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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 9:06AM Mr Khan said

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The Legendary Starfy - June 8

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Densetsu no Stafy finally comes to America! Glory to all!

Also the Monster Games game, a new entry in the Excite franchise. Hope to see some screens and such for that
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 9:35AM McWeen said

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Wow I didn't think they would ever come here. I imported the 2nd one on the GBA it was pretty fun.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 9:44AM (Unverified) said

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Wow! Didn't ever expect to see Stafy here in the states. I think this trumps the entire Atlus lineup, at least for me.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 9:48AM John Z said

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Yeah, I picked up the fourth one last year. Fun enough but it's definitely a kids' game.

Let's see... Klonoa, SRT, and Rhythm Heaven are probably tops on my list so far. Maybe once the new Boom Blox is out I'll pick up the first one.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 11:52AM (Unverified) said

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My comments in the Club Nintendo game registration surveys were NOT in vain.

Densetsu no Stafy in June!

Thank you Nintendo.

Now everyone has to buy a copy, so Nintendo will localize all the Stafy games for North America.

:)
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 9:07AM baby sea tuna said

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Huh, Overlord, Peggle, and GTA for DS might be cool. Otherwise, that list is looking pretty anemic.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 9:08AM Da Largest said

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Yeah. There's a few standouts, but (especially for the Wii side) that list is looking weak. Thank god that ain't the full list.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 9:07AM Da Largest said

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If Excitebots isn't a sequel to Excite Truck, I will be most displeased.

If it is, I will be a happy man.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 9:12AM Da Largest said

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"Excitebots: Trick Racing has elements that make it one of the more unique racing games on the market. It launches April 20 and lets everyone in the family use the Wii Wheel accessory in unique and changing environments, play fun minigames and perform crazy tricks in a game that builds on the Excitebike and Excite Truck franchises"

Fuck yeah.

Why bots, though? I would've been more than happy with just trucks, or some mixture of different vehicles ala Motorstorm.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 9:13AM (Unverified) said

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Doubtful, but excitetruck was underrated i thought.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 9:14AM Da Largest said

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Definitely underrated.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 4:14PM Nomgoos3 said

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I just want more bikes. Excitebike 64 was, and still is, one of my favorite racing games of all time. To be honest, I'd rather have a successor to it than to Excite Truck, but that's just me.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 9:08AM (Unverified) said

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Wow, there`s only one game that i`m looking forward to in the entire list, Punchout!
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 9:08AM garbagedick said

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What happened to Wii Sports Resort? Is this their way of saying its delayed?
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 9:14AM Mr Khan said

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Hard to say. We know that The Conduit is using it, or is supposed to be, and The Conduit is marked for June 9th (not on this list, but SEGA themselves have verified as such)

Like i said elsewhere, they may be waiting for a bigger venue to announce that game. Just have to wait and see
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 9:15AM Da Largest said

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They confirmed a while ago that WiiMotion+ support has been nixed from Conduit.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 9:24AM Mr Khan said

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Huh, nixed? I must've missed that

Still, i would think Tiger Woods 2010 would be using it also. I really don't think it's delayed, but we haven't heard anything about it one way or another since E3
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 10:44AM Sponge said

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I believe they need to wait for the go ahead from Japan. NOA can't launch these kind of things when they want to.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 10:54AM (Unverified) said

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@Mr. Khan:


Tiger '10 will have Wii motionplus support.


http://wii.ign.com/articles/955/955151p1.html

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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 11:25AM cyruszuo said

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I'd say that Tiger Woods in June would suggest Wii Sports Resort in June (notably Nintendo's own schedule stops in May). Also of note, E3 is the first week of June (2-4).
Here is betting that Nintendo will use E3 to create a lot of buzz and then release WiiSports Resort one week after that show. With Tiger also being released the same week.

Resort + 3 extra motion plus adapters + Tiger = time to start saving up
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 9:10AM sear said

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Not a bad list, all in all, but it's too bad there still aren't many triple-A titles coming out for the console. The only things there that really interest me are The Conduit, MadWorld, and maybe Overlord, but I only have so much time and so much money to spend on games... Nintendo needs to really up the ante to get my gaming dollar these days. Sure, I'll still buy anything with Mario in it, but my Wii hasn't seen much use since Galaxy game out.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 9:11AM acefondu said

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Galaxy is the greatest game I've played in a decade, and I'm not just saying that.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 9:13AM Da Largest said

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Galaxy is one of my favorite games this generation, too. Mostly for its music, that shit was incredible.

They need to follow it up, though. I was playing SM64 the other day and thinking to myself, "How awesome would a direct sequel to this game be?"
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 9:18AM sear said

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Oh, I agree, Galaxy is an absolutely incredible game, even if I miss the freedom Sunshine and Mario 64 have a little bit. Nintendo has still got it. The problem is that third parties just can't match the quality of Nintendo's titles - or don't want to bother trying - and as a result, even with the huge number of releases for the Wii, Nintendo fans are still left with the exact same droughts that they had during the GameCube days. I've grown used to it, and I'm primarily a PC gamer anyway, but it still makes me sad to see that nothing has really changed in the industry after all these years. Even as market leader, nobody wants to take a gamble on Nintendo.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 9:35AM SoCoolCurt said

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i liked Galaxy, it certainly felt like a typical Mario title but it was just missing something so i cant say i absolutely loved it. i think it was WAY too easy compared to other Mario games i've played in the past. Super Mario 64 took me forever to beat but i beat Galaxy in about 3 sittings. none-the-less, i was still entertained and i still want more so i guess it did accomplish it's goal but just not as well as some of the older Mario titles did back in the day. Nintendo certainly still has it.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 10:10AM acefondu said

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Too easy? To beat yes, to master hell no. Some of those stars took me hours to get and I loved absolutely every minute of it. Did you do them all? You can't tell me that the one where you're only allowed to get hit once while racing up the volcano is easy. Or the one where you have to collect all the coins on the spinning Luigi and then come back to the start without dying. Good times.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 12:09PM sear said

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Yeah, the difficulty, especially in getting the first 60 stars, is definitely pretty tolerable, even low at times. You'll definitely die plenty, but it doesn't become all that challenging until you hit the 50 star mark or so. Some of the later challenges are insane, though, especially the time trials and purple coin runs.

