3 Super Smash Characters Revealed, 3 Tossed

In recent news, Sakurai has announced some more info on Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii. He has decided to kick 3 characters and has announced 3 more that will be in the game.
He has decided to kick out:

1. The Ice Climbers
2. Mr. Game & Watch
3. Young Link

He has announced that he is including in the game:

1. Ridley (The Large Prehistoric Bird from Metroid)
2. Bowser Jr.
3. Celda Version of Link (Wind Waker Version)

This is good news! And it gets better! Sakurai has also announced that his goal is to get 40 characters on the SSBB Roster. He also said he wants 1 or 2 more non-Nintendo characters. Sonic? Megaman? Banjo & Kazooie? I can't wait to find out!

UPDATE - This news has some sources saying it is a rumor and isn't true. So don't celebrate or frown yet. I'll keep you up to date with this issue.

No 3rd Party Online For Wii in 2007?

Apparently news has gotten out that Nintendo, basking in its successful launch, is not releasing the information needed to add online play to 3rd party games.
Why? There is no reasonable explanation for this.
Touché Nintendo... Touché...

PS3 Slaps The Wii's Miis

"MOM! Sony stole my ideas again!"

Its seems that the "big news" that Sony was planned to release next week at the GDC is called PS3 Home. Its basically a Wii with better graphics (in true Sony style) BUT.....
*drumroll*
it lives
*more drums*
in a
*drumming is getting annoying...*
in a HOUSE!
Yes these adorable little avatars will now have their very own house which will get pimped when you achieve certain things in certain games. Way to steal ideas again Sony! The idea is cool, but they just want Japanese and old people to like them. Too bad its still $600. I got Miis for $250!

Waiting For Failure

As you may realize, I am rooting for the Wii in the next-gen(or should I say current-gen) race. The other two systems are dandy and all but I remember back in 2005 when I heard how expensive the Xbox 360 was. Little did I know, it would get worse. The PS3, priced at $600 for the only version of the system that should have been made, is too expensive for most people to afford.
With this expensive step in gaming, the PS3 has made gamers cough up a lot of dough to get their hands on one. So most of us already know this, correct? What's the point? Well if Sony can make you buy a $600 console, they may start making you pay more for everything else... Want games to stay at $50? Want anything free? Want the PS4 to be $6,000? I suggest giving Sony a message by dropping their sales.
No, I do not HATE the PS3, I would actually love to get my hands on one, but not while their $600. To actually get some games and more controllers, you'd be spending at least $750 - $900. That shouldn't happen... I dont want 2013 to roll around and have to buy a system for $1000 or more.
You see, when a company realizes they can overcharge, they will continue to overcharge.

Brawl Needs Brawlers

If in fact all the characters from Super Smash Bros. Melee do make it into the new Brawl, who else will make it in? Yes, My post today tells you who I THINK should be added, besides the new characters that have already been announced.

1. Waluigi - Luigi's opposite deserves a spot just as Wario does! Waluigi could use comedic moves like pulling out bombs and making funny faces.
2. Baby Mario & Baby Luigi - Featured in more than one game, these tiny tots could be paired like the ice climbers or come separately. Baby Mario has been known to wear a cape and show amazing skill with commanding Yoshi's. Baby Luigi has great skill with mallets and may have a biting problem. These characters sure would be a great time.
3. Diddy Kong - Nobody else from the Donkey Kong games is in SSB so I think Diddy would make an awesome character, complete with peanut pop-guns!
4. Machoke - We have to get some new Pokemon and Machoke would be a cool character to play as. You can use all his fighting techniques and stomp your enemies!
5. Midna - Another Zelda character couldn't hurt and Midna is a kick-@$$ one. Mental powers + Teleporting = OWNAGE.
6. Bomberman - Must I go further?
7. Goron - Playing as one of these hulking rock creatures would be a fun time. They would be like a mixture of Bowser and Jigglypuff.
8. Mudkip - We Need Some Water in Brawl, and Mudkip can deliver! His cuteness will catch you off guard for his tidal wave! ahhhh!
9. Zora - More water needed! Seriously, with the speed of one plus their spear, this character could be swift and deadly.
10. Tom Nook - Because everyone needs a good laugh.
    

Where Has Kirby Been?

Kirby has been missing on consoles... His greatest game according to most fans, Kirby and the Crystal Shards, was the last truly great Kirby console game. What has Kirby been up to since the old Nintendo 64? Well he was in Super Smash Bros, but so is everyone else from Nintendo. Well, he had Kirby AirRide... I'm not even sure if that game even counts as a kirby game. Sure you play as him, but it was a racing game!
Nintendo made some dumb moves considering that his game for the 64 was so GOOD! Combining forms was a brilliant idea. Kirby has only had good games on the Gameboy Advance & Nintendo DS since then.
So Kirby has just been bobbling around out there for the Gamecube's existence. But now that it's Wii time, will Kirby actually make an appearance in his own game? I sure hope so, becuase I'm starting to miss the giant ball of pink fluff!

Europe Only Games...

I have been seeing games that are exclusively for Europe around lately, I live in the US, and I don't really get why that is. North America speaks mostly 3 languages, English, Spanish, and French. Europe speaks all 3 of those languages, along with many more. So how hard is it to just send it over here? Game companies really don't have any excuse why they don;t send it here, unless they really hate the US or something.
But it is a truly different story when it a North American game going to Europe. WE need (maybe) 3 languages. They might only make it in English, and not the other 2. Europe has many languages! So it would be very difficult to translate. I really do hope all the Europeans can get our games, or at least the good ones, but its much harder.
So I propose a deal! Why don't we exchange continent exclusive titles? We'll both win!

Nintendo - Trying Not To Let Down, But Perk Up!

Last night I got an email from Nintendo telling me there is a new Wii Channel for a surprise update! The "everybody votes" channel has been launched!
All the covering up, and mystery going on with the new wii features and games seems to lie around one very basic idea. No let downs. I think channels and other updates will pop up whenever they want to keep people interested, without disappointing them if they announced a channel that is canceled or gets pushed back.
Also, living up to promises in the gaming industry is hard. With Zelda - Twilight Princess they learned a valuable lesson - Announcing games and their releases too early leads to downfall and disappointed fans. I mean they let many people down, delivering it a year late. So thats why not too much Super Smash or Mario Galaxy info is being let out. Imagine if they announced that those games would be out at launch, what would fans think now?
Nintendo's strategy makes sense in many ways. Even though you want to know as much as you can becuase you are excited, you have to realize that knowing too much about games before they are even anywhere near being released gives you a very different perception of the game. If they were to release info about Rayman - Raving Rabbids too early, they might say that it is just like the old Rayman games. And 6 months later when you get this game in your hands and it is just mini-games, what would your reaction be?

In short, Nintendo doesn't want to disappoint, they want the customer to be happy!