The Omphalos of Nintendo
LITTLE ORBIT ANNOUNCES BUSY SCISSORS VIDEO GAME – THE INDUSTRY BACKED HAIRSTYLING AND SIMULATION VIDEO GAME FOR Wii AND NINTENDO DS
Mar 14th
Little Orbit LLC to publish Busy Scissors®, a hairstyling and simulation video game scheduled for release on Wii™ and Nintendo DS™ in North America, Europe, and Japan this September.
Get ready to perm, color, shampoo, cut, blow dry, and style hair with the Wii Remote™. Players earn reputation and advance their career in a Hollywood based salon by meeting the demands of their glamorous and eccentric clientele. The game progresses as they help unlock each client’s inner potential by finding their unique outward style. The game features over 35 hairstyles, 30 mini-games, 6 career levels, and 4 game modes, which provide a dynamic combination of realistic gameplay, humor, and entertainment.
Manifest Oranj, the game’s developer, spent months working with experts from the world-class TONI&GUY Academy to select real hair styles used in the game. Each salon technique was demonstrated and filmed by the team, before it was re-created in 3D and designed as a mini-game.
“This game is the culmination of a great deal of effort,” says Bruno Mascolo, owner and visionary of TONI&GUY North America. “I believe that only this unique group of partners could bring together the industry knowledge, casual gaming experience, and real world products necessary to create this unique game.”
To celebrate this one-of-a-kind-game, Little Orbit has teamed up with Unilever and TIGI to include virtual items from their Bedhead and TIGI Pro product lines. Players can experiment with professional tools like Flat Irons and Curl Sticks, while sculpting their client’s look with Bedhead’s famous line of Shampoos, Conditioners, Hairsprays, Styling Gels and more.
“TIGI and Bedhead have always been about not taking themselves too seriously, staying on the cutting edge, and having fun. Busy Scissors is just another example of our commitment to those values” says Joseph De Martino, brand manager, Bed Head, TIGI “Students and stylists all across the country use our products every day to create all of the hair styles in Busy Scissors, so why shouldn’t we make those same products available in the game.”
Cosmetology insiders attending America’s Beauty Show this March in Chicago will be among the first to catch a sneak peak of Busy Scissors. For more information visit www.busyscissors.com.
Sherlock Holmes’ First Original Case – Coming to DS!
Mar 14th
The world’s greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes, stars in his first original game on Nintendo DS: Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House.
In this brand new grand adventure, custom-designed for Nintendo’s handheld system, you play as the famous detective Sherlock Holmes and you will have to shed light on curious events. When Queen Victoria’s genealogical records are stolen, the Royal Family decides to put you in charge of the case and asks you to solve this strange mystery.
As always, followed by your wise and faithful friend, Doctor Watson, you will have to use your senses of logic and observation through dozens of riddles, puzzles and brain teasers of all sorts. You will travel through dozens of beautifully hand-drawn environments, looking for clues and new mysteries. You will also meet many charismatic characters who will help you solve this strange case and finally discover the truth!
ACTIVISION PUBLISHING ANNOUNCES UPCOMING BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP VIDEO GAMES FOR Wii™ AND NINTENDO DS™
Mar 14th
Activision Publishing, in association with Build-A-Bear Workshop®, Inc., announced Build-A-Bear Workshop: Friendship Valley for Wii™ and Build-A-Bear Workshop: Welcome to Hugsville for the Nintendo DS™. Both titles will be available in North America on March 23, 2010.
In Build-A-Bear Workshop: Friendship Valley for Wii™, players can help make the town an even more “pawsome” place! Players choose from 13 characters as their new special friend and decorate their Cub Condo™. Players can participate in a variety of mini games to win medals and meet new friends.
Build-A-Bear Workshop: Welcome to Hugsville for Nintendo DS allows players to create a new friend, just like in the stores. Build-A-Bear Workshop mascots Bearemy and Pawlette Coufur® guide players through eight different mini games, some of which allow players to construct their own Cub Condo or build their own vehicle.
“Visiting a real life Build-A-Bear Workshop store is great fun for any family,” said David Oxford at Activision Publishing. “We want to bring this world to life on Wii™ and Nintendo DS™, building on the elements that made the brand so popular.”
“We are pleased to be working with Activision to introduce these exciting games for Build-A-Bear Workshop and Nintendo fans,” said Maxine Clark, founder and chief executive bear of Build-A-Bear Workshop. “Build-A-Bear Workshop: Welcome to Hugsville and Build-A-Bear Workshop: Friendship Valley encourage friendship and creativity while allowing families to share in the Build-A-Bear Workshop experience from home.”
Both games have been rated “E” (Everyone) by the ESRB. For more information visit www.activision.com.
Fantasy Card Game Elemental Masters Now Available Exclusively on DSiWare
Mar 14th
German game developer, lbxgames, announced the release of Elemental Masters for Nintendo DSi™. The highly anticipated fantasy card game will be released exclusively on Nintendo DSiWare™, and can be downloaded for 800 Nintendo points.
”Elemental Masters is a Nintendo DSiWare premiere for US. Fantasy fans will really enjoy this game which is a perfect addition to Nintendo’s innovative download service”, said Fabian Thiele, CEO of lbxgames. “Normally DSiWare games provide just a short amount of gameplay time. We, on the other hand, want to set a new standard with Elemental Masters and keep players entertained for hours.”