To be honest though, I did find it a bit lacking in some respects to Sunshine, if only because Sunshine is ridiculously hard. I haven';t got 120 shines in it yet after all these years, and that's not for lack of trying. The blue coins are especially tough to find, and some of the bonus/hidden levels are just nuts. That was really a game made for the hardcore Mario players, designed to test and even punish them, and I think a lot of people were too hard on it for deviating from the usual Mario setting.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 10:24PM adeese said

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And the problem with Nintendo's games is that the vast majority don't event interest me. It's great that they're targeting the casual gamer, but they're leaving the core audience in the dust. At least 3rd parties are starting to try to get something going on the Wii, but it's still pretty sad overall atm.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 9:10AM acefondu said

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I haven't seen this much garbage since the PS2 heyday. I'll wait to hear their fall line-up, which hopefully consists of more than Animal Crossing Rehash #3.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 11:07AM CJLopez said

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Jajajajaa, my though exactly. So much fast cash in titles and crpaware. No wonder for its reputation.

Still, there are many good titles and some are much unknown for us. Like Excite Bots. Already looking forward to that game

And seems like you touched a pretty sensible bone here
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 12:02PM acefondu said

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You always get voted down on Joystiq for saying you don't like something despite how accurate your statements may be. Granted it's all opinion, but this list is one of the worst I've seen from Nintendo. It's actually very surprising people defend this onslaught of garbage though. I still enjoy my Wii right now since the first year and a half were flat out awesome for the system. But it's been stale ever since Mario Kart came out, and the future is bleak.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 2:55PM (Unverified) said

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Dont worry, it's just nintendo fanboys voting you down most likely because I know there's enough sensible people on here to realize that list (specially the wii side) is trash. Not quite as bad as last year granted, but still pretty terrible.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 6:35PM Mr Khan said

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Or the sensible people could outnumber the jaded elitists who think that anything that's stylized or doesn't try to be super serious is garbage
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 7:03PM (Unverified) said

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@ CJLopez

You would know about "touching sensitive bones".
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Posted: Feb 27th 2009 8:31AM acefondu said

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Or the games are, you know, just crap.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 9:13AM samfish said

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Holy crap! Starfy is on that list?? Awesome. Definitely picking that up.

Also buying Tokyo Beat Down, Rhythm Heaven, Punch-Out, Klonoa, Tiger Woods and Boom Blox.
...kinda wondering where Wii Sports Resort is, though...
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 9:28AM SoCoolCurt said

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what is this Starfy you speak of. i did instantly stick out of the list to me cause it just didnt sound like another shovelware title. i'll have to look it up i guess. other than that, Punchout! is pretty much the only thing on there that even slightly interest me. i need another Mario or Zelda game bad.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 9:34AM Mr Khan said

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Starfy is a quite charming platformer, relatively similar to Kirby, which has for decades now been confined to Japan.

As for Mario and Zelda, you've already had both of those on Wii, it could be some time before more is seen. Zelda far more likely than Mario, in any event
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 10:01AM mmxzer0 said

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We also have to wait until the second half of the year for Mario & Luigi 3 . =/ Quite a bit of good stuff on the list I'll be getting though.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 9:14AM (Unverified) said

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I keep boom blox, and you can have the rest
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 4:46PM (Unverified) said

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As long as I get my smiley world island challenge, mysims racing, and ice age 3 I'll be fine.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 9:17AM tracer bullet said

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A couple of classic-in-the-making, mandatory titles here:

- “Personal Trainer: Walking” – for those who forget the fine art of putting a foot in front of the other.
- “101 in 1 Explosive megamix”! – wow. Not only we’ll have more than 100 minigames, but they are also explosive. And in a megamix.
- “Crazy Chicken Star Karts” – because there’s not enough kart games on the Wii. Well, at least, not with chickens.

Now, serious, there's plenty of good titles there, but I can see why people complain about the quantity of shovelware on this system.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 11:56AM Levi Partridge said

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I know it sounds like shovelware, but because Atlus is publishing it, I'm sure 101 in 1 Explosive Megamix is going to be different from your typical crap mini game collection.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 9:21AM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said

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did they not announce any DSi games or are they mixed in with the DS titles??
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 12:56PM BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam said

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I don't think there are any DSi games, except for the downloadable DSiWare.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 12:59PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said

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I cant remember the name of it but I seen a DSi game that releases on the same day the DSi does and it uses the cameras
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Posted: Feb 27th 2009 1:54AM BPMOmega XBL PSN Steam said

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I'm 99.99% certain that there are no DSi-only or DSi-enhanced retail games.

Although they promoted Rhythm Heaven alongside the announcement of DSi, it does not have an DSi-only features.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 9:25AM MLS said

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No Fatal Frame IV? FAIL
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 9:56AM Berzerk said

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Tecmo isn't in the list, so that may be coming soon.
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Posted: Feb 26th 2009 9:31AM (Unverified) said

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Not bad. I hope the new Indy game will be nice. And there's also good ol' Broken Sword that should be coming this spring...
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