[Wii] Developer Support Thread

[Crrash]

Imagino algo entre um Onimusha e The Legend of Zelda. Uma aventura épica à imagem do clássico da Nintendo, mas com mais acção e menos puzzles, ao estilo da série da Capcom. Claro que um Beat'em up na linha dos anteriores seria também muito bem vindo, mas talvez seja bom para a série alargar os horizontes. No fundo eu quero é que o jogo seja bom, independentemente do género. Pode ser até que tenha alguns duelos de espada na primeira pessoa, ao estilo de Red Steel.

não eu estava a pensar mais no death by degrees ou como se chama que não me parece ser grande coisa

 

[Mr Esteves]

Latest Instalment in #1 Best-Selling Action Sports Franchise Redefines Skateboarding Genre with Unprecedented Freedom and Control​

Sydney, Australia – May 15, 2007 – This spring gamers will be able to command their skating destiny in Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground from Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI). For the first time, players will have the freedom to define their character, story and style based on the choices they make, the paths they choose and the style of skating they use on the proving grounds from Philadelphia and Baltimore to Washington, D.C.
Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground features deeper customization than ever before, including a Video Editor with full-featured editing tools and visual effects for creating “epic skate videos,” and a fully customizable online Skate Lounge where players can skate with friends in the ultimate pad. In addition, players will have the freedom to skate from single player to online seamlessly, as well as utilize new gameplay mechanics such as skateable terrain altering and building, and Bowl Carving, delivering the most empowered skating experience ever. Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground also features even more Nail the Trick™ moves such as Nail the Grab and Nail the Manual intensifying the thrill of pulling off big tricks.
“Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground drops players into the skateboarding world like never before,” said Joel Jewett, president of Neversoft. “This is the largest, deepest and most compelling Tony Hawk game ever. You can skate the best lines, define your own style and produce your own videos. You can even take it further by tricking out your own Skate Lounge, where you can hang out and skate with others online. Proving Ground will throw you so deep into the lifestyle of skateboarding that you won’t be able to get out. Hands down, it’s the most exciting Tony Hawk title yet.”
Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground is in development by Neversoft for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system, Wii home video game system, PlayStation2 computer entertainment system, and Nintendo DS. The game is not yet rated by the OFLC and is scheduled for release later this year.

o primeiro jogo a serio de skate para a wii

(n é que o downhill jam seja mau, mas vejo-o mais como um jogo de corridas)

 

[Craven]

yathg (yet another tony hawk game) yaawwwwnnn

 

[jfred-silva]

Fui só eu que axei que as duas imagens do gundam tinham gráficos bons? ou será ilusão pelas imagens serem pequenas.

 

[Crrash]

Fui só eu que axei que as duas imagens do gundam tinham gráficos bons? ou será ilusão pelas imagens serem pequenas.

jogo wii com gráficos bons? é impossivel, deves ter-te enganado.

btw. os de One Piece também não estão maus.

 

[I_Eat_All]

Fui só eu que axei que as duas imagens do gundam tinham gráficos bons? ou será ilusão pelas imagens serem pequenas.

Não estão maus, mas podiam estar melhores

Os rochedos e cenário terreo têm muito o mesmo aspecto com texturas em tile sem variancia, isto seria completamente resolvido "à lá Zelda" ao meter uma camada por cima para simular a propagação da luz e conserindo-lhe luminusidade oscilante menos estática.

Mas o jogo ainda nem está acabado, se fôr bom... o melhor vai ser mesmo o gameplay Espero que calibrem muito bem a coisa.

Midway

Asked about the company's efforts for the Wii, the executives noted that the company was already a strong proponent of the platform, offering four launch window titles, and also promised three more unannounced titles for 2007 in addition to the forthcoming Mortal Kombat, two of those exclusive to the console.

Fonte: http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=13789

Hudson

NP: Particularly since E3, many publishers and developers have shifted their resources to increase support for the DS and Wii. You’ve already released a couple of Wii titles, and also developed Mario Party 8, which will be published by Nintendo next month, so you’ve clearly been working with the console on multiple projects for quite some time. Does Hudson seem to have more of a focus on Wii than other platforms, or is support spread pretty evenly across the competitors?
Lee: Yes, we have been on board the Wii and DS bandwagon right from the start. We loved these systems because they shifted focus away from the typical gaming experience and introduced new ways of having fun. You’ll see us continue to support both these platforms over the next many years, more than most other platforms. Some of the new games we have in development are pretty darn cool. Wish I could talk about them!

