E3: New Wii Fit, Mario for Japan this year News
Wii News by Robert Purchese
Japanese news service Nikkei is reporting that a new Mario game and Wii Fit title will be out in Japan before the end of the year, adding weight to Macquarie Research claims made last week.
Wii Fit Plus, as the report (spotted by GameSpot) calls it, will allow gamers to "compete" with each other online and offers "gentle exercises for the elderly". It will also "respond to player inputs more precisely than in the current version", although there's no mention of a redesigned peripheral.
The Mario revelation is less specific and gives no indication as to which of the many franchises the game will belong. There's no name or date either.
The report does mention, however, that the Mario game hopes to boost sales of Wii in Japan, which at least confirms the platform.
E3 takes place this week and, as always, will get underway with all three platform holders delivering their keynote address. Nintendo goes second this year, speaking from 5pm UK time on Tuesday, 2nd June.
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DonnieDarko333
01/06/09 @ 07:52
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Nah it'll be out here Xmas 2009, Nintendo really needs to pull there finger out this E3, after last years..well...awful effort.
Its a follow-up to Mario Galaxy with more galaxies to explore etc..i heard a rumour from a dog that it's gonna be called 'Mario Universe'... ;) |
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DonnieDarko333
01/06/09 @ 08:15
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My worry is that unlike Sony and Microsoft which probably have back-up reveals..this is Nintendo's E3 conference right here! No more surprises! Wouldn't surprise me at all.
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gingerlink
01/06/09 @ 08:26
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The title makes it sound like this is a confirmed rumour, it's just a report speculating.
Making speculations that would seem rather likely, but still. Also, no-one's started up the F-Zero Wii Rumour again... |
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kinky_mong
01/06/09 @ 09:24
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"I'd like to think it's Super Mario Galaxy 2 (or at least another main-series instalment), but more than likely it's just a spin-off. Probably something like Super Paper Mario 2."
I'm pessimistic enough to think it will probably turn out to be another Mario Baseball game, with added waggle fun! |
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makeamazing
01/06/09 @ 12:05
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Wii Fit 2..... seriously though they still cant ship enough WF1 so why bother at this stage. crazy.
My prediction (and some people wont like this), but I expect Nintendo to have the worst E3 show this year. |
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"My prediction (and some people wont like this), but I expect Nintendo to have the worst E3 show this year"
It really depends on if they bother showing what they've got. They could have had a great show last year if they had just shown the stuff they saved for their small conference in Japan a few months later. They could have dropped two Wii Megatons at last years E3 like Monster Hunter 3 and Dragon Quest X on wii...as well as fanboy fodder like Punch-Out and Sin and Punishment 2....but they didn't. If they just showed what has already been annnounced by themselves and 3rd parties...they could have a great show. The worry is they'll just show off a couple of strong casual titles..and not bother showing the rest. |
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scouserfuller9
01/06/09 @ 15:54
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@CallousB - I totally disagree with your opinion on this being Nintendo's worst E3 ever. They don't have any titles for the DS or Wii announced for the future other than the NPC games and Zelda: Spirit Tracks. With last years being so poor too I think Nintendo know they need to make a big improvement this year and although I'm not convinced we'll see a new Super Mario or Zelda title for the Wii there's still DK, Metroid, Kirby, Starfox, Pikmin, etc... who can all feature in the next 12 months!
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"Didn't like SMG TBH, but a decent Mario is all I need to invest in Wii again. I love that little plumber. "
You know with pretty much 100% certainty there's always gonna be a new Mario. So then why'd you sell it in the first place? Is that the thing to do among hardcoar gaemrz these days, sell your Wii and buy it back each time another game comes out you want to play, just so you can tell people how you "sold your Wii"? |
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scouserfuller9
01/06/09 @ 21:32
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@Nikanoru - I've had loads of mates who buy Nintendo consoles for the big Mario and Zelda titles and then just sell them and buy another one when a new title's released. I find them nuts!
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"The worry is they'll just show off a couple of strong casual titles..and not bother showing the rest."
Worry for who? Do you REALLY care that much? Sure, i hope they show off lots of great new games myself.. but i dont like waiting, i'd rather find out about new stuff closer to release dates. I mean all of microsofts stuff was 2010! |
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