Nintendo showed some footage at GDC of their new Mario sports game, Mario Strikers Charged for the Wii. You take to the pitch as all the characters you’ve come to know and love from the Mario series. It’s similar to the Gamecube title Super Mario Strikers from 2005, but adds some prettier graphics and Wii controls. You use both the Nunchuck and Wiimote for this game. As you can see in the video, you get to use the motion sensing controls of the Wiimote in some places, which looks both cool and tough to do. The game is scheduled for release in the third quarter of 2007.
Nintendo showed some footage today of their new flagship franchise for the Wii, Super Mario Galaxy. The graphics look great. Who says Wii games can’t look that good? I’m not all that excited for this game though. The gameplay of jumping around planets seems weird to me. I think they need to get back to basics with Mario. Either way, good old Shiggy told everyone that we’ll be able to play Super Mario Galaxy in 2007. Giddy up.
Sony announced a new user-created platformer at GDC: Little Bit Planet. The game is sort-of like Line Rider, in that the levels are all user created. You can to pick and choose what kinds of elements go into your level, from wooden blocks to soccer balls, fruit, gyro wheels, and even jet packs. You can go co-op with up to 4 players to go through and have fun in the levels you created.
The game should have a demo available on the PlayStation Network later this year, with a full release in early 2008. Word is that user levels will be sharable over the Network, which is huge.
Check out the video for a demonstration of a created level from GDC…
Today at the Game Developers Conference (GDC), Sony unveiled the newest weapon in their arsenal: PlayStation Home. This new software for the PS3 will act almost like Second Life + Mii’s + Achievements + Games. It’s a crazy combination of things and it looks like it’s going to be fantastic. You create a realistic character of yourself where you can roam around with thousands of other users to chat, get into gaming, share things, etc. You can make your own place and furnish it with things you get from the PlayStation Store. No word on pricing yet for these add-ons. There’s also arcade machines you can play, bowling alleys, pool tables, movie theaters, and all kinds of crazy stuff. You control your way around the virtual world with a virtual PSP. How about them apples.
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