Fonte: http://www.nintendoplayers.com/feature.php?featureID=29

THQ:

Rainbow Studios is one of the largest video game developers in the Southwest. Rainbow is a wholly owned subsidiary of THQ, an industry-leading publisher that has developer top quality video games for twelve years. Named Game Informer’s “Developer of the Year for 2001″, Rainbow Studios is one of THQ’s premier creators of next generation content for console systems and PC. Rainbow’s sixteen-year video game history includes the critically acclaimed Motocross Madness PC Series, the award-winning ATV Off-road Fury, top-selling Splashdown, the highly praised MX series, and recently released Disney Pixar CARS title.

Rainbow Studios is searching for a qualified Senior Environment Artist for our Wii exclusive action/adventure title. We will consider applicants from both inside and outside of the game industry for this position.

Fonte: http://jobs.gamasutra.com/jobseekerx/viewjobrss.asp?cjid=9399&accountno=375


Outro estudio da THQ:

Job Requisition Number: 10401
Job Title: Game Programmer
Employment Status: Full-Time
Division/Studio: Blue Tongue Ent. (Melbourne, Australia)
Department: Management
Job Description:

Blue Tongue Entertainment

• Australia’s largest game developer and publisher
• Be part of a global team, accessing a wealth of experience and knowledge
within the THQ group
• Development on current and next-generation consoles

Blue Tongue Entertainment, a video game developer based in Melbourne, Australia.
Blue Tongue currently has 75 employees and is part of THQ Inc- a leading
worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software. The
company has developed for all popular video game systems, and has experience in
many genres

Blue Tongue Entertainment was founded in October 1995. Titles produced include
AFL Finals Fever (PC), Starship Troopers (PC), Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis
(PS2/Xbox/PC) and more recently Barnyard (PS2/GameCube/PC/Wii) and Nicktoons
Battle for Volcano Island (PS2/GameCube). The studio is currently working on two
new titles, an action-adventure game for Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony Playstation 2,
and Nintendo Wii, and a new IP exclusive to the Nintendo Wii. With continued
growth and a line-up of exciting next-gen projects in development, the future
for Blue Tongue is a bright one.

Programmer

The Game Programmer is responsible for programming, implementation of technical
and game design documents, and completing programming tasks to schedule. This
position will report directly to the Lead Programmer.

- Position:- –

• Develop and code game systems
• Ensure high quality code
• Perform functional testing on their code
• Fix bugs

-Requirements:- –

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong 3D programming skills
• Bachelor degree in computer science or equivalent
• Familiarity with latest concepts of real time rendering and AI a huge plus
• Game industry experience
• PS2 systems level experience an advantage
• Strong C and C++ skills
• Solid 3D math skills

Majesco:

Gamasutra: As a company, your last handful of announcements have been for titles exclusively for Nintendo platforms. Specifically, Majesco has announced three titles for the Nintendo DS, one for the Game Boy Advance, and another for the Wii. Is the company interested in the PSP, or are there plans to phase out PSP support?

Liz Buckley: Although our current product line is composed of SKUs for Nintendo’s platforms, we are by no means phasing out support for Sony’s systems.

We continue to evaluate new products on a regular basis to determine whether they’re a good fit for our line up. Our focus remains on handheld systems and the Wii, though we do opportunistically pursue titles on other platforms if it makes sense for our business model.

GS: Is Majesco planning additional Wii titles besides Cooking Mama: Cook Off and Bust-A-Move: Bash?

LB: Most definitely. We have another Wii title in development now and are looking to expand our line-up with additional SKUs for this promising platform.

Fonte: http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=12746

Natsume:

# Original Simulation (Marvelous Interactive) - TBA
# Kawa no Nushi Tsuri Series [River King] (Marvelous) - TBA

Fonte: http://wii.ign.com/articles/732/732678p1.html

Marvelous Interactive a confirmado que próximamente llegarán a Wii y a Nintendo DS 4 nuevos RPG originales, de estos 4 nuevos juegos solo se conocen los nombres clave de 2 de ellos, estos son Project Ray y Proyect Salamander, a continuación os dejamos mas detalles...

Proyect Salamander estará bajo la dirección de Kazuya Niinou, director general de Trauma Center para Nintendo DS, por otro lado, Project Ray contará con Hiroyuki Kanemaru, director de los niveles y escenarios de Tales of Symphonia para Nintendo GameCube. De momento no se tiene más información sobre los demás proyectos, os mantendremos informados.

Fonte: http://todowii.com/wii-y-nintendo-ds-recibirn-4-nuevos-rpgs-noticia-904.html

Grasshopper/Suda 51:

Suda also said that No More Heroes is one of three titles Grasshopper is currently working on for the Wii console, but it was the only one he could currently mention by name.

