Nintendo stole the show yesterday with thirteen games and a new handheld system. It makes one wonder what else they could possibly show us. But today was much slower paced, although there were still some surprises in store. So let’s take a look at a few more titles that have been announced for the Wii.
FlingSmash
FlingSmash is a completely new concept from Yoshi’s Island DS developer, Artoon. The best way to describe the game is that it’s something like a sidescrolling Arkanoid. In FlingSmash, you use your Wii remote with Wii Motion Plus to fling Zip, to smash through enemies and obstacles to progress through the level. Zip is a spherical creature that bounces all over the screen breaking through blocks and other things. You can also get different powerups, such as Split, which gives you 2 more Zips to guide, doing more damaging and racking up even more points. If you have a friend and an extra Wiimote with Wii Motion Plus, you can team up with Player One controlling Zip and Player Two controlling his buddy, Pip.
FlingSmash is set to be released around the 2010 holiday season.
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure
PokePark Wii stars Pikachu as he is summoned by Mew to set out and find the missing Sky Prism Pieces of PokePark. As Pikachu, you make your way through the park by using the Wii remote held sideways. Throughout the game, you meet up with other Pokemon who will help you on your quest. But of course, you must fight other Pokemon as well using different attacks from Pikachu’s “shocking” arsenal. PokePark Wii also features a variety of minigames that put your skills to the test. In these events, you can choose any of the various Pokemon that you’ve befriended throughout the game. If you liked Pokemon Snap on the N64, you’ll love the photo feature that allows you to take pictures of different Pokemon to save to an SD card.
You can expect PokePark Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure to hit store shelves this Holiday season.
Samurai Warriors 3
In Samurai Warriors 3, you can choose from over 35 different samurai; some of which are based on actual figures from Japanese history. Each character has their own takes on the story, which will have you playing for a long time if you want to know everyone’s motives. You progress through the game by fighting armies of enemies on foot and on horseback. SW3 also has a variety of play modes such as “Murasame Castle” mode which has you teaming up with another player via broadband Internet access and Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. This mode is based off of the classic Famicom Disk System game, The Mysterious Murasame Castle. The game can be played with all of the Wii’s control options including the Gamecube controller; so you can choose which is best for you.
Samurai Warriors 3 will be in stores on September 27.



