Nintendos teased the possibility of releasing a light gun attachment to the Wiimote, but with Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles coming later this year and Sega today announcing a port of the arcade military shooter Ghost Squad, that could become a reality sooner, rather than later.
We have little doubt Namco Bandais working on a full-fledged fighting Soul Calibur sequel, but theyre preparing a little diversion for the Nintendo fans in the audience: Soul Calibur Legends.
Contrary to prior speculation, Nintendo of America has no intention of leaving their headquarters in Redmond, Washington completely deserted; Seattlebased newspaper 4 Color Rebellion) contacted Jim Roberts, deputy planning director for Redmond, who confirmed Nintendo was moving out roughly 80 employees from its sales, marketing and advertising divisions.
Its tough to be disappointed with BustaMove Bash. Its BustaMove in all its bubblepopping glory, its for the Wii, and it works more or less exactly how you would imagine.
As Mary Jane Watson hangs on the shoulder of her hero as he swings over a dull and textureless Manhattan, she summarizes SpiderMan 3 on the Wii quite nicely when she tiredly proclaims, "Stop it youre making me sick. This is worse than a roller coaster." You might have noticed that we already reviewed the PS3/Xbox 360 version of SpiderMan 3, but this incarnation though it shares similar traits with its port cousins, such as the storyline and the black suit plays out quite differently.
Next Generation is reporting Nintendo UK has announced a deal with CocaCola for a 2 million GBP (roughly $4 million USD) promotional campaign. The deal will include TV, satellite and online advertisements. The promotion will run from May 14 until July 2007, with ten "Ultimate Wii Game Rooms" up for grabs every day. The huge prize pack includes: Wii, Samsung 26" LCD TV, mini fridge and cases of Fanta, Sprite and Dr Pepper.