The president of Nintendo recently gave a talk about the upcoming Wii Super Mario Bros title and expanded a bit on the “help” feature. Apparently at any point in the game players will be able to get assistance with what they should try or how they can beat a specific puzzle that might be too difficult. This is being done to allow the game to appeal to a more hardcore gaming audience than it might otherwise. He said that this Mario game will definitely present a challenge and please old school Mario enthusiasts while this new help feature will allow more casual players to beat the game as well.
I think this is a great idea and it should be tried more often in video games. Lately the gaming market has becoming increasingly divided between hardcore and casual gamers but things like this merge the two again and allow both to be happy. I’ll definitely be picking this game up and I’m looking forward to trying to beat it without using any of the in game help.
The information and previews available for Fat Princess look really promising. Although there is nothing terribly original or new about the game it looks quite polished and enjoyable for quick game breaks. I’m curious how many classes or abilities will be in the game. If they include a large amount of them it could have a lot more depth than seems apparent at the moment. The PS3 could really use an awesome arcade game like this though.
Apparently Hasbro and Google have teamed up to create a massive online monopoly game. It will use actual city streets by utilizing the Google maps engine. This sounds really interesting but the rules and other aspects of the game haven’t been released yet. I hope this comes out well because it could be so awesome if done correctly!
Just came across an awesome preview of God of War 3. This game looks like it’s going to be even more gory and violent than the other two combined which is always a plus as far as I’m concerned. The epic scale has been maintained with gigantic monsters, huge levels, etc. It will definitely live up to the title’s reputation. However, I’m not sure how fresh or new the game will feel as a lot of it looked like the same game with better graphics. Hopefully this isn’t the case and I just missed some stuff.
