of 10 out of 10 while the Official Nintendo Magazine gave SMG2 a score of 97%.

I will have to wait till June 11th but if you have the game what do you think of it?

COD Black Ops World Premiere, Call of Duty 2010

The Call of Duty Black Ops World Premier video trailer has been released by the developer of the game Treyarch. The last COD did not go over well wth PC players because there was a lack of dedicated servers.

This will be released on November 9th of this year. BO will also be available on the Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 gaming systems as well.

Sales for this are expected to be through the roof. Most recently, the Modern Warfare 2 Map Packs have created a huge buzz with their resurgence and stimulus releases.

This gives fans of the game one more thing to look forward too!

Nintendo Planning Vitality Sensor Announcement on May 17?

With E3 just about a month away, it seems like the obvious venue for Nintendo to finally explain just what the hell their mysterious Wii Vitality Sensor will actually be used for. But could that explanation be coming much sooner than expected?
Nintendo has announced they're planning a press conference in New York in conjunction with the American Heart Association this Monday, May 17, where they will make "a special joint announcement." While the press release makes no mention of what this announcement will be, the natural speculation is it will revolve around the Vitality Sensor, considering the device is used to read a player's pulse -- something that could lead to the sort of games the American Heart Association might approve of.

Very little has been explained about the Vitality Sensor since its reveal at E3 2009, with Nintendo president Satoru Iwata saying at the time that games "have been used for stimulation, but maybe it won't be long until games are used for relaxation and even to fall asleep." Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has previously stated the Vitality Sensor and its first compatible games will be shown at E3 2010, but then, that doesn't necessarily mean they can't make any announcements about it leading into E3, either. And if Nintendo would rather have much of their E3 focus fall on the Nintendo 3DS, it would make sense to get the Vitality Sensor reveal out of the way a month in advance.

Still, this all just speculation for now. Luckily, we'll only have to wait until tomorrow to see what they actually have in store. Stay tuned.

'Call of Duty: Black Ops' Infiltrating Wii This Fall

A first look at "Call of Duty: Black Ops" revealed a mission titled "WMD," which takes place during the Cold War in the Ural Mountains. New details indicate that Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC owners won't be the only ones able to tour Treyarch's history lesson, though. The Wii has been outed as a "Black Ops" platform too.

Nintendo's console will be among the systems getting the next Call of Duty title on November 9, according to USA Today. A Wii edition doesn't come as a huge surprise, given that Treyarch's last go at the franchise, "Call of Duty: World at War," shipped for the white box as well, but the focus on "Black Ops" since it was announced has been firmly placed on its other incarnations.

The news will definitely be good for the Wii, which hasn't had an overabundance of high-profile third-party titles in recent years. Treyarch's decision to maintain their CoD presence on the system won't cause any major shakeups. It should, however, be seen as a vote of confidence amid less enthusiastic moves by other companies.

Were you surprised to hear that "Black Ops" will be available on the Wii? Do you think Treyarch and Activision made the right call? Sound off in the comment section below.

Nintendo may charge for online

All Nintendo's online gaming services on Wii and DS are currently free to play but Miyamoto suggested that this could change.

He told Edge Online: "Probably the other thing that we are desperate to realise is the core [online] business structure. Do we need to demand customers pay monthly fees to enjoy online activities? Or give an online subscription that is free of charge, but then offer something extra for people that pay, so that they get some extra value? With these core business strategies I think we are less active than we should be."

It seems like Nintendo may just be brainstorming at the moment, so those late night Mario Kart sessions will remain free for now.

Ubisoft Confirm Just Dance 2

Ubisoft today announced plans to launch the 'Just Dance Talent Search,' a contest where winners from France, United Kingdom, and the United States will have their own choreography featured in the upcoming, and still unannounced, sequel.

Three winners – one in each country – will be flown to Ubisoft's Paris studio to meet the development team and to have their choreography added to the game. Contest details can be read on Ubisoft's facebook page.

Just Dance, released last November exclusively for the Wii, is nearing 3 million in worldwide sales, according to Ubisoft's announcement. More details of the sequel are expected to be announced at E3 next month.

Call of Duty: Black Ops for Wii in Doubt

Those who have enjoyed the Call of Duty franchise's previous outings on Nintendo platforms will surely be disappointed to learn of retail outlet GameStop's omission of the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops' Wii incarnation on its pre-order listing.

Activision has yet to officially announce which systems will carry the title, so it's all speculation at this point. But based on this new development, however, it's looking more likely that Black Ops will either unfortunately see a delayed Wii release or possibly none at all.

Treyarch, the developers of this year's entry, have been Wii-friendly for past Call of Duty games, delivering versions of their previous entries Call of Duty 3 and World at War. The studio also ported Infinity Ward's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare to Wii in November 2009, two years after the game was originally released on PC and HD consoles. The Wii lacks a version of Modern Warfare 2.