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Joystiq [Nintendo], July 3, 2009: "Working on the Nintendo Wii was a pretty exciting thing for us. We were excited about the unique controls and what they brought to the gamer," explains Steve Papoutsis in this new dev diary. Extraction, the Wii-exclusive prequel to Dead Space, as with many Wii games, takes advantage of multiple control modes, depending on whether you use the Wii Remote or Zapper. Either way, the game utilizes some clever Wii-specific tricks, like switching to alt-fire by simply turning the controller on its side.

The footage showcased in the latest dev diary highlights some of the best visuals we've seen on Wii so far. One of the co-op segments highlighted in the video combines puzzle-solving and monster-blasting in a rather smartly designed (and terrifying) way. Even worse, the two players will have to switch off during the puzzle as enemies continue to jump in. With so many clever ideas being thrown about, Extraction may have a shot at making us all scream in terror.

Visceral explains the controls of Dead Space Extraction originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Jul%2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gaijin Games talk about their upcoming BIT.TRIP CORE release.

Wii - QJ.NET, July 3, 2009: Here's a new video for Visceral Games and Electronic Arts' Wii exclusive, Dead Space: Extraction. In the vid, the Visceral devs give us an overview of the new mechanics and controls they've integrated into Extraction like the "glow worm", which lets players get some quick makeshift lighting in the darker areas of the game, and the two-player alternating puzzle-solving mechanic.

Dead Space: Extraction will infect Wiis on September 29.

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Joystiq [Nintendo], July 3, 2009: Break out those tattered jeans and torn up flannel, because Guitar Hero: World Tour is getting a new DLC pack for the punk in all of us. Dubbed the Epitaph Punk-O-Rama Track Pack, the download features three tunes from three separate well-known Epitaph artists. It may be a bit more on the mainstream side of punk, but they're good tracks nonetheless.

Here's what you'll get (440 XBL / $5.49 PSN):

• "21st Century Digital Boy" by Bad Religion ($1.99 PSN /%200 Wii Points)
  
• "Linoleum" by NOFX ($1.99 PSN /%200 Wii Points)
• "Ruby Soho" by Rancid ($1.99 PSN /%200 Wii Points)

The track pack is available for download now in the US and Europe. Who's about to rock? We may or may not salute you.

Guitar Hero: World Tour gets punk rock DLC injection originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Jul%2009 16:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Joystiq [Nintendo], July 3, 2009: We often want to play SNES, but our busy up-and-go lifestyle of blogging for Joystiq doesn't allow it. Thankfully, a modder over at Retroactive.be came up with a solution: the portable SNES you see above. Sure, it's not our first time seeing such a mod, but it is definitely one of the most stylish. Why, we haven't been so blown away since we've seen this same mod made out of wood!

Head past the break for a video showing off the device, then hit up our gallery below for some other impressive retro mods.

[Via Pocket Gamer]

Continue reading This is how you make a portable SNES

This is how you make a portable SNES originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Fri, 03 Jul%2009 13:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nintendo Life | Latest News, July 3, 2009:

6 more imports to be released this month.

Wii - QJ.NET, July 3, 2009:

While a lot of people were hoping that the Capcom teaser site was for a new Onimusha game, the fact that it was accessible from the Sengoku Basara portal kinda weighed the odds in favor of a new Basara game. And so it turned out to be just that.

Capcom has revealed that the next entry in the popular (more so in Japan than anywhere else) action series is Sengoku Basara 3. Actually, that's pretty much all they've revealed aside from a%2010 date and the two character silhouettes below.

Never really got into this series but it's interesting that the last date shown on the teaser site was 1600, the year when Tokugawa Ieyasu won in the Battle of Sekigahara. Maybe Ieyasu's the main protagonist in this one?

 

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Joystiq [Nintendo], July 3, 2009: We just told you that Konami's faux-retro Gradius Rebirth was added to the PAL WiiWare shop. If you've been playing for the past hour or so and have already moved on to dreaming about Konami's other WiiWare retro reinterpretation, you'll be happy to hear that Konami has announced a European release for Contra Rebirth as well, to be expected this August. This also gives North American readers cause for some measure of optimism.

In addition, Konami will release its top-down racer, Driift, later this month as DRiiFT MANIA. "DRiiFT MANIA" is also a condition in which someone is compelled to spell things with two lower-case i's.

Contra Rebirth also headed to Europe originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Fri, 03 Jul%2009 11:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A couple of classics on the Wii and a whole lot of Electro-Plankton for the DSi next week in Japan.

Wii - QJ.NET, July 3, 2009:

Image from DeviantArt

There were already a few signs hinting that Atari was having some trouble holding on to the Dragon Ball franchise. A couple of years ago, the publisher clashed with FUNimation over the game license. Namco Bandai announced last month that it had secured publishing rights to three new entries in the franchise.

Today, Namco Bandai has announced that it's finishing what it started. Starting in January%2010, they will be publishing Dragon Ball games on all major consoles and handhelds in North America. The publishing deal made with rights-holders Toei and FUNimation will run for five years.

This is a pretty big blow for Atari and a big coup for Namco Bandai. In fiscal%2008, about half of Atari's sales came from Dragon Ball games. You know, if you consider the earlier acquisition or Atari Europe, it kinda feels like Namco Bandai is taking over Atari piece by piece.

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Joystiq [Nintendo], July 3, 2009: Nintendo of Europe's Hanabi Festival returns, bringing with it, of course, import games! Fantastic stuff is available this week on Virtual Console: Pulseman, a Mega Man-style platformer from a pre-Pokemon Game Freak, and Ogre Battle, the legendary strategy title from Yasumi Matsuno's Quest.

This week's awesomeness extends to WiiWare, with both Bplus's Bit Boy!!, the maze action game that shuffles between various levels of retro, and Gradius Rebirth, which settles at the 16-bit era. And on DSiWare, the Mario calculator and clock apps arrive. Roll your eyes all you want, but they're surprisingly delightful. Details after the break.

Nintendo also announced Hanabi Festival titles you can expect in following weeks: Bomberman '94, Kirby's Dream Land 3, Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II, MUSHA, Detana!! Twinbee, and the NES Smash Table Tennis!

Continue reading VC/WiiWare Friday: Happy Hanabi Festival

VC/WiiWare Friday: Happy Hanabi Festival originally appeared on Joystiq Nintendo on Fri, 03 Jul%2009 10:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nintendo Life | Latest News, July 3, 2009:

Another Dutch WiiWare developer has appeared!

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Platinum Games-produced space RPG hitting the NA and Europe Spring%2010

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360,000 copies sold in first week

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Two new Roogoo titles are in stores now.