SNOW JOKE
Mario & Sonic sequel Olym-picked up
We kind of liked Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games – it had a sweaty charm that few Wii sport titles recreate. In light of its success, Sega have announced they’re making Mario & Sonic At The Winter Olympic Games for Wii and DS to be released in time for the real life Winter Olympics in Vancouver in 2010. Events will be tailored to each individual console (so that’s Wii balance board for skiing, skating and the like) while well-loved characters and the instantly despised (Shadow) will again be making an appearance.
Events wise, details are still a bit scarce. Heavyweights like skiing and skating have been confirmed alongside bob-sleighing and snowboarding. One worry is that Winter-Olympics style events need to be spot on to make a good game (see our Winter Sports 2009 review as the perfect example). The great thing about M&S is that it’s coming straight from the Mario and Sonic universes, so expect fire-flowers and scope for high-speed cheating. There’s plenty of time for Sega to show us the tricks up their sleeves, but we’ll wait until it’s cold enough to see our breath before giving you a lowdown.
Caption: We’re already working on a list of piste-based puns for this one.
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PLEASE RELEASE ME
NGamer in Monster Hunter ‘we told you so’ scoop
Well, we did. So there. Monster Hunter 3 (aka Monster Hunter Tri) is finally getting a western release as we speculated last issue. Capcom have confirmed it’s 100% true. They’re hoping to make the series as popular in the west as it is in Japan, which might be easy now there’s a Wii in every home. Capcom have also pledged to make more DS games, and if you realise that most of their handheld output last year was Mega Man: Star Quest games, this can only be good news. Does this mean more Perfect Prosecutor will be winding its way to the west? And more importantly, does this mean the Phoenix Wright musical has a shot at the West End? Michael Crawford as Miles Edgeworth? You know it makes sense.
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KIRB YOUR ENTHUSIASM
New studio a sight for Sora eyes
Kirby creator, Smash Bros legend and Famitsu columnist Masahiro Sakurai and his company have teamed up with Nintendo to announce they’re working on ‘Project Sora’. Sora is Sakurai’s own development studio, founded after he departed HAL, yet Nintendo own a three-quarter share of the company worth around 200million Yen (12 pence Sterling at current exchange rates). When hearing about the combination of Iwata’s funds and Sakurai’s ideas, we sprayed milk out of our noses and rubbed our eyes before going “BWUH?”.
Details on what Project Sora might be are non-existent. Production doesn’t start until early May and the game may not be completed for an estimated two years, but dialogue printed on the official website claims that when Nintendo prez Satoru Iwata saw the documents, he proclaimed it a game that Nintendo would back, but “could not make themselves”. We love it already.
Caption: Hey, it’s like Sakurai and Iwata are talking to each other about games and stuff. Neat.
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