Rumour Roundup – 07.16.06

THe first one is true, as I tryed out Magnetica. Alot of this stuff is just really out there, seeing as how there is almost nothing to back up the DQ and Mana rumors. THis kind of stuff is best left to the GAF fourms really.

In this order:
-Probably
-I hope
-All signs point to
-Who knows?
-Probably
-Meh, Vyse is better. CUTLASS FURY!!!

A Z-button for the Wii-mote makes sense, that way they can easily port GAmecube games over, without having to screw with the controller settings more than they have to.

I have the NP mag with that pic and it looks like the nunchuk attachment has the same mark or button on it. Look on page 29(dragonball z pose)

that supposed purple button could well be a shoulder button ment to be used when holding the controller sideways in games like Excite Truck and Sonic Wildfire. its in the right spot but the coloring looks out of place. definately does not look like a simple reflection.

i have seen different versions of the Wiimote in various pictures though. Red Steel pics almost always have round sensors but no other ones do. this could just be a prototype we will never see again. but who knows

it would be impossible for that purple rectangle to be a button. it is placed on the wrong side of the controller for it to be usefull durring classic-style gameplay. when holding the controller as a game pad, the top (part with the d-pad) should be resting in your left hand, and if that were a true picture, the button would have to somehow be pressed with your thumb. not very ergonomic if you ask me, i think its a reflection or printing fluke.

“Dragon Quest IX Wii Exclusive?”

Definitely fake. Why would Enix base their judgment on 2 spinoff games and one of them isn’t even on the correct console? As always, the next numbered Dragon Quest game will go to the console with the biggest userbase.

what do you mean, “one of them isn’t even on the correct console?”

At least the first one is true, as that has been the demo listing over at the Nintendo World store for the last month.

I could have confirmed the DS Demo thing the day it happened, working in retail and all. Perhaps a future reference.

@ Edgar.

Why would they decide if DQIX goes to the Wii based on a DS game? That makes absolutely no sense.

@rdkenshin – ok I see your point. But i’m guessing someone owning a DS as more chance to get a Wii over a PS3

Since Earthbound’s only been released once outside Japan, if they WERE to bring the whole series thus far over, anyone think they’d revert to the name “Mother” outside of Japan?

I wouldn’t completely rule out the DQ rumor. Look at the latest polls from Japan, Wii is so far ahead it’s not even funny.

I found that bule button on the side of the wii-mote in another pic on page 29.

and the ds download station thing is true, I downloaded magnetica and big brain acadamy about 2 weeks ago.

That “button” looks more like a reflection of something like lighting of even a TV.

the demo is true

ive alraedy done it

and the MPH demo..you can play at 3 levels as 3 different characters against 3 bots

http://krystal.dwightdesign.com/articles/support/revealedVideo/smallColor.gif

*watches gif for an hour*

^delete the space in “video”… dont know what happened there!

http://krystal.dwightdesign.com/articles/support/revealedVideo/smallColor.gif

Question: Who actually wants Krystal in SSBB??

not me! i want a FF CHARACTER!

I want Rygar

i wouldnt mind seeing some ouendan in ssbm

I think it’s a Sync button because it would normally be inside of the battery cover, but the corded controller doesn’t use batteries…

Well there is a Mother nes cart around in English (NTSC) so the translation for the first game is already done. I don’t see why Nintendo couldn’t rerelease the Mother series in other countries outside the east. Maybe even in PAL???

You want FF chars?
I’ll bet you anything that a moogle appears in SSBM.

I strongly doubt it’s a button for the fact that its position goes against the rest of the design scheme (all buttons on top, remote is therefore ambidexterous).

While it would be cool if DQIX became exclusive to Nintendo, I doubt it’s a decision that would be determined even in part by a DS title, or be considered by the company before the Wii is even available.

