IGN Voice Chat Podcast Summary

By Shane Jury 21.05.2008 7

In Voice Chat this week, the IGN Nintendo team talk about the industry reaction to The Conduit, Platinum Games' revealed titles, and a new exclusive Zapper game in the works for Wii.

Wii Fit

- No multiplayer

We Ski

- 4 player multiplayer, but only one can use balance board
- Wii Fit mini-game of skiing better than Wii Ski
- $30

Rock Revolution (DS)

-Choose one instrument (out of 4)
-Not too much praise given - forgettable

International Track and Field

-IGN team thinks it's a good game
-Tons of movement with stylus

Castlevania DS

-Weren't able to play it
-Wii Connectivity basically confirmed in interview
-Not sure if there's actually a Wii game coming

Band Bros DX

- Supposed to use Wii Speaker Channel
- Sounds like Wi-Fi Connection used as a port
- Bozon, Craig wants the game to come out in US

The Conduit trailer

- Most fans seemed pretty happy with it - a lot of interest
- Art direction should be spruced up
- Craig thinks it'll sell 5 copies unless Nintendo picks it up
- Looks like 30 FPS right now, Matt hopes for 60 - needs to be at least a solid 30
- Looked at Metroid, Medal of Honor

Platinum Games - MadWorld

- Someone leaked the initial video, but demo was shown at the event
- Some violence very over the top - somewhat comical, still disturbing
- Guys from Clover, Capcom developing the game
- Running man theme - must survive
- Not coming until early next year

Infinite Line

- Sci-Fi genre
- Captain of space vessel, hire more ships
- Deep DS game - 100 hours to do everything
- 2D art for character interaction, 3D for space action

- Can't talk about Ubisoft games - later in the podcast, the IGN team hints that the games shown aren't too impressive - only some of the games had potential

Sonic Unleashed

- Graphics better than most recent Sonic games - Wii version won't look as good as other versions
- Runs at sporadic frame rate
- Looks fun, controls well
- New moves - quick sidestep
- Don't crash, hit things like Secret Rings
- Dimps apparently adding level support (night levels), Sonic Team developing game as a whole
- Play game with Wiimote + nunchuck, can use GameCube controller

Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

- Disappointing
- Has good RPG elements, not put together well as a package
- Lacks polish
- Overworld gameplay with stylus doesn't feel right
- Iffy about the game coming together before release

April NPD

- Wii #1 selling system for the month
- DS, PS3, 360, PSP follow
- Matt predicts May will be one of the biggest months for Wii
- Wii Fit has been on almost every major news program
- Microsoft put out press release gloating about 10 million 360 units sold - Wii at nearly 9.5 million

- Craig was playing a "game" that has already been writing about, can't talk about it because of exclusive next week
- Guitar Hero DS blog should be up soon talking about the game
- WiiWare interview coming up
- Brand new game in dev: HINT - Wii exclusive that is a zapper game, "people will dig" - Bozon wants it

Star Soldier R

- Decent, kind of fun
- 800 points
- Warning that Star Soldier R is a time-based game

Critter Round-Up

- Simple, charming game - not challenging
- Animals are cute
- 1000 points - not really worth it

Reader questions

- Not sure if there will be an online mode for The Conduit, but "deathmatch" seemed like a hint. Matt will find out this week.
- Favorite game/series/franchise - Matt: Metroid Prime/Metroid, Craig: Star Fox, Bozon: Zelda: Link to the Past, Daemon: Zelda
- World Destruction not on Bozon's radar
- Matt isn't sure if Disaster will come out this year
- Conduit looks in pre-alpha form
- Shenmue I + II - should be an obvious consideration for Sega, good idea
- Nintendo giving third parties chance to release WiiWare games before Dr. Mario
- Super Mario Galaxy is the best game on Wii right now
- Capcom's Gamers Day is happening next week
- Games that should get the lego treatment: Matt - Fightclub, Bozon: Mutant Turtles
- Zack and Wiki on WiiWare isn't probable
- MadWorld more than a stylized manhunt - credit should be given to MadWorld devs - will be funny (but sick) - bold game
- No news on Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers for Wii
- Face Training came out in Japan, wasn't a huge seller - can't turn camera around - no other games are using the camera
- Matt/Bozon predict Kid Icarus will be an action flight game (joke about "if it exists")
- Matt doesn't think Project H.A.M.M.E.R. won't come back
- Nintenzone on IGN take a long time to make, will come back when IGN Insider folks aren't busy
- Won't see full games for free on WiiWare
- Balance board probably won't be sold separately
- Mixed opinions on Pro Evo. for Wii seeing a sequel

Thanks to Valay at Nintendo Everything.

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Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

- Disappointing

Ooo...

Yeah, that Sonic Chronicles bit saddens me dearly, but I guess I got my hopes up too high. Smilie

No PES Wii sequel? Yeah, guessing they missed the solid Japanese sales and continued stronger than expected Euro sales... Smilie

FFCC Wii is still in the works, folks. Surprised IGN hasn't heard that.

Oh and Face Training was actually shown to the UK Press last year, so will no doubt be a latter stage 2008 release in Europe.

Adam Riley [ Director :: Cubed3 ]

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"Matt doesn�t think Project H.A.M.M.E.R. won�t come back"

So he thinks it will come back? That is wrong, he thinks it won't come back. Or he doesn't think it will come back.

Canyarion said:
"Matt doesn�t think Project H.A.M.M.E.R. won�t come back"

So he thinks it will come back? That is wrong, he thinks it won't come back. Or he doesn't think it will come back.

he thinks its coming back Smilie

"Sony always wins baby.. Sony always wins.." - Chad Warden on pstripple
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Star Soldier R is a complete waste of money, I cannot believe people are willing to pay that many Wii points on something so brief.

You are much better off downloading Star Parodier on the VC for 900 points or dishing out the same for Gradius 3.

I hope that Zapper game is Sin and Punishment. Not that I have a Zapper, but it would still be kickass to play the game.

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