In Elemental Masters, Nintendo DSi™ players have to stand their ground in a quest filled with magic and adventure. The game provides players with a thrilling combination of strategy and role-playing. Players will be able choose one of three characters, build up their army card deck and fight the mystical creatures of Elendior on a 3×3 play field with different elements. Throughout their adventure, players can capture the monsters of their enemy and support their attacks by using arcane spells as well as the rules of dark magic. Dive into the captivating story in the quest mode or duel with your friends in multiplayer. Elemental Masters provides more than ten hours of gameplay and over 100 creatures in over 15 maps.
For more information, please visit the official lbxgames blog at http://blog.lbxgames.net.
ACTIVISION PUBLISHING ANNOUNCES 10 MINUTE SOLUTION, AN UPCOMING VIDEO GAME FOR Wii™ BASED ON ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT’S HIT FITNESS DVDs
Mar 14th
Activision Publishing, Inc. announced an agreement with Anchor Bay Entertainment to release 10 Minute Solution, a video game for Wii™ based on the popular exercise DVDs. Coming this Spring, 10 Minute Solution will bring focused exercise activities to fitness fans with busy schedules, in an affordable and fun way.
“10 Minute Solution DVDs give users a unique fitness experience: customizable routines that fit into any lifestyle,” said David Oxford, Activision Publishing. “We’ve taken this concept and combined it with the interactivity of the Wii, creating a new kind of workout that gets results.”
10 Minute Solution combines the ease of the popular fitness DVDs with casual gaming fun. The game allows players to construct regimens from a wide variety of 10 minute routine blocks, organized into three main categories: cardio boxing, mixed games and aerobics. 10 Minute Solution is designed to captivate fitness enthusiasts and gamers alike with intense routines that play as a game, unlike other fitness games that simply have the player following a trainer on screen. The game is enhanced when played with the Wii Balance Board™, but still offers a fantastic workout without it.
“Our legions of 10 Minute Solution DVD users will tell you these simple 10 minute exercises work,” said Julie Cartwright, SVP Marketing at Anchor Bay Entertainment. “We are ecstatic to be partnering with Activision to do something progressive in the fitness gaming space.”
10 Minute Solution will be available for $19.99, a fantastic value compared to the other Wii™ fitness game options. The game is not yet rated by the ESRB. For more information visit www.activision.com.
Wii Ware: Dive – The Medes Islands Secret Information
Mar 14th
Dive: The Medes Islands Secret is the second game developed by Cosmonaut Games, and it will be distributed online through Nintendo’s WiiWare™ service.
“It was in the Great Medes Monastery, in 1412, where Martin I “The Human”, leader of an Order of the Temple and long-time resident of the island, was buried. The secrets of the Order were also buried with him, where they would be sealed in the same crypt and kept through the centuries. But two hundred years later, an earthquake split the island in two and the crypt disappeared into the depths of the Mediterranean Sea.”
This is the start of the story that will take John Sanders, the hero, on an adventure through the 10 levels that make up the came “DIVE: The Medes Islands Secret”, a Platform/Action game that is rooted on the Medes Islands, a fantastic protected natural landscape located at the heart of the Costa Brava in catalonia, Spain.
Dive: The Medes Islands Secret recreates underwater scenes from 10 different real locations from around the world, with large levels filled with enemies, mazes, dangers and treasures. It contains an economic system that will enable players to exchange or upgrade their diving equipment, which is required to reach the deepest mysteries.
Key Features – These are the main features of Dive: The Medes Islands Secret
- Spectacular graphics. The marine flora and fauna have been recreated in detail, making the most of the Wii™’s graphics and storage capacities of the WiiWare™ service.
- 3 Levels of difficulty. Three different levels of difficulty have been prepared, suited to the requirements of the players.
- 10 Levels: Accompanied by 10 different real locations. During his adventure, John Sanders will travel to the Medes Islands, Cap de Creus, Cayman Islands, Tortuga Island, Bermuda or Santorini.
- Size of the Levels: The levels are very large and filled with mazes and enemies that will make it difficult to achieve the objectives.
- Treasures: There is a wide variety, from sunken ships to ancient underwater civilizations.
- Reusability: With different objectives at each level, players can return to any one of them to complete them, lengthening the total playing time.
- Shop: Economy system and ability to manage diving equipment. Without the necessary upgrades, players will not be able to reach certain areas of the game. Players can upgrade their Wetsuit, Diving Cylinders, Fins, Speargun and Diving Torch.
- Achievements: Where the treasures and discoveries achieved by the player during the adventure can be viewed.
- Expedition Diary: Where John Sanders will reveal the different plots in the game’s story.
- Enemies of all types, from giant Octopuses to Sharks, as well as Barracudas, Jellyfish or Manta Rays.
- Use of the most relevant features of the Wii Remote™
- Orchestral soundtrack that accompanies the entire game and was composed by El Topo Negro.
Visit the Official Game Website: http://www.cosmonautgames.com/DiveMedes/
Wii Ware: Dive – The Medes Islands Secret – Main Theme Song
Mar 14th
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Wii Ware: Dive – The Medes Islands Secret – The Place behind the Secret
Mar 14th
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Wii Ware: Dive – The Medes Islands Secret Short Teaser
Mar 14th
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GDC: Wii Ware – Frobot Exclusive Trailer
Mar 14th
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GDC: Wii Ware – Bit Trip RUNNER Trailer
Mar 14th
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