Rygar: The Battle of Argus delayed until February

From what I understand, it's already gotten some reviews because the game is fully finished, and several reviewers put their thoughts up on schedule... when the game was expected to come out this week.

What is there to figure out? The Wii is literally an enhanced Gamecube (to the point Gamecube devkits have been used to develop Wii games). If someone could competently develop for the Gamecube last gen, they would have no problems developing for the Wii now. There aren't any hurdles to jump over, no vastly different or exotic architectures to learn.

Developers don't need to figure out how to make Wii games since they already possess that knowledge. Sadly, it's just easier, cheaper, and more profitable to release sub-standard games (95% of the Wii library) that'd make a Dreamcast weep in embarrassment. This wouldn't be the case if people actually gave a rat's ass about quality, but the masses are willing to forgo good gameplay in favor of waggle. The Wiimote's use can be innovative, but the it's just a cheap, tacked on gimmick that works no where near as well as it should most of the time. While it's true that the other platforms (PC, Xbox 360, PS3) have their share of turds, the Wii definitely leads the pack.

Until people demand quality, there's absolutely no pressure on developers to change their shovelware ways and the trend will, consequently, continue unabated. You say 2009 is the year of the Wii, but I don't see much of a difference compared to the previous 2 years.

if you have a ps2 you can pick this game up for probably $20 or less. They redesigned the main character and added motion controls, but other than that, it's a port of a 4 year old game.

i thought it was a port

RyGAR.

depends on your definition of real buzz. There is nothing truly epic, that we know of, on the Wii's horizon, but there is some serious buzz about Punch-Out!! and Sin & Punishment 2, as well as MadWorld and Tatsunoko vs. Capcom (though the latter may well never see western release)

Yeah. I am really hoping that Tatsunoko Vs Capcom makes it to the states Wii or PS3. If not, I'll still import it. Fortunately, they have homebrew loaders that work now for different region games.