InFormers: Robots in the News

1. Slow day today. Just some new images of the Movie‘s Allspark Power Voyagers and Wave 2 Deluxes.

Video Power

1. Capcom has a lot of new releases coming out on the 23rd of this month. Mega Man ZX Advent, Zack and Wiki, and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations… wow.

   Ace Attorney even has a preorder bonus Wright plush.

   But with Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles coming out soon with a vague “October” date, that’s a lot of money.

   Zack and Wiki, I can wait on. We’re probably going to get Castlevania first, then Mega Man, and lastly Phoenix Wright, though.

   Of course, Contra 4 and Super Mario Galaxy in November only complicate matters… and Zelda: Phantom Hourglass just came out, too. And Garfield’s Nightmare, though that’s kind of low on the list, admittedly, unless I find it at a great price (and since the guys at Games Factory were too good to talk to me to tell me anything about it, or even answer my e-mail, apparently). At least it’s getting good ratings.

   Know what? This all makes me REALLY glad that Super Smash Bros. Brawl was delayed. The game will likely only get better as they work on it, and you cannot tell me there’s not enough to keep occupied with.

   Hell, I’m damn near tempted to put the site on hold so I can do just that.

2. Speaking of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, not sure if a clearly-stated story has been mentioned yet, so here’s what Nintendo’s got:

   Game storyline: In multiplayer games, characters from all Nintendo universes meet up in Nintendo locales to duke it out. In the solo mode called “The Subspace Emissary,” the world of Smash Bros. is invaded by an entity called the Ancient Minister and his army of creatures, called “The Primid.” Normally, characters come alive in the world of Smash Bros. to do battle, then turn back into trophies when defeated. However, the Ancient Minister starts turning characters into trophies to harness their power, then detonates bombs that suck pieces of the world back into his realm of Subspace. Eventually, all the characters must work together to defeat the invading creatures from Subspace – this is accomplished by playing through side-scrolling levels.

   Over at GameVideos, there’s a new Sudden Death video. Is that a white Donkey Kong?

3. Funny that Canada should be luckier than the US in some respect.

   While Sony and Microsoft are marking down prices and making new bundles to move units, and Canada dropped $20 on the Wii, the US price however isn’t going anywhere. And why should it? They’re moving ‘em as fast as they’re making ‘em.

4. Nintendo has issued a press release today to discuss with subscribers the changes to Nintendo Power, now that it’s under the Future label, and what it means to them. Which, they admit, is not a whole lot.

   Though over at Go Nintendo, quite a few people noticed the price difference for Canada. Lucky for me I took advantage of the cheaper offer.

   Further down, they get into the staff and potential magazine changes. Hopefully not much will change, because they’ve been doing a bang-up job these past few years.

   But at least there’s the Wii price drop… right?

5. Think I had the wrong number yesterday. According to Evil Avatar, the Wii and DS lineup totals over 274 titles.

   Whatever, I’m not counting. The ones I listed above are too many as it is.

6. GameTrailers has new footage of the Mii-interactivity of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games.
7. If the peek at Mario’s latest power-ups in Super Mario Galaxy yesterday weren’t good enough, maybe GameTrailers’ versions will work a little better for you. They’re longer, too, but only show off two powers, unfortunately. Hopefully the rest will be along soon.

   Seems that Ice Mario is able to create platforms of ice to allow him to traverse surfaces like water, steam, or even lava. And naturally, with the power of the stars at his command, Invincible Mario tears through anything and everything in his path.

8. First Viva Pinata pops up in Burger King Kids’ Meals, now Spyro the Dragon is doing the same for Wendy’s.

   Besides a toy, you also get a five-dollar off coupon for the game, which is said to be pretty good.

–LBD “Nytetrayn”

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