Well, the most important thing is that supposedly Mother 3 has been confirmed by NoE as a December release in England. Based on that, I assume that they’d try to release it to the widest market possible, possibly doing the ‘ol Pheonix Wright undersell. Make just enough copies to quell the fanbase, and if it starts getting successful, THEN do a wider release. Why do an english version if you’re only going to release it in a place where I don’t even think the original came out?
I don’t care. I’d buy two copies of the game the day it came out, to show them I mean business. Literally.

I was worried about the mystery button on the wiimote at first, because I’m left-handed. Luckily, in another picture in that NP, it shows the remote from the other angle and there’s another button.

How hard is to belive DQIX might be a Wii exclusive depending on how the DS and Wii title do? If those titles do well then that means there’s alot of user base for nintendo. If it doesnt do well then back to the ps2 it goes.

MMO’s not happening on the DS. Too much lag for a little DS to handle. However, a game like PSO where you get a group of 4 people online would work well.

DQ is one of two series( guess the other one)in Japan that’s bigger than any system, Gamers would willingly buy into a rival format if it had a game in the series, Swords is a good start, but if it were to get a main series game exclusive, it would make the PS3 literally half-dead in that region, it’s that important to have the franchise on your system. If the other series were ever to switch as well, you get at best an unremarkably selling PS3, and at worst, Xbox 360 sales.

update: the mysterious purple “button” is nothing more than an ID tag with a serial number to identify the prototype systems and controllers.

Actually, the Mother 1 English translation is official and not a fan translation… The copy you may have (ahem) heard about was made from an actual finished English prototype that just simply went unreleased. So Nintendo actually has two Mother games already translated.

So far Vol.2 of the DS Download stations is only available at the NWS, according to the NWS.

Why would anyone want a Final Fantasy Character in SSBB? Final Fantasy Sucks!!! We need original Nintendo characters.

Downloaded the Magnetica demo about a month ago from the Gamestop down the way. Pretty damn fun

Dragon Quest 9’s platform will be determined by installed base, not the success of other DQ related games.

The lack of a hard drive does not bode well for the Mana MMO rumor, it could always be optional/plug-in though…

I see all the DQ rumours everywhere, I certainly would love to see DQ9 to show up to the Wii because it is the console I want to get!

You can also go to the official DQ Fansite owned by S-E to hear about the latest news first:

http://www.slimeknights.com/slimeknights/?u=redslime25

Space_bean,

havent you heard the news, nintendo already explained that you can controll gc controllers in the wii, wher have you been???

by simply pluging it in

Krypt – The Wii will support external USB storage, so couldn’t you use your iPod or something to save ManaMMO?

What’s hard to believe about Dragon Quest coming to Wii?
The games, even 8 (Which was more of lesser power but more style), have never been the “UTILIZE THE RAW POWER” fests that the main FF titles have been.

And as for user base, let’s not kid ourselves. Japan, while not totally turning their backs on PS3, do not want it much. Sony’s products are slowed and delayed, they’re in the friggen hole with so much debt. At the same time, Japan is Wii crazy.

If you put out a game that you want to sell the most to the most people with, and you know whichever you choose people will generally flock to, would you put it on a 600 dollar system with an umproven media format that developers and consumers are expressing major doubt in, or do you put it on a 200 dollar system that your region is on fire for. No brainer.

@Hurricane Mario-*Friendly reminder to use tiny URL

I really hope the mother rumor is true, except I hope they bring the GBA carts over, unless they plan to do something cool with the second screen. (Touch Screen menus)

Curse you, rumors… Now the thought of Mother 1+2+3 will be in my mind for weeks to come. And it’s probably fake. T___T

Glad you liked the fake video. I had no idea that it spread so far. I would like to see Krystal in SSBB for obvious reasons.

Demo rumour is true, unfortunately.

Krystal in SSBB? I called Pit in SSBB, so how about another overlooked 8-bit character: WART!!! (from the US SMB 2 for those not in the know)

BJ