Fonte: http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/heroes/news.html?sid=6167200

Matsuno Developing for Wii
Former Final Fantasy XII director loves the Wii.

At Nintendo's Wii press conference in Tokyo today, Yasumi Matsuno, director of Final Fantasy XII (well, until he left the project midway through its development) and other popular RPGs like Final Fantasy Tactics and Ogre Battle, stated that he is developing for the Wii and expressed his love for the platform.

Matsuno, who pulled a Dave Chappell and quit Square-Enix midway through Final Fantasy XII's development and kind of went into seclusion, is working on his Wii ideas for a new game developer (though which one has yet to be revealed).

Fonte: http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3153639

Parappa the Rapper creator planning to develop Wii game

"Wii is a very good piece of hardware. Many talented people from Nintendo make great ideas for game hardware, of course. Already I've been starting to think about Wii software, but it's very hard sometimes. Because can you keep shaking the controller for hours?

"Players can't spend a long time on gameplay, so this can be tough. So I respect Nintendo's activities, but for software designers like us, it's very hard."

However, Matsuura said he is currently in the planning stages of developing a game for Wii - with work set to officially begin "soon, maybe".

Fonte: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=25008

Capcom to boost Wii, DS support

Capcom has announced plans to build on their Wii and DS support. They said that this process will begin immediately. Capcom currently has 14 titles in the works for the DS, and 6 titles for the Wii. It really is great to see more support coming from a major third party like this. Capcom has always worked well with Nintendo, it should be interesting to see what else they do with the Wii.

Fonte: http://gonintendo.com/?p=18235; www.gamefront.de

Hmm... 6 titulos para a Wii?

Só conheçemos 4... Zack and Wiki/Treasure Hunter Z, Resident Evil 4 Wii, Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles e Devil Kings 2.

Além de que se anunciaram hoje podem já não estar a contar com o RE4 Wii estar em desenvolvimento já que está gold a julgar pela Famitsu ter feito uma review completa da versão final japonesa.

Ou seja... temos 2 a 3 jogos que não sabemos e já estão a ser feitos, e intenções da Capcom de começar imediatamente a fazer mais.

Também é estranho que coincida "logo" com o dia em que a review saiu; é que se aquela equipa acabou o desenvolvimento... estão livres... e são uma equipa que acaba por já estar treinada com o hardware.

Para quem não sabe, a equipa que tratou do RE4 Wii... é a equipa do Onimusha; não me admirava nada se tivesse sido decidido/dado luz verde muito recentemente, Onimusha para a Wii.

Dos outros títulos em desenvolvimento... O que eu não me babava se um deles fosse uma port ou sequela do Okami.

 

[I_Eat_All]

E mais um...

Geometry Wars, conhecido pelo sucesso no Xbox Live... para a Wii:

Geometry Wars: Galaxies for Wii and DS!

Nintendo Power has a small article announcing Geometry Wars Galaxies on The Wii and DS.

It’s being handled by the developers of Battalion Wars, and will feature an extensive single-player game. Wii version will use the motion control, and DS will use the touch control. This game is exclusive to these platforms. Each version will feature a multiplayer mode. Both Versions from Retro Evolved will be included.

Expect this to hit this fall.

Fonte: http://buttonbasher.wordpress.com/2007/05/21/geometry-wars-galaxies-for-wii-and-ds/

Smart Bomb na Wii:

Smart Bomb Interactive is a VC-funded independent developer of games for all current and next-gen platforms. Our latest releases include Pac-Man World Rally and Snoopy vs. the Red Baron. We are currently at work on original titles for next-gen platforms, as well as an unannounced Wii project under development for a top-tier publisher.

Job Description:
Superior communication skills and a proven ability to understand, motivate and inspire an art team are mandatory. We need a keen eye for detail wrapped around an ability to assume ownership over the look and feel of a product and make decisions independently. We want excellence and innovation to show in every aspect of our products!

Fonte: http://jobs.gamasutra.com/Jobseekerx/ViewJob.asp?JobID=HvowGg7zqCv1r/CmajEF5cXHvxwk

Mais um exclusivo para a lista

Entrevista da Konami:

During the course of the conversation, a multitude of topics were touched upon, from Konami's ramped-up support of the Nintendo and the Wii, to whether Elebits creator Shingo Mukaitoge is being groomed as a new face for the firm - read on for the answers.

Konami is having a lot of Wii and Nintendo console support right now, moreso than big-budget stuff. What is the rationale behind that?

Marc Franklin: Konami has always been a strong supporter of Nintendo platforms. We were one of the first companies to come out with original titles on the DS, we were a supporter of the GameCube, and made lots of titles for the GBA.

The Wii, I think, embraces a lot of the innovation and creativity that Konami is known for, and provides an amazing outlet for our developers to design incredible games. You're seeing games like the next generation of DDR come out on the Wii -- called Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party -- to provide full-body immersion in a dance game.

We also partnered with Hudson recently to do some Wii games like Wing Island, and Marblemania, which is doing well. The Wii platform in and of itself echoes and provides really great creativity for Konami developers.

(...)

In the U.S., it seems like developer names are getting more and more important. Is Shingo Mukaitoge someone you guys are grooming as a new face for Konami?

MF: Konami certainly has many world-class developers, and we don't single out anyone in particular. With that said, Mukaitoge-san is certainly a rising star. He's improved himself with Elebits, which many people believe was one of the most innovative games that came out for the Wii.

He then announced a new game called Dewy's Adventure, and that is a very promising title. It looks extremely good. In fact, many of the press, when they first saw the gameplay, thought it looked like a first-party title. I think there is a lot of talent with Mukaitoge-san, and we're all looking forward to what he's going to be able to produce.

(...)

Do you feel that Nintendo has properly marketed the Wii to expand its demographic?

MF: They did a great presentation. I think they hit the nail on the head. The industry, overall, if you look at the publishers, is really starting to take a better look at the mass consumer, because that's where we're going to get our growth.

Nintendo did a really great job with their marketing campaign with the Wii, and you're seeing other people do that too. They're not avoiding the core consumer, but they're also thinking about how to get to the mass consumer in innovative ways that make sense to them, whether it's through social networking or speaking to the consumer in ways that they identify with.

Do you think that the Wii's success is sustainable?

MF: You just need to look at the sales so far. It's done extremely well, and it's a great machine. So is the 360, and so is the PS3. They all have their own positioning. It goes back to the publisher, though. It matters how we create the best games possible for those systems that fulfill the needs of our fans and consumers, but that also help promote the industry and push video game sales and hardware sales forward.

Fonte: http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=14088

Entrevista da THQ:

You are betting big on the Wii. But historically, independent game publishers haven't done very well on Nintendo platforms. Right now we are yet to see an independent publisher game for the Wii break into the top 10 NPD game charts. Could your confidence in Nintendo be misplaced?

Farrell: THQ, as far as I can remember, has been the No. 1 third party on Nintendo. It is not uncommon for first parties like Nintendo to be very strong out of the gate. They invented the technology and can be ahead of others. But we think our demographic maps very well to theirs.

Nintendo has always been very strong with the slightly younger gamer. Our mass-market brands like WWE [WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008] , and kids titles like the Pixar games work very well on the Wii.

So, a year or two from now, you will have a THQ Wii game on the charts. I guarantee you WWE, which we ship in November, will be in the top ten. WWE is a game made for the Wii. Can you imagine the throwing and grappling with the Wii controller for that game? It's going to be a lot of fun.

Fonte: http://www.thestreet.com/_googlen/newsanalysis/techgames/10359065_2.html

 

[Mr Esteves]

Aleluia tava a ver que nunca mais. desde que vi o wiimote a primeira coisa que me veio a cabeça era uza-lo como espada no zelda e no star wars espero que façam um jogo decente e que não estragem tudo como muitos jogos com nomes de filmes ( spidermam piratas das caraibas etc...) que apruveitam o titulo fazem um jogo mediano e vendem milhões sem se esforçarem, mas a lucasarsts n é bem assim a julgar pela qualidade do star wars battlefront 2


ele tambem podera estar a falar do lego star wars, mas espero que não

 

[I_Eat_All]

Medal of Honor Wii?

New Medal Of Honor exclusive for the Wii?

Patrick Gilmore, producer at Electronic Arts was in Paris to present Medal of Honor: Airborne on high definition consoles and PC. And according to the well trusted clubic.com site there's a new Medal of Honor exclusive in the works for Wii and it could be revealed soon. This is very good news and we hope they're not bogus.

Fonte: http://www.ngcfrance.com/news.php?operande=0&idx=7805&r=1

 

[Bio Shadow]

- 4 different Scareface control settings (Casual/Normal/Advanced/Expert) with different bounding box sizes. Impressive visuals
- Manhunt 2 “impressively violent”, “ridiculous”. Rockstar wants controversy on Wii. Expecting sales to be good.
- They have RE 4 Wii, but can’t play it yet due to not having the right debugger software.
- Mario Party 8 basing
- Activision/Ubisoft promising more support for Wii
- New gameplay mechanics in new Naruto
- Don’t see a pricedrop for the Wii soon, black Wii may be on the way
- E3 will be “insane” (as far as how it will work out)
- Company trying to get a publisher for an adult Wii game that could be huge. Game will be unveiled within a couple weeks on IGN if they don’t get a publisher. Not a garage developer or Tier C dev.
- The IGN Wii Virtual Console game is on hold… they’re working more on their full game concept right now.
- Matt says Retro will do something else with Metroid in the future after Prime 3.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=160439

 

[I_Eat_All]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=160439

Gosto de a Rockstar querer controvérsia na Wii, sempre bom

Activision/Ubisoft... estou para ver (mais referente à Ubisoft)

Jogo para a Wii, adulto, que se pode tornar gigante (e a ser feito por uma empresa grande mas sem editora) soa-me muito bem.

 

[Anoni Mus]

Acho que o jogo dos Piratas n esta nada de especial, aliás jogos remakes de filmes acho que o melhor que me lembro neste momento e o spider man 3

 

[tiagoTZ]

acho que o melhor que me lembro neste momento e o spider man 3

O spider man 3?
Esse jogo está uma lástima, completamente a evitar, péssimas reviews, tanto dos jogadores como dos sites.

 

[Anoni Mus]

O spider man 3?
Esse jogo está uma lástima, completamente a evitar, péssimas reviews, tanto dos jogadores como dos sites.

Mesmo assim acho que é melhor que os Piratas.
Eu n sei se compro o aranha pois n tenho o 2 e gostei muito quando joguei.

 

[I_Eat_All]

Novo Cruis'N' USA a caminho?

​

-> http://www.ebgames.com/product.asp?cookie_test=1&product_id=230120

Pelo menos é o que o site da EBgames diz, sabe-se que a Midway está a fazer uns quantos projectos para a Wii, este pode ser um deles.

 

[FASC]

Novo Cruis'N' USA a caminho?

​

-> http://www.ebgames.com/product.asp?cookie_test=1&product_id=230120

Pelo menos é o que o site da EBgames diz, sabe-se que a Midway está a fazer uns quantos projectos para a Wii, este pode ser um deles.

Que jogo é?

 

[I_Eat_All]

Que jogo é?

Era um jogo famoso da Midway nas Arcades (de corridas), ainda deixei lá umas moedas.

Não me lembro é se era bom.

 

[Crrash]

Era um jogo famoso da Midway nas Arcades (de corridas), ainda deixei lá umas moedas.

Não me lembro é se era bom.

eu lembro-me de jogar contra o meu pai. o jogo pelo standard de hoje não é grande coisa, mas era divertido

 

[I_Eat_All]

Strauss Zelnick, Chairman da Take-Two:

“To be perfectly frank, I don’t think it takes a rocket scientist to realize what’s going on with Wii and DS. I will tell you that very quickly we turned to both 2K and to Rockstar and said guys, we need a DS strategy and a Wii strategy and we are working on it. As we get into the next quarter and into budget season for 2008, everybody in this company is completely focused on it.

Having said that, development cycles are long. Sports aren’t as good as games develop for specific platforms but we are looking at all of them across the board for Wii and DS. I will tell you that carnival games that we’ve announced for the Wii have gotten a lot of attention in the marketplace, as well as with our first-party partners. So we are pretty excited about that.

We have some — some have been announced, some Wii titles have been announced and we are working to put more out on the Wii and DS. ”

Fonte: http://seekingalpha.com/article/38017

 

[I_Eat_All]

Denis Dyack, Silicon Knights:

NWR: And, following up on the question about the Wii, since Silicon Knights is an independent developer, and you’re contracting with multiple publishers, currently Microsoft and Sega, do you think there is a point in the future where you might consider doing a project on the Wii? Or is the technology of the Wii such that you really couldn’t consider that possibility until Nintendo announces something like a Wii 2.0 that would have more advanced graphics capabilities?

Dyack: Well, to answer the first question, we’d consider working on the Wii today, we’d consider working on the Wii immediately, and is there a possibility of us working on the Wii, yeah, absolutely. I think that it depends on the type of game we’re trying to make, but I'd say the possibility is very high. I think from a perspective of "What’s going to happen?" it's the timing and the project and how we feel about what we’re working on, does it fit? If it fits, we’ll do it without question. The Wii is clearly very successful and it’s a great console and it wouldn’t make any sense for us not to consider it. We would always consider it. And, you know, time will tell in the future, if and when we have something to announce on the Nintendo, you guys will be one of the first we come to.

Fonte: http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/specialArt.cfm?artid=14049

Fixe Dyack, agora cala-te e faz o jogo, de preferência chamado Eternal Darkness 2: Sanity's Redemption.